rodit
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Sept 27, 2008 15:15:47 GMT
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Hi guy's this is coming to you via me for him. (him being Dan the parts manager at my works) Well the boy is insane, quick over view of story. Buy's mini off ebay to do trackdays, wants something a bit more powerfull, buy's scrap mk3 golf 1.6 from work cheap, chops front off mini, chops back off golf, in steps Mark one of our very skilled pannel beaters, flip front for mini ordered, steel ordered, cage steel ordered, pipe bender purchased. Me with a camera and a desire to show you where we are so far.       Mark's dad even arived to get involved today, used the front bulkhead, subframe and turrets from the golf. Intention is to have all golf running gear including PAS etc under a mini body with arcges to cover the obvious discresion in track. |
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Last Edit: Sept 27, 2008 20:05:43 GMT by rmad
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Sept 27, 2008 15:27:06 GMT
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Why?! Doesn't the 1.6 Golf have 75bhp or something dire like that?
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rodit
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Sept 27, 2008 15:32:28 GMT
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Sept 27, 2008 15:46:23 GMT
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Should put a TDi in it.  |
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rodit
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Sept 27, 2008 16:03:50 GMT
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i suggested the 1.4 gt twin charge lump  |
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luckygti
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I need to try harder!
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Sept 27, 2008 16:44:49 GMT
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Blimey!!! That is definitely thinking outside of the box!
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rodit
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Sept 27, 2008 16:47:39 GMT
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Nothing like a bit of imagination  |
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Sept 27, 2008 20:34:57 GMT
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Definitely imaginative. Given it's a Golf front end and Golf lump from GTI to VR6 to 1.8T should fit. Be interesting to see how he gets a Mini front end over that lot. Clubby front?
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Jaguar S-Type 3.0 SE
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Sept 28, 2008 10:01:28 GMT
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Golf front!
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1969 Land Rover Series IIa
1980 MG Midget (bro's)
1981 Land Rover Series III
1981 Mini 'Cooper'
1982 Mini HL
1983 Mini Sprite
1987 Mini Advantage
1994 Mini Sprite auto (oil leak left as standard)
2002 Alfa Romeo 147
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Sept 28, 2008 16:40:48 GMT
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Yes, and why not a Jetta rear? ;D |
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194? Willys Jeep MB 1965 Volvo 544 Special 1968 Opel Rekord 1975 Opel Kadett Estate 1985 Mercedes-Benz 230E 1985 Datsun 720 King Cab 4x4 diesel 1997 Volvo S70 2.5SE (ex. "Volvo544special65" - changed to more reader friendly username.  ) |
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horney™
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Sept 28, 2008 17:27:11 GMT
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A blown VR6 with 300BHP would be fun in that!
More practicle would be a sorted 2.0 16v.
Nick
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rodit
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Sept 28, 2008 17:50:16 GMT
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More metal to come off those front chassis legs so will still be a traditional fronted mini, God we must be stupid but yes it will fit.
Going to put the mk 3 rear beam under the rear to get the track width matching.
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Sept 28, 2008 18:22:31 GMT
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I agree 1.9 TDI to 200BHP and a curse word load of torque..............
Plenty for a ikkle mini.
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rodit
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Well some more produtive working has occured and thought you would like to see the next step. Well the front turrets are in and the springs have been chopped to get a rough idea of where we want her to sit, this also meant engine back in to weight the car up, thought then we had better figure out how to fit the rear beam.      . Boxes are all now double semed in for strength, we did get the beam in but my batteries went dead so will bring you another update later in the week. |
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slater
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I can see where this ones going!
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rodit
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Is that in a good or a bad way Slater?
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in a Clubman-style curse word hybrid of Golf and mini |
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Oct 16, 2008 21:22:24 GMT
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well guys thought it was about time you heard from the real mastermind behind "project milf" yes its me mark "evo9mark yes "All the graft gone into this project is done by me the welding fabrication cutting grinding so less of the we eh timmy now go and make the tea |
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Speedle
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wow how did i miss this!!! nice to see something orginal being done to a Mini seriously cool stuff!!!!!
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rodit
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Oct 27, 2008 20:04:34 GMT
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Well the we is the i let mark bounce ideas off me and nod a lot, there is no denying or taking away from the fact he is the man with the skills going into this one.
The we was the proverbial and i take no credit other than for keeping the retro public updated.
Now Mark do some work so i can update these guy's. ;D ;D
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