1972 Carbon 2.0XE Mini

[carmad]

have yourself a well deserved pat on the back from me

[PistonBroker]

Beautiful.

I believe you've made my perfect Mini!

[Adz]

Read your thread on Pistonheads, probably the only Mini I like.

Absolutely amazing.

[Andy Camaro]

tis mentally sweet when i read the thread title i thought the whole shell was carbonfibre but alas nit but still a very sorted mini

[OUTRUN]

A truly fantastic build and very well deserved of all the praise coming your way mate!

It's being highly received on PNGclub.com also.

Hope you're enjoying the car!

[miniallsort]

very nice mate

[EmDee]

I absolutely love this car, not a big mini fan, but this thing singlehandedly converted me!
Saw it at Knebworth earlier this year.

Help yourself to some rubbish pics I took on my phone:

[zoompod]

I've been around mini's for years and have just started my 14th project, i prefer the understated look that takes people by suprise but this has to be in my humble opinion, one of the tastiest and most well thought out mini's i've ever seen, gives me something to aim for ( won't get there though!!). Cheers.

[lotdave]

;D Now that is one stunning little car did you do the carbon work yourself ? is it what you do for a living, maybe ill pick up that Mini Mag, what sort of power did you get out of the xe ?

[bmcnut]

Minis have been done for years, and it gets to a point where you think nothing new or jaw dropping can appear. This car has upped the bar just because everything is so right. Carbon isnt new, nor is blue, and revos have been around for years. Its the correct combination and perfect execution that makes this car special. The tyre/ arch relationship is beyond perfect, the way the bonnet and wing have been cut is spot on, the quality and finnish of the paint is lush, the door mirrors look great. What I like most about it is dispite the PHAT stance and all the carbon, it still has the great character that only the classic Mini has thanks to the early features and keeping the bumpers. Something that alot of people loose when the 'go for it' with a mini.

Hats off to you sir.

[dougiemc]

Again Cheers for the comments
This is the reason we built the car
Many do it to trailor the cars to shows and put ropes round them and polish them to death
Many hand thousands to company's and say build me that car

We have managed to build the car to the Spec and Quality that we were after with 4 lads in a garage
We wanted to build it right and complete the first time so it wont need rebuilt each Winter as many do
Especially with a complete summer with no breakdowns and only a couple of little teathing probs
The fact it was my Grandfathers from new and then my first can and the car I passed my test it its a keeper anyway so we felt its worth doing it right

What has amazed us is the broad appeal of the car it not only has sat at the top of the Prize winner lists at the Minishows all season but also when we turn out at Retrocars show, VW Players show, Pistonheads meets in between £200k Ferraris etc etc everyone appreciates it

Thats the pat on the back that we are revelling in
And is the biggest Thanks to the guys who were involved

Dougie

[dougiemc]

Oct 28, 2010 20:09:53 GMT lotdave said:

;D Now that is one stunning little car did you do the carbon work yourself ? is it what you do for a living, maybe ill pick up that Mini Mag, what sort of power did you get out of the xe ?

My mate Rich was the Carbon Master he fiddles with it at work making Aerospace bits.... Hes only learning but will be good one day hahahah ( He will kill me )
Without him and his skills the car would not have been anywhere near what it has turned out.

We ended up with 210BHP which as you can imagine is more that enough Torque Steer with the little steering wheel and wide Track hahahaaa

[analogue_radio]

Not the style of minis I'm into, but this is fapping brilliant! so so so so SO tidy and well made. Carbon dashboard is very sexy, where is that from?

[Em]

Good Lord, that is amazing! All the hallmarks of a big-money pro build, fantastic work!

Absolutely spot-on combination of contemporary styling and ideas with just enough original character preserved. Love the way you've left stuff like the brightwork in place, that just makes it for me. Look forward to seeing it in print!

[dougiemc]

Oct 29, 2010 10:32:30 GMT analogue_radio said:

Not the style of minis I'm into, but this is fapping brilliant! so so so so SO tidy and well made. Carbon dashboard is very sexy, where is that from?

Dash is Custom so not off anything

Oct 29, 2010 10:47:44 GMT Em said:

Good Lord, that is amazing! All the hallmarks of a big-money pro build, fantastic work!

Absolutely spot-on combination of contemporary styling and ideas with just enough original character preserved. Love the way you've left stuff like the brightwork in place, that just makes it for me. Look forward to seeing it in print!

Thank You
Not a CASH ££££ Big Money Pro Build at all
Just 2 years of a few mates lifes thats the bit you can never put a figure on

Yep the Mag shots are mega as they were done in a Studio and theyve gave us 8 pages in the mag aswell

[Mephiston]

thats damn awesome nice work

[welder]

Just awesome.

[minipete]

Mini Porn!
Fantastic Car!

[gouldygtr]

ive never got the mini thing myself either, but i must admit that thing is effin incredible,

I myself am a carbon addict so am loving the interior,

my friend has a ITB B16A2 in his mini and that thing used to be my 400BHP skyline, dread to think what that thing is like!

[coggers]

I'm not much of a Mini fan but I saw this in the summer at the Vauxhall show at Billing and thought it was incredible. The attention to detail is stunning ; loved it .