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peter dunn
 Post subject: 4efte auto
PostPosted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 9:38 pm 
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can anyone tell me if the 4efte auto will fit in a round nose mini,or is the trans to big.

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Nope, won't fit.

Roundnose or clubman matters not. if you could figure out a way where the passenger side suspension tower and lower arm didn't need to be there you might be able to make it work...

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Nope, won't fit.

Roundnose or clubman matters not. if you could figure out a way where the passenger side suspension tower and lower arm didn't need to be there you might be able to make it work...


thanks for the reply.

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It's the big lump on the high right side of this photos that's the problem.

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Simple, mount the engine and box North-South and line the drive shafts up in the center tunnel and have a diff in the front and the rear. 160-200bhp ATW and AWD :twisted:

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But auto................. (•_• )
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Simple.

Do keep us up to date with what you find out though Peter. I was always found of an auto converted mini.

Actually Peter if you eyeball one and can offer it up to a mini frame I wonder if you could cut away the tower, maintain the mount point on of the top arm and just run some coilovers in the front.

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Kennomini wrote:
Simple, mount the engine and box North-South and line the drive shafts up in the center tunnel and have a diff in the front and the rear. 160-200bhp ATW and AWD :twisted:


And where would you get 1:1 ratio diffs from???

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Kennomini wrote:
Simple, mount the engine and box North-South and line the drive shafts up in the center tunnel and have a diff in the front and the rear. 160-200bhp ATW and AWD :twisted:


And where would you get 1:1 ratio diffs from???


That's the only flaw you can find in that sentence? :lol:

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Simple.

Do keep us up to date with what you find out though Peter. I was always found of an auto converted mini.

Actually Peter if you eyeball one and can offer it up to a mini frame I wonder if you could cut away the tower, maintain the mount point on of the top arm and just run some coilovers in the front.


not sure if u could tilt the motor forward a bit ? and who knows unless we try.

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Just build new suspension pickups for it, could very simply make an a arm setup that mounts elsewhere
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I reckon look for a more compact auto.

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JC wrote:
Archangel007 wrote:
Kennomini wrote:
Simple, mount the engine and box North-South and line the drive shafts up in the center tunnel and have a diff in the front and the rear. 160-200bhp ATW and AWD :twisted:


And where would you get 1:1 ratio diffs from???


That's the only flaw you can find in that sentence? :lol:


Nope, but the most obvious!! :wink:

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