Beardmorebros built spaceframed front mid engined 2 litre dry sumped 16V twin cam (187bhp 178 lbft), fuel injected engined, Jenvey throttle bodies, carbon panel, double wishbone, inboard mono tube alloy Koni coil overs, Stack dash, Aeroquip, RACMSA logbook, all pedals on ball race bearings, bare body respray, custom made mohair hood etc.
This is not your average homebuilt car. It is a very high standard with amazing attention to detail by one of the best known builders of modified Minors.
This car is MOTed and used on the road. It has covered around 8000 miles since the build. The car does 30mpg on a steady run and averaged 27mpg on a recent 1000 mile trip to the Classic Le Mans, which included going around the track.
I built this car to the highest standard with no compromise with top quality components, eg NMB E Type spherical bearings for the steering arms (£75 each) and on the wishbones, Koni dampers £300 each, Stack digital dash, aircraft spec fasteners, Aeroquip plumbing, Jenvey throttle bodies, AP Racing braking and clutch, AP Racing master cylinders, Zircotec coated exhaust manifold, ICI 2K paint etc etc.
I have receipts for all parts.
This car also goes aswel as it is engineered. 1/4 mile 14.444 sec @ 94mph, Harewood Hill climb 68.64 sec's , Curborough 36.64 sec's all on road going Michelin 195 tyres.
Reluctant sale as this car represents 6 years of my life but I am starting a new project.
The car will come with build details (wiring diagrams, part numbers), spares, moulds for the body panels, setup and tuning log books and any advice the new owner will need. If you wish to compete with the car I will offer advice on setup, preparation and any maintenance. I care about this car and I will not sell it and never have anything to do with it again. I will be interested in helping the new owner.
If a turbo was fitted to the engine then 350bhp can be easily obtained.
More details and hundreds of build pictures, build and racing videos and magazine articles can be seen on my website Beardmorebros. http://www.beardmorebros.co.uk/website%20pages/new_project.htm
Videos of the build and the finished car driving and racing http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=BVM428T
Magazine articles http://www.beardmorebros.co.uk/website%20pages/Magazine%20Articles/Race_titlepage.html
http://www.beardmorebros.co.uk/website%20pages/Magazine%20Articles/retro_cars_minor.htm
http://www.beardmorebros.co.uk/website%20pages/Magazine%20Articles/race_car_eng.htm
http://www.beardmorebros.co.uk/website%20pages/Magazine%20Articles/new_project_wrench_fullsize.htm
http://retroscenemag.com/post/Cars-to-inspire-future-modifications2c-Part-3.aspx
Vehicle Spec:
Vehicle............................... Split screen Morris Minor convertible with low light front wings
Rollcage/spaceframe........ TIG welded tubular steel CDS 38.1mm x 2.642mm wall with reinforcements in smaller diameters. Blasted, etch primed & stove enamalled.
Engine.............. ................. Fiat 2 litre twin cam
cylinder head.....................Lancia Integrale16 valve, new guides, recut seats, sodium cooled valves.
cams...................................Kent Cams 280 degrees duration 10.5 mm lift
head bolts ..........................Guy Croft 12.9 grade aftermarket
pistons ...............................Flat top with my design of valve cut out, crowns ceramic coated by AEA Technology
cambelt.............................. Gates 25.4 mm wide
crank.................................. Steel with 7/16" UNF grub screws in cross drillings. Oil ways modified as per Guy Croft.
block ..................................Bored and honed with deck plate, oil way plugs replaced with stainless steel items. All oil ways cleaned (took 4 hours to clean), all sharp edges de-burred.
conrods ..............................Balanced on home made device. All sharp edges de-burred.
rod bolts............................ ARP
sump.................................. John built dry sump with scraper and gauze
oil pump .............................Titan 3 stage belt driven
oil cooler............................Laminova oil to water heat exchanger, mounted on the floor of the engine bay.
oil tank...............................Pace 2 piece.
oil system plumbing............All "Aeroquip" fittings and stainless hose.
flywheel .............................steel to accept Fiat 130 TC ring gear and AP Racing Ford clutch cover and plate
induction ............................Jenvey 43mm dia. throttle bodies, front mounted K&N air filter.
ignition ..............................distributor less
control ...............................Weber Alpha electronically mapped
exhaust ..............................tubular ceramic coated 4 branch, 2 1/2" stainless system wrapped with expansion chamber and 3" Dynomax bore silencer.
