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Austin 1100/1300 (America) turbocharged 1.8 Rover
Hey there,
I got myself a new toy-ride 1,5 Years ago. First i got rid of all that old engineplant/front subframe-stuff. A lot of fabrication work, to make up a disc brake for the rear... It ended up with a 1.8 160HP VVC Rover Engine After a few thousand km and tons of fun i got my hands on a 1,8 turbo engine. Added a aftermarket intercooler and the task was to add a "spoiler-lip-intercooler-housing" I converted the drive-flanges to 5x100 types from the Rover 75 so I could use 5x100 bolt pattern Audi forged alloy wheels in 15" I am going to continue the grille style in front of the intercooler. The complete unit is bolted on for better accessability Cheers Olli
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I've had several of these and always enjoyed their handling, especially in city traffic where I did daily battle with aggressive cabbies back in the early '80s. I used a pneumatic grease gun held upside down to recharge the hydrolastic suspension because I couldn't find a proper recharging unit. I changed the grease fitting to a Schrader valve and pumped in ordinary anti-freeze.
Yours is a courageous/outrageous project! Good luck.
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That's so cool, my Dad had one of these when I was running around in short trousers it's a wolf in sheepskin clothing now
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You have a terrific Austin going together there. Looks very well thought through and the work is clean and neat. It should be a great fun unit for a long time ahead. (... definitely a lot more so than the chopped and channeled Austin pickup I watched go together - with the Chev 454 in the back of it. No fun to drive anywhere and the driver had to be modified to fit.)
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Thank you guys!
Just some numbers: It has "only" 210-220hp, but with 280Nm (from 2000rpm on, because of a full electr. boost control) and a diesel gearbox (to handle the torque and a longer final drive) it is calculated to reach its top power at 245kph and redline would be theoretically at 285kph (that it wouldn´t reach only when you kick it of a high enough mountain). The bodywork is in a "okay" state for a 51 Year old car. This model is a Innocenti i4 (now: i4s) Italian Version of the Austin 1100/1300 Mk1 I kind of like that brand name "Innocenti" because it is just a small little innocent car Next on the List is to rework the rear drive flanges/disc brakes to get everything setup up correctly. When the wheels are fitted I have to redo all 4 wheelarches, some minor repairs at a wing, trunkdoor and the sills. I will add some more reinforcements into the shell, like the customer Mini van i built with a "sheetmetal-rollcage", all hidden, as from the outside the only visible thing would be the bigger wheels! I will keep you updated. Thanks for watching. Cheers Olli Link to this project on my HP http://www.custom-minis.de/custom-mi..._i4_VVC.html#0
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Olli Last edited by mr-cooper; 01-31-2016 at 12:38 PM. |
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Nice little sleeper for sure, Not the old Granny's shopper now.
Olli,! I have seen this on another forum, have you also done another couple of minis with Honda V Tecs in them.
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@Oldneck: Thanks! Yes I converted a lot of Mini to 16V drivetrains... its my passion/job!
Although I made a London Taxi V8 swap. Tons of fun as it weights "only" 1500kg for a 7 seater! cheers Olli
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