hey its still a mini my swift gti mini will look like a mini handle like one and sound kinda like one except it will go hard and i will still be able to afford food AND if i miss the A series ill just jump in my other mini with an 1100 and go for a drive

i think you wont want as matt says more then 100 mate in an a series for the road and by the way thats heaps

yeah i know its heaps but until it becomes undriveable i'll always wonder if i can get a little bit more outta it

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Bling me up Scotty!
"wait till it grows into a plant...then bunny rabbit THE PLANT!"

1966 Morris Mini DeLuxe FOR SALE

agreed...100hp atw was my original (pie in the sky) target...i didnt even realize that was possible until i did a bit of research into the forced induction options available...i am expecting to spend good money on this mini...not MEGA $$$ but its a staged multi-year project...so whatever it takes to get around 100hp at the wheels will make me happy...if the whole project ends up costing $30,000 its acceptable...its just gonna take a long time

i wont be using all that power all the time...just when i wanna drag some ricer or give it a bit of stick coz i feel like it...but thats not all that often...just want the power available when i want/need it...

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Bling me up Scotty!
"wait till it grows into a plant...then bunny rabbit THE PLANT!"

1966 Morris Mini DeLuxe FOR SALE

i think if i was to stay with a series i would love a 1415 with a blower for a roady or for a roady/track/fun car a 1275 block bored out with a large journal short crank sth african style with a turbo and intercooleer i think Matts doing the last one but with the twinky head as well

1415 was what i was thinking about (actually 1412 bored and stroked) then forced induction...still dunno if i wanna go SC or TC...i am still like a year off sorting out the engine anyway...so its not a decision i need to make RIGHT NOW...just kicking thoughts around at the moment twin cam head would be AWESOME...but then we talking REAL money for the donk...and would mean i would have to wait another 8months or so longer till its driveable...i would like it...dont get me wrong...but if its gonna cost $10,000 for the head alone...no thanks

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Bling me up Scotty!
"wait till it grows into a plant...then bunny rabbit THE PLANT!"

1966 Morris Mini DeLuxe FOR SALE

head wont cost that
your not talking KAD head are you??

the BMW one will be less then that

other option is bmw head on a 1415 / 12 with fuel injection

smooth pretty powerfull and reliable

i was looking at a KAD head...not considering buying it coz its just STUPIDLY expensive...i have no idea how much a beamer head kit would cost...i dont really have the knowledge to do it myself like matt did...

the main reason i dont wanna go a hybrid is that i dont like the idea of cutting heaps of the body out to fit it...if i could achieve a hybrid conversion without cutting away much (preferably none) of the body i'd seriously consider it and almost certainly do that in preference to the a-series...

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Bling me up Scotty!
"wait till it grows into a plant...then bunny rabbit THE PLANT!"

1966 Morris Mini DeLuxe FOR SALE

The beauty of Jap motors also are that they run cleaner as they are injected, so you don't end up with a cabin full of petrol fumes and a headache to go with it.

I went this way with my Datsun 1600 a few years back and it was the best thing i ever did. The conversion was far cheaper than building a high performance L-series and the car always ran smoothly and cleanly.

Thats why I decided to go down the track of the 4efte into the roundnose.

Dan

Put some pressure on Matt - tell him he only has a year to come up with a price for the Bimmer head kit for you

Combine that with a blower or turbo & you'll have a fantastic A Series!

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Too many cars, and too little time.

kinda impressed by the hayabusa conversions actually...sounds great...goes AMAZINGLY...

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Bling me up Scotty!
"wait till it grows into a plant...then bunny rabbit THE PLANT!"

1966 Morris Mini DeLuxe FOR SALE

what about an elder 8-port head i think there was talk that they were around the $4k mark which is pretty good considering how much you could spend on an a-series head

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73' S

Yes but almost any engine will fit in a Datsun. 1200s fit CA18s and I think SR20s fit with rediculous ease makes me jealous Oh and the utes weight about the same as a mini

Same I think it is similar with the L series blocks on 260Zs etc or just grab a 280ZX motor
Little brother does datsuns.

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Roads need more corners
A Deluxe(CG13DE), 2 Clubbies(998 and 1275) and 2 Morris 1100Ss

i`ll be doing all the pricing up pretty soon now,,,my bimmer twinky is on it`s final "dummy build" so that makes it pretty dam close to being a runner

the big hold up with this program is the Monaco fastback body & approval,,,,sooooooo,,,,,i`m seriously thinking of just shoving the whole bimmer twinky into my old blue "S" to run around in & test it all with

pretty easy to do at this stage, & i`m getting very very eager beaver to see what sort of numbers we can pull outa this here little toy myself

besides, i`ve been hangin for a fangin for a couple of years now,,,it`s now the longest time between races for me EVER!!!!!!!!!!

&&&&,,,i`ve also worked out that it`s not so important to use a stroker crank in the bimmer conversion,,,in fact makes it a fair bit harder to sort & also more costly, when all that`s needed is say a 1360cc & the bimmer head & a decently matched turbo injection set up & you`re away,,,no NEED for the stroker at all,,,want more grunt???,,,switch over to the other tank full of good juice,,,click over to "program #2",,,,& turn up the wick easy-peasy

i`ll have a final "BASE" price in a few months for you all

the preasure is on now,,,i`ll have to actually do some work now

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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.

hmmm...even more to think about...will have to consider this too...depending on price...turbos are meant to be more streetable as well...does it come with a big ricey blow-off valve too?

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Bling me up Scotty!
"wait till it grows into a plant...then bunny rabbit THE PLANT!"

1966 Morris Mini DeLuxe FOR SALE

zzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ, Ptshhhh,zzzzzzZZZZZZZZ,Ptshhhhh

just like a turbo slot car mini

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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.