best mods you made to your mini?
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thought i would start this thread which hopefully hasnt been done before (apologys if it has) and should prove to be quite useful for nicking ideas!

whats the best mod you have made to your mini? obviously turboing it! but im talking about the little things that make life easier

ill start off, noticed this today and its what gave me the idea for this thread, fitting braided flexi hoses from the master cylinder to pda valve on bulkhead on a late servo assisted mini, made ripping the engine out 100 times easier as i didnt need to disconnect the brakes, just unbolt servo, disconnect from pedal and lift it out of the way

ryan

The hidden nitrous system i've been running for the last 3 years...

The first thing (and the only thing so far) to go in the frog is a bright blue rollcage, looks awesome and its not even properly in yet!!

For looks:
Rims! Love them they transform the car!
Custom dashboards, wouldnt ever own a mini without making a taylored dashboard for it again.
Tinted windows: Ace security - you can be sat in the car and people stand staring at your car, and dont even know your there. Flashing the lights is a right laugh when they get close.

For reliability/power:
Moving the air filter to front of car.
Running it on wetter watter chemical stuff.
Regulally putting in redex to run through the system.
Changing to a bleed valve rather than MBC

Previous Engine: 1040cc Morespeed engine, 1275 turbo head T2 Turbo Mirage Manifolds Megajolt
Previous engine: STD metro turbo, megajolt
Drives: 399bananahp (flywheel) Honda Civic Vtec b18c4 T28 Turbo 1968 Mini

Megajolt maps to download: http://www.jamesfawcett.co.uk/cms/index.ph...&gid=3&Itemid=3

best thing I ever did to mine was to bin the MED engine and ask turbodave if I could move in with him so we could build my engine together, next best thing is mapped ignition

Team Racing

The best thing I done,copied it from a mates mini was "french" the rear number plate into the boot lid by about 3" by making a tray tha same size as the plate and welding it in.Had a drop down false plate aswell

Ain't seen this about since

Metro turbo weekend driver,Mini turbo in the making again!

false plates , now I LIKE that mod think i`ll try that .

Everyone knows that instructions only have to be read if the thing doesn't work....

Thats a right idea!!! Weight saving too and no water can collect behind it

Previous Engine: 1040cc Morespeed engine, 1275 turbo head T2 Turbo Mirage Manifolds Megajolt
Previous engine: STD metro turbo, megajolt
Drives: 399bananahp (flywheel) Honda Civic Vtec b18c4 T28 Turbo 1968 Mini

Megajolt maps to download: http://www.jamesfawcett.co.uk/cms/index.ph...&gid=3&Itemid=3

Best mod?

Fitting a turbo lump!


Alex

AlexF

cut it to pieces try to save weight

my rear lights.

Edited by 1976 clubamn on 3rd Apr, 2005.

If it breaks... build a much faster one

my rear lights.

mmmmmmm smooth.

Edited by 1976 clubamn on 3rd Apr, 2005.

If it breaks... build a much faster one

fit my fibre glass flip front, takes only seconds to remove and bad backs and sore head when dont no longer keep banging it on the wings or bonnet.

ps also makes it easier to reove engine if you cant shift that damn gearchange roll pin.

welded nuts on the engine mounts

always looking for them bigger bunches of bannanas