Tamiya 1/24 Morris Mini Cooper S with a twist.

[mobear]

rather you than me mate,i had a 1275 gt in orange(real one not model)and it was lovely so i`m quietly watching this from afar lol

mobear

 

[HRVI]

Engine is bigger than expected. Gearbox is also huge.

Bonnet will need 1 hell of a bulge to make it fit & part of the passenger foot well has been lost to the gearbox.

Thinking this was a bad idea now lol

:bigmistake:

Still got to start on the subframe but i will do that tomorrow when i have some proper tools.

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[aaron]

This is definatly proving to be a challenge, If it means anything the engine looks fricken wicked dominating the engine bay.

Could you not take some from the bottom of the engine for better fit?

 

[HRVI]

I could but i want it to be realistic lol. looking at the real one the engine is allmost sat on the floor i have to have the engine sat higher to have the intake manifold to fit

 

[CDW]

Some brilliant models have come from the builder thinking it was a bad idea at some time in the build....... you keep with it Adam, you'll come up with a solution , i'm enjoying the updates on this so keep 'em comin'

 

[HRVI]

Thanks Colin

Wheels aren't connected yet. they are just placed in the arches to see how it sits

:winkingshades:

It kinda is turning out like my Avatar, a front wheel drive Vtec with an engine that dosnt fit :P

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[HAWKERHUNTER]

Cricky Adam. Im rivited to this build. Look forward to seeing how you get out of this one with the engine fit. Have you considered scratch building a bonnet using the old one as a template, that way if it all goes Pete Tong you have the original bonnet to fall back on. Also looking at the pictures it looks like you may have some room to drop the engine subframe down abit to give you that space on top.Good luck

 

[HRVI]

The engine wont go any lower without having to change the grill or the intake manifold. I already made a custom Exhaust manifold to look better & give more room.

Sub frame is done now anyway until the brakes need fitting when i ill have to make the upper suspension arms & springs

I used the original bonnet but cut the front of leaving about 6mm each side & cut half way up then added plasticard to get a slight lift & extension to the bonnet. so far it looks pretty good.

The elastic bands are their to hold all the parts together before final painting & sticking.

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[treyzx10r]

Adam thats some major surgery! Really enjoying this build keep the pics comin'!

 

[HRVI]

Haha i know & thanks

 

[aaron]

Looking great Adam, I wonder what the bhp and power to weight is on a real one of these racers

That engine looks like it was worth the wait?

 

[Plastickitbasher]

This is some build, your detail work is fantastic

 

[HRVI]

Looking great Adam, I wonder what the bhp and power to weight is on a real one of these racersThat engine looks like it was worth the wait?

A mini is around half a tonne & a couple of the K20 minis built by Super Fast Minis are upto 400bhp so their would be around 800bhp to the tonne. More than you average ferarri

This is some build, your detail work is fantastic

Thanks

 

[HRVI]

Went sailing last weekend so no updates yet. Friday soon though

A friend of mine in Oz has taken quite a liking to the Vtec & wants to buy it :P Not selling though as its the only 1. Might make a second though haha

 

[HRVI]

Got the supercharger belt made on the Supercharged mini & Done some work to the bonnet on the Vtec. Most of the running gear on the front end is now done on the Vtec & just needs upper suspension arms, springs & Steering rod (Using the origional but made about 6mm wider to fit)

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[yambam26]

Very nice adam, Really enjoying this thread Ive ended up picking up another mini cooper kit with see you build its persuaded me :P , Ill be having a good old research before i build as i hopefully want to do something different to my other one

Cheers,Ben

 

[mobear]

fantastic mate,better than watching `pimp my ride`on MTV

MOBEAR

 

[HRVI]

Very nice adam, Really enjoying this thread Ive ended up picking up another mini cooper kit with see you build its persuaded me :P , Ill be having a good old research before i build as i hopefully want to do something different to my other one Cheers,Ben

Thanks & haha. When i finish these 2 i think i will do another. Maybe with 2 mini engines since i have a spare one now Mini built a couple of minis with 2 engines & called them Twinis

fantastic mate,better than watching `pimp my ride`on MTVMOBEAR

Haha thanks Ole

 

[HRVI]

My Vtec goes BWAAAAAAHHHHH!

LoL

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[treyzx10r]

Looking great Adam!