If you dont have anything inbetween your skid plate and the oil pan, theres a chance a rock can get inbetween them and when something hits the bottom; that rock can punch a hole in your oil pan. Ive seen a bunch of other people use a heat resistant foam.
Haha, I love the shirt. I'm guessing that was your order of the McRae shirt. Check your email, I sent you a good discount if you want to order another shirt.
Have you ever heard of Eli Evans? He was australian rally champion last year and him and his team built an AP4 Spec Mini Cooper Saw it in person a few times and can say Im in love He hasnt driven this whole season though
Kinda curious if the rx 2019 supermini was the inspiration for this car :p I was thinking about it as well. My and my pal always talk hypoteticly about starting to race rally while playing dr2.0 lol
I have a 2005 r53 mini, and I was wondering how to build a rally car. Your video is helpful, by the way, I live in Bozeman. I thought that was pretty funny
Hi I'm a bit late to your project Mini but I've just started my rally build and can't find anyone in the UK that does a LSD for a normal Cooper NOT an S. Do you know anybody in the USA that makes one? Great video.
Rear suspension design is the biggest weak point. Where the strut attaches to the trailing arm is super low, so it will get sprayed with enough gravel to eat away at it and is prone to hitting larger rocks. I ended up attaching some aluminum plates to the trailing arm with a custom bracket to act as a shield. The bolt holding the strut to the trailing arm is also prone to backing out under the vibration. You will need to check it every opportunity. I didn't and that ended my rally day.
When I started building it, the main rallying sanctioning body had a rule that novice drivers had to use naturally aspirated engines. So I couldn't use an S
What exactly do you mean when you say the Cooper is a pain in the ass? I’m curious, as I’ve been contemplating one for a rally build. Lots of great info in here! Thanks for the video!
You will have to do almost everything custom. There aren't pre-made rally parts for them. The community that turns these into actual race cars isn't huge so when you have electrical issues and wondering how to disable features, you have to figure it out yourself. Also the rear suspension is not designed well for rally. It requires extra protection, and I would still recommend complete spares for the rear, just in case
At this time, it was probably about $8k - $10k on top of the cost of the car. Way different today with how much costs have come up. Cage costs alone have pretty much doubled.
If you dont have anything inbetween your skid plate and the oil pan, theres a chance a rock can get inbetween them and when something hits the bottom; that rock can punch a hole in your oil pan. Ive seen a bunch of other people use a heat resistant foam.
plz post more I love the content
I have a bunch I want to post. Whenever I have time I will make more
"So we have this new McRay shirt-"
"SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY."
Haha, I love the shirt. I'm guessing that was your order of the McRae shirt. Check your email, I sent you a good discount if you want to order another shirt.
@@HNPRacing Holy cow, thank you so much!
Have you ever heard of Eli Evans?
He was australian rally champion last year and him and his team built an AP4 Spec Mini Cooper
Saw it in person a few times and can say Im in love
He hasnt driven this whole season though
I've seen video of the car. Would love to see it in person.
AP parts are expensive It’s better to build Proto car with evo transmission and drive rear axle
Fineee, I'm going out to work on my car. Great breakdown video!
Thanks! I've been wanting to do this video for a while
"little bit of snow on the ground" hahahaha thank god
Kinda curious if the rx 2019 supermini was the inspiration for this car :p I was thinking about it as well. My and my pal always talk hypoteticly about starting to race rally while playing dr2.0 lol
I have a 2005 r53 mini, and I was wondering how to build a rally car. Your video is helpful, by the way, I live in Bozeman. I thought that was pretty funny
Amazing! Thank you for the details!
Very informative video! Thanks for posting. Quick question: How much did you pay for the roll cage? Also, did you use a spray or brush to paint it?
Hi I'm a bit late to your project Mini but I've just started my rally build and can't find anyone in the UK that does a LSD for a normal Cooper NOT an S. Do you know anybody in the USA that makes one?
Great video.
Keep up brother
I have a 2012 mini copper S clubmen what are some things that I should bulletproof on it and what is prone to breaking?
Rear suspension design is the biggest weak point. Where the strut attaches to the trailing arm is super low, so it will get sprayed with enough gravel to eat away at it and is prone to hitting larger rocks. I ended up attaching some aluminum plates to the trailing arm with a custom bracket to act as a shield. The bolt holding the strut to the trailing arm is also prone to backing out under the vibration. You will need to check it every opportunity. I didn't and that ended my rally day.
Can a car like this be driven on the road?
Stage rally cars have to be registered and legal. We have to drive on public roads to get to each stage.
@@HNPRacing oh, awesome! Looking at converting my first car into a rally one, so this is great, driving a rally car to school haha
@@nightraven5760 I did that for a while. Climbing over the roll cage does start to get old though
Just one question. Why a base model? Other than that pretty sweet build
When I started building it, the main rallying sanctioning body had a rule that novice drivers had to use naturally aspirated engines. So I couldn't use an S
I need to donate some props in to you to heat the shop
A whole 3 months… Miss you :,(
Can you race the mini in the 100 acre
Unfortunately I won't be able to. It's a two day tow just to get there for me. The time and money just isn't in the budget.
@@HNPRacing Why do you tow it when it looks pretty set up and is still street legal?
What exactly do you mean when you say the Cooper is a pain in the ass? I’m curious, as I’ve been contemplating one for a rally build. Lots of great info in here! Thanks for the video!
You will have to do almost everything custom. There aren't pre-made rally parts for them. The community that turns these into actual race cars isn't huge so when you have electrical issues and wondering how to disable features, you have to figure it out yourself. Also the rear suspension is not designed well for rally. It requires extra protection, and I would still recommend complete spares for the rear, just in case
how much did the rally build cost?
Oh it starts.
I had little faith in the battery actually doing it's job
What was the overall budget
At this time, it was probably about $8k - $10k on top of the cost of the car. Way different today with how much costs have come up. Cage costs alone have pretty much doubled.
im building a mini too, where can i get that shifter you have?
I got mine through Coolerworx Canada. www.coolerworxna.com/contact-us/
"I highly recommend the other companies" lol