Elise Mini!

[SkintRich]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Modified-Mini-C

Fan-bloody-tastic, I dont know if Id ahve the balls to drive a carbiolet, or to plant my foot in something with such a short wheelbase. but that has to be great fun to play in on an empty airfield somewhere?

Good laugh for track days at least!

[Mr2Mike]

Not keen on the long nose conversions though, it definately spoils the shape. Should be pretty quick, though I'd want a fully welded in cage to help stop the roofless body flapping around.

[love machine]

Good idea. Harks back to the Lotus Twin cam on mini box design. Makes it front heavy. For that sort of power I'd go RWD and if I went RWD, I'd use a bike engine.

That is an awful looking car IMO.

[jodypress]

hmmm 0-60 5 secs, maybe
top speed 150mph, i think someone is dreaming here

i used to have a heavily tuned (165 bhp at the wheels) turbo mini. 5 speed JK box. got about 130mph out of it. the aerodynamics of minis don't help at all.

personally never been a fan of these cabrio mini's, not a full convertible.

[fwdracer]

love machine said:

Good idea. Harks back to the Lotus Twin cam on mini box design. Makes it front heavy. For that sort of power I'd go RWD and if I went RWD, I'd use a bike engine.

That is an awful looking car IMO.

Lightweight K-Series (All Aluminium construction) versus our favourite lump of A-series cast Iron? I appreciate that an old school Lotus Twink conversion (Iron X-flow type block) would have compromiosed the weigt distribution in a Mini, but I think a "K" would be at least equivalent or possibly lighter. Anyone know the all up weight with ancillaries of a K-Series with an R65 box attached?

Agree LM - it trully is a boggin' lookin car.

[kb58]

Like someone said, for all that work, it should have been put in back... like this one:
www.kimini.com/Diaries/2005August_September/shell%20on.JPG

Honda Prelude powered, 200hp, 1500lbs.

[w00dy]

a K series weights in at about 95KG plus the box- much much lighter than most modern engines, so it should weigh about the same with the box attached.