He has chopped through the main bulkhead, including the rather important box section which runs the width of the bulkhead, and has done nothing to put any strength back in. It's ok though as it is by no means an MOT failure.
Classic Mini with turbo
conversion
He has chopped through the main bulkhead, including the rather important box section which runs the width of the bulkhead, and has done nothing to put
any strength back in. It's ok though as it is by no means an MOT failure.
On the positive side the heat it puts out should more than compensate for the removal of the heater.
Mind when it explodes due to getting sprayed by a puddle it might put a crimp in your day! (not to mention your ankle )
Apart from the butchard shell, he has a 200BHP 1275 engine as well!!!!!
Mr Vizard would of given his right leg to get a 200bhp out of a 1275
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Originally posted by onzarob
Apart from the butchard shell, he has an alleged 200BHP 1275 engine as well!!!!!
Mr Vizard would of given his right leg to get a 200bhp out of a 1275
IIRC that much power has been extracted from a turbo'd A series before now, but the resulting contraption is
probably closer to a fragmentation grenade than an engine. God knows what gearbox is going to last with the kind of torque that will be producing,
even the straight cut ones would be struggling to take that. "The car is a runner with a little squirt of easy start, although i would strongly recommend a toe"
Into touch, I should think! 
We picked up 2 scrap minis last night for spares and one of them has a turbo engine fitted so after reading this i thought i would have a look at it
in daylight. Its got more of the bulkhead and crossmember cut away than that one It has some thin steel plate tack welded over the hole
Do people realy think that the crossmember is for decoration ????
Ps the engine is not for sale !!!
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Originally posted by MikeRJ
quote:
Originally posted by onzarob
Apart from the butchard shell, he has an alleged 200BHP 1275 engine as well!!!!!
Mr Vizard would of given his right leg to get a 200bhp out of a 1275
I corrected your post for you
[Edited on 29/11/07 by MikeRJ]
I turboed my Mini a long time ago. All parts were from VMax Racing and the bits needed included a fairly substantial box that was welded into the cut
out section of bulkhead box. Also some reinforcing plate which was welded in strategic places on subframe.
It was not a quick conversion!
Since when was the 998 engine turboed. The Metro lump was 1275 - mine was 1293, and ran up to a bar, and I'd estimate no more then 120 bhp.
ATB
Simon
Fab