Hey all, I’m a big Classic Mini fan and have been for about 11 years now (since my mid teens). I have had the same Mini City and haven’t really ever had the time or cash to do what I wanted to it until now. So throughout the first few years I simply ran it into the ground and eventually converted it into a Cooper Sport replica. I dropped a 1275 twin-carb lump in it and had the exterior re-sprayed.
Recently I have been following the Z-cars builds and stumbled across similar (but much smaller) company called Promotive.
http://www.pro-motive.co.uk/
The offer front subframe conversions for Yamaha R1 engines which obviously free's up the rear of the car (unlike z-car builds). So at the moment I am working endlessly on restoring the entire car such as eliminating all rust, replacing panels, building bits from aluminium alloy, and turning a simply daily run around into a 200bhp motorbike powered lunatic. And for the road of course .
My aim is to take my time and get everything how i want, im in no rush to finish yet. Still a long way to go.
Cheers for looking.
I have added som pics of the build, many more to come. Sorry about the arrangement.
also checkout these links
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wtXweTe9_M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzmHELeAhHY
Recently I have been following the Z-cars builds and stumbled across similar (but much smaller) company called Promotive.
http://www.pro-motive.co.uk/
The offer front subframe conversions for Yamaha R1 engines which obviously free's up the rear of the car (unlike z-car builds). So at the moment I am working endlessly on restoring the entire car such as eliminating all rust, replacing panels, building bits from aluminium alloy, and turning a simply daily run around into a 200bhp motorbike powered lunatic. And for the road of course .
My aim is to take my time and get everything how i want, im in no rush to finish yet. Still a long way to go.
Cheers for looking.
I have added som pics of the build, many more to come. Sorry about the arrangement.
also checkout these links
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wtXweTe9_M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzmHELeAhHY
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