'72 Mini C20XE

[Squig]

Coolest Mini build thread I've seen in a while, well worth a read.

The link is to the summary on pg 11.

[bigmitch]

Some work there ,the use of carbon fibre is done well .The open bonnet design is art

[humbucker]

I spent some time with this car last week for a feature we are doing. I will post my reference pics of it up later this evening. It is owned by a guy from the Vauxhall press office. His grandfather bought it new and it has passed down through the family so holds real significance. Great build.

[gsi pie]

thats been around a while fair play

[planetc]

Love it, except for the engine sticking out of the bonnet, which spoils it in my opinion. I attended a guy a year or so ago that had a mini squirrelled away in his garage that he had been working on a honda vtec conversion. The clearances were really tight, and it had virtually solid engine mounts, but it fitted under the front end.

[humbucker]

I attended a guy a year or so ago

What you do in your own time is entirely your own business but please bear in mind that there are children present.

[planetc]

I attended a guy a year or so ago

What you do in your own time is entirely your own business but please bear in mind that there are children present.

OK, I was called out to a guys Ford Focus, who happened to have a mini too, and a Range Rover and several other interesting vehicles. I did not attend him personally in any way, nor was it in my time, it was in time I sold to RAC!

[humbucker]

These are some of the pics I took when I was with the car last week. Thought it might give you a better look at the bonnet recess!

[planetc]

Granted it's very well done, just don't like it with the engine sticking out. Not on the same scale as Andrei and Italy though.

[SRi_stu]

This things everywhere atm