i'm new, heres what i've got.

[mikko]

just finished my dream of 15 years or so, a vtec mini, well nearly finished, still some loose ends to tie up and get it taxed. heres a wee vid and pic.


ok people turn up your volumes for this

[daniel garry]

sweet, did u extend the front or is it still standard, whats it puttin out??

[mikko]

dont like the look of extended fronts so kept it normal, engine and frame are gonna have to come out to change the oil filter as a result but small price to pay imo. its a b16a1 out of a crx, some people say it puts out 160 bhp but i think its 150 which is plenty for what i'm after.

[daniel garry]

defo looks better with out the extended front, alot of work involved??? wouldnt mind a vtec mini meself!!!

[mikko]

aye quite a bit of work involved but any1 with a technical head could do it, i'm no engineer and have never done anything like this before but the 16v mini forum is such a help. i'd highly recomend the conversion if you enjoy your tinkering. i done it on the cheap (about £1000) but some boys go to town with them.

[kerryminigringo]

Nice sleeper you have there Mikko,the name in white on the tyres is a nice retro touch.

[Kenneth Murphy]

i want one

[kona]

How did it work out so cheap??? Id consider doing it at that price, have you upgraded the brakes and gears? how did you sort out the driveshafts?

[Kenneth Murphy]

in england people dont look silly money for hondas!

[kona]

in england people dont look silly money for hondas!

So , you are better off going up north and buying a Vtec then just scrapping it down here? As fun as it sounds, removing the engine to do a oil change, or probably anything else is a bit too much work for me

[mikko]

a rough breakdown:
engine, box,ecu and loom etc -£300
driveshafts (incuclding cutting, sleeving and welding)- £200
gear selector mechanism-£20
injection fuel tank-£40
civic fuel pump-£30
speedo, clutch cable, speedo cable-£100
standard front subframe and steel to make frame-£50
metro 4 pots-£100
and about £200 on hamerite, pipes, tubes, wires, cutting/grinding discs,nuts/bolts, straight thru exhaust 2"

i'm sure i've forgot things but thats the gutz of it.

[daniel garry]

well done on doin that on that budget, any1 wanna give me £1000?!?!?!?!?!

[kerryminigringo]

Well done on getting it done on such a tight budget,did you make up the driveshafts yourself or get a firm to make them and did you get them balanced.Just want to know as I am starting by own 16v conversion soon.

[miniireland]

jeez it must be very tight under that bonnet, any pics,

[mikko]

heres the instructions i brought to the machine shop, got it from 16v mini forum i think, along with 2 mini and 2 honda shafts and required lengths. they are not balanced but the sleeves were turned down to be perfectly round and the sleeves themselves keep the whole shaft dead straight.

[mikko]

will get some engine bay pics up when i take some.

[keith]

very sweet job.... . have u any construction pics of the subframe & suspension?

[Mark]

Great looking Mini! Any pics of under the bonnet?

Have you thought about running a remote oil filter in a slightly easier to access place?

[mikko]

just came back to look at my breakdown of costs as i'm gonna build another 1 for mate and seen some pic requests.
heres some pics:

[scotty_1987]

nice mini mate..bet it gives some wanna be racers a surprpise!lol
nice work on it as well

[keith]

Whoaaaa! that's a tight fit! very impressive. *respect*