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[Ratmini]

Well this is my new project for next year. 

 

Iam James and i come from dublin Ireland and me and my Dad run Minifix here in dublin and work on minis every day of the week 

 

This was given to me as a 22 birthday present and i was unsure of what to do with it the wheels started rolling in my head and plans begin to happen for it 

 

Some of the specs and parts that i already have for it 

 

1968 hornet shell 

New floors in the front

New sills inner and outer both sides

2 new wings

New front panel

A panels both sides

Doors rebuilt

Boot floor repair

rear arches repaired

Heel board repair both sides

Side window panels under the window both sides

Scuttle repair on drivers side

Inner hinge repair panel both sides

Bonnet repaired

Boot lid repaired and modified

Deseamed bumpers front and rear 

Custom bootlid for L.E.D number plate light 

Recaro front seats with back seats trimmed to match and door panels the same 

Full bolt in roll cage from Rollcentre in the uk 

KAD 7.9 vented discs and billet calipers 

wilwood master cylinder 

Spax shocks

Loads of billet stuff from DSN 

(Subframe mounts for the rear

Shock mounts

Door hinges

Bonnet risers

And few other bits)

Fully adjustable bottom arms and tie rods

Camber brackets for the rear

 

Next was to decide on a engine for it 

 

And only one engine came to mind and that was a Honda B16 conversion

 

B16a engine 

S4c limo gear box

Stainless manifold

Apaxi airfilter

Light weight flywheel

exedy stage 1 clutch

 

KJB fabrication vtec subframe 

 

Ill try my best to get this updated but for updates as the happen check out minifix on facebook 

 

https://www.facebook...0?ref=bookmarks

 

 

Now time for some pictures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thats all for now 

[Kam]

Good to see one going into something a little different, not many done in these I think

 

Watch out for the purists 

[domdee]

looking forward to updates

[Ratmini]

Thanks Kam

 

Always like doing something different compared to any one else 

 

And this will be a off the wall hornet and not one for the purists at all. 

 

Paint is going to be Paul smith blue with lime green subframes front a rear aswell as the rocker cover

[Ratmini]

well some more updates on my vtec build 

 

trying on the exhaust before i cut it to get it to fit 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manifold all ground down and ready to be chopped 

 

 

 

 

 

The exhaust manifold is going to be one tight manifold 

 

 

My honda S2000 clocks for my build

 

 

Apexi Power Fc ECU with commander 

 

[RossKnight]

Love this

[Ratmini]

thank Ross

 

Should be a beast when it is done 

[Baldspeed Racing]

fair dews, nice to see something a bit different

[Ratmini]

Some more parts coming in slowly. 

 

Got a new alloy rad

Slim line fan

Apexi air filter

NGK plug leads

Skunk2 inlet manifold

Inlet manifold gasket 

 

 

I Hope to get some more done tomorrow like the rad mounted and inlet one and cut ready for welding on monday with my manifold 

[crazirob]

looks the nuts ! following this now !! good luck with the build

[Ratmini]

Thank you rob.  should be a beast when it is done 

[Ratmini]

Got my rad in yesterday but not made up a bracket yet have to sit down and design one to suit my build.

 

 

 

I hope to get my manifold welded tomorrow and my intake ready to be welded tomorrow or thursday 

[Ratmini]

My silcone hose kit turned up yesterday and got cracking on working out my pipes for my rad and clearances for everything else around it and fitted my fan to 

 

Also fitted a new dizzy cap and rotor arm to 

 

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[dean81]

Like this a lot up make some red faces in that

[Ratmini]

Well that is the hope to make some people think twice about a mini