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Konzo
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Hello all,

I am currently planning my house with construction to start early in the new year, which will of course include a double garage (single width, double length) specifically for mini's so I want to start planning my clubman/4efte project, which I intend on racing in the MG car clubs Mattara Hillclimb through King Edward Park and the Buladelah Hillclimb. I also intend on road registering it for daily driving.

So I am going to go question by question and hopefully get all the answers over the coming months.

Q1. Does anyone make the subframes for sale? or will I have to have one made?

Q2. Can anyone that has a picture of their subframe could they please post it on this post?

I look forward to your responses.

PS - I do not have the car or the engine yet ... as I want to do all the research first ... I will get both once my house is done.
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mini_magic_au wrote:
Q1. Does anyone make the subframes for sale? or will I have to have one made?

Q2. Can anyone that has a picture of their subframe could they please post it on this post?


Archangle007 will make you one, but as anybody who is custom making a frame, they will need the car, or you may not get a true fit (becuase the tolerances are so small, much smaller than BMC/Leyland used).

There are many different varieties of frames. You are best to search through threads in the conversion section for them.

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mini_magic_au wrote:
Hello all,

I am currently planning my house with construction to start early in the new year, which will of course include a double garage (single width, double length) specifically for mini's so I want to start planning my clubman/4efte project, which I intend on racing in the MG car clubs Mattara Hillclimb through King Edward Park and the Buladelah Hillclimb. I also intend on road registering it for daily driving.

So I am going to go question by question and hopefully get all the answers over the coming months.

Q1. Does anyone make the subframes for sale? or will I have to have one made?

Q2. Can anyone that has a picture of their subframe could they please post it on this post?

I look forward to your responses.

PS - I do not have the car or the engine yet ... as I want to do all the research first ... I will get both once my house is done.
I look forward to watching you at Mattara :D

Dicko
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Luke,

Let me know if you need a subframe built.

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What do people think? Sedan or Van?
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My $0.02 - Van!!

:o :o :o :) :D :lol: :lol: :wink:

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Van.

Clubby Van.

8) 8)

Tricky, while you're building his, reckon you could do two for the same price? :lol: :lol:

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Archangel007 wrote:
My $0.02 - Van!!

:o :o :o :) :D :lol: :lol: :wink:


What the ? Tell me more!



Also i want to race the car on weekends, so not sure if a van would be suitable, although I would like something different.
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make it a rear engined van :P
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mini_magic_au wrote:
Archangel007 wrote:
My $0.02 - Van!!

:o :o :o :) :D :lol: :lol: :wink:


What the ? Tell me more!
Don't get excited, he's giving you his 2 cents worth of opinion, not offering you his van for 2c :D
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d1ck0 wrote:
mini_magic_au wrote:
Archangel007 wrote:
My $0.02 - Van!!

:o :o :o :) :D :lol: :lol: :wink:


What the ? Tell me more!
Don't get excited, he's giving you his 2 cents worth of opinion, not offering you his van for 2c :D


Oh derrrrh. I must have been half asleep when I read that!
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Thanks for the rescue Dicko!!

I'm with SGC - clubby van!!

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