DJM Motorsport ||Mini Worx Long wheelbae, wide arch mini Cooper S

Long Wheelbase Wide Track BMW R53 Cooper S

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The initial idea behind this project was to make better an already , well balanced car. The reason for making the wheelbase longer is to ensure the car does not become over square when wide tracked, this also overcomes a major weight distribution problem inherent in the 1st generation BMW Minis, were upon the front drive line /engine position is approx 50mm too far forward, this is easy to see in the way the drive shafts point backwards on standard cars. On the version as in the photos we have moved the strut centre both forwards and outwards by producing an alloy top mount, on the car shown there is no camber adjustment via this top mount , this is something we could incorporate.

The lower front wishbone is also modified to move the wheelbase/track, this could also be made to have camber adjustment built into it.

The car shown is only for day to day use and we therefore decided to keep the standard strut format and introduce a height adjustable 2.5” coil over system onto these standard struts . Due to the increased track the standard strut does indeed make the car feel stiffer , The rear of the car shown also has the wheel position moved outwards, upwards and slightly forwards, it was moved upwards so that the camber increase when lowering does not get too extreme, it was moved forwards to help increase the overall weight distribution at the rear of the car and at the same time allowed the packaging of large diameter wheel and tyres, the rear wheel repositioning is done by a rear hub adapter , at the same time we designed the hub adapter we decided to incorporate a cost effective large brake disc conversion , using the standard repositioned front and rear calipers, the rear discs are now 300mm dia and the front have increased to 330mm dia, one of the benefits of this conversion is no increased pedal travel , but much greater heat dissipation capacity

The bodywork is designed for both long wheel travel for lose surface disciplines i.e. rally / rally cross and to allow the car to go ultra low i.e. 40mm ground clearance i.e. circuit racers.

The bodywork was designed to enhance the already iconic car, whilst giving it a true motor sport look, the bodywork as shown is completely retro fitted to the donor car and bolted in place making it unnecessary to do any paint work to the donor car.

There are 2 variants of the bodywork. The one shown has:

Front and rear bumper
2 side sills
2 rear arches
2 bonnet arches
2 lower front wing arches

The second option for weight saving come quipt with :

Front and rear bumpers
2 side sills
2 rear arches
Complete front bonnet including arches
2 complete lower front wing including arches

All body work panels can be made in GRP or carbon Kevlar

Although we have produced both the LWB and wide track components to allow fitment and correct wheel placement within our bodywork , we can sell the bodywork on its own to allow individuals / teams to do their own chassis modifications.