05/01/2017
Owner Kevin Gambier
Photography by Matt Woods
- engine spec - Volvo 1.9T4, DTA S40 Pro engine management, Garrett GT2560R turbo mated to a custom Tubular manifold, Apexi Power Intake filter, Audi S3 injectors, Fuel Lab FPR, Fuel lines are fully braided with AN-fittings used throughout, Fuel Swirl pot plus red top lift pump, AVT charge cooler set-up to remove the need of an I/C and help in keeping everything below the rear window lines.
- transmission - Standard Volvo gearbox fitted with a Quaife Ltd slip diff, new standard clutch and fly
- suspension – Z-Cars front frame fully rose jointed and mated to inboard shocks, Z-cars rear trailing arms, coilover suspension all round
- brakes - Willwood pedal box and cylinders feeding Wilwood 4 pot calipers upfront with 280mm 2 piece discs on anodised aluminium bells, disc brakes on rear (believe to be saxo calipers!) Z-Cars keep various options secretive to the buyers... I will confirm and update on sizes also.
- wheels & tyres (inc. sizes) - Compomotive Turbo 3 piece race spec wheels, brushed aluminium lips with burnt orange centres, black hardware and Stella Artios beer can centres as Compomotice don't do them for the race wheels (I don;t drink and my sisters boyfriend was horrified when he heard I'd just tipped it away!), 13 x 8's all-round wrapped in Yoko A048R 175/50/13, also have a set of wood effect hydrodipped Wellers in 13 x 7's, but they've been demoted now I have the Comp T's
- interior - Full candy red roll cage (Z-Cars space frame chassis), Renault sport Recaro seats, electric handbrake, custom billet hydraulic handbrake, Carbon fibre door cards, Carbon fibre centre console fitted with piezo (touch sensitive) switches to operate the lights, Flocked shortened & modified S2000 dashboard then plugged and re-manufactured in carbon Kevlar, Apexi AVC-r Boost controller counted into wink mirror, lifeline snap-off steering boss integrated to custom manufactured carbon fibre, 3d printed & billet aluminium steering wheel hub to allow steering wheel mounted controls without having to worry about pesky wireless or flat battery issues, Race Technologies DASH2 digital speedo, RFID keyless access, start, alarm and immobiliser system,
- exterior - Aston Martin V8 Vantage door handles re-skinned in carbon fibre, custom mechanisms built into doors to allow cable operation from the AMV8 handles to work the existing Mini locks and RFID access, carbon fibre door skins, Mk1 exterior hinges, Mk1 Polycarbonate front window conversion, Polycarbonate pop out rear windows installed alongside BMW compact electric rear window motors for easier opening, full genuine Zeemax bodykit, LED / Polycarbonate rear light tubes (mounted at high in rear window), removed rear lights and smoothed, customised rear bumper to integrate rear diffuser and lights, removable fibreglass boot lid with hinges and lock removed, remote access / pop release, fibreglass flip flop actuated front bonnet to reveal fuel filler cap, front indicators recessed, Mk1 front grille, painted matte white NOT plastidipped!