Classic Mini with a Yamaha R1 build complete time lapse from shell to rolling Episode 1 

Daniel Mauricio Castañeda thank you, if you have a look on my page I’ve done a few videos now including the first test 👍 I have another one Tuesday so will be doing a video shortly after.

Cheers buddy

PLH RECOVERY MANCHESTER scrap my car. Thank you very much 👍👍

Thanks bud much appreciated. Hopefully doing a video at the end of this season it’s been a bit hectic

Jiffy Pangestu stay tuned for the start up

sm0keu me too lol As soon as it’s running I’ll put it up

@@SLcustomsMinis that's why I even clicked on it. what a killjoy.

@@radioace318la theres videos of it running On my page

Anthony Quattrocchi much appreciated 👍👍 I have vides of it running and driving now check it out 👌🏻👌🏻

I’ll be at Mini action day at castle Combe at the end of the year and hopefully the British Motor show, and Brighton speed trials The rest of the time it’ll be racing

darryl hello mate the main kit is from Lynx ae they do a conversion kit to run a bike engine in a mini subframe. I did a fair few more modifications. But u can pretty much bolt that kit in a standard round nose mini.

Cheers 👍

Yeah - I'm intrigued to know how the gearbox/clutch/diff arrangement works.

Paul Ambry the next video will have a more detailed look at the engine build and the run up

stephen meyer thank you

SLcustoms Minis Really professional looking job So how does it go

stephen meyer its all home built & if u’ve a look on my page there a video of my first track session 👍👍

julio pino thank you.

Fred Blair thanks I’m glad you think so. I believe it keeps it handling like a mini. It’s still got rubber cones too.

@@SLcustomsMinis hey, i was just wondering what transmission you used? This is an amazing build

@@LogieT2K there’s another video on my channel but I’m still running a chain drive and bike gearbox

@@SLcustomsMinis ahh yeh, makes sense. Love this car mate

Mini AF cheers man, I’ve been following your build, how long till it’s out and about??

SLcustoms Minis hoping for around September October. Just recently bought a gt clubman front end from arc angels. Hopefully it comes in with in the month. Then i just gotta finish all the body work then paint. But it does drive well so far.

Awesome can’t wait to see it, should be fun!

David Baker yeah it’s a yuck but if kit!! This isn’t as quick as that in a straight line, the mini was built for the corners

Bug would never corner over about 40 mph

Check out my other videos, there’s a look around the engine cradle but it drops down via a chain to a remote diff housing.

Chris 673 thank you, the engine cradle and bits were from LynxAE racing cars. And the front end was from Arc angles advanced composites 👍

XZIVR aslong as you set the pressure correctly so the acusump pressure is set less than the the idle pressure it shouldn’t do that. I know 2 other people who race with this setup and haven’t caused an issue.

Wim Mottoul I’m working on it had engine problems on the rolling road so building an engine up now hopefully a video will follow

@@SLcustomsMinis oh sorry to hear about the engine! Can't wait to see more from this amazing build. You have an instagram?

Wim Mottoul have a look under Stu_lugger most of the mock up is on there

Derek Lau there no back seats in fact there’s only one seat! Awd would make the car too heavy and put a lot more strain on the bike gear box. However 2 engines and 4wd is a possibility in the future

SLcustoms Minis the fact that you're considering putting another engine for four wheel drive is simply amazing. It's a lovely car, with insane specs. So you daily it?

Stephen Rooke check out my other videos of it running!!

Chris Stratton yeah chain to diff and output shafts. Have a look at my other videos, one of them is about the engine diff assembly

Jeremiah Shields 😂😂😂👍

Check out my other videos one of the winter videos is about changing the suspension

Matthew Chandler i quite like the kit and the rotation of the engine both have pros and cons this kit came with a pretty hefty LSD too. The guy who originally designed the kit has sold the rights now so expect the kits to be readvertised in the near future

SLcustoms Minis Yiur buildblooks great by the way. I’d think Lynx would have less drivetrain loss than the pro-motive. Is your reverse an electric motor or does the kit use Quaife’s sealed chain-drive with reverse mechanism?

Matthew Chandler it runs direct from the engine output gear straight to the diff assembly so should be minimum losses I’ll post up the rolling road once I’ve done it. A lot going on here atm but hopefully in the next month or so

Yes electric reverse

harbinder natt hello mate have a look on the Lynx AE website Jon Lee built the kit originally he’s sold the rights but the website has all the details you need

Haha thanks

bbtmc I’ve thought about it, I also made a few one off carbon panels for the car that I thought about making more of but for now the car is a one off. May do something in the future.

