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[enigma1966]

Hi all thought it was time to show my Mini ,

Also like to thank DILLIGAF for all the help and advice he has given me

This is when I bought her just over a year ago


And this is now with Ford Puma front and back seats , MG Metro Engine , stage 3 Race head and Honda Fireblade carbs

[minilester]

FANTASTIC!

few questions...
can i see your seat frames please? (piccy)
whats the gap like between your seats?
love the carbs!!.. really love'em!.. whats the little black knob thing (from the angle of the pic) sitting on top of the wiper motor?
do you still have your heater matrix plumbed in? (as i cant see the pipe work)

and.... did you make your own grille?

Lester... still lovin the carbs!

[enigma1966]

FANTASTIC!

few questions...
can i see your seat frames please? (piccy)
whats the gap like between your seats?
love the carbs!!.. really love'em!.. whats the little black knob thing (from the angle of the pic) sitting on top of the wiper motor?
do you still have your heater matrix plumbed in? (as i cant see the pipe work)

and.... did you make your own grille?

Lester... still lovin the carbs!

Frames for seats are the ford ones modified with mini from brackets welded to them with steel tubes at the rear to level them, they are then bolted through the floor
Gap between them , eeerm SMALL , just get your hand in for handbrake
Black knob is idle adjust on the carbs
Yes heater plumbed in , used a later inline heater valve and made up the pipes ,will post pics later

[minilester]

Frames for seats are the ford ones modified with mini from brackets welded to them with steel tubes at the rear to level them, they are then bolted through the floor
Gap between them , eeerm SMALL , just get your hand in for handbrake
Black knob is idle adjust on the carbs
Yes heater plumbed in , used a later inline heater valve and made up the pipes ,will post pics later

cool cant wait for the pic's...
ive got some seats ready for mine but keep changing mymind wether i want them or not, i keep seeing so many others.. lol

so your pic's of your seats and frames and what not will be very welcome

[enigma1966]

cool cant wait for the pic's...
ive got some seats ready for mine but keep changing mymind wether i want them or not, i keep seeing so many others.. lol

so your pic's of your seats and frames and what not will be very welcome

front seat bracket is mini one cut straight at the top and welded to puma frame


rear is tube with coach bolt through it


as for the heater it has straight coupling on the left of the head where origional heater valve was, off this I have a hose that connects to a pipe that runs along the back of the head


this joins up to a later type bottom hose with a T piece , the T then connects to the return from the heater


then I have a later type mini sandwich thermostat housing , the pipe from the sandwich plate feeds the heater , in this pipe is the later type heater valve



Oh and yes I made my own grill , its a 5mm plastic sheet used for sign making , cut to shape and then mess fixed to the back of it and screwed in place

Hope this helps

Edited by enigma1966, 30 July 2011 - 06:30 PM.

[minilester]

very very nicely done fella!

you have put a lot of effort into that... and i bet those bike carbs sounds like acoustic porn!

[Mini_Magic]

Have to say I'm not keen on the grille, but the rest of it is great.

[Daviewonder]

Looking pretty sweet

Have you given any thought to a Mk1 grille?

[enigma1966]

Looking pretty sweet

Have you given any thought to a Mk1 grille?

Yes I did look at them , may even go that way

[minilester]

Looking pretty sweet

Have you given any thought to a Mk1 grille?

Yes I did look at them , may even go that way

really?.. but your mini is sooo wonderfully unique... why would you pick a grille everyone else has?

[enigma1966]

Looking pretty sweet

Have you given any thought to a Mk1 grille?

Yes I did look at them , may even go that way

really?.. but your mini is sooo wonderfully unique... why would you pick a grille everyone else has?

You think like me , thats the reason I didnt in the first place , although it may suit it with a MK1 grill

[minilester]

now i intend on making my own when i get mine back and was thinking something like perferated ali with a black rubber surround (for finish) and maybe a ram air funnel/pipe in it going back to the carb... but thas just me...

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[enigma1966]

now i intend on making my own when i get mine back and was thinking something like perferated ali with a black rubber surround (for finish) and maybe a ram air funnel/pipe in it going back to the carb... but thas just me...

Be careful not to restrict airflow , mini's don't have the best cooling as it is

[izzy]

looks like its been done nicely, great work

[Mini4Life1996]

Im not personally keen on bodykit's on classic MINI's but my god that is amazing! It looks sweet!