Our references
In the Carborg Project, launched in 2020, we have so far converted three Minis to electric cars. After a period of development and refinement, we are now ready to share with others the technology that has been developed over many years. We set ourselves the highest possible professional standards: we got the best of all the parts we used, and we only accepted all our partial results after successful tests.
And now we’re ready to share our system with a whole range of vintage restoration studios and car mechanic workshops. Read on and get to know our cars!
Open Classic Electric
The first one, the prototype itself. We’ve developed every circuit on this car, from basic operations to all the sophisticated safety features. From its initial prototype state – with cables hanging everywhere – we have transformed it into a sophisticated, elegant car: upholstered with Balmoral upholstery and customised with our own accessories to make it unique.
Specifications:
- Body: fire damaged ’95 SPI with burnt out engine compartment
- Gearbox: OEM Mini
- Differential: street, 2.95:1 ratio
- Running gear: Bilstein street shock absorbers
- Brakes: OEM Mini
- Clutch: OEM Mini
- Battery: 96V Tesla battery pack
- Tyres: Yokohama A539
- Power: 35kw, 120Nm
GOSH
Gosh, i.e. GoodOldScreaming and OhMyGosh! is a hotshot that we made based on a classic racing car. We found the base car in a basement with no engine and no interior, so we took advantage of the free hand and converted it into a real race car.
Specifications:
- Body: Morris Mini 850 1965 Mk1
- Gearbox: 3-syncro “magic wand” gear lever with Clubman-type straight rack and pinion transmission
- Differential: Differential: Torsen limited slip differential from MED, 4.3 final drive ratio
- Running gear: Fully adjustable suspension, adjustable yellow Koni shock absorbers, rubber pads for race cars.
- Brakes: cooled light drums, racing brake pads, Wilwood adjustable twin working cylinder
- Clutch: reinforced “orange” design
- Battery: custom-designed 148 V liquid-cooled lightweight battery pack
- Tyres: Yokohama A048 slick
- Power: 58kW, 120Nm, it became a real racecar
Limited Edition 30 electric
This car, nicknamed “the Burgundy one”, is a 30th anniversary special edition made for the German market, with a very exceptional appearance, upholstery and body kit. In 2023, at the International Mini Meeting, we converted it to an electric car in three days, live at the meeting site. Much to the delight of festival goers, the car rolled out of the workshop on its own wheels, running perfectly.
The car is fully factory equipped, nothing has been modified except for the “heart surgery”.
Specifications:
- Body: MK5, 1989
- Gearbox: OEM Mini, 4-speed manual
- Differential: street, 3.44:1 ratio
- Running gear: OEM Mini
- Clutch: OEM Mini
- Battery: 96V Tesla battery pack
- Tyres: Toyo 330, 145/70 R12
- Power: 35kw, 120Nm
