Austin Mini, registered as 1967 but is built around an 80's bodyshell. As can be seen in this website the Car was completely stripped and rebuilt from the ground up. The engine and
gearbox were also completely rebuilt with appropriate modifications to ensure that they could take the extra power of a turbo. The car does a 1/4 mile in the mid 15 second area and has a
0-60 in the mid 7s, and is a blast to squirt around the backroads.. At the rolling road test with 10psi it produced 109BHp at the wheels, which equates to approx 130BHp at the flywheel.
This engine could easily make higher boost/power but I find the current settings of 10psi fine for the traction currently available.
The body was stripped to a bare shell, new panels and repairs were made and the shell was painted with an epoxy primer. This was followed by multiple coats of hi-build primer, the
underside was covered in Rocker Schultz and topcoated then the rest of the body was block sanded. Finally the shell was topcoated in the colour "strong blue" with a white roof. The rear
subframe is new and both the front and rear suspension have fully adjustable components plus SPAX adjustable shocks. The brakes are standard drums at rear and drilled slotted 8-1/2" disks
at front with greenstuff pads and a servo. The heater was removed but will be included in the sale.
The engine was completely rebuilt as a fast road car with attention to reducing turbo lag as much as possible.A brand new GT15 turbo was used with a camshaft and Compression ratio
selected to keep the engine responsive when not on boost. The small turbo and custom manifold avoided the need to cut the front crossmember.A distributor-less, programmable ignition system
(megajolt) is used which has a MaP sensor to allow retard when on boost. There is a wideband O2 sensor and analog display plus a knock sensor and indicator. The Carb needle was custom
adjusted for the engine configuration.Forged pistons/ARP rod bolts and duplex timing chain with offset key for timing adjustment were used. A Turbo head with sodium exhaust valves and the
turbo spec crankshaft were used from a Metro turbo donor engine. There is an intercooler on the right inner wing panel and an auxiliary cooling radiator up front.
The standard gearbox was totally rebuilt with new synchros and bearings. A Crosspin diff with 2.95 ratio gives a comfortable 70mph cruise. The speedo gears were matched to the speedo.
A KAD quickshift is installed. Straight cut drop gears were used with higher power in consideration and these give a whine on acceleration and clatter a bit at idle but that is totally
normal.The noises are music to my ears
Drivetrain
1293 cc (+20) A+ Series Engine, Full rebuild with all new bearings
Turbo head and crankshaft
Accralite Forged pistons 14cc CR=8.5-1
ARP rod bolts, New Turbo oil pump, New Kent 266 camshaft
Extra engine steady (so 3 installed)
Duplex timing chain with offset key to finetune the timing
GT15 Turbo on fabricated Manifold. Running 10psi with Intercooler
HIF 44 turbo carb with custom polished needle
2core radiator, 10" electric cooling fan and Aux radiator
Grey clutch diaphragm with road/rally clutchplate
SC drop gears, (original helicals included)
Standard helical gearbox, fully rebuilt with all new synchros and bearings
KAD quickshift (original gearstick included)
Crosspin 2.95 diff
2" DTM exhaust system
Megajolt programmable distributorless ignition with MaP sensor
Wideband O2 sensor and display. Knock sensor.
Suspension/Brakes
12" alloy wheels
New rear subframe
Polly subframe bushings front and rear
Adjustable front lower arms and tie rods
Camber/tracking brackets at rear
HiLo's at front, rear trumpets adjusted for rideheight.
SPAX adjustable shocks all round
Drilled and slotted front disks with greenstuff pads.
Standard brake servo
Bodywork/Interior
Stripped to bare shell, new panels and weld repairs as needed.
Quick release bonnet hinges (saves cracking your head!)
Front Crossmember was not modified for turbo.
Epoxy basecoat, primer and PPG shopline topcoat paint
New s/s bumpers
New window rubbers and trim all round
New headliner
Tilt/removable sunroof.
Subaru front seats (originals included)
Retro instrument panel and steering column pod with RPM, O2 and boost guages
Heater removed (but included in sale)
