Miglia Turbo
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The plan was originally to put a turbo engine in my Racing Flame. then eventually develop the car to full blown track warrior.

But then when Dan's ex-Endaf Owens Miglia came up for sale, my Dad (Paul S) and I decided to buy it between us.



This was back in late October 2008. Until a couple of weeks ago the car has been buried at the back of the barn whilst we worked out what to do with it.

Dad has got all the parts for the engine and box and I've made a start on the wiring.

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=247279

Rather than try to figure out how to get all the electronics already in the car working, I've ripped it all out and have started again. It was cheaper to get a new digital dash than fit all the sensors to the Astratech kit.

Some photos taken just as it started to snow this morning:
















The plan is to drive it to Avon but that all depends on getting the EFI working and Dad's car and making a set of manifolds.

Also need to fit a handbrake, wipers, washers, wire in the indicators etc etc.

COOL,

all i have to say. o yeah and...

WANT ONE!

Very nice, given me a lot of inspiration.

I feel like a bit of a cheat really.

There's nothing like doing this sort of stuff yourself, but I just haven't got the time, with 4/5 other Minis in the family.

There is so much work gone into this car it is unbelievable. I'm still finding things, like the axel stand points and the fibregalss scuttle! We actually managed to find the master cylinders last weekend!

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."

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."

That is one damn nice car, I think i'm right in saying that the whole car went from a shell to a full miglia is less than 4 months.

You really have no idea how much work goes into one of those things, i've seen the birth of a couple and the hours put in is incredible.

And that car is probably 6 years old now, things have moved up a level since then. If you're interested in the best car i have ever seen, look for Kane Astins Mini7 that is truly astonishing

wow, i think i want a miglia as a base of my next project

this is going to be awesome !!

Yes i moved to the darkside

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will watch this, sounds a great engine spec.

If only those tyres were road legal

Paul

I seriously doubt it!

If I were you I'd race it....So much work for no gain on the street...
Use it where it belongs!

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."

is it just me or do the front two tyres have a slightly diffrent tread pattern?

Drives
-Ford S-max Mk2 Ecoboost
-Rover 100 VVC #2 - track project

Searching is all you need on TurboMinis

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."

Aren't the rears just on the wrong way round

one nice car

This is how we stole the miglia back in 2004

Team www.sheepspeed.com Racing

this is after we find it sleeping under it's blanket

Edited by Jimster on 2nd Feb, 2009.

Team www.sheepspeed.com Racing

When was this then?

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."

that was back in 2004, my mini had a cold, sneezed and look what happened. to be honest I think it was more liek bird flu than a cold.

Team www.sheepspeed.com Racing

Got A GTM With A Honda In the Back, and huge Nitrous bottle where the passenger seat should be when racing!

Thats wicked!! Id love one.

Any idea what its going to weigh?

Lightweight racer coming soon.

I think the ad said it originally weighed 530Kg with additional balast.

Edited by sturgeo on 5th Feb, 2009.

Jim lets hear the story about its liberation please?

On 5th Sep, 2011 Vegard said:
I stand corrected. You should know