You Might As Well Just Buy This B16B-Swapped Mini

"PhiLOL" (philol) 06/17/2015 at 18:00 • Filed to: The Daily Turismo, Daily Turismo, Blog, Blogs, Mini, B16, Honda, Type-R, NPOCP

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The last !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! we featured was a raucous, rear-engined, rear-drive donut machine with a turbocharged K20 packing 495 horsepower. With “just” 185 horsepower out of a JDM Type-R B16B 1.6-liter pushing around a 1,400-lb curb weight, this Mini has a power:weight ratio of a C6 Z06. In a short-wheelbase front-drive layout, you would be crazy to pass on at least one ride. But you would be even crazier to drive it daily. Find this 1960 Mini with a Honda B16B swap currently bidding !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! for $12,650, located in Flagler Beach, FL, with 17 hours to go.

B-series and Minis are becoming as common as Brits and jokes about bad teeth. Most use the B16A2 from the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , or the B18 from an !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . This seller ponied up for the 8,500-RPM Type-R engine and accompanying short-ratio five-speed Type-R manual transmission, joined to a limited-slip differential that may or may not help control the original 10-inch wheels.

A Mini Tec front subframe kit includes everything from axle shafts to an alternator bracket, and makes the B-swap less daunting. The workmanship behind the whole piece, right down to the exhaust hanger mount for the center exhaust, is impressive. But it’s okay to be put off by the polarizing steel widebody (with suicide doors) and molded front lip.

Inside, it’s a different story. The rear seats and the dash ran off with the speedometer, replaced by a lumpy carpet job and fluids, respectively. However, rust is acting as natural selection on the remaining classic Minis, so good ones tend to be in the $12k price anyway. Might as well get one that can melt your face.

See another high-revving swap in something other than respray red? Post it below!

PhiLOL actually likes the tuna here, but abhors structural rust. Save the manuals.

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DailyTurismo > PhiLOL 06/17/2015 at 18:07

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Easy to check brake/clutch fluid on the fly.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > PhiLOL 06/17/2015 at 18:27

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I needs it!