Welcome Guest. Please Login or Register.

Clicking on eBay [or other affiliations] may result in referral commission being paid if a purchase is made.

MadMinor - mini update Feb 2010

cliffb75 Part of things Posts: 80	MadMinor - mini update Feb 2010 cliffb75 @cliffb75
	Oct 21, 2006 22:05:17 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Hi All Some of you may have already seen my project through the link to the posts on another forum, but after some mail conversations with Keefy (beautiful beetle mate!) I thought I would also put a thread on here. Bear with me as there is a lot to post up! To keep is short and simple, the idea is: what do you get when you cross a Nissan 200sx S13 with a Morris Minor? Well, hopefully you get a road legal 400bhp, 800kg track day, hillclimb and sprint car ;D So, the story goes like this... Starting December 2005..... Continued......
	Last Edit: Feb 17, 2010 19:33:54 GMT by cliffb75 MadMinor

	Reply Quote

tigran Club Retro Rides Member In rust we trust. Amen. Posts: 6,444 Club RR Member Number: 142	MadMinor - mini update Feb 2010 tigran @tigran Club Retro Rides Member 142
	Oct 21, 2006 22:09:42 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Oooooof! Loving the thought of a moggy on kei's. Can't wait to see the progress, and to actually see this thing in the flesh at some point.
	1964 Rover P5 i6 1987 BMW 525e - The Rusty Streak 1992 Micra K10 2001 BMW E46 316i 2002 BMW E46 330Ci 2013 BMW F31 320d 2018 BMW G31 530d

	Reply Quote

cliffb75 Part of things Posts: 80	MadMinor - mini update Feb 2010 cliffb75 @cliffb75
	Oct 21, 2006 22:12:23 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Off to my mate Steves place..... Continued......
	MadMinor

	Reply Quote

cliffb75 Part of things Posts: 80	MadMinor - mini update Feb 2010 cliffb75 @cliffb75
	Oct 21, 2006 22:20:46 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Then back home again... Continued......
	MadMinor

	Reply Quote

cliffb75 Part of things Posts: 80	MadMinor - mini update Feb 2010 cliffb75 @cliffb75
	Oct 21, 2006 22:26:21 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	And that was as of last weekend. This is the first car I've built, and I'm learning to weld on the job, which is why I had Steve do the main structural stuff, and I'm only doing less important bits. I am now fairly handy with a grinder
	MadMinor

	Reply Quote

cliffb75 Part of things Posts: 80	MadMinor - mini update Feb 2010 cliffb75 @cliffb75
	Oct 21, 2006 22:29:52 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	tigran said: Oooooof! Loving the thought of a moggy on kei's. Can't wait to see the progress, and to actually see this thing in the flesh at some point. Cheers mate - very quick off the mark For the record, the wheels are Longchamps XR-V. 7x17 front and 8x17 rears.
	MadMinor

	Reply Quote

Seth South East MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi Posts: 15,543	MadMinor - mini update Feb 2010 Seth @seth
	Oct 21, 2006 22:36:21 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Saw the early progress following a link form here some months ago. Fantastic looking build! Gotta be bne of the best modified Minors ever! Whats that hump on the pass side of the trans tunnel for? Also, someone on here bought a rusty moggy van last week - would probably be interested in that white van back that's in the background of a couple fo the pics if it were available!
	Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable.

	Reply Quote

MrT Posted a lot Just who did Mr Hitler REALLY think he was kidding? Posts: 1,773	MadMinor - mini update Feb 2010 MrT @mrt
	Oct 21, 2006 22:43:36 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Lost for words! That is flippin' awesome! Dale
	'91 Mercedes Benz 190E 2.6 - RIP old friend '94 Mercedes Benz E320 Sportline Coupe

	Reply Quote

SteB Posted a lot Posts: 1,408	MadMinor - mini update Feb 2010 SteB @steb
	Oct 21, 2006 22:46:14 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Truely magnificent
	the home of Forced Induction VWs

	Reply Quote

Blown_Imp Posted a lot [][][*] Posts: 4,853	MadMinor - mini update Feb 2010 Blown_Imp @blownimp
	Oct 21, 2006 22:50:53 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	very very very cool car! I love the out of the box thinking on this one, the stance appears to be spot on aswell. How much does the diff weigh for this car? I'm brewing ideas for my next project, i will need a RWD diff, but weight is of the upmost importance J
	Celica ST205 - Being turned into a 550bhp monster :D Gearbox Kart - For Sale!

