Has anyone done a successful Nissan Micra engine and trans into Mini transplant?

What a great idea! They are a 1275cc too aren't they?

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88 Rover 1.3i "Reggie"
99 Rover 1.3i “Grover”
12 Mini Cooper S "The shitter"
17 Mini Clubman JCW “Noddy”

yep,, , good thing too,,, some of them have that cvvt whatever it is "variable belt drive" thingy niffty type of auto trans if you ask me

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

Sorry moved to Conversions

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Stop Licking the Dog...I Don't Care Who Started It

is it just me or do those micra;s look more like a mini than those bmw versions???

And they are made in the home country..

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Dean Hutton's first car was a Mini.

what year and model you looking at

cheers dan

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Cheers Dan

FIRST COMES THE MONEY, THEN COMES THE POWER, THEN COMES THE WOMEN.!!

i dont really think they look anything like a mini...

(sorry i went stupid in the previous version of this post im sleep deprived)

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Potato

Yeah, the K11 (second gen) had an optional Continuously Variable Transmission thing (endless gears, like those horrible plastic scooters )

I'm the (not so) proud owner of a K10 Micra - no way I would put that engine in any Mini (it's a 1256-ish cc engine pulling 56 horses)...

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No speakers, no bodykits, no six-inch spacers, no spak filler, no bullshit

Yes, I think so too. If anything the front end is reminiscent of the Clubmans.

Don't forget there was a Jap import 970cc version of the K10 carlled the "March" with a Turbo and Supercharger.

There is at least one Mini in Victoria running the K11 1275cc engine. No powerhouse, but arguably more reliable than the A series, with the added benefit of 5 speeds.

Cheers,

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Brett Nicholson
Greendale (near Ballan) VIC.
1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2

I drove one of these things around Europe a few years ago, it's AWFUL. With a manual it might have been passable, but the CVVT was truly dreadful. Worst car I've driven in a long time.

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Simon

The adventures of an owner builder in the Tallarook Ranges

There is a guy in Trinidad (but posts on The Mini Forum UK) that has done several Micra conversions. He used a MA10 engine (1.0L Carby) from an 88 Micra but also a CG13DE (in K11 Micrra - as delivered in Australia).

See his main thread here http://www.theminiforum.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=57644 - you will need to be a member to view the pics though. Best thing about this conversion is from the looks of it, you don't need to completely hack off the sides of the Mini subframe away to fit the engine = Less custom tube/steel subframe work.

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-Alan
I blame my dad for my love of minis. I think I was conceived in the back seat of one
I also blame my Dad for me being 6' 1" - not really the optimum height for driving a Mini.

Yeah i read that tread. Even emailed the dude in Trinidad to see if he would put together a simple build manual but he wasnt interested. Shame though his work LOOKS neat. Seems to be fairly straight forward. Not to many engine bay mods and it retains the important fixing points of the front sub.
Hmm turbo and supercharger!!!

Hey bnicho, do you know the owner of mini running the K11?

Hi,

I think it was built by Lindsay Siebler of Minis Plus, but not 100% certain. It was someone well knwon to VMCI if it wasn't him, who has their own business. The conversation was about five years ago. I asked if he'd build another one, but he said no.

BTW: There's was a donor K11 with front end stack and 140,000km on it in a Hoppers Crossing wreckers a few months back.

Cheers,

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Brett Nicholson
Greendale (near Ballan) VIC.
1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2

I have a cg13de sitting in my shed, ive been on the lookout for a n12 exa box for it as its smaller externally than the micra box and comes with limited slip or even a n13 viscous would be ok, I dont have much more info as it would be another year before I install it

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57 Morris minor
88 Rover Mini