The first home built Zcars k20 Vtech kit

[MiniMr.Man]

Pictures say a thousand words as they say... so here goes, any questions please ask

1st the cut. Nice colour i know, no sign of any rust anywhere though!?
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The cage..
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The trial fit..
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The cage with engine ready to fit..
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The shell back from the body shop ready for the cage to be but in..
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Cage in and front subframe on. Rolling shell, easy peasy lol. Took around 2 months to get this far!
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F/G front on, arches almost on and F/G doors put on after many many hours getting them to fit something like. Why do F/Glass/Carbon bits never fit well?!!
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F/G dash fitted and then removed in favour of a carbon one with a center speedo, as i was not able to see the dials where they where on that dash.
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Bulkhead made of alloy sheet..
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Doors painted, plastic windows fitted eventually!
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Brake/suspension alloy parts anodised and then fitted.
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Gear linkage fitted..
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Braided water, fuel and brake lines fitted...
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Several months later, after many atempts at wiring up zcars 'plug and play' wiring loom by myself and other people who know what they are doing, I had to take it back to zcars for them to wire the ecu up.

Then final fit, all trim..
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On the road, fully taxed and tested, went drag racing. Did a 12.4 1/4 mile, was fun..http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s275/minimrman/zcarsmini/DSC01822.jpg

Got myself some fat slicks, went back to drag strip, killed me clutch lol Doh!
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[MiniMr.Man]

Running but never finished..
Enjoyed a track day with some other zcars mini
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s275/minimrman/zcarsmini/htc090.jpg

Everything is always getting changed and adapted.
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[ed4ran]

Ahh, saw this at Normanby Hall last year (TVMOC). 8)

Ed.

[MiniMr.Man]

Ahh, saw this at Normanby Hall last year (TVMOC). 8)

Ed.

not sure if i did Normanby Hall in it last year?
What is TVMOC BTW?
Anyway, be reet lol

[ed4ran]

TVMOC is Trent Valley Mini Owners Club, they organise that show.

Im pretty certain it was your car, although i could have been wrong on the year.

[MiniMr.Man]

oh rite, ok.
could have been i.

[evolotion]

lovely! :)

[matt]

That cluth looks like its had better days :lol: Very nice car would love a rwd mini :)

[BassAddict]

Very nice build mate - looks like a seriously fun car :) !!

[MiniMr.Man]

Cheers.


what does anyone think to me painting the arches and boot black? its just the carbon has started going white.

Also does anyone know what size rims you need to run 215 wide tyres?

[Owen]

That looks absolutely stunning! :D Fantasmic!


If you don't mind me asking, how much has the entire project set you back?

[Mintegra]

think ive seen this build on the miniforum.

Whats the noise like in it???.... always thought they would nr abit too much.... as well as too expensive :-) (excuse) :-)

[Richspec]

Looks very very nice, but I'm a bit confused?, the thread title is ' home built vtec etc' but quite a few pics look to be at the Z cars factory and they fitted the bulk of the kit??
And you did all the fiddly pain in the arse finishing odds and sods?

Is that how these kits 'work'?

Rich

[MiniMr.Man]

Looks very very nice, but I'm a bit confused?, the thread title is ' home built vtec etc' but quite a few pics look to be at the Z cars factory and they fitted the bulk of the kit??
And you did all the fiddly pain in the peach finishing odds and sods?

Is that how these kits 'work'?

Rich

We put the front and rear cage in the car at zcars. This is because zcars wanted to feature it on the 'how to build a zcars mini' dvd thing. Seen as though i live close to them i could hardly say no to the offer of some help getting it put in. We did it all in one day, it is the easiest bit of the build lol.
But even as you can see from the dvd, there is only like me my dad, chris from zcars and another helper. So its not like i just gave it to them to do for me.

[Dowz]

Looks amazing, love the quality of the Z cars stuff, seen a few at kitcar shows.

Like the mk 1 touches 8) doing something similar myself, what did you use for channel to make your side windows slide?

shame to paint over cf but if its discoloured guess its the only way. sweet looking build all the same. Well done. Wish i had the cash. :(

[MiniMr.Man]

Looks amazing, love the quality of the Z cars stuff, seen a few at kitcar shows.

Like the mk 1 touches 8) doing something similar myself, what did you use for channel to make your side windows slide?

shame to paint over cf but if its discoloured guess its the only way. sweet looking build all the same. Well done. Wish i had the cash. :(

Got the runners from mini spares, did not fit the doors, obviously fiber glass is thicker that steel. lots of cutting, grinding riveting and sticking later they were in.

I have only lost one once lol. just driving along, the wind pushed on the door window surround and flexed it enough to allow the window to fly out... was quite entertaining!

[Richspec]

Looks very very nice, but I'm a bit confused?, the thread title is ' home built vtec etc' but quite a few pics look to be at the Z cars factory and they fitted the bulk of the kit??
And you did all the fiddly pain in the peach finishing odds and sods?

Is that how these kits 'work'?

Rich

We put the front and rear cage in the car at zcars. This is because zcars wanted to feature it on the 'how to build a zcars mini' dvd thing. Seen as though i live close to them i could hardly say no to the offer of some help getting it put in. We did it all in one day, it is the easiest bit of the build lol.
But even as you can see from the dvd, there is only like me my dad, chris from zcars and another helper. So its not like i just gave it to them to do for me.

Ahh right, thanks for clearing that up :)
I wondered if you lived fairly close cos it would be a pain taking it back and forth!

Putting the big bits in is always easier and quicker, its the finishing touches that make any build, and you've done a nice job :D

Rich

[XEValver]

wow! thats an awe inspring build 8)

can you tell me any details of your brakes though? part numbers/brand of disks etc? It looks like the identical setup to what i'm running on mine, only i got mine through a friend who got them through a friend so i dont know where to go/what to get if they need replacing :oops:

lovely car though. can i have a go? :?: :lol:

[MiniMr.Man]

wow! thats an awe inspring build 8)

can you tell me any details of your brakes though? part numbers/brand of disks etc? It looks like the identical setup to what i'm running on mine, only i got mine through a friend who got them through a friend so i dont know where to go/what to get if they need replacing :oops:

lovely car though. can i have a go? :?: :lol:

Can you have a go? If you can afford to buy me a new one if you bin it yeah sure you can lol.

Brakes are from zcars the willwoods are the 'superlights' i think. rotors are 10" diameter and the alloy bells are made by zcars in house. Think the calipers n discs are from a rally spares mail order that zcars use. Think demon tweeks stock them.

[Mini_Filip]

fantastic build, really inspiring!

How happy are you with Zcars frame?

[MiniMr.Man]

fantastic build, really inspiring!

How happy are you with Zcars frame?

Yeah quality is very good.



Got a daft problem with the engine wiring loom so it dont run atm.
While the bulkhead is off it would be rude not to fit a supercharger to it.
Any one had any experience on here with superchargers? Im thinking of using a Jackson charger? Might be ready for minis Vs beetles in august, depends on if I can get my mini 40LE sold!

Anyone want a nice quiet standard mini 40? Offers around 6K?

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[SpyII]

This is truly amazing, ONE question:

Where did you get the Dashboard:confused:? - I am currently designing interior for my project Mini. Ta.

[MiniMadGreg.]

Why do people keep bringing up threads that are like 2years old?

[Mini fab]

I'm thinking the same way too. I think SpyII trying to revived all Honda Builds for the last 2 years, I think his going to do one Honda project:confused:

[captainjack15]

Have to say mate, very nice build you've got here!

Well done!!! (Y)