ok here’s my new car, a '75 clubman given to me for nothing, i am restoring the shell at the moment and i am building a 998 with renault 5 T2 turbo and mapped ignition (mega squirt ‘n’ edis) i know i could just put in a 1275 , but i fancy something different . here’s some pics
DAN 
nice how did u get it for free
Worth 0p in my mind
Lookin’ good. A nice old one, too. They do say that the 70s ones are a bit more solid. Keep us posted.
it was sat in this bloke’s garage since 1995 and he wanted rid of it, so i took it, the engine was not seized and its only done 56,000 miles. the owner before the bloke was an old dear who only did about 250 miles a year in it, MOT certificates prove its all genuine too.
the only welding needed is the N/S sill the a panels a couple of small holes on the floor and the rear valence asnd corner of the boot floor. the bonnet needs replacing too. not bad for a 29 year old car.
i have now ordered my mega squirt ecu and i have a c/f boot floor for weight saving.
DAN
im sorry, that is truly pimp mate
carbon in a mini, what a wonderous idea!! heh
998 turbo sounds interesting, whats the total price for a full build?
aaron
i have no idea how much it will cost, but i’ll probably end up spending a fortune!! you know how it is.
DAN
lol, yer i know what u mean
i had the mini garage round here to adjust the needle on my car, he couldnt get it to work right so modded the one in there, runs like a lil demon now!!
was talkin to him about bodywork… and basicly if i have enought cash by end of november when the mot is up on mine im gunna buy the cooper shell they have, and turbo the engine i have at the mo… so would you mind helping me out with whats bits i would need to turbo mine?
would be greatly appreciated
aaron
your best bet for that mate is check out
http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums
and do a search on the how to section, you can find anything you ever wanted to know about turboing minis there.
off the top of my head though you need a bulkhead box, fuel regulator ( a rising rate one) a high pressure fuel pump and tank modded with a return pipe nice and high up, also i think you need larger diameter fuel lines.
hope that helps.
DAN
p.s you’ll need to make sure you upgrade the brakes etc to match the ectra power
DAN
just got some new brakes on ebay, shou work better than those old drums!!!
DAN
yer, lookin at turbominis now
those brakes look rather nice, i need some better stoppers already, i had ebc spotties and green stuff on my mazda so that stopped pretty damn good, the drums on the mini really dont do the job as well!
what do i need for discs on the front? because i guess u cant just bolt them on where the drums were, so uprigths aswell? from what cars can they be pinched?
aaron
sorry for all the questions!
you need the comlete hubs from a disc braked mini, that will have the mounts for the calipers on it. you could probably get a complete set of 8.4 discs hubs and calipers on the driveshafts for a reasonable amount from a scrappy.
if you ar running 10’s you can try and get 7.5 cooper s discs (expensive) or use mk1 fiesta calipers with 7.9 discs. or you could use 4 pots on 7.9’s (wont fit under all tens) there are a few options it just depends what you want to spend.
my daily driver mini has drums which arent too bad as long as you keep them set up. if you don’t keep them well set they are C**p! when the fade sets in it can be scary especially coming off the motorway on a downhill sliproad with a 90degree right turn and red light at the bottom!!
DAN
rite, this is a shoppin list so far then!!
lol
i have 10" wheels at the mo, so i will be needeing some 12`s an then any disc braked model will do?
i need to get some metro drums on the back because the tyres rub the radius arms under hard cornering, its just the tyre deforming under load!!
just been out in the wet, an now with the power sorted i can have some fun, nothin like slidin and having to wait for the power to come in, all good now
aaron
if you have drums all round you will need drums with a 1" spacer on both sides at the back because the disc set up is an inch wider, you will also need longer studs for the back wheels to ensure the wheel is still safely tightened down. you could get those from any disc brake equiped mini.
stick with the tens!!! they look better!
by the time you’ve bought new 12’s and the brakes you might as well have spent the extra on some that fit under the 10’s
also if your car has always had ten’s the speedo may read wrong on 12’s but i don’t really know.
DAN
good luck with the build, u prob seen my post on turbominis.co.uk with regards to my turbo motor…
yeah i saw it, good luck with it mate
DAN
thing is my wheels are pretty fuxed, the paints peeling and looks like the metals corroding :s
dunno, need to get the shell sorted otu first, and my damn roofs started leaking :s
aaron
i have seen my dream wheels!, there will be a set of these on my car soon without a doubt! (if the 4 pots will go under them)
DAN
4pots should fit. Wellers are steel so are very thin compared to an alloy.
wellars rock. i’ve got some 10’s on my white mini
That will be a cool project mate, a 998 turbo sounds like the job
