1970 Austin Mini
LS/VTEC Powered
The Mini took two first place trophies at it's debut show 10-3-10!
Class Champion Euro Style Compact and Overall Import Choice
Original Mini vs. New!
(Videos and More Pictures Below!)
Exterior Modifications:
- House of Kolors Tangelo Pearl Base coat/clear coat over white sealer
- Minitec extended flip front end with custom hand molded and bonded body kit and de-seamed scissor lock tabs
- Minitec Flip Front Hinges and struts custom modified with hinge and strut locks
- Conversion to MK1 stainless steel Grill with hood release access deleted
- Halogen headlight conversion with LED Angel Eyes and Purple Tinted bulbs
- LED front parking signal and tail light lamp conversion
- Polished aluminum mesh inserts in front and rear bumpers
- All new rubber seals (glass, doors, boot lid, etc)
- New door windows
- Non-opening quarter window conversion
- RHD windshield wiper holes removed
- Stainless steel windshield wipers
- Chrome windshield washer fluid squireters
- Entire car de-seamed and welded (external panel joining seams and roof gutters removed)
- Entire shell sandblasted and all rust removed with all new panels added where needed
- Custom modified and widened Zeemax body kit bonded and molded in to car using welded tabs for strength
- Frenched in Renegade tail light conversion
- Custom made fiberglass boot lid with light delete and U.S. Plate recess
- Chrome boot hinges
- Chrome boot handle
- Webasto Hollandia 400 Deluxe electric sliding ragtop
- Metro aftermarket antenna mounted to rear of roof
- New door skins
- Shaved door handles with remote controlled door opening actuators
- Rebuilt door hinges with stainless studs and hardware
- Door jambs and inner door edges smoothed and de-seamed
- BMW M3 style rear view mirror w/ LED indicator conversion requiring custom door and trim modifications
- Chrome plated TSW Rib wheels - 16" X 7" 4X100mm
- Nitto 205/40-16 NT Neo Gen tires
- Chrome valve stems, caps, and lug nuts
- Rear wheel wells tubbed to accommodate 16" wheels (stock wheels are 12")
- Flush mount frenched in ATL fuel door
Suspension & Brake Modifications:
- Gaz fully adjustable lowered shocks on front and rear
- Adjustable coil over conversion for front and rear
- Rover Metro front disc brake conversion
- Front rotors and hubs machined and converted to 4 X 100mm Honda bolt pattern
- Suspension designed to take standard easy to find Acura Integra or Honda Civic sized wheels and tires
- Rear Acura Integra disc brake conversion
- Custom machined adapters to mount Integra rear hubs to Mini trailing arms
- Rear wheels moved back 1" and out 2.5" using custom machined adapters
- Stainless steel camber adjuster conversion to rear trailing arms
- All custom stainless steel brake lines
- All calipers sandblasted, powder coated, and rebuilt including new pads
- All calipers powder coated with an argent silver base and candy grape top coat
- Rotors powder coated camaro silver
- Rear subframe replaced, Factory E-coating stripped, followed by Priming and painted with epoxy chassis paint
- All suspension components sand blasted and powder coated with Camaro Silver and black
- All suspension wear parts replaced
- Upgraded to Urethane bushings
- Converted to Rover Metro Steering rack with new rack and tie rods
- Suspension alignment and corner weight adjustments done by ET Tuning
Chassis Modifications:
- Entire underbody coated with 3M undercoating
- Converted to all stainless steel braided and hard supply and return fuel lines with AN Nickel plated fittings
- Converted to all stainless steel braided and hard brake lines with AN nickel plated fittings
- Converted to all stainless steel braided and hard clutch lines
- GM style fuel injection filter conversion
- Ford 302 electronic fuel injection fuel pump conversion
- Watson front sub-frame conversion designed to take Honda B-series motors
- Tilton pedal and master cylinder conversion for brakes and clutch
- Brakes converted to separate front and rear circuits on independent cylinders with bias bar adjustment
- Rear engine mount body reinforcement welded in
- Custom brushed aluminum vent block off plates
Engine & Drive Train Modifications:
- Honda B-series engine conversion
- Air conditioning conversion
- LS/VTEC engine with B18B1 Block and B16 head
- Head modified with machined dowel pin holes, oil port plugged, and milled .010
- Valve cover powder coated with a base of argent silver and a top coat of translucent grape
- Polished aluminum spark plug wire cover
- JE 11.5:1 pistons and rings
