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[kcchan]

After wanting to do a conversion for a while and waiting for a donor car to come up, today I picked this up.

Mk2 Swift GTi, done 66k odd. Apparently a Japanese import. Ill get a-stripping it tomorrow.



Me not being that familiar with engines, will have lots of questions to ask so hopefully you'll be able to help. Ill get onto 16vminiclub sometime soon aswell. But I love Minis and mechanics and a challenge. I've already done afew bits in anticipation of the donor car.

The lucky mini, waitng for its new Japanese heart.







Rust on door


Interior lined with acoustic carpet



Wheels primed and painted



Lights mocked up


Plates welded in



Centre console welded in


Wiper holes welded and filled


Now for afew questions: wheres the best place to get swift Gti spares? The manifold will need replacing and Im finding it hard sourcing spares.

Edited by kcchan, 12 August 2008 - 04:48 PM.

[tobiasnugent]

hey there iam about to do the same thing
i found this website

http://suzukird1.net...o...amp;&page=2


how much did oy upay for the donor car ?

[minibeefy]

what engine has the mini got in it currently? r u looking to sell it?

[kcchan]

£500 and £70 to get it recovered.

[tobiasnugent]

looks very clean good buy i would say. seen some really bad ones on ebay

[kcchan]

Yea its a runner but a cracked windscreen and some rotten sills means no MOT or tax hence getting it recovered.

[tobiasnugent]

im hoping to spend 400 on mine then strip the engine down and fully rebuild it

[minibeefy]

what engine has the mini got in it currently? r u looking to sell it?

[kcchan]

It did have a 1098, which is now sitting on my drive. You can have it for £100 if you want.

[minibeefy]

o right. iv got a 998 in mine at the mo really would want a 1300.

[sweetser]

sounds nice mate, going to be keeping an eye on this project. nice choice of wheels as well

[DannyTip]

Any progress on this?

[kcchan]

A little but birthdays and my sister going on holiday and bad weather has slowed me down abit.

Moved the swift tank into the mini, started stripping the wiring loom out and taken most ancillaries out of the bay.

[kcchan]

Got the engine out today:





Tank plonked into place:


Bit of rot in the boot:


Seats mocked up:


Wiring removal:


Hope to have the subframe started and finished by this time next week as a target.

[Tomf]

Have you thought about making up a couple of frames and selling some on? if so i could possibly be interested if the price isnt to expensive...