LS1 into 1966 mini cooper update
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^^^ yeah,.. they'll crap their pants... pretty crazy man, I think its a cool idea. Would love to see videos and pictures of it running sometime. Should make a TV show about doing this one.. haha...
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Originally Posted by Roadrunner 45
the chassis was built by Dennis Rolaine.
Dennis started in business with a guy some of you older guys might know, John Butera. Those two were quite a pair in their day. John eventually left R & B and moved to CA where he worked with some of the best rod builders on the west coast. Your history lesson for the day.
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Originally Posted by heimbo
That is totally going to ruin the handling. ![Happy](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_stretch.gif)
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Originally Posted by ICRAZY6
Thats a beutiful car! How much $ is in the intire set up?
But all that takes time because a lot of this will be a first for me.
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Originally Posted by Roadrunner 45
One of the main reasons I went with the LS1 is that it is within 30 lbs. or so of the Iron V6 that the car had when I got it- so I won't have to do new springs/shocks etc.
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Originally Posted by 1FstFormulaV8
That give new meaning to the phrase "All Motor". Is it a tight fit sitting in that car? Looks like you don't have a lot of interior to work with.
This could never be done with the regular hatchback bodystyle without stretching the front fenders.