downsouth 7,440 Posted April 19, 2022 Report Share Posted April 19, 2022 Just 1/2 of the blokes collection where Im working,Anyone guess what engine the mini has in it? 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 30,469 Posted April 19, 2022 Report Share Posted April 19, 2022 Not a chap over Oxford way by any chance is it ?....not a bike fan myself but nice seeing different folks collections and what they're into....whats a in the Mini ? a chap i know stuck a Cosworth engine in one years back it was a ridiculous little car. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
downsouth 7,440 Posted April 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2022 10 minutes ago, gnasher16 said: Not a chap over Oxford way by any chance is it ?....not a bike fan myself but nice seeing different folks collections and what they're into....whats a in the Mini ? a chap i know stuck a Cosworth engine in one years back it was a ridiculous little car. No mate hes down here in kent.Nothing as big as a Cosworth engine but just as fast I reckon.He said hes had it up to 140 with loads more to go but it started to lift.Ill let a few more people guess before I say.He reckons the old blue motor is even quicker. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
downsouth 7,440 Posted April 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2022 Just extending for more of his collection.And his real favourites are kept in the house. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lee 99 Posted April 19, 2022 Report Share Posted April 19, 2022 Blue one looks like an old ford pop Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greg64 2,858 Posted April 19, 2022 Report Share Posted April 19, 2022 (edited) 19 minutes ago, downsouth said: No mate hes down here in kent.Nothing as big as a Cosworth engine but just as fast I reckon.He said hes had it up to 140 with loads more to go but it started to lift.Ill let a few more people guess before I say.He reckons the old blue motor is even quicker. suzuki hayabusa Edited April 19, 2022 by greg64 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 30,469 Posted April 19, 2022 Report Share Posted April 19, 2022 18 minutes ago, downsouth said: No mate hes down here in kent.Nothing as big as a Cosworth engine but just as fast I reckon.He said hes had it up to 140 with loads more to go but it started to lift.Ill let a few more people guess before I say.He reckons the old blue motor is even quicker. The Cosworth Mini was fast as f**k if once you'd managed to stop the wheels from spinning ....silly little gimmick of a car. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
downsouth 7,440 Posted April 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2022 2 minutes ago, greg64 said: suzuki hayabusa Bang on 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
downsouth 7,440 Posted April 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2022 11 minutes ago, gnasher16 said: The Cosworth Mini was fast as f**k if once you'd managed to stop the wheels from spinning ....silly little gimmick of a car. This ones got the bike engine mounted in the boot.He reckons it just started doing wheelies at about 140 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kanny 20,756 Posted April 19, 2022 Report Share Posted April 19, 2022 33 minutes ago, greg64 said: suzuki hayabusa Seems a popular lump for a conversion , ive seen a couple of mini's and a smart car that was mental with the hayabusa 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kanny 20,756 Posted April 19, 2022 Report Share Posted April 19, 2022 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poxon 5,768 Posted April 19, 2022 Report Share Posted April 19, 2022 Nice collection Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 46,194 Posted April 19, 2022 Report Share Posted April 19, 2022 1 hour ago, kanny said: My mate built one same as that... And also got a mk 1 golf with VW engine in the front and hayabusa in the boot running rear wheels Lad by us has a civic type r engine mounted sideways in a 1275 gt...the metro mg turbo was a popular lump to use in the mini's back in the 90's 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chid 6,603 Posted April 19, 2022 Report Share Posted April 19, 2022 44 minutes ago, Daniel cain said: My mate built one same as that... And also got a mk 1 golf with VW engine in the front and hayabusa in the boot running rear wheels Lad by us has a civic type r engine mounted sideways in a 1275 gt...the metro mg turbo was a popular lump to use in the mini's back in the 90's 1380cc minispares engine turbod with a straight cut sequential gearbox running a LSD would be my choice lol .. Zcars used to sell the kit for doing bike engined minis . 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
si brown 8,486 Posted April 19, 2022 Report Share Posted April 19, 2022 If he’s got a back to the future car in his house my mate restored a fair few of them bikes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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