Auto Manuals that’s the aim the next video will be engine build and rolling road then we have the summer on track

Guilherme Nunes I’ve kept the original mini subframe so suspension wise it’s just upgraded mini suspension 👍👍

bugaddiction71 have a look at another one of my videos there’s a more detailed look at the engine and diff. I’m running a quaife lsd remote to the engine driven off a rear sprocket. The diff then has output shafts.

I’m working on it, learning as I go 🤞🏼👍

Derek Novack I’ve built if for hillclimbs and sprints so I hope it works The engine is pretty much a standard R1 with updated clutch and sump baffles. This will hopefully keep running costs down. It’s chain driven down to an LSD with output shafts. 👍

SLcustoms Minis ok that makes sense. I always wondered how that operated. Going to imagine they use an air shifter setup for that as well.

Derek Novack yeah Lynx ae does an air shifter kit for it. I’ve gone down the manual shift route going for reliablility. 👍

Michael Smith finally someone who understands 👍

Michael Smith running a Quaife LSD and slicks

@@SLcustomsMinis Do you run quaife purely for regs?

Hello mate it’s running a Lynx Ae kit and that’s what came with the housing supplied

@@SLcustomsMinis I get ya.....planning on trailering it to any Mini events this year? Would love to see it in the flesh. I've considered an R1 swap for my other halfs Mini but she shot that idea right out the door!....lol.

I made that myself but Curley carbon make a few types of them

Tony Tube hello buddy check out my other videos there’s one with a closer look at the engine install 👍👍

Lewis Robertshaw I spent a year fabricating and building the car into a mock up stage then disassembled it got it all painted and then it became a plug and play kit 👌🏻the car isn’t necessary tbh a lot of it was experimental lol it just adds a bit of fun, after testing, the whole car will be stickered up for racing purposes If you mean are the towing eyes necessary I have to have them for regs and to pull it onto the trailer 👍 hope that answers your question

@@SLcustomsMinis it's a super clean build have you got any videos of it running? Ive always wanted to build something similar the engine install didn't seem a massive headache was it? No I was talking about the eyes where the light blanks are haha each to their own eh.

Lewis Robertshaw I’ve just posted a quick video of the engine conversion and first start up on my page. I’ll be taking it to the rolling road In a few weeks so will post that up too. No the actual engine part isn’t too bad minor mods on the subframe but will fit inside a standard mini body

@@SLcustomsMinis is it difficult to get it to drive the wheels? Also do you run an aftermarket ecu?

Difficult depends on your set of skills, there are a few companies that do conversion kits for the r1 and yes I run a Polestar Systems ECU

They’re not too bad it can get a bit light but a decent setup helps.

PikkuHukka79 help mate they can vary a lot depending on your requirements have a look on here for more details lynxae.co.uk/Products-MiniR1_Pricelist.htm

I did think that 😂😂

Vasili I’ve made a second video showing the details of the engine but it’s basically an electric motor attached to the chain drive.

Can you show me link about electric motor for reverse. ?!

Simon Watts you can make anything fit with the right tools and knowledge

Custom made remote housing with a 3j inside

David Elliott I didn’t want to use coil overs on the car my past cars have run pretty well on rubber cones and the setup works well. I would still run Perspex for racing don’t want glass smashing when I crash it.

@@SLcustomsMinis Fair comment Thanks.

I would guess so but probably no real advantage a JCW has more power and torque

Cheers buddy, they are classic mini CVs with billet drive shafts

@@SLcustomsMinis awesome and thank you 😊

Simon Wells cheers buddy. I’m getting this question alot but the car is only 90kgs per corner on the rear. drums are perfectly sufficient and with dual master cylinders the rears are virtually turned off to stop them locking under braking. I know some guys who don’t run rears at all. We are talking racing purposes not really road going

Hi there, if you have a look at the video with first start up there’s a closer look into the drive train setup 👍👍

karl alton chain drive to a floating diff with outputshafts

Sorry this is just for track use.

steven livingston hello buddy the front end is Carbon/GRP and bolts onto a standard subframe the whole car is factory size with wider arches no point reinventing the wheel.

