Mike's Mini Project - Specs and Pictures
    The car is now finished and here are the specs and a few more pictures.  Email me for any other info. Mike  smithmdcl@telus.net
 
 



 
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1. Completly stock looking with no extended front.
2. The other side!
3. TheVTEC engine all neatly tucked inside the engine bay. K & N filter, custom rads and overflow can be seen.
4. Dash showing AutoMeter speedo and dash modifed for the 60's look, including the old style toggle switches.
5. The interior, new carpeting and headliner, seats are Toyota, they recline and tilt forward for rear entry.
6. Minilight MK 2 wheels and Falkon tires.
7. The custom exhasut system, uses the Mini mounting points.
8. Trunk showing fuel pump.
 
 
Bodywork
 
New complete floor and floor crossbeam, A panels, front wings, front apron, L and R side of windshield scuttle, rear valance, L and R door steps,  L and R outer sills, Rear sub frame mounts, R and L trunk floor, trunk hinge panel, new seam covers, W&P style fender flares. The front end is an all steel removable front with a normal opening hood. No visible external mounting for this.
 
Body completely stripped to bare metal, all repairs completed, primered, seam sealer applied to all seams on both sides, rock guard applied on inside and outside of floor, inside of roof, under all wheel wells and front apron and rear valance. All inner sections coated in several coats of anti rust paint (Zero Rust) and then treated with Rust Check after final painting. 4 coats of color, three coats clear, all Dupont Chroma Premier paint, inside and out, all surfaces.  Rover Tahiti Blue Pearl body and Mazda Sunburst Yellow roof. All exposed steel/aluminum surfaces coated with clear enamel to prevent discoloring or rusting. (ie sub frame bolts, trumpets, etc),
 
Exterior
 
New windshield, new mirrors and mounts, new grill and side trim, new front signal lights, new stainless steel bumpers front and rear, new seam trim, all new rubber and locking strips for windshield, rear window, side windows, trunk lid and doors. New door locks and window scrapers. Stainless steel wiper bezels, grommets and washer nozzles and custom ‘Mini 1600’ and ‘VTEC’ badge on rear.
 
Interior
 
New carpet and underlay, new headliner, Toyota front seats fitted to recline and to tilt forward for rear access, refinished Mini rear seats and door panels, rebuilt old style dash and switch panel with all new toggle switches, 3 clock center pod with AutoMeter electronic speedometer, Mini temp gauge and MG (Smiths) gas gauge. Mini eyeball air vents retained. New starter switch assembly.
 
Mechanical
 
Complete new rear sub frame and suspension with later drum brakes. Complete new front sub frame with 8.4” discs, new CVs and boots (all new parts transferred to VTEC frame). (includes new rubber cones, shocks and complete brake assemblies as well as all new rubber suspension bushings for both front and rear). Polyurethane front sub frame and tower mounts and new rubber lower mounts. New clutch master, rebuilt brake master (both silicon brake fluid), all new slave brake cylinders, front brake pistons and brake parts (came with new sub frames). All new brake lines, clutch lines and hoses. 5X12” Minilite MK2 wheels fitted with Falken 165/60 tires.
 
1600cc Honda SOHC 130hp VTEC from 1994 Honda Civic Si. Less than 40,000km on the engine and 5-speed transmission. Mounted in custom sub frame with all Mini suspension components. Custom made drive shafts, Mini outer splines, and Honda inner splines. Two custom radiators for cooling, one with electric fan, custom intake manifold with K&N air filter, new Honda alternator on custom alternator mounting bracket, stock headers, custom exhaust system made to look like RC40 style. Modified Honda shift linkage using standard Mini location for mounting. New high-pressure fuel pump with pre pump filter and Honda pre injection filter on firewall. Fuel pump protected by impact switch, opens in the event of an impact.  Honda engine harness with stock Honda ECU. Rest of car is stock Mini wiring for all lights, wipers etc. New fuse block.

   
 
 
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