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[will_]

Sorry if its already been covered a squillion times !!
Will a vvc setup with either the PG1 or R65 box squeeze into an mpi mini with no body mods?
I'd consider it if its just a subframe & shoehorn it in, but I don't want to lengthen the wings.
I converted a few of my metro gti's back in the day to run the 143 engine & management with a 1600 clutch & r65 box. I'd love my mini to eventually run similar.

[Tupers]

Nope it either involves recessing the bulkhead or extending the front end plus major subframe mods. 

[will_]

Ah. Shame that. Don't want to chop the car up. Thanks for the reply

[Minidarren83]

Sorry if its already been covered a squillion times !!
Will a vvc setup with either the PG1 or R65 box squeeze into an mpi mini with no body mods?
I'd consider it if its just a subframe & shoehorn it in, but I don't want to lengthen the wings.
I converted a few of my metro gti's back in the day to run the 143 engine & management with a 1600 clutch & r65 box. I'd love my mini to eventually run similar.

The pg1 box fits with no body mods in a standard round nose only the inner wings taking back and the r65 fits with only a small box on the toe board for the gear linkage rods you only need To extend the front if you use a non mini based frame ie metro or mgf

[adamb]

A vvc with pg1 will fit in a standard roundnose with no bulkhead mods.
However you will have to build a customs frame using the mini towers and chop and nibble the front end around to get it to fit.

Edited by adamb, 26 June 2013 - 05:11 PM.

[charie t]

other than the intercooler, I have a turbo k under standard mpi mini front, and no bulkhead mods.

[cooper_mark]

other than the intercooler, I have a turbo k under standard mpi mini front, and no bulkhead mods.

any pics charie t.........??