wish it did but nowt to do with me ..... looks the dogs knob

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/108850.htm

175 width tyres stretched onto a 7" rim

obviously quick but not my cuppa t that one, needs to be a bit more discreet looking..

thats a fast car for 13k though!

never got the appeal of twin engined cars. Zcars recently did an ultima GTR with twin Hayabusa engines and 4WD. 500BHP each.

Didnt see the point, may as well stick a nice big V8 in there like it was designed for. you can get them up to 1000BHP and probaly cheaper than 2 hayabusa engines and a build by Z cars

I want to know what tyre fitter put 175 tyres on a 7" rim. 185s shouldn't go on a 7" rim as they'd be too stretched.

I don't know if it's the pictures but it seems a bit rough

shame no photos of the engine bay

..... engines bay

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Originally posted by chockymonster
I want to know what tyre fitter put 175 tyres on a 7" rim. 185s shouldn't go on a 7" rim as they'd be too stretched.

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So is mine worth over £13k, it's got similar performance, twin engines & proper wheels & tyres!

I don't think mine classes as discreet either

Tyres

Are motorsport tyres different? I run 185s on a 7" rim as recommended by Dunlop (link above)

my 185s fit just fine on 5.5j rims, 205 is apparently better for 7"

A lot depends on the tyre. We run 185/530x13 Dunlop CR311 om my mate's R1 engined rally Mini on 7J rims and they are absolutely fine. If you look through the Mini mags you will see loads of wheel and tyre packages with 7" rims and 175/50x13 tyres. They are the widest tyres you can get for the Mini keeping the rolling radius correct. A 195/45x13 would be ideal but that size doesn't exist. People want the 7" rims because of the nice dish you get on them.

The car does look a bit rougher than it did. I had a spin in it at Curborough round the sprint course with Mr Allanson himself at the wheel. Was rather rapid, but as Chris will tell you, some of his later single engined cars are as quick in a straight line and handle better.


[Edited on 26/10/06 by richardR1]

can you post a pic of your mates mini Rich or better still a vid