Is there such thing as Aluminum mini shell?

[vrooom]

If so... who does them.

Would it be good idea to drive an aluminum mini shell?

ahh I dont really love mini rot....

Jay

[Fatboy]

Never heard of them, but it seems like an interesting idea - you couldn't just copy all the mini steel panel in aluminium though, it's differing qualities to steel would require for some changes to the shell I would have thought?

You can get Carbon fibre and Glass fibre shells though...

I quite like the idea of just galvanising the standard mini shell - i.e. take a heritage shell and have it galvanised before building it up...

[victormeldrew]

Carbon Fibre mini! Now thats a strangely satisfying thought!

[love machine]

If you've are serious, I can put you in contact with a bloke who will do it for you. Recently, he has made an alloy TVR for someone and I believe has made a few lightweight E types.

Email me, he isn't THAT expensive.

[alextgreen]

There are fibreglass shells with Kevlar reinforcement available.

Ideal for hybrid powerplants and even better caged up.

[WildfireS3]

The best you're going to get CF. You can get alu doors though.

[toenee]

Last time I was up at Mini Machine I mean M-Machine (sorry adolf), asked them if they could do it and they were telling that they had been looking into it for a Japanese customer. My be worth giving them a ring.

[gtrclive]

WildfireS3 said:

The best you're going to get CF. You can get alu doors though.

When you say ally doors, do you mean ally Skins or a complete Door ? If so where from, that would be good...

Cheers

[vrooom]

gtrclive, the address is www.minidoor.co.uk, the product called is Street fighter.

jay

[Plotloss]

The GRP shells are a misnoma as they are as heavy or heavier due to the strengthening.

You can get CF front end, roof skin, boot lid, boot floor, doors and a few other bits.

Thats going to be the best way to do it I reckon.

[annodomini2]

I think someone over in japan made some, i have heard of them, but as far as i remember, they weren't uk road legal, because so few were made and no crash testing was done.

[kb58]

victormeldrew said:

Carbon Fibre mini! Now thats a strangely satisfying thought!

Carbon shell Mini with some of the mold sections, nose modified for a KAD is in the background.
www.kimini.com/Diaries/Late2003/shell2.JPG

Tons more pictures and text at www.kimini.com


>> Edited by kb58 on Saturday 13th November 16:46

[rougeleo]

this company have very good GRP sprint shells and may well be doing a Carbon Fibre one soon .

www.rallysportreplicas.co.uk/


heres one www.minibandits.com/gallery/albums/Rog-Album/03JAN004.jpg

[vrooom]

That is very good. i like one. that is very nice. i alway liked mini sprint / minius

[haynes]

I'm sure that Steve Harris (BJ autobits / harris eng./ Cranborne, Dorset) had a part aluminium shell that was built as a touring car but i'm not a 100% sure. He used it as the basis for a hillclimber. If it wasnt aluminium it was definatley made with lightweight panels.

[love machine]

Seriously, if M-Machine refuse to get one made, this bloke will do it. He would beat you one out of titanium if you wanted/could afford it. Total craftsman.