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[Jammy]

I believe The Don is Carl Austin's and Tom Fenton's beast over on TurboMinis.

[biggav]

What is the "Real" cost of the promotive... i'm looking at the stealth and thinking mmmmmmmmmm

[Sam Walters]

i just dont see how your going to get to 400kg even with a space frame. im trying to find the photobucket account for them i dont think they did a project log.

here is a vid off youtube.

[Jammy]

The Monte Carlo is 464kg, and thats got a heavy K series Vtec with supercharger...

[Sam Walters]

but its hardly a mini any more.


just out of curiosity if the kit were to be put into a clubman would a turbo fit to you think?.

[roofless]

What is the "Real" cost of the promotive... i'm looking at the stealth and thinking mmmmmmmmmm

the biys do a drive in -drive out for around £5500.00 I think - best to phone and check as the pricings have gone from the web-site, but the kit is still listed at £2950.00

it tells you on the website what other things you need to allow for.

Mine stands me at around £5400.00 at the moment, including the costs for Covics to install and prep the loom, and all new guages, new disks pads etc.

[roofless]

but its hardly a mini any more.


just out of curiosity if the kit were to be put into a clubman would a turbo fit to you think?.

with a heavily modified exhaust manifold you might get a small wheezer in a round nose - bags of spare room all around the engine bay, especially where the radiator used to be. the inlet side of the affair would be simple.

I'll try and chuck a pic of the engine bay on again later.

[Sam Walters]

thanks roofless.

[Basky]

What is the "Real" cost of the promotive... i'm looking at the stealth and thinking mmmmmmmmmm

the biys do a drive in -drive out for around £5500.00 I think - best to phone and check as the pricings have gone from the web-site, but the kit is still listed at £2950.00

it tells you on the website what other things you need to allow for.

Mine stands me at around £5400.00 at the moment, including the costs for Covics to install and prep the loom, and all new guages, new disks pads etc.

Are you sure martin!! surely the mini has cost you more than that i would say total build cost!

this is the big bits of my build that i can think of of the top of my head¬

proper spray job £1000
Good shell 1000
Bigger brakes etc 300
Basic kit £2950
lsd £600
GOOD R1 engine with looms 5pw etc £1400
Good Wheels & tyres £400 eg minilights
power comander £180
quick shift £130
Slipper & race clutch £500
Buckets seats £240
Sparco Harnesses |£180
6 point Rollcage £340
ETC ETC ETC

& were allredy at 9 grand! & theres loads left to get lol

love my to look as tidy as roofless mart!!!!

[roofless]

engine bay as promised..............

as you can see, with the airbox removed there is oodles of space

[roofless]

What is the "Real" cost of the promotive... i'm looking at the stealth and thinking mmmmmmmmmm

the biys do a drive in -drive out for around £5500.00 I think - best to phone and check as the pricings have gone from the web-site, but the kit is still listed at £2950.00

it tells you on the website what other things you need to allow for.

Mine stands me at around £5400.00 at the moment, including the costs for Covics to install and prep the loom, and all new guages, new disks pads etc.

Are you sure martin!! surely the mini has cost you more than that i would say total build cost!

this is the big bits of my build that i can think of of the top of my head¬

proper spray job £1000
Good shell 1000
Bigger brakes etc 300
Basic kit £2950
lsd £600
GOOD R1 engine with looms 5pw etc £1400
Good Wheels & tyres £400 eg minilights
power comander £180
quick shift £130
Slipper & race clutch £500
Buckets seats £240
Sparco Harnesses |£180
6 point Rollcage £340
ETC ETC ETC

& were allredy at 9 grand! & theres loads left to get lol

love my to look as tidy as roofless mart!!!!

the conversion to R1 running gear has cost in the region of what i said - the car as a whole is a sh*tload more than that, I can assure you

[biggav]

The body is almost rust free, i have spent 11k or there abouts so far.. i have a rear beam, nice wheels, arches, de-seamed body, roadster kit etc and i'm looking at another £3k to finish it with an A-series

[roofless]

The body is almost rust free, i have spent 11k or there abouts so far.. i have a rear beam, nice wheels, arches, de-seamed body, roadster kit etc and i'm looking at another £3k to finish it with an A-series

Aw, go on - save a bit more and make it extra speschul !!

[biggav]

i'm saving up to be poor at the moment. my mortgage goes up to £2K per month in august.

[roofless]

holy Cr@p- 2K per month ?????? you bought a castle ?