The car is a 1980’s original mini steel shell

Raymond J check out my other videos there’s one of the engine build close up with the drivetrain down to the diff 👍👍👍

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-If1XRozNRE4.html

@@SLcustomsMinis thanks brother

Bob The Builder cheers buddy I like to work alone that way I have nobody to blame when It goes wrong. That was one of my mates that popped over and I gave him a job 😂😂

SLcustoms Minis I feel used

Where is your shop in Europe?

loudrummer haha u did good 👌🏻

Bob The Builder no based in the UK

Jango Fet keeping it lightweight and simple there’s still room in the back for a second engine though at a later date

Hello if you check my page out there’s.a video of the engine cradle with the drive train to give you a closer look 👍 It should be ‘first start up and closer look at the engine’

It’s front wheel drive my friend

Any video , engine-wheels conection? Rear wheel i understand but front wheel how?

If you check out my other videos there is one showing how the engine works with the differential via a chain

kennapop3 afraid not bud just me in my garage and a bit of racing on the side. 👍

@@SLcustomsMinis definitely quicker. Love to see more.

I am now a subscriber. Great content on your site.

kennapop3 thanks. The next video should be interesting as I’m currently building a new dash, then it’ll be back to the rolling road 👍👍

Yes it’s electric on this.

@@SLcustomsMinis best build I seen so far. Most i have seen have no reverse.

Bob The Builder have you looked at importing from Japan lots of nice ones there.

😂🤷🏻‍♂️ what do u want me to say, everything was trial fitted previously and painted. It was a 5 day assembly 👍👍

Sonwabile Rwaxa yes it has an electric reverse motor there’s a more detailed look in one of my other videos

@@SLcustomsMinis awesome. Nice build. Do you sell the kit for this build?

Have look on the Lynx AE website for Classic mini R1 conversion kit

fw1421 cheers buddy I appreciate your comment this has been built for racing so all high end revs it’s not something I would consider for a road going car. The big advantages for me were the cheapness of the engine and box A 6 speed dog box and 60kgs lighter than the mini engine.

fw1421 check out Jon Lees Lynx AE mini at silverstone that’s basically the same spec

SLcustoms Minis I’ll bet it’s a real tire smoker!👍🏻

I’ll be posting vids up when I start using it so stay tuned

Original Mini 1000 had 40bhp. The 1275 had 65bhp. A race tuned 1275 bored and stoked to 1380 could make 120bhp. 5 speed straight cut boxes were also fitted. The R1 was probably a great deal cheaper to do and probably more reliable as well. BTW hope you have an output shaft support on the R1 gearbox. As standard it's not built to handle the grip of two racing slicks. (bike tyres will give up long before a pair of car tyres)

regardez mes autres vidéos il y en a une sur la conversion

harbinder natt i was just a fuel injection pump with a pressure regulator

Stuart Lugger how did you wire it up did you use the stock r1 loom fuel pump plugs to power the pump and what sort of pump was it doing the same project

harbinder natt sorry mate it was a complete custom loom and ecu Your best bet is to use the original fuel pump and loom if your using the original ecu as that’s all standard connections if not best bet is to speak to Jon Lee at Lynx ae 👍

dsevwrh hopefully a few weeks time had to build up another engine the donor engine wasn’t good

@@SLcustomsMinis okey =) sorry to hear=( cant w8 hope everything works out

matt miller the miglia’s go round the track quick enough, this is an evolution of a miglia. My mates building a turbo Vtec mini so when we race, we will post the video up and see what’s what.

SLcustoms Minis I better get my car done then!

Slcustoms minis 2016 R1 is 73lbft of torque from the factory, a factory k20 on hondata, headgasket, head studs, on 10psi will make 300 plus lbft and will weigh maybe 40 pounds more. But the K on rwd will not have bump steer and will pull much harder through corners. Bring your minis to Spring Mountain Raceway we do a little racing out here lol.

Cool thanks for the info 👍

Either way still an awesome build.

😂😂😂 or is your steering wheel on the wrong side 🤔😜

@@SLcustomsMinis lo,looks great

Jason Hall 😂😂 it’s only 160bhp and 500kgs we don’t tend to use the rear brakes as it’s too light on the back anyway and tyres are all todo with that right foot, mad maybe lol

Only approx 20% of the braking is on the rear. There is rarely a need for discs on the rear. Ask any mechanic and he'll tell you that most cars coming in for a service have rusty rear discs as they are never used to their full potential.

zane1os 👍

Drums at the back are more than adequate and it wont have ABS either.

DAB Fwd

@@SLcustomsMinis , ok thanks