Bigpower

Well here we go.

at the moment the mini is finished, but i still need more so i've got some plans ahead for the little beast.

First off i'm happy with the wheels i have on it at the moment, but anything over 60 mph thrown into a corner only results in either a spin or fighting with car to keep it corrected, so i've bought myself a proper set of wheels for it.

pictured here below on the left, is one of the set of wheels that i have on the mini at the moment. They're 5j x 12" which has good flickablility, but not quite the grip levels i'd like (especially the fact that they're wrapped in the budget Falken road tyres. cost

Now, because i've insisted on buying these huge wheels, i need some beefy arches to cover them, since it's a road legal racing mini.

i did buy some arches called 'Group 5' (pictured below) which are basically 70's-80's works arches, but when offered up to the bodywork... sod it, too narrow by a good 1 3/4 inches :x (note, i bought these before the proper wheels :roll: )



so to counter this, i've bought even bigger wheel arches which are know as 'Miglia arches' (pictured below) these'll definately do the trick. as used to cover 8j x 10" so no question about it.

Nice looking wheels - I am sure they would be a nightmare on the road due to the additional bump steer but on track they should work a treat.

dynamix wrote:Nice looking wheels - I am sure they would be a nightmare on the road due to the additional bump steer but on track they should work a treat.

Cheers,

yeah i'm quite used to the bump steer :-D my mini7 suspension is set on track mode. it's bloody deafening, hot, feel EVERY bump, uncomfortable...

but i love it the handling on flat roads or b-roads is great, it's only slow paced town driving that's a pain, as i'm sure a few fellow Thetford members can testify too, especially station road and abbey farm :!:

ah, i nearly forgot. this is what my mini started off as;



not nice eh :?

so, moving on....

next plan for the mini is to get that gear linkage leak sorted. Which means getting under the car, taking the linkage selector off, using a pick tool, prise the wiper ring off, then fit a

Well today has been an eventful day, the courier delivered my miglia arches to cover those huge 7j x 13" wheels



And also today, i decided to rip the engine apart to de-coke and fit the big valve head too :P

although caught up in the excitement, i forgot to take a photo of it put back together :roll: so i'll have to post that up tomorrow.

Going to look mega hardcore with the new wheels - gawd I wish you could open up the front of my car like that - I could spend all day cleaning the engine parts !!

Not trying to hijack your thread but thought you might like this :?: Yours looks great fun, as thay are

Nice work.

Cutting the front off makes it so much easier to work on. I didnt go quite that far on mine, only cut the front grill off and welded it to the bonnet.

This is making me want a Mini again.

murano3 wrote:Going to look mega hardcore with the new wheels - gawd I wish you could open up the front of my car like that - I could spend all day cleaning the engine parts !!

Yeah it's going to look great and change the handling totaly and it's fantastic having a removable front, especially today after ripping the engine apart and changing heads

Nice power stats Ben H is that the engine from the storm H2 drag mini? looks familiar

dynamix wrote:Nice work.
Cutting the front off makes it so much easier to work on. I didnt go quite that far on mine, only cut the front grill off and welded it to the bonnet.
This is making me want a Mini again.

Buy another mini! mine may not be the fastest car on the planet, but christ does it grip the bends soo much fun, road legal go-kart :P