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[rids]

must have been,,,, you have a lovely pair!!!!

[Ace Alex]

Thanks! The pair!.....well, one is bigger than the other!

[rids]

final chapter. micra speedo head fitted into classic mini centre clock allowing standard micra cable to be used. checked against sat nav and accurate within 2 mph throughout compete range... how lucky was that!

[l_jonez]

Looks great, what was you using as clocks before

[rids]

mini mayfair 3 clocks and sat nav. (clocks and interior now on e bay)

[bigchief3679]

awesome.....

[Ace Alex]

Looking spiffing ol' chap!

[Bristol Mini]

Got a quick question, are micra conversions any good? Because like, micra's seem slow in my eyes i guess (i'm probably horribly wrong.) I'm not trying to be nasty or anything. What are the engine specs?

[The Marcos Graveyard]

In standard form the CG13DE engine from the 1992 on is 1275cc and puts out about 80bhp

It weighs less than the A series and you get a FREE fifth gear.

Done properly, there are no body modifications needed. So reverting to A series is simply a subframe/engine change.

[rids]

a friend of mine was running a 1380 turbo and was scared to thrash it in fear of blowing it up. he drove my conversion and his comments were that there wasnt much difference between the two cars performance on the road. I couldnt have built an a series engine with this sort of power and reliability for the cost of this conversion. Also, as said there is no body mods in fitting these. all inner wings are intact and is all reversable if you wished to go back to an engine designed in the 50's. With this engine in, the car still feels and drives like a mini. A conversion that puts a smile on your face without breaking the bank.

[Bristolboy]

Got a quick question, are micra conversions any good? Because like, micra's seem slow in my eyes i guess (i'm probably horribly wrong.) I'm not trying to be nasty or anything. What are the engine specs?

There not that slow mate i used to have a 1.3 k11 and it was pretty nippy (although im sure it somehow had the rev limiter taken off because i could never bounce it off the limiter no matter how hard i drove it). Hit 65ish in second. Used to take alot of cars up to 2.0 off the lights (such as standard mondeos, astras etc). My dad used to have a job in his vectra gsi v6 to keep up till about 80. An still got around 40-50mpg.

Excellent build by the way, i think you should get some vids of driving on the ol utube.

[rids]

not quite utube but a couple of shots of it moving. ive timed it at about 0-60 in about 8.5 secs

[Daviewonder]

I just read through from the begining, very impressive! Love the colour too

[evansisgreat]

Nice to see it on the road. You should get some videos of it posted if you can so we can all hear it!

[bigchief3679]

I couldnt have built an a series engine with this sort of power and reliability for the cost of this conversion. Also, as said there is no body mods in fitting these. all inner wings are intact and is all reversable if you wished to go back to an engine designed in the 50's. With this engine in, the car still feels and drives like a mini. A conversion that puts a smile on your face without breaking the bank.

that is sig material right there.........awesome build bro.