hello new to site, vtec automatic swap

[joakwin]

rear control arm by joa kwin, on Flickr

rear arm set up


coilover mount rear by joa kwin, on Flickr

in the process of making a lower coilover mount

[joakwin]

rear wheel mounted by joa kwin, on Flickr

this is how far my 6 inch wide rim sticks out from the body

13x6 with +12 offset rim.....wide body coming soon

[joakwin]

wide body kit by joa kwin, on Flickr

looks like i forgot to post a picture of the wide body arches

[joakwin]

lower coilover mount by joa kwin, on Flickr

lower coilover mount

still need to paint the spacer, but the coilover clears the caliper by a hair

[joakwin]

right rear control arm by joa kwin, on Flickr

right arm, i still need to mod the rear coilover mount

[MiniDave]

Those are some wild looking control arms!   4.gif

[joakwin]

Those are some wild looking control arms!   4.gif

yes they are

[joakwin]

lca right by joa kwin, on Flickr

[joakwin]

mini wide body by joa kwin, on Flickr


left rear arm mounted to the car with the Honda rear disc brake set up mounted


I still need to order up new Honda rotors and paint the calipers black to match the front wil wood calipers I have, red wouldnt look right

[joakwin]

rear arms by joa kwin, on Flickr



this is how the arms turned out

[joakwin]

right rear suspension by joa kwin, on Flickr


right rear arm


i need to paint my calipers

need to order new rotors and brake pads for the Honda calipers

[joakwin]

my car has a park brake system now, with the del slow's park brake handle as well

i made up the new brake lines from the rear to the front valve

only thing left is to make lines for the front calipers and then i can bleed the system out

[MiniDave]

I can't wait to hear how the automatic performs - it should have a taller final drive than the manuals, so the revs should be lower, esp on the highway......

[joakwin]

I can't wait to hear how the automatic performs - it should have a taller final drive than the manuals, so the revs should be lower, esp on the highway......

the automatic gearing is perfect for the smaller size tires we use on our minis

1st gear take off ratio is 11.5

and overdrive is 2.77 ratio

it should take off nice and still pull good mph on the highway

[joakwin]

body kit 2 by joa kwin, on Flickr

body kit by joa kwin, on Flickr


my car feels so low now that its sitting on four wheels, and not on jack stands anymore

tomorrow i plan to work on front brake lines

[joakwin]

rear calipers by joa kwin, on Flickr


todays work

calipers and pads for the rear, $73 for each caliper

i put 12oz of brake fluid into the car

started to pump the brakes and then hips got tired, so i called it a day

[MiniGene]

You should pick up a vacuum bleeder--they make bleeding brakes so much easier (and no pumping.)

[joakwin]

You should pick up a vacuum bleeder--they make bleeding brakes so much easier (and no pumping.)

yeah i need to buy one bad

[joakwin]

1st drive by joa kwin, on Flickr

test drive

click on the photo and the video will play, not sure why its acting up


i still need to work on the front for the wide body suspension set up

[MiniGene]

Nice!!!  Where's the video of the burnout you did?

[joakwin]

Didn't record it

[joakwin]

austin mini van by joa kwin, on Flickr


newest mini to my collection

[joakwin]

wide body kit 2 by joa kwin, on Flickr

front clip is on the car
and i started to fit the flares


wide body 4 by joa kwin, on Flickr

wide body 3 by joa kwin, on Flickr

i plan to build the lower section of the front

[joakwin]

the outside edge of my tires to outside edge of other tire is 61.5 inches

i still need to adjust the lower arms for the camber

[joakwin]

wide body flare by joa kwin, on Flickr

i started to ext the flare to the body, i also made it 1/2 inch wider

lots of welding to do, i plan to weld those panels together and to the body to remove the screws from the panels

the screws are just to hold the sheet metal to the body