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Subaru powered Mini one 👍
So, just after Christmas, me, my balding brother and our even more balding cousin decided we wanted another little project.
After looking up some different options and checking wheelbase dimensions and engine sizes etc we decided on a newage mini one and a classic impreza 👍 Within a couple of days we had our mini. A British racing green mini one 1.6 with a blown engine https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...977f5c75e9.jpg We gutted the mini to a completely bare Shell within a few days and then started looking for a donor car. We found a 2001 impreza turbo 2000 in good condition for Fairly cheap. https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...14a0871a6d.jpg After deciding the route we were going to take, we removed the engine and built a steel table to mount all the necessary mounts, subframes, and tunnel to in order to keep it all nice and square. https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...ba8c78ed58.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...ab0c9c6b3f.jpg Now we had all the parts we needed off the subaru we rang a man to come and remove the very sad looking impreza Shell :lol1: https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...e2c68d5253.jpg So now we got the mini right up on the ramp with the table and all subaru parts underneath to have a look how things are lining up https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...b2d57a44f4.jpg We got the mini cut ready for the tunnel and rear diff and then dropped the mini down into place (only mod necessary to overall dimensions was to shorten the subaru wheelbase 50mm) https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...d71cfe3fc0.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...1fa23becfb.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...61b7a12ba8.jpg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...5d25d25414.jpg Now 2 months after buying the mini everything is mounted, tacked in place and half way through welding https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...bc23597bb7.jpg Next job will be getting a set of coilovers to reduce how much we need to cut out in the boot Obviously we couldn't resist mounting the gold wheels with the bonnet and bumpers in place :cool: https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...e27986d34b.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...e938a839ce.jpg Will keep this updated as we get on :) Note the brother and cousin :lol: |
Great stuff.
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Sounds pretty cool :thumb:
Look forward to seeing some pics,,by the way,you don't need to sign up to post pics,just hit the 'insert image' icon at the top of the message box. |
Originally Posted by ossett2k2
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Sounds pretty cool :thumb:
Look forward to seeing some pics,,by the way,you don't need to sign up to post pics,just hit the 'insert image' icon at the top of the message box. |
Sounds awesome
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this is sounding like alot of fun!
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Awesome project
Subscribed:thumb::thumb: |
Subscribed.
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Great project, subscribed!
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Great project!
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Brilliant idea!!!
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That's a fantastic project. Can't wait to see how it turns out. Always thought that the engine sound of the new mini's was bad, this has to be the best way to improve it.
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Nice Minpreza and nice skills!
Just goes to show anything is possible with some good old ingenuity |
Subscribed.:thumb:
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Subini , subscribed love it
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Interesting thread, subscribed.
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Soo the front end Is not far off now, just need the cooper s bonnet to clear the engine :lol1: and a radiator making up.
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...adb1f6f7a3.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...f730ea0a5f.jpg Tunnel is fully welded in now and we've made and welded in the mounts for the rear control arms and diff front mounts so we just need to cut out the mini for the bigger subaru coilovers and get them in and then we'll have a rolling car 👍 Thanks to IanG1983 for the meisterr coilovers ☺👌 |
Great stuff. !!!!!!
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Have to put a sound clip up when its finished, that would confuse me, if i heard a Scooby and saw a mini lol
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Wow going to be an awesome time. Following for more!
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In for the updates, hopefully there are some more
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Nice! Looking forward to seeing how this one turns out.
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You guys are mad genius's. Love this project!
Have you seen the build by Bad Obsession Motorsports on Youtube? They're putting Celica GT4 running gear into a CLASSIC mini! http://www.badobsessionmotorsport.co...nky-episode-9/ |
Love it, in for more updates!
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Awesome project , subscribed
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Awesome!!! The only mini I would ever own :P
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What ended up happening with this? Looks like a great project!
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Yeah come one! Updates!
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subscribed
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Well let's see it
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