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wil_h

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Well with the Subaru Justy being traded in for a new 500 Abarth I needed a new daily drive. I wanted quirky, practical, cheap, and ideally reliable and as it happens rust-proof.

I saw this and couldn't resist. Currently has a 1275 motor, but it might get swapped for a 998 turbo, it says 998 on the log book.

Its a Sabre Sprint, full GRP shell with mini front subframe and rear radius arms on coilovers.





It starts and runs, but the carb is way out of tune, the throttle only opens the butterfly half way too.


Slick interior.


Lots of room in the back for the kiddies.It's a mini seat under there somewherei


Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

www.twin-turbo.co.uk

On 2nd Jan, 2013 fastcarl said:

the design shows a distinct lack of imagination,
talk about starting off with a clean sheet of paper, then not bothering to fucking draw on it,lol

On 20th Apr, 2012 Paul S said:
I'm mainly concerned about swirl in the runners caused by the tangential entry.


apbellamy

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So they've taken a mini and tried to turn it into a plastic mark 3 escort??

On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

*hehe!*


wil_h

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It would not be an exageration tosay that everyone who see it says the same, Mk3 Escort shrunk in the wash etc. But imagine it with 150bhp!

On 13th Sep, 2009 apbellamy said:
So they've taken a mini and tried to turn it into a plastic mark 3 escort??

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

www.twin-turbo.co.uk

On 2nd Jan, 2013 fastcarl said:

the design shows a distinct lack of imagination,
talk about starting off with a clean sheet of paper, then not bothering to fucking draw on it,lol

On 20th Apr, 2012 Paul S said:
I'm mainly concerned about swirl in the runners caused by the tangential entry.


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Think its pretty cool, not anything complicated. Should be real fun.


apbellamy

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How much does it weigh??

On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

*hehe!*


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i like it!

you going to put some gaffer tape down the doors in homage to the old one then?

On 20th Oct, 2015 Tom Fenton said:

Well here is the news, you are not welcome here, FUCK OFF.


wil_h

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haha nick, that's the beauty of it, no rust.

Not sure what it weighs to be honest, it felt no lighter than a standard mini on the trailer. I'll get the corner weights at some point and report back.

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

www.twin-turbo.co.uk

On 2nd Jan, 2013 fastcarl said:

the design shows a distinct lack of imagination,
talk about starting off with a clean sheet of paper, then not bothering to fucking draw on it,lol

On 20th Apr, 2012 Paul S said:
I'm mainly concerned about swirl in the runners caused by the tangential entry.


Flo

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That is sooo Fugly... I absolutely love it!


hario

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Decent space to allocate an intercooler in the valance.
It looks abit similar to a Justy no?
Proper UUglyy lol Love it dude.


Joe C

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that is the nuts!

On 28th Aug, 2011 Kean said:
At the risk of being sigged...

Joe, do you have a photo of your tool?



http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.p...9064&lastpost=1

https://joe1977.imgbb.com/



Miniwilliams

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wow nice one mate, that's a bit fifferent *wink*

Edited by Miniwilliams on 13th Sep, 2009.

Best 1/4 mile 13.2 seconds @116 mph
First 5 port miniturbo to make over 200 bhp on a carb?
First 5 port miniturbo to make over 200 bhp on Injection?

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Paul S

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Not sure about the Sabre.

I'd like to see pictures of the 500 Abarth though.

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."


John

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Wicked! Deffo get a turbo in it.

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.


James_H

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I love 500 Abarths!

The LE ones are awesome! Like the Ferrari ones!


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That is dog ugly....
Nicely done.

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I'll bet it still leaks like a Mini

On 26th Oct, 2004 TurboDave16v said:
Is it A-Series only? I think it should be...
So when some joey comes on here about how his 16v turbo vauxhall is great compared to ours, he can be given the 'bird'...


On 26th Oct, 2004 Tom Fenton said:
Yep I agree with TD........


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Those rear lights look really familiar but I can't quite place them.

On 15th Jul, 2009 fastcarl said:
a breif struggle ensued but Will emerged the victor with a pair of undies in his possesion


On 21st Sep, 2009 apbellamy said:
No, but you did chuck your guts up over my front gate the Saturday before! You even managed to get a bit in your arm pit...


wil_h

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Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

www.twin-turbo.co.uk

On 2nd Jan, 2013 fastcarl said:

the design shows a distinct lack of imagination,
talk about starting off with a clean sheet of paper, then not bothering to fucking draw on it,lol

On 20th Apr, 2012 Paul S said:
I'm mainly concerned about swirl in the runners caused by the tangential entry.


Sprocket

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I was going to say Nissan Bluebird

On 26th Oct, 2004 TurboDave16v said:
Is it A-Series only? I think it should be...
So when some joey comes on here about how his 16v turbo vauxhall is great compared to ours, he can be given the 'bird'...


On 26th Oct, 2004 Tom Fenton said:
Yep I agree with TD........


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That’s ace. But where the hell does one find such a little gem.?

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apbellamy

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That's what I was thinking, but couldn't for the life of me remeber the cars name...


On 13th Sep, 2009 Sprocket said:
I was going to say Nissan Bluebird

On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

*hehe!*


wil_h

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It was on pistonheads.

Most of them look like this http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C110195/ not seen another with the front end mine has.

I guess if you keep a look out you might find another for sale. Not sure how many exist.

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

www.twin-turbo.co.uk

On 2nd Jan, 2013 fastcarl said:

the design shows a distinct lack of imagination,
talk about starting off with a clean sheet of paper, then not bothering to fucking draw on it,lol

On 20th Apr, 2012 Paul S said:
I'm mainly concerned about swirl in the runners caused by the tangential entry.


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funny little thing

On 2nd Oct, 2009 Vegard said:


On 1st Oct, 2009 Jimster said:
I bet my first wank came quicker than your first mini turbo


These new modern turbos with their quick spool up time, would make the competition harder.


On 15th Aug, 2011 robert said:
phew!!! thank you brett for smashing in my back doors .( not something i imagined writing... EVER)


Rob H

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Reminds me of a cross between a R5 & a Yugo.

Still it won't rust and with a turbo lump up front it has the potential to embarrass a lot of kiddies in there XR3i (or whatever they drive these days)

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On 13th Sep, 2009 Rob H said:
Reminds me of a cross between a R5 & a Yugo.

Still it won't rust and with a turbo lump up front it has the potential to embarrass a lot of kiddies in there XR3i (or whatever they drive these days)


They drive Subaru WRX's round this way.

On 26th Oct, 2004 TurboDave16v said:
Is it A-Series only? I think it should be...
So when some joey comes on here about how his 16v turbo vauxhall is great compared to ours, he can be given the 'bird'...


On 26th Oct, 2004 Tom Fenton said:
Yep I agree with TD........

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