The link works if you remove the "www." part of it

Anyone got one runnin yet?
winztek, what is that black tube running infront of your water pump?

 

http://groups.msn.com/winztek
Heres the link for those interested
click on the 'rotary powered mini link' on the left of the page

Looking really good
Taking the seams off the car make it look great too!

 

Heres a few more pics of the progress.
And yes that is a Lada gearbox on a JC cosmo bellhousing
And yes it is strong enough (I've got a mate who runs one in his speedway stock car behind a 240 ci ford 6 cylinder and still, after two seasons, it hasn't broken.
Why? because I can, and because of the amount of room I don't have to throw away and it puts the gearstick lower and in the right place with no mods
Heaps cheaper than a series 4/5/6 gearbox ($800+)

Also thats a Prostreet 9.6 lb flywheel from CA. http://www.prostreetonline.com/buy/p...s/ps-13-00-ra/
I'm keen on the price and as for the weight of the car (about 1200 - 1400 lbs) I dont see the loss of the inertia a stock 26lbs wheel would provide as being too much of an issue.
But has anyone got any info on this flywheel. All comments welcome.

 

that car is going to be amazing can't wait to see the finished car.

Please make a video of it when your done.

 

Amazing!.... Looks outstanding... Great progress... Can you post a picture of your exhaust diagram from the header to the cat back?..... It seems you cant go turbo the conventional way....

 

Can you provide any kind of information regarding your friends car? ie: what kind of numbers its putting out... what are you hoping to be putting out with your engine setup?

Also, can you give some info on the gear box please what kind of gear ratios it has... what car is it out of... etc...

Thanks

 

Hey Rotored Mini,
The Lada gear box looks similar to Rx box. What model Lada box is it?
We have only one m/d in Trinidad i.e the square shaped Lada.

 

Not too sure on that one but from what I have found out the box is out of a Samara (model after that one) but the same box was used for 15 - 20 years in all of the models including the Niva 4wd. Of course there are differing ratios within the series but get this they all look identical! The only way to tell them apart (except the obvious 4 speed and 5 speed) is to rotate the input and calculate the 2nd gear ratio. There are about 6 differing models in the series. Its also interchangable with the early Fiat boxes.

 

Friends car is a purpose built race car on a dirt oval track with heaps of intentional contact so its built like a tank. He races full noise in 3rd and 4th gear for 15 mins nonstop for three to four races every weekend. And he's not very kind to it at all but it still holds up. He's got a 4 speed which are almost faultless but the 5 speed like mine fail a bit in the 5th gear due to a lack of adequate lubrication. This is overcome using auto trans fluid or over filling the box or boring out the oil galleries. And about 260 hp into the box out of a 4 litre 6cyl and the car weighs 1450 kg

As for ratios the one I've got has a 3.5:1 first and a 0.82:1 fifth gear. And a 20t 21.5mm input spline and a rubber donut driveshaft connection (like a BMW) which will definitely get turfed into the bin and replaced with a yoke of some description.
I'm going to feed about 400 hp max into the gearbox and hope it stays together, but the car is only going to weigh 'bout 650 kgs, so the hp going in shouldn't be to much of a problem if I'm nice to it....ha ha we'll see on that one(its only going to smoke two 8 inch tyres......)
but all that aside it only cost me about $50 USD to buy so its as replacable as the tyres themselves (note to self: make it easy to get the gearbox out I think...). Have to wait and see I guess

 

i wonder if it will ever get done

 

Bumpity, anything new happenin?

 

a bit here and there. Currunently working out which turbo to buy. So far the xs-power turbos off e-bay look good for price but not sure what they are like.
And a heap of steel in the shed and a welder. Working on chassis design at the mo too.

Winzie, hows the mini coming along?

 

Just got back from USA - buisness and vaction. so the is in my garage,
have'nt seen it for 21 days. I will start work on it in october.

 

USA?

Where did you stay?

Did you meet up with anyone from the forum?

 

[QUOTE=Rotored Mini] xs-power turbos off e-bay look good for price but not sure what they are like.
QUOTE]

alot of the honda kids and nissan kids around here have tried those with nothing but issues save your time and money and buy something else, because i want to see that mini hauling ***

 

Miami, Los Angeles, New York, New Jesery.
Sorry did not have time to meet anyone.

 

just brought in my shell and startin to work on it got the motor and have now decided to go with the dodge colt awd system is easer to make fit and alot cheaper to get a hold of 200 for the whole works. cant weight to actualy finish this and will get some pics up when i can

 

Too bad for you.... Here in New York we had some jumpin RX7Club meets this past month.....

 

This project is awesome! I have always liked the minis. It would look good if you used the cooper S hood on that thing. Rear wheel drive mini. That thing is going to be just plain dangerous... But in a good way! Weight distribution should be great seeing as it is going to have the IRS from the 3rd gen , also with how short and wide of a wheel base autocrossing in that thing should be a blast! If you can get traction that thing should do an incredible 1/4 mile. Keep up the good work and post as many pics as possible!

 

Got some new pics. at -- winzteck@groupsmsn.com

 

OK that one is wrong.
This is the correct one--- Http://groups.msn.com/winzteck

 

[QUOTE=winzie]OK that one is wrong.
This is the correct one--- http://groups.msn.com.winztek

 

Wrong again??????????????
this one is good- http://groups.msn.com/winztek

 

^ Well make up your mind man!!!!

 

All your pics have come through as thumbnails and are a bit small to see.
Have you got it going yet? What computer runs it?
I just got back from Australia so I will be into my chassis this month hopefully.