Photo: godisintherain on Reddit
Now that the first generation of the modern-day Mini Cooper S has aged, its affordability factor has obviously increased and one attention-worthy side effect of this is that we've seen more and more project cars that use the go-hatch as a starting point.
The latest example of this comes from the contraption in the image below. And while it might seem that some crazy dude abducted a Cooper S and ruined a cool-handling machine, the assets this British vehicle is being gifted with mean we're not sorry to see it going through such a transformation.
For one thing, Mini itself has made offroad efforts and we're talking about their Dakar offensive here.
Returning to the Baja Mini at hand, which came to our attention thanks to Redditor godisintherain, this is still in the work-in-progress stage.
Even so, we can tell you the owner plans to turn to V8 muscle, with the Mini set to receive an LS engine. Sure, he might experience one or two engine compartment fitment issues, but given the LS1 Miata trend's success, we're not exactly worried for this guy.
As you can imagine, the Mini will also migrate to rear-wheel-drive island in the process. As for the output of the resulting machine, it's too early to tell, but people don't usually go through the hassle of building such cars to give them 400 or so hp.
A limited slip differential will be on the house, so we can only expect this Mini to go sideways in ways the standard, front-wheel-drive car can never understand, at least not without a hydraulic handbrake.
Are the tons of work invested in any such project worth it? Well, if you have to ask, the answer, in your case, is negative. Thankfully, communities built by people who are on the positive side of this question are growing.
For one thing, Mini itself has made offroad efforts and we're talking about their Dakar offensive here.
Returning to the Baja Mini at hand, which came to our attention thanks to Redditor godisintherain, this is still in the work-in-progress stage.
Even so, we can tell you the owner plans to turn to V8 muscle, with the Mini set to receive an LS engine. Sure, he might experience one or two engine compartment fitment issues, but given the LS1 Miata trend's success, we're not exactly worried for this guy.
As you can imagine, the Mini will also migrate to rear-wheel-drive island in the process. As for the output of the resulting machine, it's too early to tell, but people don't usually go through the hassle of building such cars to give them 400 or so hp.
A limited slip differential will be on the house, so we can only expect this Mini to go sideways in ways the standard, front-wheel-drive car can never understand, at least not without a hydraulic handbrake.
Are the tons of work invested in any such project worth it? Well, if you have to ask, the answer, in your case, is negative. Thankfully, communities built by people who are on the positive side of this question are growing.
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