- Block guard
- B16 intake and throttle body
- Acura Integra GSR transmission
- ACT Clutch
- Clutch Master Flywheel
- Custom axles designed to take Rover Metro CV joints on one side and Acura Integra on the other
- Rage adjustable cam gears
- Golden Eagle high flow fuel rail
- AEM adjustable fuel pressure regulator
- Aluminum under drive crankshaft pulley
- Modified Minitec alternator system
- Braided stainless VTEC oil supply kit
- 4-2-1 stainless steel header
- Full custom mandrel bent stainless 2.5" exhaust system with Magnaflow muffler and tips
- Custom shortened Acura Integra shift rods and linkage
- GSR oil pump and timing belt
- Multiport aluminum oil filter sandwich
- Accel DFI Gen 7+ programmable fuel and spark management with harness and all sensors
- Custom machined aluminum adapter brackets and plates for GM style sensors and IAC
- Accel DFI 6A Ignition box
- Accel DFI Dual Sync Distributor
- Accel 310cc Fuel Injectors
- Accel Wideband O2 engine analyzer and data logger
- Accel plug wires
- Accel DFI Coil
- Custom polished aluminum air intake and cone filter
- Chrome valve cover breather filter
- Polished aluminum and carbon fiber oil filler cap
- Aluminum race radiator
- Slim line electric cooling fan with custom aluminum mounts
- Custom made aluminum radiator mounting brackets
- Stainless steel overflow reservoir with polished aluminum cap
- New Ac compressor with custom machined mounting bracket (closer to block for clearance)
- Custom AC lines and polished aluminum bulkhead fittings
- Custom brushed aluminum vent block off plates
Interior Modifications:
- Modified Hunsaker racing seats (side bolsters removed from seat back frame)
- Custom made seat frames (fully functional forward tilt for rear passenger entry)
- Custom interior done in Persuasion Black Onyx and Butterscotch
- Custom sewn seat covers
- Custom made door panels
- Custom made dash
- Safety Devices full roll cage
- Modified Newton deluxe carpet kit
- Custom Mini floor mats
- Hand made molded fiberglass quarter panel insert speaker boxes for 8" subwoofers
- Custom rear deck cover
- Acura Integra hand brake conversion and center cover
- Converted to brushed aluminum cable operated interior door handles
- Power window conversion
- Entire interior covered with Mega Mat Sound deadener and insulator
- Inside of door skins and under door panel covered with Mega Mat sound deadener and insulator
- Black headliner kit installed
- Rear door pockets removed where fiberglass speaker boxes bolt in
- Extra rear seat supports welded in
- Minitec (Danhard) Evaporator unit installed and covered with Persuasion Black Onyx
- Brushed aluminum AC vents
- Polished aluminum hood release knob
- Custom "D" cut steering wheel
- Upgraded to new style dome light door switches
- Minitec Laser Cut Tilton pedal bracket
Electrical Modifications:
- Painless wiring kit-18 circuit universal street rod harness
- Racepak Ultradash Extreme digital dash with fuel pressure sensor upgrade
- Pioneer DEH-P7200HD Stereo W/HD/CD/MP3/WMA/RCA
- Kicker CVR8 dual voice coil 8" subwoofers
- Kicker SS56.2 Kicker 5.25" 2-Way SS Series Component Speakers with separate crossovers
- Kicker ZX550.3 Amplifier
- Platinum 0-2-4-8 gauge BT0288P battery terminals with covers
- Platinum MIDI Mini ANL Fuse Holder 4/8GA ANHS1
- 12V auxiliary power outlet
- 10MM Blue multi-junction LED Shift light
- 10MM LED Check engine indicator
- 10MM Blue alarm LED
- Viper 1000 alarm system
Trunk (boot) Interior Modifications:
- Jaz 12 gallon foam filled fuel cell with fuel level sender, check valve, and added return fitting
- Jaz fuel cell mounting straps
- Modified boot floor for fuel cell and mounting straps
- Clear filler tube
- Custom made carpeted side and floor panels
VIDEOS
1970 Austin Mini with LS/VTEC Complete Car Overview
1970 Austin Mini with LS/VTEC Trunk (Boot) & Fuel Cell
1970 Austin Mini with LS/VTEC Webasto Electric Sliding Rag Top Operation
1970 Austin Mini LS/VTEC Dyno Run
1970 Austin Mini with LS/VTEC Under Front End
1970 Austin Mini with LS/VTEC Under Rear
1970 Austin Mini with LS/VTEC Under Body
1970 Austin Mini with LS/VTEC Incoming Small Rev
1970 Austin Mini with LS/VTEC Take Off Rear Shot
1970 Austin Mini with LS/VTEC Quick Pass By
1970 Austin Mini with LS/VTEC Quick Pass By 2
1970 Austin Mini with LS/VTEC Incoming Shot
1970 Austin Mini with LS/VTEC Incoming Shot 2
1970 Austin Mini with LS/VTEC Front Shot
1970 Austin Mini with LS/VTEC Cruising By
1970 Austin Mini with LS/VTEC Cruising By 2
1970 Austin Mini with LS/VTEC Cruising By 3
