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Post by paul1275s on Oct 8, 2008 17:35:35 GMT
After having an enourmous amount of fun and some success on the Eastbourne and Ram Motor Club autotests this summer we have decided to build an Autotest Special just for handbraking around the cones next summer. A fairly good shell was obtained (Cheers Gaz) which has a fairly solid floorpan but is a bit rotten in most of the areas that will be chopped out... Got the car back to the workshop, and had some fun with the angle grinder..    The Duckling's old (slightly bent) front subframe has now been bolted up to the car to allow us to move it around, It's going to be fitted with a standard spec engine of our choosing (what ever is lying around in the workshop..). Rear subframe is shot, we may find another or go for coilovers at the back which will allow us to turn the remains of the existing suframe into a beam axle and lose a lot more weight from the back of the car. Fuel tank will be under the bonnet, along with a battery mounted in the scuttle somewhere.. This is roughly what it will look like,  |
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Post by mccarefree on Oct 8, 2008 19:31:39 GMT
Butcher! :-)
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Post by Miniböttcher on Oct 8, 2008 20:12:02 GMT
looks like you are making a radford at the back,
shame it would not be road legal it would be fun to drive on the road
great power to weight ratio.
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Post by Stephen on Oct 8, 2008 20:21:50 GMT
Im sure it could be road legal with a bit of work
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Post by Simon1275mpi on Oct 9, 2008 8:21:15 GMT
It would be nice to make it road legal.  |
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Post by paul1275s on Oct 10, 2008 18:00:20 GMT
bit more chopping!! ;D   |
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Post by Miniböttcher on Oct 10, 2008 22:14:35 GMT
we will have to do one of those auto test in asda car park again so we can all see it in action looking good must be fun to cut a later mini up, lucky its not a mark 1 how many minis have you got now?  ?? |
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Post by paul1275s on Oct 21, 2008 17:48:08 GMT
Did some more cutting today.. Sorry Simon! Got some steel tube and started to make up the bracing bars, also planning around the freebie coilovers destined for the back end. It means we can chop out even more metal by turning the back subframe into a beam axle.  |
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Post by Simon1275mpi on Oct 22, 2008 7:31:18 GMT
Looking good Paul, carry on! Is that on straight?
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Post by paul1275s on Oct 25, 2008 17:26:22 GMT
Glued some bits back onto the car today, means I can chop some more out now the car is reinforced. Rear subframe off tomorrow for some modifictions....  |
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Post by mccarefree on Oct 25, 2008 18:20:37 GMT
I took a look today and found Paul with a demonic smile, ready to chop a bit more off (rather like a sort of Serial Grinder) and what's left of a once shiny new Mini, rapidly disappearing. It's a bit like Lego for grown ups really and will be huge fun for those two loons when it's done! Keep up the good work Paul! MMc.
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Post by Simon1275mpi on Oct 26, 2008 22:39:47 GMT
Hope you used that out of date 'no nails' we had left over from the duck! |
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Post by Miniböttcher on Oct 28, 2008 20:14:03 GMT
how are you running the hand brake hydrolic ( spelling) or the normal cable,
as i can see you wearing out a few on the auto tests
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Post by paul1275s on Oct 29, 2008 15:45:45 GMT
Hydraulic is a possibility, not actually sure if it's needed though. I think a well adjusted standard system will be sufficient for now, especially for the grass events. plus it's free..
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Post by paul1275s on Mar 17, 2009 20:00:26 GMT
Been tinkering away slowly at this over the winter, the rear subframe came off and was converted into a beam axle seeing as we are using coil-overs at the back end. Radius arms have been treated to a rebuild with new bearings and bushes, brake back plates blasted and painted and reassembled onto the radius arms. Have welded a few more tubes in place for strength and to provide a top mount for the shocks. It'll be rolling again by the weekend and the rest of the car will be getting some attention, i.e., engine, brakes, fuel system, wiring etc!! Needs to be finished by the middle of May..   |
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