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Never seen anything like this, i wonder how zippy it is

 

nobody bother to look at it?

 

its been done a lot over in europe but to a nicely done mini

 

$35000???

 

Yeah quite a few in europe, this is a sweet example with the B18C-R motor on ITB's http://forum.hondarevolutions....D=234, if you want to see how quick they can be, dowload the vid from here http://www.ringmini.de/ , the 1100cc gokart is mad too

 

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Waaaaaaaaaay over priced!

 

http://www.gomini.com Guys that do this in the US, super nice to deal with as well, I was talking to them a few months ago. Also, they'll throw in a B18C5 and have the whole car with suspension, brakes, whatever, for about $20000. That $35K price is bullshit.

 

i saw a mini with a type r engine a while back in scc. cool little cars. supposedly the guy would keep up with auston martins.

 

If you guys are interested in this stuff, then you should find a copy of MiniWorld magazine! It covers things like rear engined Mini's and also motocycle engined Mini's. Way cool in garage innovation!!!

It seems like the British tend to think "out of the box" a lot more than us US guys. Of course there is also the fact that they can do a lot more legally than we can.

Wes

 

I've thought about the bike-engined Mini, but have no idea how you'd hook that up.

 

Here is a link to a site where the individual is using a motorcycle engine and doing 4 wheel drive. The site is quite large, but well worth reading.

http://www.dpcars.net/dp1/index.htm

You could also do a web search on "lotus 7 motorcycle". There are a bunch of sites where a motorcycle engine is used in a Lotus 7. It would be totally illegal here in the states, but sure looks like fun.

Wes

 

my cousin is in the process of dropping a B16 in his 1969.

 

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http://www.dpcars.net/dp1/index.htm

You could also do a web search on "lotus 7 motorcycle". There are a bunch of sites where a motorcycle engine is used in a Lotus 7. It would be totally illegal here in the states, but sure looks like fun.</TD></TR></TABLE>

why have 1 bike engine when you can have 2



Specification

Engines:
2 x Kawasaki ZX12

Power:
~360 bhp

Torque:
~198lbft

Weight:
660kg

0 to 60 mph:
2.8 seconds*

see vid http://www.drunkdubs.com/album...d.wmv

0 to 100 mph:
6.3 seconds

from these guys http://www.zcars.org.uk/z100wr.htm, british backyard engineering at its best, you can also get rear drive minis with a turbo 1500cc hayabusa engine with 550+bhp and sub 550kg weight, daft, daft machines

newest swap is rear drive s/charged K20A3 minis

 

My god, that's bitchen!!


Wes

 

wow! now thats a tight squeeze!

 

I saw one of these down at SEMA. I think that one had a B16 in it though I can't remember for sure. Either way it was pretty neat, looked like a hell of a fun road race car.

 

yeah, i've seen several of these (not in person)
TIGHT fit, though

 

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2.8 seconds*

see vid http://www.drunkdubs.com/album...d.wmv

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Yeh its cool, worth noting the guy driving and looking damn scared , is tiff needel, and ex F1 driver and previous conquests include setting the uk record for fastest lap in a production car, doing a 200mph+ lap of an oval in a Maclaren F1 beast of a car.

been out in a similar car with 1 bike engine and 140bhp, and that was stupid quick, that Z100 is daft, fastest 0-100 in the UK (quicker than the $1m maclaren F1 )and only $50,000

 

$3500 is just plain outrageous. Now If I could buy something like a $500 Hasport kit to do the job, it would be worth it. After all, I have several spare B-motors laying around (including a GSR). But I don't think this is possible.

 

the mini conversion is expensive due to the parts requried

Full front subframe
New bonnet, wings, and grill
front suspension and shocks
Custom shafts
brakes
gear linkage
wiring loom
throttle boddies
ECU

and more

Its more intesive than a K20EG more like a K20EF lots of custom work, but manic when finished

conversions range from $7000 up in the uk, less if you do some stuff yourself, link here http://www.watsonsrally.co.uk/

 

right on, the swap is awesome but nothing short of a huge fabrication work on the front end of the mini.

I would love to do one but I think there are other ways I would spend over 10grand..... like a RWD setup maybe?!

 

interestingly nice?

 

thats a crazy *** car...can you say sleeper? wouldnt spend my money tho.

 

im about to make one now, i could get the old mini for free and put my single cam in it instead.

 

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