Miniman76s 4AGE mini race car

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so its almost looking like new again just a few more things to sort out 

 

 

so we found some fcr 41 r1 race carbs flat slide down draught should make some gains over the standard r1 carbs will fit in the off season with the addition of disc brakes to the rear 

 

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so easter weekend brought on the final round of the super mini challenge had a good weekend wit ha hard fought 1st in race 1 and 2 2nds on the sunday so all in all great weekend so we were able to wrap up the open class championship and now development time begins for next season for now check out a few pictures that Greg (64valiant) took on sunday 

 

 

 

 

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also on the sunday we competed ina mini vs pre 65 challenge on sunday arvo which was pritty exciting to end the weekend untill the red flaged it 3 laps in with two minis ahead of the pre 65s 

 

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race seasons over we had a mini fun  day at taupo to end the season and then had prize giving that night so we ended up doing around 65 laps of track 1 at taupo enough for me to feel the body the next day hahah but all in all went well broke an axel first one all season better to have hapend on the fun day than at a race meeting id say so slaped a new one in and away we went heres some pictures  cheers to greg (64valiant) and Evan and the rest of the team for the quick change and also the tasks of beltn in passengers all day 

 

 

 

 

 

so with the dirty stuff outa the way was time for prize giving ended up doing pritty well i must say pritty stoked for a new build to not have many dramas and come away with 1st in the open class , 2nd overall , rookie of the year , and most inovate team of Gare Motor sports so really stoked that we were able to string it all together 

 

 

so as for now the cars jacked up and its development time hehe 

so cutting up old inlet manifold to make a new short one for the FCR 41 carbs we picked up 

 

 

 

 

 

so with this under way room for weight removal is under way on driver and car haha

 

i will keep ya posted on more devlopment works as it happens as theres alot going on 

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so today with some spare time with  helping Evan with his s1 rx7 subframe i managed to remove the engine and fit the dumby motor to allow us to work out how much of the fire wall we are to cut away and also found some big issues which ill describe later 

 

 

so heres the front end with out the engine pritty bare i know but seems to do the job quite well haha 

 

 

from another angle 

 

 

so heres a block and gearbox cases i have to sit in for welding to so we dont risk anything on the race engine the block is a blue top block bored out for oversize but never ended up getting used 

 

 

and an old red top head i have laying around 

 

 

so with that in  marking out of fire wall can get started !

 

 

so a major problem found today was our shocks are too short something we thought nothing off but is really costing us lap speed or corner exit due to the wheels wont go down with the anti roll bar well they go down but the drop like 10 mm which explains why we buzz the lh front at taupo all the time 

 

also found the tie rod to not allow the rose joint down which doesnt help either 

 

 

so off onto the web to find some new standard length shocks its amazing finding out this now how we the car did drive haha

 

should be a million times better when we get the suspension moving correctly 

 

 

while the engines out i will throw a new clutch in as its getting hammerd of the starts with me loading it but after a season the linning and fly wheel and pressure plate still look good so will replace any way for peace of mind cause next season the motor stays in haha over removing it all the time for gearbox changes 

 

 

 

 

 

by for now 

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heres the beginnings of the new manifold for the fcr 41s

 

 

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so today the inovate motorsports lc2 wideband turned up should help us tune the engine to be alot stronger with the fcrs on the fly 

 

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so got bored this long weekend couldnt go anywhere with work so did some choping up of the firewall for a airbox and cleance for the new bike carbs 

 

 

and this will provide us with a hole to make an alloy airbox to clear the filters 

 

 

but heres the carbs sitting in there with the half done manifold

 

 

and another angle this is going to allow us to use a standard looking bonnet no hump 

 

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so now with the carbs fitting i can begin to fill the holes up haha made a plate up for the bulkhead to try help keep its strength

 

 

then made up some end plates and glued them in 

 

 

so with that part done i have started to build an airbox well a mould so i can make a fibre glass one using some light alloy i have at home 

 

 

 

so with that part made roughly i latherd it in some pva to start the fibre glassing but with the weather today its a bit of a waiting game haha 

 

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so while we had the gearbox out we have sorced a bzr 6 speed to hopefully be the cheaper option to make a better gear set if this doesn't work it back to the drawing board . but like anything its not a direct swap from the c56 ....

