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2.8i Mini???

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Yo, Listen up all yo mini fanz out der.

Got 1965 Mini Convertable Shell and want make it 2.8i wit rear wheel drive??

Any one kno if dis possible?? an what would be a phat donor car??All I got at d mo is a rear wheel drive Toyota Starlet??

Any answerz???????
Devillz_Angell@hotmail.com

Sound peepz.

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Devil-- :twisted:


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u can do anything to a mini once you' ve a heap of cash nd know too much about minis, i saw a chevy v6 in a mini b4. however ud b better of with a 2.0 v-tec type R lump with front wheel drive.that much power on the back wheels could make it impossible 2 drive. u cud go 2 z-cars nd get a motorbike engine rwd mini.
Why are minis sooooo expensive on buy and sell and most are shitters
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u can do anything to a mini once you' ve a heap of cash nd know too much about minis, i saw a chevy v6 in a mini b4. however ud b better of with a 2.0 v-tec type R lump with front wheel drive.that much power on the back wheels could make it impossible 2 drive. u cud go 2 z-cars nd get a motorbike engine rwd mini.
Why are minis sooooo expensive on buy and sell and most are shitters
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Post by The Marcos Graveyard »

You need to use a Ford V6 2.8ltr engine and running gear from a Ford Granada Scorpio 4x4, then it's just a little modification to the floor pan. Simple enough.
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Post by DaveC »

Sounds very straightforward when you put it like that!
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It is. :)
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Post by kerryminigringo »

does the haynes manual cover this conversion
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Yes, but you may need to engage the help of an assistant
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It's a 5 spanner job.
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Post by kerryminigringo »

would a dolly mixture of metric,af and whitworth do because then i might be able to muster the five
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