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[IanC]

How much HP do Mini's have nowdays....    https://youtu.be/jO7Dh1hSuV0

[hanra]

About 65 hp @ the wheels. 

[FNQ]

My view on mini hp 

                                 65 hp at wheels for a good Cooper S road car

                                 low 90-100 hp at wheels for most Group Nb historic racers ( how they get their HP depends on head cam etc) on NE102 fuel or slightly higher on E85

                                 a very few top few cars just north of the 100 hp figure. and to top off the lot

                                 a standard mini 850 - maybe 29 hp with a 0 - 100kph timed in minutes instead of seconds  -----   

 

                                 but all of the above can be a tonne of fun regardless   ( and i'll have a drive in the mustang and xu1 as well)

[IanC]

That green xu1 isn't slow. Sure I think they were driving around together. ie The Torana waved him through. But just the same, that mini pulls through third pretty damn good.

[RallyRed]

Never seen in car at that track...interesting

[madtoranajzedded]

He races for keeps in the green xu1.hes mad ha..mick cross in the orange beast.tracks about half hr drive from my joint.my cuz usually races the there in his green machine xd fraud.he goes alright too..

Edited by madtoranajzedded, 27 May 2022 - 02:43 AM.

[rodomo]

After viewing that, no one should ever complain about an aussie 4 speed shifter.

[davea79]

It'll happen one day

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[davea79]

Lots to do... then I can get the mustang I guess 🤔

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[kudu]

Lots to do... then I can get the mustang I guess

 

Have you pinched a kiwi torana back from us?

[hanra]

It'll happen one day

Looks like an early one. 64ish?

[davea79]

Have you pinched a kiwi torana back from us?

Yes mate. I've finished gathering all the parts (I think) to sort it for resto.
Cage is out and once the SLR is done I will refocus my energy there.
I've just ordered a shed that will the main factor to really crack on with these projects

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[davea79]

Looks like an early one. 64ish?

63 850 shell mate.
Has all genuine mk2 cooper S gear and looks to have been raced.
I need to strip back layers carefully.
I was told they used to convert the 850s into English cooper S racecars here because they were lighter than the Aussie cooper S (sliding windows etc).

This was my old man's car stored in a shipping container from 2000 ish.

I put it back together to make sure it was all there and ran. Now needs the reverse and paint. Body is amazing with no rust

[davea79]

Yes mate. I've finished gathering all the parts (I think) to sort it for resto.
Cage is out and once the SLR is done I will refocus my energy there.
I've just ordered a shed that will the main factor to really crack on with these projects

Have you pinched a kiwi torana back from us?

The owner Richard left it in NZ when he relocated to Aus for Matt Black to race mid 90s to 2000s then when Matt moved to Aus due to Stone Bros racing he asked Richard what he wanted to do so they loaded her up and brought it over. I brought from Richard here.

I bought an XY that was raced in the Repco round Aus in 79 that HDT won in the new VB's. I am restoring that to GTHO with its repco door numbers, motorcraft & ryco sponsors but mainly to have in shed to tip the hat to this on grid formation pic next to Jimmy Richards in 1973. This was the HO that Goss raced 71 / 72. The CK is loitering in the background in both pics. Article on that XY below:

https://www.pressrea...283025465417246

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[davea79]

Poor bank balance 😢

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[RallyRed]

Wonderful stuff. Love the old racers, so much history.

[IanC]

White XU1 has a good donk in her..https://youtu.be/AXkOKiovQqE