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[mad mk1]

one more picture

[mad mk1]

just to let you all know the spec so far
1380cc stage 4 minispeed eng has not done mile
webber 45
KAD alloy rear swing arms
KAD Heavy Duty Adjustable Rear Camber Brackets
KAD front anti roll bar, two piece
KAD rear blade type anti roll bar
KAD adjustable front tie rods
KAD alloy handbrake quadrants
KAD Gear linkage kit
KAD Adjustable bias pedal box
KAD back disc kit
SC adjustable engine steadys
brake and fuel plumbing is from earl's performance plumbing
MINISPORT 4pots on coopper discs
6 point cage with sum more bars added
home made dash
gaz front shocks
protech alloy shocks on the back
twin tanks
mini life wheels

MK1 SHELL which has had genuine panels fited
rear valance
front wings
a panels inner and outer
front panel
1/2bootfloor and battery box
complete mk4 floor
rear panels lowerhalf
rear dry subframe
wet front subframe which is now dry on wet arms
AND LOTS MORE BITS I CANT THINK OF AT THE MIN

and set up like this

f&r geometry set the corner weights
corner weights are as
N/S/F:200KG O/S/F:206KG
N/S/R:119KG O/SR:123KG
total weight with no driver and 1/4tank fuel is =647kg

.The geometryis set out as
tracking-F toe out1.5 R toein 1mm
camber-F 0.5deg neg R0.75 deg neg
castor -4 deg both sides

hope this helps

Edited by mad mk1, 20 December 2009 - 12:36 AM.

[Sir Cheat]

Love it

[mad mk1]

Hi all, I have been playing with the car over the holidays and I have been running it in. I have made a new dash and sorted the wiring out at the back of it. Also got the new water pump in and the rad mounted, the cooling is well better now. I have been looking at getting an odyssey 25 battery so I went and got one and mounted it on the back seat. So far it it has run the Kenlowe fan, fuel pump, water pump, and the windscreen ok. As I was at it I have swapped a lot of the bolts to alloy ones where I can, every litte bit helps,
I will let the pictures do the chatting.

The old dash

The new dash



The battery in

water pump blanking plate

The rad all in and working well

[mini-geek]

I like what you have done with the rad, I have been thinking of doing something similar, I'm glad some one else has been thinking along the same lines. how well dose the setup work?

[mad mk1]

very very well at the moment i had to cut the wing out

Edited by mad mk1, 26 February 2010 - 08:56 PM.

[mini-geek]

do you notice a reduction in engine noise now there is no fan on there too?

[mad mk1]

yes mate you do notice a reduction in the noise now

ooo yes everyone the car was in the mini mag this month

Edited by mad mk1, 26 February 2010 - 09:04 PM.

[jayare]

Wow - stunning car!

How do you notice the lack of fan noise with that dirty great Weber just the other side of the bulkhead?!!!

JR

[mad mk1]

when its sat at idle mate as the weber can make a bit noise

[D1k1m4y]

its gorgeous mini, my favourite one ive ever seen!!

[jameslb101]

Such a nice car mate

[mad mk1]

Thanks lads

[richieg]

Just read the piece in mnimag magazine, this is beautiful.
I am in the middle of redoing mine. It has a 1293 currently but am considering a minispeed concept 37 1380. Just wondering how did you find them for your engine and how is it going for you. Have you done many miles?

[analogue_radio]

Really amazing mate, thoroughly enjoyed reading the write up in Mini Magazine. It's exactly what I'm going for with my build, something retro styled but with all the modern twists and comforts.

How are the works style dashboards attached to the rails? & where did the piping come for for the rear seat lip, also I noticed it on the rear valence and the lip under the front bumper.