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Robert is so modest. Here's a thread with all kinds of neat pictures showing progress. Gives you a better idea of what he really did. What a project! Congrats! One car I REALLY want to see some day!
That looks like a fantastic job done. What's with the radar dish on the roof?
As dwjj pointed out, the roof mounted rally spot was very instrumental in these early rallies. Rallies back in the 1960s ran 24 hours a day sometimes totaling 4 days straight. The roof mounted spot helped find landmarks at night following the route instructions on the rally. These rally minis also had spot lights on the boot to illuminate behind. 33EJB had 7 rally lights not including the headlights!
OK-I have to ask. With all those lights, what's the current draw, and how many watts can the alternator supply? Did the rally version have a special alternator?
OK-I have to ask. With all those lights, what's the current draw, and how many watts can the alternator supply? Did the rally version have a special alternator?
L1LABRAT would be the best person to answer this question since he built the car! Will?
I can, however, answer your last question! The rally versions used generators. I'm not a big fan of generators, and wanted to use an alternator for more reliability and draw during RoadRallies and everyday driving in today's traffic. I keep hearing stories about LUCAS and the "Prince of Darkness"! I figured the use of an alternator would keep "the Prince of Darkness" from surfacing in the rally Mini. However, the alternator purchased is made by LUCAS! So far everything associated with the electrical is working GREAT!
Here's a photo of the engine bay:
You can see the alternator on the lower right side of the engin compartment.
Last edited by primeMINIster; 05-20-2007 at 08:21 PM.
While the replica is a pretty one the first glance to the trained eye it shows it is a replica.
spot the difference
clue 1 the windscreen
clue 2 Even if an original windscreen is not available, the creative use of aluminium foil can do the trick
For the uninitiated it is an electric windscreen defroster for the cold climate rallying situations
I am not a Mini fan though I have owned a few in my time, however yesterday in a gathering there was a talk of minis and 33 EJB came up in the conversation and I was surfing and came across this website and this entry and thought to make an input.