The vodka burner - Page 2

No+Pro · 16 Sep 2014, 8:03 pm

Yeah that escort is pretty sweet, friend of mine had an RS2000 when I was driving the mini
Gave the mini a bit of a cleanup, put the doors back on, now to see if i can get it running again

Untitled by No+Pro, on Flickr

danny_ · 17 Sep 2014, 11:13 pm

Good luck with getting it running.
Its a great feeling when you hear it run for the first time in a while.
I say get it working and keep it.
Is the color special burgundy with toga white roof by any chance?

No+Pro · 18 Sep 2014, 8:04 am

Hmm it is burgundy with a white roof but not sure about specifics. I think the burg is a little different to the usual one people fo for as the inside of the doors is a lighter burg. I wont be keeping it, no time or $$ for it.

No+Pro · 18 Nov 2014, 4:43 pm

it still looks like the above pic, ie hasn't moved but i think i'm close, put the carby back together and bolted it back on today. need to find a spare battery and rig up a milo tin fuel tank and might be able to get it going again. need some help with a couple of things like bleeding brakes before i take it for a spin too

No+Pro · 25 Jan 2015, 9:11 pm

got the mini running, got the brakes working enough and took it for a lap around the block this weekend, has been 11 years but apart from the noise (somethings not 100% - danny, come to bris and tune it for me) it was like i remembered. Slow, low and noisy. time to clean it up, take some nice pics (i have a couple of places in mind) and sell it off

Midget · 26 Jan 2015, 10:26 am

I've always wanted a classic Mini to drop a B18 into. Unfortunately my money is stretched too thin across too many hobbies.

Unclehaggz · 26 Jan 2015, 9:40 pm

Years ago when I lived in the UK, I did a conversion on an old Mini, we grafted a Lotus Twin Cam onto a mini Gearbox. Went like a cut cat!!!
But looking at Youtube I'd rather do the rear engine conversion using a Yamaha R1 such as this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlTCQeE3Afc
Regards
UH

Midget · 26 Jan 2015, 10:07 pm

You're not a man unless you have a Hayabusa engine in a Fortwo.

No+Pro · 12 Feb 2015, 8:25 am

Midget · 13 Feb 2015, 11:55 pm

That photo is sexy... om nom nom nom.

danny_ · 15 Feb 2015, 1:02 pm

I have been very recently with 2 project cars and work so no urbex for me.
no+pro, Put rego on that bad boy and re live the dreams of driving a mini.
But this is my new mini.
1981 Austin estate HL, imported form the uk with BMW K100 motorcycle head on top of a mini engine.