When a Micra is not a Micra

[davidjpowell]

Picked this up from Pistonheads. Just mental!

crazy Swedes micra, Rwd - Cisco's Micra Files

 

[whitenemesis]

Like the F1 replica!

 

[BTB 500]

Excellent!

 

[RAJ55]

woh thats pretty cool

 

[BTB 500]

Love builds like that - there are some great V8 Minis (the old little one, not the BMW ) out there.

 

[o2drive]

Not sure i'd like a drive shaft connection as a passenger that close to me

Nice project tho'

 

[nigel cross]

Must be all those dark cold nights with nothing to do.

 

[corned]

Mental. But a shame it didn't last very long.

 

[BTB 500]

It was repaired though!

 

[chris clk320]

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm why bother I say, but that would surely embarrass a few 911 owners! shame he reversed it into a lampost and clearly these swedes have too much time on their hands.

Love the F1 car though.

 

[BTB 500]

There's something special about putting a huge amount of power into a tiny car. There are some epic Smart conversions around, and some crazy things like Fiat 126 dragsters

 

[moonloops]

It needs a bigger turbo.

 

[minio]

Notice the rear pillar on the above picture! How much force there was to stretch the panel like that, it only shows how good the cage was!

 

[Troon]

It needs a bigger turbo.

Preferably in the boot: 3.0 V6 Turbo Ford KA!!! - ScoobyNet

 

[snoop51]

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm why bother I say, but that would surely embarrass a few 911 owners! shame he reversed it into a lampost and clearly these swedes have too much time on their hands.

Love the F1 car though.

That'll be why he's got 3 kids already as well. A mate of my Dad's put a Jag engine in old Mini years ago. Sh1t off a shovel springs to mind.:bannana:

 

[corned]

I still find it a tad odd that they went to all that trouble, but then put a live axle on the back. I would have thought an IRS would have been a better option - particularly as money clearly isn't in short supply, nor are there any floorpan constraints to limit your options!

Would it have had better rear end grip as a result (i.e. not met that lamp post in the first place)? Maybe.

 

[davidjpowell]

I'm wishing he had booked it in for a fixed price service with Nissan! The mechanic face would have been a picture.

 

[trainer]

Nutty car. Would love to have the skill to build something car wise.

 

[biturbo]

i remember the br7 mini metro from the 80s. that was insane 350 bhp back then.
Always thought it would be ultimate sleeper, painting a br7 scarlet and putting a metro city badge on it.

 

[moonloops]

Preferably in the boot: 3.0 V6 Turbo Ford KA!!! - ScoobyNet

pffffffffffft crazy..