	Reply Quote

cliffb75 Part of things Posts: 80	MadMinor - mini update Feb 2010 cliffb75 @cliffb75
	Oct 21, 2006 22:55:40 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	seth said: Saw the early progress following a link form here some months ago. Fantastic looking build! Gotta be bne of the best modified Minors ever! Whats that hump on the pass side of the trans tunnel for? Also, someone on here bought a rusty moggy van last week - would probably be interested in that white van back that's in the background of a couple fo the pics if it were available! There is a big lump to clear the catalyst in the standard car - which is why we've removed it You can se the new bit of metal. But the grearbox mount still needs a bit of the space, so there is still a bit of a lump, but I can mount the seat much lower then before. White van is undergoing full rebuild. It was in a terrible state, and had pretty much all the floors replaced, new chassis, various patches to the body. Last time I ws there it was solid again and in the process of being prepped for paint.
	MadMinor

	Reply Quote

cliffb75 Part of things Posts: 80	MadMinor - mini update Feb 2010 cliffb75 @cliffb75
	Oct 21, 2006 23:05:41 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	blownimp said: How much does the diff weigh for this car? I'm brewing ideas for my next project, i will need a RWD diff, but weight is of the upmost importance J Not sure - haven't had it out of the subframe yet. I'll try and find out for you You need to be a bit careful with 200sx diffs as there are several types, some LSD's, some not, and different ratios for auto and manual, and euro or non euro spec, and they all look pretty much the same I believe. On the plus side it gives you a chance of finding something close to what you want ;D
	MadMinor

	Reply Quote

cliffb75 Part of things Posts: 80	MadMinor - mini update Feb 2010 cliffb75 @cliffb75
	Oct 21, 2006 23:18:47 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	The stance hmmmm It will end up a bit higher as we have done all the work with the springs removed and the cars sat on the bumpstops to make sure we have clearance under worst case conditions. But here are some interesting photos from early in the build. First one of the mockup hanging of the body panels. You can see how much the wheelbase has actually extended compared to a standrd moggy from where the wheels sit in the normal arches. But here is that picture photoshopped to get an idea of how the car will look. You can see that when the arches have been relocated and reprofiled, it should all look spot on - nearly standard but not quite, which is the aim.
	MadMinor

	Reply Quote

penski Probably posted too much Posts: 10,429	MadMinor - mini update Feb 2010 penski @penski
	Oct 21, 2006 23:54:45 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Great to see you've made it across I've been watching this one intently *n
	Top grammar tips! Bought = purchased. Brought = relocated Lose = misplace/opposite of win. Loose = your mum

	Reply Quote

madmart Part of things love is: valvebounce in top gear Posts: 559	MadMinor - mini update Feb 2010 madmart @madmart
	Oct 22, 2006 5:31:26 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	WOW


	Reply Quote

Deleted Posts: 0	MadMinor - mini update Feb 2010Deleted @Deleted
	Oct 22, 2006 12:25:50 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Weeeey, great to have you over here. I know a Steve that works on Minors and welds crouching over like that. Is he down in Kent, used to be next door to Burnham Autos, previously in Burnham Autos?
	Last Edit: Oct 22, 2006 12:26:09 GMT by Deleted

	Reply Quote

racer86 Posted a lot '72 BMW 2002 / '72 Alpine A110 Gordini Posts: 2,184	MadMinor - mini update Feb 2010 racer86 @racer86
	Oct 22, 2006 14:51:56 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Jaw - Floor - Drool
	www.instagram.com/racereightysix/ <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

	Reply Quote

PhoenixC Posted a lot Posts: 4,423	MadMinor - mini update Feb 2010 PhoenixC @phoenixc
	Oct 22, 2006 15:18:12 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Loved this car, when I saw the pics for the first time about a year ago, when it was posted on here for the first time, and there has been a lot of reposts of it since. Pleased you made it across here, it makes it easier to keep up on your progress ;D Awesome project, and awesome execution
	Myspace Facebook L7 - Pretend We`re Dead

	Reply Quote

cliffb75 Part of things Posts: 80	MadMinor - mini update Feb 2010 cliffb75 @cliffb75
	Oct 22, 2006 16:26:02 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	jonny69 said: I know a Steve that works on Minors and welds crouching over like that. Is he down in Kent, used to be next door to Burnham Autos, previously in Burnham Autos? 'fraid not. This Steve works with his father just outside of Milton Keynes and always has done Minor Medics in Castlethorpe. Recommended PhoenixC said: Loved this car, when I saw the pics for the first time about a year ago, when it was posted on here for the first time Seems like a year doesn't it? but I only started the project in Dec last year, and posted the first pics on SXOC in June this year! By the time Its finished it'll seem like a decade has passed....
	MadMinor

	Reply Quote

rustingdeathtrap Guest	MadMinor - mini update Feb 2010rustingdeathtrap @GUEST
	Oct 22, 2006 21:23:18 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	You, sir, are a bleeding legend and you have given me a lot of inspiration over the last few months. I'm really looking forward to seeing your progress with this and welcome to retro rides. Keep up the awesome work


	Reply Quote

Retro Rides Privacy Statement