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[Big Sam]

Everytime i come back to this thread i have to read all of the pages from the start, one of my favs.

[caz000666]

awsum looking car & much respect for doing all the work your self!
i'd love to do it but am very weary of the insurance, how bad is it if you dont mind me asking?

[tom130691]

keep seeing this around coventry, stunning car

[BenH]

Sorry I haven't been on here for a while! Now the cars out of tax Iv taken it off the road to do a few tidy up jobs and upgrades before the miniworld shoot which im still waiting for! To be honest the conversion has been brilliant and no regrets over doing it in fact i already have another shell that im working on that will probably have the same conversion. Iv won another E16se engine off the bay so just need to pick it up. Plan is that due to the surprising bhp this ones got to bore the new engine out to 2.0 better g/b head and cam etc et. Cant see the point in red-topping just yet as this is far more easier to fit!
upgrades .....New carbon bootlid,new custom recaro seat cover, steering column mods,lights with daytime leds ,rear light cases, front light rings,rear diffuser and exhaust

Hope you enjoy,

So a few pictures That my Fiancee took (some before the upgrades)

Edited by BenH, 03 August 2012 - 08:46 PM.

[tom130691]

did the engine go for £55 by anychance ? nearly bid on that myself,
forgot about coming to check this out aswell

[BenH]

yes aha it was but the guys messing me around big time and its already been relisted before so i think hes not going to let it go for that cheap!

[megamini_jb]

Damn that is nice.

[tom130691]

i think its going to be easier to buy a e16se head and then use a latter block and bottem end, see a few heads kicking about rarely a full engine

[BenH]

Afternoon all. Been a while!

 

I have now swapped to a X16SZR bottom end as the piston rings were starting to go on the old E16SE

Picked a whole engine up with 33,000 miles, stripped it and it was mint :)

 

tidied and cleaned it up then painted in high temp

 

Fitted my new Bill blydenstein head and new manifold/exhaust and fired straight into life :)

 

This should be in the July Miniworld if all goes well so please keep an eye out for it :)

 

Few Recent pictures

[Baldspeed Racing]

saw this last year at the blue lias meet over in Stockton and it looked tidy, reminds me of my mini and I need to pull my finger out and get it sorted

[Big Sam]

Does that roof scoop get alot of air in?

[scotty_1987]

Damn that's cool, good job on it pal!!  

 

Nath 

[andy001]

Nice car, just read the thread. Really nice conversion, been looking into a 1.6 myself.

[minimook]

Love the car Ben

[revolution12345]

Nice work mate. Doing something similiar myself, what is that radiator out of? Also what dizzy cap are you using?