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[markrally]

I will also need to replace the inner top dash rail as the lip has coroded badly that there is no lower surround left now, or nothing you could weld to anyway!!!

Are they still available???

[R1minimagic]

I would just scrap it!

Fancy a green one????

[markrally]

My mini is on automatic weight reduction, the more it rots the lighter it gets!!! Simple

[R1minimagic]

Like the bloke with the twin engined mini 'Rust is lighter than titanium' !!

[markrally]

Yep, and its cheaper!!!

Got any pics of the engine install on the twin engine mini???

[R1minimagic]

No sorry, cant find any. Actually, rust is heavier than steel, its just lower density!! (Unless it falls off the car, then you are ok)

[markrally]

I would just scrap it!

Fancy a green one????

Just to get you out of trouble with R1miniwife???
You need to put a Busa in the elise next?

Ps are you doing a lot of editing on your posts as every time i refresh, you replies change????

[R1minimagic]

Thats what Chris Allanson keeps asking me. If i was going to put a different engine in the elise, it would be a supercharged type R

http://www.tts-perfo...193c80b97414ab0

[THedooBZ]

I will also need to replace the inner top dash rail as the lip has coroded badly that there is no lower surround left now, or nothing you could weld to anyway!!!

Are they still available???

not sure if you can still get em, most people iv heard of that have done work on that part have just cut out the rotten metal and fabricated up a new plate.
suppose it depends on how much needs doin.

[Jammy]

Thats what Chris Allanson keeps asking me. If i was going to put a different engine in the elise, it would be a supercharged type R

http://www.tts-perfo...193c80b97414ab0

When (not a question of if or should) you doing that then???

[dean_chad]

mark are you using the steel front end? or is that in bad condition too?

[R1minimagic]

The elise is a fairly civilised fast road car, I would only consider something like that if i was to sell the R1 mini and then use it for trackdays but it would still be very good as a road car i think....

The whole reason the R1 mini came about was because a type R conversion for the elise was £10k, which i considered a bit over the top at the time. I think now, that i could have a go at putting the engine in myself. Would be seriously quick with 300bhp at the wheels....

[markrally]

mark are you using the steel front end? or is that in bad condition too?

Well unfortunatley i will have to cut the perfectly good wings off to replace the scuttle panel but i have already bought some new heritage wings and hope to get away with the front panel. (I had to pay more for an MPI wing because it hasnt got an aerial hole in it) Paying more for something which requires less processing or manufacturing!!! Crazy...........

Im not a fan of Fibreglass front ends on a road car as i dont want bonnet pins and fastners etc all over it, it will spoil the illusion of a stock cooper.
If it was a lightweigt track car then fair enough, carbon all the way!!!!!

Cheers

[markrally]

New dash top rail ordered from minispeed today so at least it will be fresh metal and something solid to weld to!!!

Cheers

[markrally]

Well i have had it back from the guy who was doing the welding but unfortunately it was raining last nite when i collected it so it has started rotting away already!!!









I will have to get busy with the wire brush and remove it sharpish and give it all a coat of zinc spray to protect it till paint time.
The garage is a bit overcrowded now as the whole car is in bits and i have a fibreglass front in there aswell!!

Cheers