Gearbox ............................. Fiat 5 speed with Saab slave cylinder and clutch release bearing concentric to the input shaft
Propshaft ...........................1300 series uj's, 63.5mm x 1.6mm wall DOM tube, lightened yokes and flanges. Aluminium adapter in place of Fiat guibo.
Differential ........................Ford Sierra/Scorpio 7" LSD or 7 1/2". Both size of diffs will fit in the chassis.
Drive shafts ......................Ford Sierra/Scorpio equal length, with lightened and easy motioned CV`s.
Hubs and bearings ............Ford Sierra/Scorpio. New Ford bearings.
Uprights ............................Aluminium kit car to accept Sierra/Scorpio bearings and hubs
Brakes front ...................... AP Racing 280mm x 25.4mm vented discs and AP Racing radial mount 4 x 38.1mm 'pot' calipers aluminium alloy mounting bells (2014A T6)
rear.................................... Cosworth Sierra calipers and Sierra solid discs
general ..............................Cockpit adjustable balance bar and AP Racinng rear proportioning valve, copper nickel hard lines.
Master cylinders ............... AP Racing Front brakes 3/4" dia. rear brakes 0.7" dia. , clutch 13/16" dia, rear mounted reservoirs
Suspension ........................double wishbone, lower are 28.575mm dia. CDS tube, upper are 25.4mm dia. CDS tube, NMB E type spherical bearings used at pivots
front ...................................roll centre 38.1mm, -1 degree camber, 4.5 degree caster
rear.................................... roll centre 63.5mm, -0.5 degree camber, 0 degree castor
Anti dive & Squat..............None
Fasteners............................AN series in all critical locations, with a few NAS and MS series.
Dampers ............................ Inboard mounted Koni Aluminium bodied, 130mm stroke, double adjustable, mono tube with 1:1 wheel to damper motion ratio.
Springs ..............................2.25" Coils Front 200lb / inch Rear 250 lb / inch
Steering rack ....................Titan Front mounted, aluminium housing, right hand drive, 550mm between pivots, 49.02mm rack movement for one rev. of pinion (2 turns lock to lock, 12:1 ratio)
Steering column ...............7/8" x 16 swg CDS, lower uj Grp 4 rally unit, upper uj mil. spec. sealed unit. Column bearings needle roller. quick release boss. No welding on the sterring column, all joints mechanically pinned and brazed.
Steering wheel .................. 305mm dia. leather.
Instrumentation .................Stack Analogue tach. with integral LCD display
Stalks ................................Switches behind the wheel.
Fuel system .......................Plastic 36 litre tank with internal collector, 2 low pressure pumps and 108 litres per hour @ 3.5 bar high pressure fuel pump. Fuel system plumbed with screw on "Aeroquip"
Head lights ........................ PIAA 178mm dia. with 110/85w H4 bulbs
Body ..................................Morris Minor convertible, widened 178mm with flush fitting bonded in windscreen in home made surround, carbon composite doors, wings, front panel, boot and bonnet. Bare metal respray in ICI 2K. Body work by Robin.
Seats.................................Carbon / kevlar Momo and OMP.
Car Cover ........................Custom made.
This is a well known and respected car. Any question please email me.
Bare metal respray in ICI 2K.
Crank Scraper.
Attention to detail: The oil fittings were ported to ease the oil flow.
The floor is bolt on 5mm thick aluminium.
£20,000 or very near offer will buy this car.
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