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[mini13]

Errr,

How do you get to the engine...

[scoticus]

Errr,

How do you get to the engine...

the "boot lid" opens, and you can get into it that way..... correct me if im wrong

[mt2man]

Ill upload a picture of the engine tommorow, but that man is right ^^^ its bassically under a board which is inside the bed of the pickup in the back im not quite as stupid as i look, i did think about that

[mini13]

Ah righto,

I have worked on these but was thinking of the older aircooled one where it dosent have the lift up cover in the boot floor.

[mt2man]

Ahh yeah i know what you mean! yeah they have like a rear boot type hatch which opens to expose all of the engine, on this one which is the BIS water cooled you access the engine on the cover in the boot floor, which means now its a pickup it should be quiter inside because the engine isnt actually sharing the same place as your sitting haha

[mighty mini jack]

Looks good dude

[mt2man]

Cheers Jack! noice name by the way

[mt2man]

Righttt its finishedd, well structurally and mechanically, cosmetically it needs to be finished, but heres some pics

Excuse the frost and the make shift temporary tarpalin pickup bed cover haha





























Watcha think so farrr?

[JordanRaisbeck]

looks well funky, just read from the start! needs lowered to the floor on them 10" wheels tho

[Pitcrew6464]

crazy project

[mt2man]

Depending on wheter i keep this or my clubby estate then this may be getting some new wheels and slammed and a touch of negative camber but we will see what happens! I kinda dont want to get rid of it now haha

And thankyouu i like to be different!

[Kwik]

that.looks.awsome...

maybe you could use fiat/seat 600 D door hinges (i think its the 600D) which has suicide doors, and as the 126 is esentially a 500, the 600 is closely related so might work...

if not, they look cool anyway.

this makes me want a 126 now..., well a 126 pickup lol.... though i would like a bike engine in their somewhere...

[WRLondon]

yeah i'd say get some deep 10's or 13's and SLAM IT down to the floor
smooth the arches and it will look nuts

been lurking this project for a while haha!

not sure i would drive it myself though

[mt2man]

I have been thinking about suicide doors actually! But i dont know if it will abit to OTT?
A bike engine conversion would be alot of fun! But not really reliable or practical enough to be honest, so im planning a Jap engine in the back, more details to come when i get the engine

Yeahh its going to be slammed Id like 10's but when i uprate the brakes they may not fit, so im going for 13's
I was planning on keeping the arches black but now you have said smooth them im tempted to photoshop it to see if it will look as cool as it does in my head haha

[minimalal]

wicked project mate, the almera looks massive!
so small and cool, like a mini!