Manage to get the engine in for hopefully the last time, then its off to get the exhaust. Anyway tell me what you think? Here's some pics...

Engine In:



Rear Mount


Right Mount


Cheers Matt.

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225hp atw on 14psi. 1/4 Mile no idea. Take one 1971 Mini Clubman, one Starlet GT Halfcut, Simmer over a warm MIG Welder, and Voila Minstar! www.mpdesign.id.au

tuff!

Nice Matt, hope all is smooth sailing from here ......... any ideas on how many hours have been invested so far?

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I got nuthin......................

You ****** ripper!

Hasn't taken you that long.

Oh jeez now how long is the list that have non mini motors in their sedans?

Long

Hmm... *thinking quietly facing the corner, with a calculator, pen & paper*

Yeah on a good weekend I do a fair amount all up I say between 10 and 12 hours a week sometimes. Overall maybe over 500 in the 10 months so far. But alot of that hasn't been directly on the engine conversion (eg rust repairs in the boot) etc.

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225hp atw on 14psi. 1/4 Mile no idea. Take one 1971 Mini Clubman, one Starlet GT Halfcut, Simmer over a warm MIG Welder, and Voila Minstar! www.mpdesign.id.au

Where did you get the mounts from? custom or does someone actually make them?

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1978 Mini Clubman 998cc...for now

Sabre, the bracket in the bottom picture comes with the engine, but I still had to obviously make a mount for it to bolt to. The others I made

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225hp atw on 14psi. 1/4 Mile no idea. Take one 1971 Mini Clubman, one Starlet GT Halfcut, Simmer over a warm MIG Welder, and Voila Minstar! www.mpdesign.id.au

Nice work mate!! i wish i had have chosen the starlet route first off.. lemme know if you wanna swap when your done

what kind of exhaust are you getting? nice ricer with a canon or?

keep it up

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GTi Turbo'd mini, abused daily

Yeah 998 a 2.5" turbo back (mandrel bent until the cat and then press bend for the rest). As for the cannon have me eyes on twin exhaust type. You know a side by side affair centre exit. Also 998 don't lament you decision too much given the extra level of effort at least yours is on the road! And hey how about the next one!!

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225hp atw on 14psi. 1/4 Mile no idea. Take one 1971 Mini Clubman, one Starlet GT Halfcut, Simmer over a warm MIG Welder, and Voila Minstar! www.mpdesign.id.au

Mmmmmmm nice work!
You put me to shame - gonna stay back after work & get stuck into the moke

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Too many cars, and too little time.

Thats looking great!!! Its giving me great motivation to start my conversion! I get the engine next week woot!

Do you have picture of the subframe?

Whats the ETA on getting it started and running?

Awd, mate doing a subaru 4wd driveline conversion isn't exactly straightforward (prob more complex than what I am doing given 4wd), so don't stress and remember it aint a race. And Dan below is a picture, if you want more have a look at my website there are plenty there. As for completion date (ie turnkey) possibly as short as 2 months from now!

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225hp atw on 14psi. 1/4 Mile no idea. Take one 1971 Mini Clubman, one Starlet GT Halfcut, Simmer over a warm MIG Welder, and Voila Minstar! www.mpdesign.id.au

yum!....love the look of that starlet on the mini!!
*pat pat* well done mate!

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98 brg rover

Nicely done. I think one of these conversions is on my wish list for the next few years. Damn it's a long list!!!

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Bob Slattery
Duffman Says A Lot of Things - OH YEAH!!

Mr Bob, speaking of lists, I wrote out a list of the things I would have to do and how long each step would take (work is paying me to do a project mgt course!). I am up to step 188 of 233!

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225hp atw on 14psi. 1/4 Mile no idea. Take one 1971 Mini Clubman, one Starlet GT Halfcut, Simmer over a warm MIG Welder, and Voila Minstar! www.mpdesign.id.au