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[minilee94]

Thanks alot mate yeah its not bad to be honest how will the driveshafts line up and im waiting for a reply from a guy in the 16v forum to reply to me about makeing me a subframe up

[l_jonez]

They line up pretty well, there's a slight angle but nothing the inner and outer cv joints don't take care of.

[rids]

mine came in at under £500 but i all ready had some of the bits and i fabricated everything 

 

whole micra £150

steel for frame £40

carbs £60

fuel pump £35

engine mounts £15

shafts welded £35 (i think) 

 

things that i already had

 

megajolt £250 ish these days 

MPi rad and fan £80 ish

 

 

the suspension i managed to keep standard with out any modification at all 

 

can just about see that its all normal in this pic 

 

 

the gear linkage is probably the easiest part,

 

1. take the nissan linkage cut it in half,
2. 
   
3. bolt one half to the car
4. 
   
5. then the other to the box,
6. 
   
7. line up the shafts,
8. 
   
9. mark them up
10. 
    
11. cut to length
12. 
    
13. weld back together 
14. 
    

i think the question to ask is how many people would go back to the A series? i'd guess that most people who have done this (and other conversions) would not.

its not just the power, its the way a mini drives with this conversion,  everybody thats been in mine have been blown away with the smoothness, the delivery of power and the sheer driveability of the car. they still have the "feel" of a mini but with enough power to have fun but not to much power to spoil the day to day driveability. I for one would certainly do this conversion again.

[minilee94]

Hmm I think ut may be a defo conversion I got my eye open for a Nissan micra and awaiting a reply about subframre

Edited by minilee94, 30 June 2013 - 04:26 PM.

[Artstu]

Have you spoken to Iain about a subframe? or someone else? Quote from Iain

 

 

 I'm also trying to document it enough that I could help other people do it to their cars - Might even look at selling a modified subframe or two if there's a demand or modifying them for people in exchange for beer.

 

 

http://www.leylandmi...c.php?f=9&t=752

 

 

[minilee94]

Thanks il try him

Also what do I do about power asisted steering

[minilee94]

ahhh Another forum I got become a member of

[l_jonez]

Thanks il try him

Also what do I do about power asisted steering

 

Forget about it, there's no need for it!

 

unless you want to fit it as an engineering exercise?

[Artstu]

ahhh Another forum I got become a member of

 

Iain's on here too. good luck joining that forum, I tried but never got my account activated.

[minilee94]

lol do you know his user name in here

And okay what go I just remove the pas pump and a different belt and job done and blank of the feed from pas fluid tank

[l_jonez]

yep, just unbolt the pump, throw it in the bin and fit a diffrent belt (you might need to fabricate a tensioner pulley depending on your set up). 

[Artstu]

lol do you know his user name in here

 

 

the same http://www.theminifo.../40641-ibrooks/

[minilee94]

Okay can you buy a 1.3 16valve with out pas

[Artstu]

Okay can you buy a 1.3 16valve with out pas

yes

[minilee94]

Okay thank you