 

for starters differnt shifters so need to modyify linkage on the side to suit 

 

 

oh and a plate to mount it on to my exsiting welded tubes in the floor

 

 

 

the pelt of bits haha was bought as a manual conversion kit so have a few more parts than i need 

 

 

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so heres where and how the fibreglass airbox will sit with carbs 

 

 

heres the new brake lines i got the boys at apex to make this week as old ones would hit the sway bay and im not liking the look of the crimp 

so to be safe so opted for a banjo bolt setup with 45 degree bend to clear the bar 

 

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nows it all a mater of making a water hose work re mount the coil in a differnt spot as where this all used to be has now changed with the addition of an airbox and the fcr carbs 

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so time for a few updates exausts made and off  to the coaters 

 

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so had the new shocks arive and fitted them now after machining spacers to suit they should do the job it will either handle better or like a drunk camel who knows haha so c160 gear box is apart to remove the toyota lsd and fit the quaife lsd we have run in the car so far so progress haha 

 

 

 

 

and the airbox is all painted so just needs to be attached 

 

 

also had a good parcel turn up this arvo 4 brand new dunlop wets from the uk so should increase thepace in wet weather by a bit lol 

 

 

so things have been flat out  

 

 

 

also found a quick and easy way to save 7kg in the car buy a lighter battery !!!! managed to get ahold of a fancy battery and only weights 3kg so should lighten things up a tad 

 

bye for now 

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Afternoon guys been a while ..... been flat out working and spending money on this thing again haha so heres a run down  so much is changing for the new season coming up in October... ooo and theres a few nice little trick parts underconstruction they will be a suprise .... 

 

 

currently waiting for new tarox front brake rotors to arrive from the uk so for now nots much is happing in the front suspenion area 

 

 

so have had the exhaust back from the coaters and have installed the system now 

 

 

so now for the start of the exciting part of the rear custom alloy hubs will update once fitted just got them back from the anodiser

 

 

rear backing plates are painted and fitted ready to go 

 

 

this year we going to remove that massive hump that made our car differnet now we have a new bonnet while the other one has been  signed by the guys and girls that have helped and is awaiting fittment on to the shed wall so heres the start of the new hood 

 

 

now also removed all the alloy from the pannels and have put carbon in its place 

 

the rear parcel tray 

 

 

now the doors were a pain to hold there shape so i improvised and persuaded them to shape 

 

 

final product of the doors

 

 

so thats it for now more to come im sure 

 

 

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been awhile but cars taking shape new roll bars etc made brakes all fitted and bleed up almost ready for a shakedown 

 

 

heres the rear braking set up all complete 

 

 

 

added some more ducting to flow air into the radiator and try to seperate the air flow 

but cant quite see the ruber flat sitting onto of the oil cooler which is also to ramp the air into the radiator 

 

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soooo  bought a body kit for a longer front mini and ofcourse i wanted to fit it to my car hahah so had to remove 100mm out off it and yer so heres a few pictures 

 

 

 

 

duct tape was the key involved here to hold it all together to semi glass it together hahah 

 

 

 

 

so to hold it on we decided to us dzues quick and easy heres the finished product 

 

 

 

 

 

 

so thats how it sits  while i rember hers a picture of the new setup under the hood

 

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on the 1st of october we went down to taupo for some much needed pre testing car ran well the new brakes certainly halling the car up and the new shock asorbing the bumbs and the fcr carbs sounding sweet as the 6 speed box allowed us to run the motor high in the rev range every shift 

 

 

so heres a short on board video of the car now on old tires and trying to not use tooo much of the car before the season haha 

 

 

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cheers for now ill add some exciting new devlopments soon once i get them sorted my self myself

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So  been quite lately busy developing and looking at new ways to improve the car here the first of our development to try for the next round to see weather we run bigger rims next year for tires 

 

so i took the wheels of the road car as that's out of  action receiving a jap power plant 

 

now got some nice 8.2inch wide slicks 

 

 

altho it wasn't just bolt on fit haha was when car was on the stands 

 

but modifying was necessary

 

 

we had to raise guards slightly but modified the front heaps especially moving the splitter forward 

 

as you can see quite a gap to fit 

 

 

so out came the fibre glass and alloy 

 

 

 

 

now it came out ok but close enough to run a meeting like it for taupo 

 

 

the wider wheels do loose us clearance to the crank pulley so steering stops might go in after this last race

 

 

but thats not all we have planed even removing the gear stick next season and 265mm front brakes with willwood 6 pots stay tuned