Beschreibung
LEYLAND MINI 1000 R1 FWD 1976
This fantastic R1 Engined Front wheel drive mini was built from a bare shell between 2009 and 2014. From there on in it was developed to the formidable package it is today.
It really was built with the end in mind which was as light as possible with reliable high power engine matched with perfected handling but looking as “normal as possible to a standard mini”.
Sadly I have to move it on, I intended to sprint , hillclimb and track it but my work commitments just doesn’t allow it and I’d rather it got more regular use.
It is a well known car and I (like the previous owner) like things to be “just right” so I set about refining and renewing bits and pieces to further evolve the car with some of the following changes/ preventative maintenance all completed over the last 2 yrs I had it.
Things I’ve carried out.
Replaced all fuel lines to R9 spec for safety
New chain, proper Regina drag chain(with spare and spare links)
2 Tillett B6 screamer FIA approved seats
New battery (lithium fitted was light but a bit weedy)
Handbrake fitted
New clutch master and slave
Front suspension stripped and rebuilt with new knuckles
Serviced with oil and filter and brake fluid in last 50 miles
New injectors
New pressure sender
New fuel pump and hi flow filter
New plugs
New upgraded driveshafts and new cv joints.
Tow eye
Performance:
320bhp per ton
475kg
152bhp
0-60 mph 4. 7 seconds
¼ mile 12. 8s 107mph
GPS verified - 124mph
Footage from previous owner can be seen I can send info over.
Powertrain
Pro-motive R1 conversion kit.
Over 140 kits sold worldwide with full
aftersales support & spares from Darren &
Phil.
Drivebox rebuilt within last 200 miles by Darren at Pro-motive HQ
2003 Yamaha R1 engine 152 at crank. 125 wheel horsepower @10, 800rpm
Mapped Power commander V ECU at PDQ on 98RON
Engine is on 18, 450miles.
I have the M. O. T, service history, & original clocks from the bike.
Barnett spring clutch kit
6 Speed sequential gearbox
Mechanical reverse gearbox (cable supplied but not connected)
Tran-x 3. 47 LSD
Hardy spicer Cooper S outputs
Aluminum drive flanges
Aluminum sump baffle plate
13 row oil cooler
Twin aluminium coolant radiators (front & side
mount). Rock solid temps on hot track days.
Stant high pressure rad cap
Custom superlight stainless exhaust with aluminium rear silencer 95db at 3/ 4 revs
Front
Titanium top arms
Bottom race adjustable arms
Tower spacer bump steer kit
Balljoints spacers
Front yellow race cones
Koni one way historic dampers
Hi-Lo’s
Rear
Force Racing titanium rear beam (2. 9kg)
Specialist components billet Aluminum rear
radius arms
KAD rear disc conversion & billet aluminium
hubs
AVO Miglia spec aluminium coilovers
Body
Mk4 1976, tax exempt,
Soda blasted back to bare metal
Rear seat firewall removed
Dry stored since completed in 2014 & still rust free
Full multi-point triangulated seamless steel roll
cage. Welded to a, b, c pillar, roof gutter, lower
window lines, floor panels, firewall and through
to subframe pick-up points. Painted Glacier
white throughout (shell originally black).
Carbon fibre roof
Carbon fibre front end & bonnet
Carbon fibre boot floor
Carbon fibre boot lid
Carbon fibre doors
Carbon fibre door cards & door release levers
Carbon fibre boot light
Carbon fibre rear valance
Carbon fibre EVO 2 ASAD dashboard
Aluminum door hinges
3D printed boot hinges and door handles supplied. Chrome fitted.
Plastics 4 performance tinted polycarbonate
windows (slider on driver side)
Bilge fan wired into switch on dash for ventilation on those hot days.
Wide motorsport rear view mirror
Sparco 330mm wheel
Life-line quick release boss
Alloy racing fabrications 20L fuel tank
Aluminum rear aero underfloor tray
Seat rails & eyelets Welded in for 2 bucket
seats.
2 x Tillett B6 Screamer FIA approved seats installed with tillett side runners. These have new sabelt harnesses installed. Seats are less than 18 months old and so well inside date validity.
These are over £2k worth with the side runners.
Brakes
KAD rear discs & billet caliper
KAD billet 4 pot front brakes
Carbon Metallic race pads
In car adjustable brake bias.
Braided lines throughout
Electrical
R1 clocks with all correctly functioning display
(indicator, lights, speedo etc)
All gauges are illuminated
Full functioning lights etc (road legal)
Programmable shift light
Acumen sequential gear indicator
Speedo healer (GPS speed on display)
Custom aerospace grade loom with central
fuse box
Racetech oil pressure gauge
Racetech oil temperature gauge
Racetech coolant temp gauge
Racetech fuel gauge
12V cut off switch
Coolant fan switch
New Battery
USB port
New V8 TVR spec High flow fuel pump and hi flow filter.
Wheels & tyres
Dry
MB racing 10×5" 3 piece split rims
Yperion Titanium bespoke wheel nuts. Crazy
light to further reduce unsprung mass (£308)
AVON CR6ZZ 165/ 70r10 Moulded road legal
slicks (£250 each)
Wet
Exacton 10x5" alloys
Yokohama A032R 165/ 70r10 Road legal cut
Slick
Set of correct wheelnuts to suit
1 have various sprockets so gearing can be
adjusted from 90mph MAX to theoretical
135mph. I have a gearing calculator which I
will give to the new buyer on a USB stick. The
gearing can be changed in 5 minutes with a
13mm spanner.
I have the build sheet for the car and you could easily work out the cost to replicate and I could split it for parts and comfortably make the list price I am asking, and then some, but I really would rather not do that. I would much rather it stay complete and someone else enjoy it.
Take it to your local track day and upset a few people ????
Although road legal, the mini is very stiff, loud & low to the ground running proper camber so I highly recommend taking the car away on a trailer.
It’s had a couple of different sets of arches on it so some marks around wings but it’s a brilliant looking machine designed around performance and primarily some playful handling rather than posing.
Loads of pics and walk around vids available on request.
Please don’t confuse with a cobbled together conversion and please be aware all the required parts have been upgraded so everything is fit for purpose.
I do have a BJ club twin axle trailer for sale (first dibs to mini buyer) which is perfect for the car.
