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Author:  modified minis [ Sat Oct 16, 2004 6:31 pm ]
Post subject:  I NEED YOUR HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hey does anyone know how much it is to buy a subframe for a suzuki swift 1.3 gti engine to fit into a 1974 mini clubman or a rough estimate... or do i have to make my own ........ thanx :D :wink:
Author:  minimarc [ Sat Oct 16, 2004 7:41 pm ]
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you need to make your own or even better you need an engineer to make it
very invoved exercise
need a lot of different parts anufactured drive shafts subframe etc
prob need to lay out about 5 - 6 grand all done
Author:  998_Clubman [ Sat Oct 16, 2004 7:42 pm ]
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:arrow: :idea: theres 3 possible ways of getting your handds on a subframe.. ask either stuart or con , they've been talking about selling a subframe with cut cv's for $2500...

lastly, go find a chick with a dad thats a steel fabricator, start going out with her, and get him to make you a subby :P i was luckily enough to meet dennis turner just in time, and i grabbed his old subby, the only things thats left of the mini subby is the towers and the base of it where it bolts to the floor of the car, the triangle parts..

people have been talking about selling them, but with legal issues and id imagine the finish product is causing them not to be produced, but i recon they will hit the market soon..

good luck :wink:
Author:  simon k [ Sat Oct 16, 2004 10:17 pm ]
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find an engineer, buy a motor, a welder, a few bits of RHS and make your own
Author:  modified minis [ Sat Oct 16, 2004 11:54 pm ]
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haha yeah my dad has his certificates but just 2 save time i was gonna buy 1 but instead me and my dad can make one up i recon :P but i like the idea of the chick 1 hehe :P
Author:  PhildoD [ Sun Oct 17, 2004 11:29 am ]
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If ya speak to Con Torisi, I'm sure he'll be happy to give ya some much needed info. I guarantee he had a nightmare getting all the geometry setup
Author:  13secmini [ Sun Oct 17, 2004 11:35 am ]
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Actually the geometry isnt that hard. Basically just line up the driveshafts with the mini hubs and thats where it has to sit. Then make your frame and mounts around the engine where it is sitting. With a g13b in a round nose the master cylinders need to be pushed back a bit and the alternator placed in the guard like mine. Also need a smaller water pump pulley.
Author:  modified minis [ Sun Oct 17, 2004 12:20 pm ]
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haha nice work 13sec :D smarty pants :wink:
Author:  simon k [ Mon Oct 18, 2004 4:35 pm ]
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looks like I may be building a swift subframe for a roundnose sometime soon... would like to share yours and my learnings from the process. My engineer is in Melbourne, he is a good guy and really helpful....

so I take my own advice, find an engineer (check), buy a welder (check check), and a heap of RHS (check)....
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