Mini - Now c20xe build

[tinxy]

haha dont make me gigle in ure dumper truck haha

[tinxy]

thought id update you all on my progress been on the road a whisle now .i plan on stripping the engine back out and putting in a higher compression seh lump i have my cam now and a ported and pilished head im waiting to get hold of a lightened flywheel (anyone lol ) i want to redo all my fuel lines and rewire the entire car

but heres as she stands atm

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http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h8...4012007414.jpg

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the old problem with the inlet
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h8...s/redcircle.jp

the solution best thing ive done on the car goes loads better now and even sounds different :P

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h8...4012007410.jpg the hose was temporary i now have a silocone one and a boxed in airfilter
the domed back to help with flow
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bought this tool to do my fuel lines again only £3.00 :shock:


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and the best bit
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h8...1012007437.jpg

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ill update with pics of the head im building and the new engine when i get one lol
ohh and dw that aint rust on my front wings its the remenients of my mates beemers cooling system

[rob_lee_1]

Any chance we can get some bigger pics please mate.

[Steve!]

yer, the ones above are kinda small

[Paul]

Can a mod resize? Cheers!

[tinxy]

umm on mine there fuukin massive lol or ure bein really sarcastic lol anyway if someone can sort them out or tell me how to it would be a great help cheers guys so what you guys think im not sure what to do next to it


i fancy a roof scoop to get more ait in but minis being subframed i think the strength is all in the body and i wouldnt want it to start fexing


i also want to beef up the rollcage were can you buy cds tubing ???


cheers guys

[dan_adams_c20xe]

i hear putting a pair of your mums dirty niks over your head while driving is a great expirience

[tinxy]

rite thought id update this my camera broke with all the pic but i got a new one now so will uploaed some pics ive recently rebuilt and fitted a 20seh lump


fitted my kent cam and ported the head im now waiting on the delivery of some r1 carbs hopefully ill have some pics tommorow

[tinxy]

big update car is being gutted and a xe goin in it on r1 carbs

ive started collecting bits recently for the changeover to 16v



so far i got the r1 carbs taaa da




attaced them to a manifold that is a cast item from bp autograssing and cheaper that brogg bros




sprayed up my rocker cover the same coluor as the car , from the xe engine i bought




i then got myself a 1.8 dizzy but still need the wiring conector to wire it upissedoff:issedoff:issedoff:




what all these beautys will look like togeather sortof lol



today i recived my clubman 2 peice fiberglass front from ABS






ive also got myself a f18 wr box but the diff ratio is 394 is this the ratio i needed


all i need now is a modified pedal box and a clutch and the engine can start goin in

man my bank balance has taken a battering haha

[Matt2345]

big update car is being gutted and a xe goin in it on r1 carbs

ive started collecting bits recently for the changeover to 16v



so far i got the r1 carbs taaa da




attaced them to a manifold that is a cast item from bp autograssing and cheaper that brogg bros




sprayed up my rocker cover the same coluor as the car , from the xe engine i bought




i then got myself a 1.8 dizzy but still need the wiring conector to wire it upissedoff:issedoff:issedoff:




what all these beautys will look like togeather sortof lol



today i recived my clubman 2 peice fiberglass front from ABS






ive also got myself a f18 wr box but the diff ratio is 394 is this the ratio i needed


all i need now is a modified pedal box and a clutch and the engine can start goin in

man my bank balance has taken a battering haha

Jesus man!, just started reading this thread, I was gonna say, I can see why you went for the 8v as it fits, but now, i dont know, Will be awesome with the 16V, is that a fiberglass GT front end?, reminds me of my scalextric days, I love the look of that, one of the nicest ones IMO, The 16V will be mean in that, Good luck with it all

[djivesp]

ooof, i like that front end

why 16v though?? only 20hp more than the SEH and a ****load more difficult getting it to fit. The seh is about 15kg's lighter up top too

[gunny]

Nice project mate, i love minis looks like youve done a spot on job, one of my pet hates is the clubman front though! But if you have the fit it to fit the valver then fair play, needs must! Crack on mate

[timc20xe]

that is one mean mini ! good work mate

[spudgun]

this is awesum! lad down the end of my street has a yellow clubman GT with a C20XE in!

[tinxy]

cheers peps ive gone for a xe because i spent all that money on a 8v lump and hit a barrier in performance and with out goin stupid ££££ i can get more power out of a xe for less money


my 8v cammed engine was still slower that a xe corsa after 3rd gear and i cant have that lol


yeah im not to fond of the clubby front either but hate extended roundnose front even more


got my gearbox all cleaned up all mounts repainted and am just waiting on my clutch now ill gte some pics up later


james

[neil105]

nice to see how it fits in the mini subframe

[tinxy]

its a mini subframe base but seriously modified to take vaux lump



but the beauty of this frame is it still keeps all mini suspension components and geometry so i still have a good handling car


ill get some pics of the frame up as its bare atm cheers james

[tinxy]

pics of my gear box and mounts all cleanded and repainted


its a F18 wr wit a 394 diff ratio hopefully this will be better ratios with the 13 inch wheels as my old box was a f16 cr and was stupidly high reving









and 1 of my engine mounts

[rc]

geat work, and i was amazed that a 8v fitted in there lmao

[tinxy]

it was dalm tight lol

[tinxy]

got myself some nice allen key bolts for the bottom of my r1 carbs as the cross heads in there were ****ty and stripped




bit of bling lol




and for you neil105 this is it sitting in the frame but just the 8v this was when the first engine was in there getting the manifold done




cheers james

[Chriscavturbo]

Spot on mate, keep up the good work.

[tinxy]

cheers chris i just remembered i neva picked up the exhaust manifold off you any chance i could cum grab it as im at the point were im gonna start chucking it all on the car


james

[Chriscavturbo]

Yeah give me a bell.

[ecks store]

Anyone got any gen on a corsa Gsi lump in a mini, is it much lighter than the c20XE