I decided quite a while ago that I knew nothing about cars, and decided the best way to learn would be to "get stuck in" ! Since Byrney and most of my mates were into minis it seemed the obvious choice - they're relatively simple, and there was lots of help on hand ! I had quite a liking for the slightly bigger Clubman Estates, but didn't want to spend a load of money on one that was already in decent condition (unless a real bargain came up!) - so I went hunting and ended up with a nasty brown coloured 1980 clubman estate with a LOT of rust. I also then saw a mini with a 1600cc Honda VTEC engine and though "Blimey - I want one"

 Hence my first ever attempt to do some work on a car became a project to restore a rusty old mini, and fit a non-mini engine. I then bought the slightly larger 1800cc B18C4 Honda VTEC engine and got to work !

 Some basic details are....

 1797cc DOHC Honda VTec engine - expected to be around 200bhp when finished

 4 x 40mm Jenvey throttle bodies on home made custom inlet manifold

 Lightened flywheel and alloy underdrive crank pulley

 Home made engine management system using a modified ECU based on Megasquirt http://www.msefi.com

 Modified Rover Metro GTI front subframe

 MGTF Rear subframe

 Coilover suspension all round and front and rear anti roll bars

 Rather than repeat everything here - I keep several sites updated with my progress - here's the links to both of these pages:

http://www.manchesterminis.co.uk/members/richardk.htm

http://www.manchesterminis.co.uk/members/richardk2-diary.htm

http://www.16vminiclub.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=579