hey is there anyone attempting this type of conversion (or wanting to) ???

i`d like to hear from you

There is the mini tech conversion in the states but they`re using CRV stuff apparantly

i have a 4x4 civic wagon that i was intending to rip the running gear out of to stuff into a mini or a mini van or a moke or something like that,,, maybe even a morris 1100 would be pretty cool

just wanting to know if anyone here who has done something like this, or is maybe intending to do one???

cheers
Matt

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

If I recall correctly Simon Kerr started on this exact conversion and then sold it on to someone in Queensland???

I was sizing up a damaged Terrios the other day. Not as powerful but the driveline looked a heck of a lot easier to fit.

EDIT: Found this.

http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=56573&highlight=civic+awd

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Brett Nicholson
Greendale (near Ballan) VIC.
1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2

no, I'm still working on mine - I have lots of plans and drawings, but not a lot of metalwork... rust repairs on the recipient and spending too much time on my cooper is holding it back. Maybe this year

here's the best place to look, this is where I got the inspiration from (though I won't put a front subframe in the back, and I'll try very hard not to split the floor)

http://www.ringmini.de/English_Version/ ... ck_up.html

http://www.ringmini.de/Meine_Minis/Pick ... phase.html

I wonder who bought it and if there has been any progress. $3000 seemed like a good price for all that stuff.

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Wasn't "AWDmoke" making an AWD moke using a Subaru but that was a few years ago and I thought he was trying to sell it .

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hee hee,,, yeah the one that Tricky had was a funny story about that, turns out that both Tricky & me were the only ones bidding on it on e-bay , only we both didn`t know it was us biidding against eachother... & he ended up buying it (obviously i was too tight)

anyways... i got to his place for a BBQ one day not long after there it was sitting in his driveway

they`re a pretty solid foundation by the looks of things & so i bought another one, it`s sitting in melbourne atm & i need some way of getting it up here to start the conversion,,, i`ve got a price of $950 so far

anyone know of any cheaper way?

Or does anyone one in Melbourne want to buy it ($1200) ???

save me stuffing around transporting it up here

i`d really like to see it in a morris 1100 tho,,, i reckon that would be a great conversion

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

Who gave you that price Matt? I moved a Mini to Brisvegas a few years ago for less than $500 IIRC.

Did you try loadshift.com.au?

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Simon

The adventures of an owner builder in the Tallarook Ranges

I'll donate the shell

Hey Matt that's the site I told you about but I couldn't remember what it was called Post an add on their and wait .
http://www.loadshift.com.au/

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Respect mine and I'll respect yours.

nice,,, but seriously tho, how much could i have your 1100 for???
& no gifts please, i`d feel all weired & become all over-obliging if you gave it to the cause, but happy to pay , if it`s a fair body without too much rust & dings etc


& yeah i`ve been keeping an eye on that loadshift site but not much in the way of car carriers happening


I`m still keen to keep this thing on the plan tho, cheers for the help everyone

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

Matt,

You only want the running gear less the motor, so why dont you get one of the guys to strip it down in Melbourne and palletize the components and get them shipped up here - might be cheaper - then you can get rid of the rest??

Would love to help yu with the design and CAD work.

Cheers,
Tricky

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