someone was suggesting that you`re not limited to engine choice,,,well,,, the truth is that "IF" you`re after a front engine/front wheel drive mini using a motorbike engine then the Yammy R! is about the only one the fits (with any room & without making a whole pipe of poo-poo fabing up stuff to make room for it)

The R1 bike power unit has it`s gearbox "up-ended" for want of a better decription, the gear box shafts are ontop of each other instead ofone behind the other as in conventional bike engines,,, so therfor the R1 is basically the shortest bike motor you can get in the 1000cc or bigger capacity.

My little R1 powered hill climb special was meant to be the test bed for an R1 powered mini but i`m so happy with it the way it is that i`m not going to bother adding all that weight that a road mini body will create

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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.

but what if someone from NSW was to offer you a whole bunch of money Matt?

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did I tell you that I won a trophy?

Hmmmm, I have a cunning plan...

"What now Baldrick?"

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"Not Speeding Officer..........Qualifying"

Could probably fit two of them in side by side for a harley V4.
Might need to cut some very big holes for air cooling and would need some hefty chain...

I reckon this would fit

http://www.rotecradialengines.com/0RotecR2800/R2800.htm

Thought of that already:

http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=19598&highlight=

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Too many cars, and too little time.

I always thought that a conversion was done to improve and advance the car not to lumber it with a dud engine

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Roundies and Clubbies(except vans) are both ugly that is why I have Midas and a van
1293 Mini Midas Bronze,1275 Clubman van

Ahh yes Harley Davidson, "Yesterdays Technology at Tomorrows Prices"!!!

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"Not Speeding Officer..........Qualifying"

Pumping sh!t like no other sh!t pump can pump sh!t.

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

Bit of a tangent but are their any V4 engines around?

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Respect mine and I'll respect yours.

Lancia and Ford.

Honda and Ducati (maybe?).

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

Someone was doing a 800 honda V4 into the front of a mini.
I think it was on here ages ago...

must have gone well then