Scrappy on Rallye des Alpes

[surfblue63]

This turned up in my YouTube inbox. Ex Monty Watkins Austin Mini, now run by Peter Barker

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGiIXcJrW3E

[251 ENG]

And my everyday road car for over 10 years

[cookie1071]

And my everyday road car for over 10 years

parked in the garage every time i saw it

[UHR850]

What a dream machine !

[Tim]

Sounds lovely, why 948cc?

Tim

[bpirie1000]

looks like a good event any other minis on the rally.

[251 ENG]

Engine spec is

850 bored +60
Uprated pistons
Modified 12G 202 head
Lightened and balanced crank and rods
Block machined to take 3 cam bearings
4 syncro box with magic wand
Twin HS2 carbs
Maniflow manifold and exhaust

All put together with care and attention and run in correctly

[myblumini]

What kind of speed/bhp do you get with this setup. Sound like a nice setup and something I would like to copy for my 850 rally car project. What pistons does it use.

[graham in aus]

And my everyday road car for over 10 years

And up a few whites as I recall Simon, some very muddy whites at that!

I'm interested in what pistons too!

Cheers

[251 ENG]

Well I blame the navigator

It,s got karl schmit,s or mahale pistons in it now , not the std rubbish