76 Mini Clubman Estate

[notabmw1]

[notabmw1]

Slowly but surely...

[notabmw1]

did you buy a honda swap subframe or fabricate it?

To make a long story short, it is a old Minitec frame from circa 2005. This frame moved the engine forward 1.5" as well as the wheel base and required a 4" extended front. It was also designed for a B-Series engine. So I was able to retain the left and right mounts, but I had to cut out rear mount and re-fabricate. This frame also was setup for stock suspension, I wanted to keep my coilovers so had to make that as well. Lastly the front section I sectioned out 4" as not to have to extend the front. So there is not much I haven't touched on the frame at this point...

[kamjosbol]

did you buy a honda swap subframe or fabricate it?

[mpower5266]

Awesome work on all of the cars. I just picked up a 63 mini van and I have no idea what I am doing, I may have to pick your brain a little.

[notabmw1]

I am no video guy, but I thought I would throw something together, here is the link:

LINK TO M.C.M GARAGE TOUR VIDEO

[notabmw1]

Had a garage warming with the Mini club this past Saturday, was a lot of fun to say the least. Here are a few pics I took:

[notabmw1]

searched "Supercharged V8" and this thread came up, that garage youve got is nice! looks like you have a bodywork/table style lift there? Ive got a dual post but its in my 1 1/2 car garage and it makes things a little cramped... this build is pretty cool but i think you should throw in some more photos of that red mini there!

The lift I got is a scissor lift, that is the "working" lift. 4 post is mainly for storage, but I will be using it for that car to get it back on the road. I got more pictures of the Red Mini, but I worked on it, and sold it to a fellow in Texas, and sadly it will more than likely end up in Mexico.

I just want your garage.. and your cars.. Wow, good work.

Thanks, it's taken a long time to get here. Can't wait to get back to wrenching and less house construction crap.

d series in a mini?? awesome! also that garage is amazing, more than jealous

Yes, D-Series with Greddy Td04h Turbo Kit. I have build a d15 before, and my first build was a B18c1 setup. Hoping to have a little bit of lag just to get traction, may have to look into boost by gear setup. I do have some sticky Yoko A032r's on it, but it's still gonna have a hard time me thinks.

[Queef|Chief]

d series in a mini?? awesome! also that garage is amazing, more than jealous

[btns44]

I just want your garage.. and your cars..

Wow, good work.

[FowlerE30]

searched "Supercharged V8" and this thread came up, that garage youve got is nice! looks like you have a bodywork/table style lift there? Ive got a dual post but its in my 1 1/2 car garage and it makes things a little cramped... this build is pretty cool but i think you should throw in some more photos of that red mini there!

[notabmw1]

You guys are hard to impress, lol!











Oh yea, I've been working on this for near 6 months, and finally moved my cars in!

[MkI]

Giggity! Looks good mate, pretty exciting times

[notabmw1]

Eh, it's a little grubby, but I think it should polish up okay. D16y8 with Greddy TDo4h turbo kit. Going to do a top mount intercooler, a few other goodies, still deciding between neptune and hondata, leaning towards hondata since there seems to be more shops that can support it around here for tuning down the road.

[notabmw1]

So... not much new going on, just prepping for the Honda D16 Turbo swap. Sunday I was greeted with a special delivery to my house... A original Minitec MTB frame. It was originally designed for a B16/18, but I will adjust to fit the D-Series accordingly. There will be a few things to overcome, IE, this requires a extended front (~4"), and sadly even the clubby will not fit it, so I will have to shorten the frame to slide it in. Non the less, it's a step forward, and next year should be a blast!