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robbo180265 04-12-07 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by jumpy
Nice.

All you need to do now is chop off the front subframe and ditch the engine and front wings/bonnet. Then get yourself a 2L vauxhall 'red top' engine and new subframe kit to go with it and you have an uber hybrid mini :rock: that'll be good for about 0-60 in under 5 seconds.... just watch out fot the torque steer :cool:

http://www.btinternet.com/~honda.min...ids/index.html

My initial re-action was nooooooooooooo!

But have you seen the V-tech Mini on that site? Very nice, and all yours for £2000 (and a Mini of course)

I belive the reason that we all drive on the left goes back to the days of horses. It allows your sword arm to be free to defend yourself.

jumpy 04-12-07 02:03 PM

Yup, a while back I had the aptly named 'mini magazine' monthly. In it was a fantastic article concerning a chap who put a heavily modified supercharged vtec honda engin into his mini mayfair, limited slip differential and a whole host of other crazy goodies. From the outside it looked like an ordinary mini apart from the fat alloy wheels and a tiny 'R-type' badge on the rear quarter panel. it cost him about 15k for all of the parts and work on the engine and interior (tasteful leather seats and the like). He'd modified the Vtec system to kik in at 3000rpm instead of 5-6k :eek: with some crazy 0-60 times of under 4 seconds!

What a machine. Really. Utterly insane, but you gotta hand it to the guy for creating a nifty wolf in sheeps clothing.
If I had a scanner I'd post some of the pics for your appreciation.

robbo180265 04-12-07 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by jumpy
Yup, a while back I had the aptly named 'mini magazine' monthly. In it was a fantastic article concerning a chap who put a heavily modified supercharged vtec honda engin into his mini mayfair, limited slip differential and a whole host of other crazy goodies. From the outside it looked like an ordinary mini apart from the fat alloy wheels and a tiny 'R-type' badge on the rear quarter panel. it cost him about 15k for all of the parts and work on the engine and interior (tasteful leather seats and the like). He'd modified the Vtec system to kik in at 3000rpm instead of 5-6k :eek: with some crazy 0-60 times of under 4 seconds!

What a machine. Really. Utterly insane, but you gotta hand it to the guy for creating a nifty wolf in sheeps clothing.
If I had a scanner I'd post some of the pics for your appreciation.

I reckon I'd be dead in days!

Seriously though Mini's have no real top-end speed,but by crikey do they get there quick! Mine has the 1275 engine and with so little weight it's really nippy.Imagine what the V-tech would be like:o


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