Mini

[VKCOMMO]

hey

im looking for a mini but i dont which model to get. i want one of the old ones just to do up and look good and drive.

what model do you think i should get/looks best??

thanks

 

[hsvpunk]

id be looking at 74-77 models as they tend to look abit nicer.

But since you want to do one up, look at any model, parts come and go alot on ebay.

Im still on the hunt for one.

since you are in NSW MCCNSW

 

[Pete SS]

any of the pre-BMW are good. They're cheap and easy to repair and are easy to make look good, de-seam it, a set of 13'' minilites and chrome bumpers and you're there.

If you're going the whole hog, there's a load of engine conversions possible. V-tec rear engine is my favourite. :-D

I'm not sure about in Australia, but in England, they suffer from rust badly, especially the panels behind the front wings, the windscreen surround and the rear subframe.

Good luck, I loved mine.

 

[VKCOMMO]

yer.. im gonna go over the whole thing for rust. a engine conversion would be good.. what ones are there avail. then i can just buy a sh!t one with 40000000000km on it and scrap the engine

 

[hsvpunk]

well someone put a gti engine in
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ebya has some average mini's on it, some with great bodies, but may need motors and some othere parts.

Im still looking, i may have just found a mini panel van, but not enough coin atm

 

[VKCOMMO]

thanks.

i dont like the dash. and a bit too much for me atm..

what sort of jap turbo 4 would go in do you think. preferably in the engine bay but maybe in the boot and convert to RWD??

 

[VKCOMMO]

also would a CA18DET (turbo not 100% necessary) fit in it cause i can get one very cheap. im thinking that might have to go in the boot.

got the sig going as well

 

[maginoodle]

i had a few leyland minis. great cars for what they are. my personal preferance would be a leyland , but a morris mini would be good as well. i would stay with a front wheel drive motor and stay in the front. i think it would be a lot of extra work to fit a motor in the rear.

 

[Pete SS]

If you put a fibreglass front end on and convert it to RWD, your imagination and engineering skills are your limit. If you go for an engine that's too heavy, like any small car, you'll upset the weight distribution and it'll handle like crap. Motorbike engined Mini's are pretty popular.

Join one of the mini forums and see what's been done.

 

[VKCOMMO]

yer.. do you think the ca18det will go in?