1975 Morris Mini – Road legal Sprint car.

1975 Morris Mini – Road legal Sprint car. Reluctant sale due to funds needed for house decoration. Gutted. I finished building this car in 2006 upon which it was subject to a full article in ‘Mini Magazine'. Since being on the road. it has covered only 2400 miles. High days & Dry day use only. Built for competition. but never raced.
12 months MOT. 1 Year until free tax (might even be applicable now - not looked into it. )2400 miles since complete nut & bolt re-build. Folder of original build receipts
ShellRot free '94 shell. I replaced Outer sills & rear valance before media blast & paint. Ford ‘Oyster Silver' with Gloss black roof. ‘Curly' Carbon Fibre removable front & separate Carbon Bonnet.  Up-spec'd braces to front subframe mounts – not just a couple of bits of 25 box section strapped on. Plastic rear three windows. Rear cage. bolted with strengthening plates to arches & floor. Weber-box in bulkhead.
SuspensionHi-Low's all round. GAZ adjustable shock absorbers all round. Completely poly-bushed. Adjustable tie-bars. 1. 5° neggy front TCA's. 1. 0° fixed rear camber.
BrakesLate spec direct acting Servo. FRONT - Metro Turbo ‘4 pots' & vented discs. REAR – Std drum internals. Aluminium ‘Minifin' drums. Rear line mounted inside car. Std handbrake mechanism.
Engine1380cc ‘MBE' built engine producing 126bhp@7000rpm (@ flywheel. Dyno proven. ) Oil changed every 500 miles (over-kill really I know. ) Always using Fully Synthetic 20w/50.
Block & HeadA+ BlockSuper-light FlywheelOMEGA PistonsSTR 930 billet camDuplex timing chainMetro Turbo oil pump1. 5:1 Roller Rockers3 angle cut valve seats (unleaded friendly)‘Stage 3' Ported & polish headFully balanced Flywheel & crank assembly (not individual. )Balanced rodsFuelling45 DCOE Weber on long manifold (5”. )‘Silver top' FACET pump. Filter King & regulator. Fuel line mounted inside car. ExhaustMild steel LCBCustom 304grade Stainless Steel 2” straight-through exhaust (downpipe back)CoolingMOCAL 10 row oil cooler2. 75” Aluminium high-performance side mounted radiatorSPAL electric fanLow temp thermostatKENLOWE bulb thermostat (adjustable) fan switchStd cabin heater matrixElectricalMG Metro Electronic Ignition on Alden re-weighted distributorBOSCH Gold Sports coil (Ballasted ignition)OMEX Soft cut & Shift light (Set to 7200rpm at present)
Clutch. Gearbox & Final drive‘Orange' clutch pressure plate & non-verto clutch‘Gold seal' casingMBE Straight cut ratios (Long 1st. short 2nd. 3rd & 4th)Syncro Drops3. 9:1 final drive (geared for 110mph @ 7200rpm in 4th. )
Wheels & TyresGenuine 13” Wolfrace SlotmagsYokohama A539 tyres (all with 6mm+ tread. )
InteriorPainted Oyster Silver. and exterior. Corbeau ‘Forza' bucket seats (driver's position adjustable. passenger fixed)‘Willans' 4 point harnesses. Custom Aluminium Dashboard. all SMITHS classic instrumentation consisting ofMG Speedo & odometerMG Tacho (matching pair)Dual Water temp & Oil pressure gauge (live. no sender units)Amps gauge
12v outputOversized OIL PRESSURE & WATER TEMP warning lightsCentral Ø10 shift light (OMEX)Fan O/RIDE switchIgn. SwitchFuel Pump SwitchPush button STARTLight switch
Driving it….
Not for the faint hearted. It's not undersealed (to save weight as it's heavy stuff) and has no inner-wings (because of the Carbon front and again. weight) so it only comes out in the dry and so I can't comment on tractability in the wet. but as it has a free diff. you have to graduate the throttle out of roundabouts or it wants the light the inside wheel up at every available opportunity! The engine is ‘cammy' having this sort of power out of a 5 port. It's at home stormin' B roads with little traffic. That said. it'll sit cool in traffic and on the motorway too - 75-80° at all times thanks to it's oversized cooling pack (but being so low geared. I don't advise long motorway stints. ) It wasn't built for the daily commute - 30mph traffic around town off-cam. It wants to GO! It's a point-to-point car. an AWSOME one!
I would advise trailering it away. Although I'm confident it would make it to its new home under its own steam with ease (it's been across the penines a couple of times). I wouldn't trust the weather to hold and would hate to see rust set in.
Bad PointsNeeds tracking (but tyres not seen enough miles for exagorated wear!)One rear seam cover strip missing. Some micro-blistering to carbon front (not bonnet. )Few scratches at base of 'A' pillars. where carbon front detaches.
Just MOT'd 16/08/16 - no advisories. Oil & filter changed last weekend (as seen in picture) New owner wont be disappointed. More photos available on request. Happy to answer any questions on the car. it really is a beaut.

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