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So guys what do we think of this ?

I absolutely love it. What a blast

yeah, Why not?



Al

Looks like a photoshop to me..

Now it can only go in straight lines and even then you wouldn't be able to see where your going, it wasn't a very good idea was it... Each to their own.
If it is photo shop they went to the effort of adding box section details under the front panel and inside the front arch/flitch area, it might be real.

Yeeeessss will this be at Blyton?
Bagsy a passenger ride!

its real, there are more pic's on the net somewhere.
it's built out of an Australian Shell, looks as if its a cooper s shell as well
and as far as i know its still in Aus, but don't quote me, Tim might know.

Is this whats considered a bitza?

I like it but it must be a tight fit..

I don't know anything about it. It still seems to have an Australian number plate (QLD?) on the front, but it couldn't be road legal, so I suspect its just a trailer queen.

Tim

Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

Spotted this Mini with some Minor mods in Johannesburg yesterday. Love it!

Good to see some people still have a bit of imagination when it comes to butchering Minis.

IF

Either or both of those are actually REAL, I take my hat off to the guys who did them. Not at all my cup of tea, but as Surf says, it's nice to see that someone is doing something different to the majority.

Both of those are more works of art than modified Minis.

They're both real.

Here's another angle of the Hi-Boy style Mini I nicked of the interweb. It's the first time I've seen this style applied to a Mini, it is usually done on 1930's Ford and VW Bugs.

So awesome on many levels..

It has no place on the Mk1 forum.










It's got no hinges.


Al

As MK1 said,it is great to see people are modifying Minis to this extent.Have to say I love both but neither would be much use on our roads in Ireland

Austin Mini Hot Rod:
http://www.thegentlemanracer.com/2009/1 ... t-rod.html

Hot Rod Mini van (1964):



http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C377906

Mechanical:
427 hp, 350 ci Chevy tied to tubular steel chassis and roll cage. Porsche G5050 5 speed transaxle, inverted and converted to side shift. Fiero coil over performance struts and disc brakes in the rear; Metro 8.4" 4-pot calipers in the front. Custom 13" Minilites up front, 15" 5-bolt Minilites on the rear with street-legal drag slicks. Custom 10 gallon fuel cell up front behind Audi 5000 radiator and Vintage Air condenser. Master brake and clutch cylinders relocated and pedals cut/reshaped for improved drivability.
Body:
Front Bumper moved back to the body and welded to the body. All steel ground effects with air dam to improve cooling. Tri-Star headlights frenched. LED parking lights frenched. All body lap seams cut, butt welded and smoothed. Roof gutter removed and reshaped over the doors. Hood corners rounded and hood hinged from the front with remote power opener. Wiper holes filled. One wiper relocated over the window. Exterior door hinges removed and doors converted to suicide (front opening). Sliding glass windows removed. Power windows and power door latches installed (including remote operator). 2" x 4" frame rails from front wheel wells to rear suspension. Scratch built all steel dash to cover Vintage Air heating and air conditioning unit, including Dakota Digital instrumentation, center console, A/C vents, misc switches and lights. Scratch built firewall with window, insulated for sound. Lower half removable for access to front of motor. Fiero seats, cut down 6" and re upholstered. Flaming River tilt steering column with 13" X-Force steering wheel, matching shift knob and emergency brake handle. Custom steel rocker panels/ground effects and wheel arches. Side scoop to bring cold air into engine compartment. Rolled rear pan with ventilated center section. Complete 304 stainless steel exhaust system. Wheelie bars. Rear doors modified to internal hinges, Chevy "Suburban" style windows, license plate cutout, power opener. Frenched LED tail lights and third brake light. DuPont Hot Hues 3 stage pearl paint.
A million tiny mods.
http://hotrodminimouse.com/

Tim wrote: I suspect its just a trailer queen.

Tim

Tim,

I think you meant trailer trash.....

Yes I probably did. I don't get rat rods. They just seem so contrived to me.

Tim