Vehicle Owner

Member ID: grimace67

Location: Wellington, NZ

Vehicle Info

1976 MINI Cooper

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed-1mph
  • HP-1
  • Weight-1lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

Ratings

    • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.

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Graham’s MINI Cooper

  • Currently 3.4461538461538 /5 Stars.
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1976 mini. Body completely restored (acid dipped, panels replaced with new as necessary), powder-coated subframes, deseamed front and rear, custom fuel filler recessed into left-hand side of body, halogen headlights, clear front and rear indicators, Cooper S stainless grille. Carbon fibre bonnet (modified to fit over air filters), boot, bumpers and side mirrors. 3-piece 10*6 Spectrum alloy wheels on Dunlop Formula R's, euro group 5 arches, factory tinted glass allround (not stick on).

grimace67's 1976 MINI Cooper

1330cc motor. Omega pistons (+60thou), Cooper S rods (lightened, balanced and stress-relieved), new EN40B crank, AKM 7-port head modified to stage 3/4 spec with Rimflo valves, bronze guides, iskie springs, ported and polished. Twin Weber 40DCOE's, Pipercross air filter, roadsport cam, slark racing SC timing gears, carbon fibre rocker cover, 1.5:1 roller rockers, braided hoses throughout (running inside car), fuel cell in boot, competition fuel pump, competition ignition system, oil cooler, custom alloy radiator with electric fan, silicone radiator hoses, Maniflow stainless steel large bore LCB, Maniflow stainless steel single box muffler.

5 speed JKD SCCR gearbox with SC drops and timkin idler, JKD anti-torque steer-kit, KAD alloy 4-pots, vented rotors, braided brake hoses, fully rose jointed adjustable suspension setup, spax adjustables, Hi-Los, KAD minifins, KAD alloy swing arms, KAD rear anti-roll bar, KAD alloy handbrake quadrants, KAD quickshift.

grimace67's 1976 MINI Cooper

Full John Cooper alloy interior, motolita leather steering wheel, race seats, 5-point harnesses, fire extinguisher, custom made carbon fibre dash with Stack dash system, battery cut out switch, push button start and various switches for misc.items, custom mats and carpeting, Newton Commercial headlining, chrome rear view mirror, roll cage.

grimace67's 1976 MINI Cooper

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sox61  

Posted by: sox61

03/29/2007 06:56AM

Nice work. looks the goods mate.

posdee  

Posted by: posdee

02/19/2007 10:43AM

Love that look of your Mini ,, yeaaa Awsome !

Gringo /

minigirl_65  

Posted by: minigirl_65

07/27/2006 02:01AM

Thats on tidy piece of work you have goin on there. that must have cost you a mint to do all that work, I wish i could afford to do something like that.

Keep up the god work. Jess

Triumphmad  

Posted by: Triumphmad

07/08/2006 02:52AM

I think thats the best mini ive seen, EVER. Nice job. I hope to see it drivin round some time.

Uneeeq  

Posted by: Uneeeq

04/03/2006 09:29PM

Love it... very posh but sporty, classy.. just love it. Very impressive machine you have there. Hump it for me! *drools*

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Member ID: grimace67

Location: Wellington, NZ