My mini

Ok I have managed to make a webpage up with some photos of my mini,

Have a look and tell me which bit is off a BINI!

http://83.216.152.18

miniman

Ok I have managed to make a webpage up with some photos of my mini,

Have a look and tell me which bit is off a BINI!

http://83.216.152.18

miniman

what have you done to the front end? it looks horrible, the body lines are
all wrong. is that a BMW supercharger? ~Did you buy the kit like that one
in one of the mini mags?

miniman wrote:

Ok I have managed to make a webpage up with some photos of my mini,

Have a look and tell me which bit is off a BINI!

http://83.216.152.18

miniman

You would have been better off getting hold of an old Shorrock charger

the BMW thing (much the same as the BMW itself) is very inefficient.
On the whole though I'm only saying that coz I'm bloody jealous :-)

On 2005-12-10 11:02:39 +0000, "RS" <l400ras (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> said:

Ok I have managed to make a webpage up with some photos of my mini,

Have a look and tell me which bit is off a BINI!

http://83.216.152.18

miniman

what have you done to the front end? it looks horrible, the body lines
are all wrong. is that a BMW supercharger? ~Did you buy the kit like
that one in one of the mini mags?

Thanks!

The front end is 8 inches longer, I am still trying to get hold of an
arch that will finish off the side properly, any suggestions?

It is a BMW supercharger and I didn't buy the kit as I have bosch
k-jetronic fuel injection and needed to mount the injectors in a
manifold with a plenum to get the sytem to work properly.

The other good thing about putting the supercharger there is that you
can fit an intercooler which the kits don't allow yet (but I think that
they are working on it!

12psi of boost showing with the intercooler fitted! I just need to get
a clutch that copes as the turbo plate and grey spring don't seem up to
the job!

miniman

The front end is 8 inches longer

Can't say I like it but it does appear to be quite unique - something that
can't be said for a lot of modified cars these days 8-)

Did you consider moving the subframe forward to keep the same front
overhang, a bit like with the vtec kits? It does increase the wheelbase of
course...

I am still trying to get hold of an arch that will finish off the side
properly, any suggestions?

Use a pair of rear arches, put the left one on the right and vice versa. The
curve that normally goes under the rear valance could be trimmed to fit. Try
with a couple from a scrappies first?

It is a BMW supercharger and I didn't buy the kit as I have bosch
k-jetronic fuel injection and needed to mount the injectors in a manifold
with a plenum to get the sytem to work properly.

The other good thing about putting the supercharger there is that you can
fit an intercooler which the kits don't allow yet (but I think that they
are working on it!

Just as well you don't need to extend the front any more or you'd have to
make it a 6 wheeler ;-)

12psi of boost showing with the intercooler fitted! I just need to get a
clutch that copes as the turbo plate and grey spring don't seem up to the
job!

How about the rest of the engine/box?!?

erik.

"Jim" <me (AT) here (DOT) com> wrote

miniman wrote:
Ok I have managed to make a webpage up with some photos of my mini,

Have a look and tell me which bit is off a BINI!

http://83.216.152.18

miniman

You would have been better off getting hold of an old Shorrock charger the
BMW thing (much the same as the BMW itself) is very inefficient.
On the whole though I'm only saying that coz I'm bloody jealous :-)

Nice one miniman,
we can see that a lot of time and effort has gone in to this mod,
What does it go like,,,,,,,,
Fitzy

Fairplay that is a seriously evil looking mini!
I would not want to see that coming up behind me at a vast rate of knots
which I am sure it is capable of.

Keep up the good work. Originality is a scarce commodity in this conformist
world.

Ben
"miniman" <trevor.deffee@(thecolourafterred!).net> wrote

Ok I have managed to make a webpage up with some photos of my mini,

Have a look and tell me which bit is off a BINI!

http://83.216.152.18

miniman

On 2005-12-11 19:56:24 +0000, "Fitzy" <peterfitzpatrick (AT) btopenworld (DOT) com> said:

"Jim" <me (AT) here (DOT) com> wrote in message
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miniman wrote:
Ok I have managed to make a webpage up with some photos of my mini,

Have a look and tell me which bit is off a BINI!

http://83.216.152.18

miniman

You would have been better off getting hold of an old Shorrock charger
the BMW thing (much the same as the BMW itself) is very inefficient.
On the whole though I'm only saying that coz I'm bloody jealous :-)

Nice one miniman,
we can see that a lot of time and effort has gone in to this mod,
What does it go like,,,,,,,,
Fitzy

Hi Fitzy
It is a little bit rapid, I am finding it a bit hard to test drive as
the roads have just been gritted around sussex and it will wheel spin
in 1st and 2nd just by applying a bit of pressure to the throttle! It
then slips the clutch in 3rd and 4th which is a bit irritating as I
have just put in a grey diaphragm and turbo plate. Has anyone got any
recommendations for a good clutch setup as I haven't ever quite got
this sort of torque out of an engine!

The reason I fitted the Bini charger was it was free and I just had a
play around to see how it would all fit together, I am sure I could
have made the front end a bit shorter if I had lots of money to spend
on the correct rads and hose fittings but hey, I have never done
something like this before and it is fun now it works! (albeit the
slippy clutch!)

If anyone wants me to put a few more photos on my website showing the
fuel injection a bit better then let me know as I am just playing with
it at the mo!

miniman

What sort of power are you getting? I know there was a guy who had 200bhp
out of an a series but he didn't say how badly his clutch coped with it.

The Muffin Man

"miniman" <trevor.deffee@(thecolourafterred!).net> wrote

On 2005-12-11 19:56:24 +0000, "Fitzy" <peterfitzpatrick (AT) btopenworld (DOT) com
said:


"Jim" <me (AT) here (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:GCAmf.2759$zt1.1596 (AT) newsfe5-gui (DOT) ntli.net...
miniman wrote:
Ok I have managed to make a webpage up with some photos of my mini,

Have a look and tell me which bit is off a BINI!

http://83.216.152.18

miniman

You would have been better off getting hold of an old Shorrock charger
the BMW thing (much the same as the BMW itself) is very inefficient.
On the whole though I'm only saying that coz I'm bloody jealous :-)

Nice one miniman,
we can see that a lot of time and effort has gone in to this mod,
What does it go like,,,,,,,,
Fitzy

Hi Fitzy
It is a little bit rapid, I am finding it a bit hard to test drive as the
roads have just been gritted around sussex and it will wheel spin in 1st
and 2nd just by applying a bit of pressure to the throttle! It then slips
the clutch in 3rd and 4th which is a bit irritating as I have just put in
a grey diaphragm and turbo plate. Has anyone got any recommendations for
a good clutch setup as I haven't ever quite got this sort of torque out of
an engine!

The reason I fitted the Bini charger was it was free and I just had a play
around to see how it would all fit together, I am sure I could have made
the front end a bit shorter if I had lots of money to spend on the correct
rads and hose fittings but hey, I have never done something like this
before and it is fun now it works! (albeit the slippy clutch!)

If anyone wants me to put a few more photos on my website showing the fuel
injection a bit better then let me know as I am just playing with it at
the mo!

miniman

If anyone wants me to put a few more photos on my website showing the fuel
injection a bit better then let me know as I am just playing with it at
the mo!

Please do.

erik.