Looks to be a Australian Leyland clubman van converted to a round nose pickup with mk1 doors. The Aussie Leyland came with external hinges as they were essentially a mk1 shell, and they have that funky scuttle panel, offset to the right hand side and curved so no need for slanted bushes. Very cool build!
It does look like a converted van but probably not a Leyland. The dipped scuttle started in about April 68 (for the sedan; I think it was slightly later for the vans) in Australia, so there were about 3 years of roundnose Mini production before the Clubman shape came out. That said, various body & engine bay features point to this being 64 or so if it's Aussie. Hard to tell though, it's not a big job to swap between the door types with a bit of work to the B-pillar.
What a cool little truck! Love the hidden AC under the bed. Really nice work, makes me want to put a d16 into my clubby estate. I need to redo the wiring as well.. great work!!
Hi Guys, great looking pick up! Like the details in the pick up bed and the Honda conversion subframe, like the fact that it uses all the original mini bits and geometry, and that you haven't had to cut and move the steering rack...cool. Should be a great all-rounder when completed! 😊
Great Mini build. One comment ... usually the R/D (receiver/drier) is supposed to be mounted vertically, so it only feeds liquid refrigerant to the TXV/evaporator. If you feed refrigerant vapor to the TXV, it may howl/whistle & the evaporator won't function right.
Looks excellent! To each there own, especially with the jack but seems like a great project. Used to love my d16y in my civic and it would work so well in a mini. Wouldn’t be surprised with 2x the HP and almost 25% gain in mpg.
HI . The Mini looks fantastic, you have done a great job. In watching your video I noticed when you showed the Air-conditioning under the back Of the vehicle that the receiver drier is mounted on its side . If possible it would work better if it's mounted vertically. Keep up the great work. Regards Jason.
Hi again.. noticed exhaust is rapped or looks rapped.. im guessing this helps with heat under car but helps performance drawing straight from the engine 👌
Just in time ! What’s the alternator size to drive the electric compressor for the A/C ? We can’t seem to get it to work under this setup . Any references on how you will get it to work smooth ?
I'm guessing here, but it's the only one that uses the stock mini suspension components and retains the stock steering geometry. Makes it much more "mini like" than most of the others.
