Been looking at putting a gti motor in a 71 moke been quoted about $4000 grand drive
away dose anyone know the cost of a turbo starlet convertion Any help would be great.
Drew.

DIY? how much ya got? i am personally budgetting around $12,000 for the basic conversion...JC (striped63) reckons it can be done for $5000...but i am skeptical

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1966 Morris Mini DeLuxe FOR SALE

is that for a turbo motor or a gti

starlet gt (4efte) conversion...so yes...turbo...

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1966 Morris Mini DeLuxe FOR SALE

He don't know crap from clay!

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But he's thriving and striving and hugging the turns.

lol...i didnt say that...but i would be pretty impressed if you managed to do the whole lot for $5000...

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1966 Morris Mini DeLuxe FOR SALE

Well. I'll tell you a secret.

Sell your mini motor/box/discs/subframe for $1750. +$1750
Buy a whole gti for $1400. -$1400
Drive it home from the Gold Coast (unregistered, of course).
Sell the seats for $300. +$300
The rolling shell for $600. +$600
The motor/box/loom along with some other goodies for $1500. +$1500
Buy a starlet front cut for $1400 and metro discs for $300. -$1700
Subframe to date $350. -$350
How much has it the starlet conversion to date cost you? $700 in credit did I hear you say?

Buy well, sell well.

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But he's thriving and striving and hugging the turns.

well...excluding the mini itself ($4000 for that puppy that has a 998 in it which i would imagine is more or less worthless and it didnt come with discs) i've spent $1800 on the frontcut and about $1500 to date tooling up for building my own subframe and organising the garage...so before i even cut the first member i'll have spent $3200 (excluding mini which would bring it to $7200)

yer just better at wheeling and dealing than me JC

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1966 Morris Mini DeLuxe FOR SALE

What are you providing to them in this case? Car and motor? Is it Engineered? I assume it includes fueling and driveshafts (unless they've got a downhill driv-e-way, no more to pay)

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But he's thriving and striving and hugging the turns.

Yeah, I would also like to know where you got your quote and what it included. I'm thinking of getting a mini for my daily-driver and a mildly tuned-up G13B would seem to be a decent option for a mini that has to be sensible daily transport.

Let us know who gave you that quote and what it included.

I've got to say, I am with JC on this one, you would be suprised what you can acheive if you set your mind to it.

I have bought, stripped, cleaned and fixed and the re-sold (for fair prices, some people tend to over price parts) and this lead to my budget being very minimal.

Dan

Helps if you have trade behind you ,myself being a locksmith have done that many favours for everyone ,i got my motor for nothing and mechanicals at cheap rates

And no I didnt steal the motor," im a good locksmith"

my sirion has only cost around $700 so far including cooper S brakes

but if everyone else did the work it would be alot more

13 second mini ,baracade, Minstar would probably have a good idea of cost

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88 Rover Mini

they quoted $3000 if I give them a front cut gti.they have just finished a conversion in a
mini which they have rebuilt motor from top to bottom apparently the owner is going to
race it. this conversion cost $7500 drive out with a $3000 dollar motor build I'll be
getting a final quote next week with all items listed.
Dose it sound to cheap

Jet7,

Careful with the Moke. The engine bay is taller but not a long (front to back) as a round nose mini. The firewall is more vertical so there is less room to re-locate the brake and clutch master cylinders and the grille is directly above the front of the subframe. With all of these conversions the guys have had to move the front subframe member forward to fit the exhaust. This could be an issue for a Moke. I find that just fitting an oil cooler between the grille and the engine is a squeese.
Of course lengthening the front of a Moke to fit the engine would be far easier than a real mini but it may blow the budget out more than you have been quoted.
M

Hi Mokesta, do you have a moke with a different motor in it if so what is it, who done the work and how much did it cost.
Cheers jet7