Im curious as to what i sinvolved in fitting a different (car) engine into the front of a mini to get a decent performing car. What are the best forums to browse?

Picked up a copy of Mini World last week and the white one with V-tec in back looks very nice.

What was involved in the Shogun / Mac#1 mini? Did MAC#1 make new subframes to convert it to indy suspension?

Ive got it in my head that i need a tin top toy as i hardly ever get chance to use the Mac#1, and when i do its a pain moving everything out of way to get it out of garage. Problem is would want something as fast.

Has a zetec been fitted into a mini before? The idea of rear engine appeals but so does retaining 4 seats and at least a little boot area.

I've got some Mini World mags lying around from a couple of years back, VTEC conversions seems to crop up, just looked at one at it looks v. tidy, still get to keep 4 seats and has 175bhp ^__^ Toyota starlet turbo engine is on the cover of another mag. Let me know if you want these mags (free obv.), I've got 5 of them (or I could cut out the pages about engine conversions to save postage weight) they'll get recycled otherwise

Best site is http://www.16vminiclub.com/

Don't think anyone's done a Zetec but I could be wrong. Plenty of 2.0 litre cavalier engines been put in the back though.
e.g. http://www.16vminiclub.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=10555


[Edited on 18/3/09 by iank]

another http://www.theminiforum.co.uk/

http://www.mac1motorsports.co.uk/index.php/News/Mini.html

Cheers
David

Looking at the September/October 2008 issue of totalkitcar, Nick Mossop of the MAC mini was starting to trade as "Redline Minis" contactable on neminis@hotmail.com

Other pepole offering conversions were:

www.knightmotorsportengineering.co.uk
www.pro-motive.co.uk

hth

Simon