No its not, the page took a photo from my images on my phone and put it as my profile pic, 

Im askin all these questions because im buying one soon. and i wanted to either make it a project or just sell my civic and make it my main ride. And the engine thats in them or the A series, are they reliable? Because i definitely dont want to be stranded on a longtrip. You know? 

This will be my first car ill be buying on my own. So im trying to be prepared for what im getting into hence why im askin about swaps. The honda one did catch my attention but i dont have the skill for the swap, nor money for a subframe kit and another motor.  Its just kinda out of my reach. So ill probably put an a series motor in it. And fix it as an original car. And yes i love the rat rod style too! Especially on minis! Its sooo badass haha. I plan to get my mini re upholstered with mexican blankets. Lol

Is the car in your avatar your's?

As you could see, I took a few pictures of it last year at MudOhio. There again, I do like rat rods...

Thanks guys. All the info helps alot. Maybe ill just find An A series engine and keep it original

Hi Alex, and welcome!

To second what 6464 says, anything can be done with enough time and money. There's even been a rocket powered Mini.  And to further what Norm Kerr wrote, "can be more practical learning how to do brake jobs, restore the suspension, and so on,"  You may find all your time and maybe a big chumk of your cash may be tdoing all that othr stuff.

But as Zippy ask's "Why?" He may be joking, but there's more truth to that:

Anybody can buy an imported car, make it a "rice-burner" hot rod and impress a few people, mostly car guys. Same thing with Detroit iron (or is it plastic nowadays??).

But you just have to experience Mini ownership to see how different it is. Your Mini can be scruffy and dented, smelly and leaky, but it will still draw admiring attention. (It doesn't even have to run!) And not just car guys. Girls, kids, old people, rich people... just about everyone. You'll know pride and satisfaction when you see a toddler in a stroller point at YOUR Mini from across the street. I've even had heavy-duty Bikers on Harleys give me a thumbs-up.

And then there's driving it. Go look at all 400 or so pictures of the Mini54 event in another thread here. Minis aren't just about power. Almost all of those Minis almost certainly have A-series or A+ -series powerplants.

So my advice is yes, get a Mini, but appreciate it for what it is and does before planning changes.

It can be done. Just time and money. There's been almost every engine swap into a mini. Even chassis swaps. From  V8s to 3 cylinders. That's the beauty of the mini. People love to change it to suit themselves. Have fun.

Yes: there are a lot of abandoned Honda engine transplants around, buying one of them is far cheaper than doing it yourself.

There is power to be had from a well set up A series engine, and is far cheaper/simpler to get to than going to a different engine. The term, "engine swap" is highly misleading, as there is a universe of work involved to get it to come out right (how many times are you prepared to install and remove the engine as you work out those issues? Many people run out of patience after the first half dozen or so re-dos). Sure, there is far more power available from other, more modern engines, but the skill factor goes up significantly to get there, and the challenge to make it fit in the engine room goes up exponentially.

Installing an engine which is much larger than the A-series leads to a lot of body work to make it fit (and extended fenders, which some find ugly). Some of the Honda engines are pretty small, which helps. Installing an engine which is much heavier throws off the whole car balance, and only the smaller Honda engines are near the low weight of the A series set up.

After changing the engine for a different kind, what do you have? A mini with a different engine. With the limitations of mini brakes, suspension, ergonomics, etc.

For a young mechanic starting out, it can be intriguing to plan re-designing everything, but it can be more practical learning how to do brake jobs, restore the suspension, and so on, to work your way up to that dream conversion as you go.

Norm

Okay! You got what i meant!, i wasnt too sure on how to put it. As i said, im kind of young blood when it comes to this, but ive always loved the classic mini. 

Is there anything else i should know??

There may be confusion over what you mean by "newer cooper motor".

If you are referring to the modern re-invention of the MINI COOPER then I'm not familiar with anyone having put a 2002-2013 MINI engine in a classic mini. Well, not yet.

But pretty much any A-series transverse engine from any year 1959-2000 can be put in a classic mini with relative ease as compared to an engine from a different manufacturer. FWIW, the latest MINIs are not manufactured by the same groups who manufactured the classic minis.

Im just curious to see if it can be done. I was thinking about the vtec swap but i want to try and see if there are any cheaper routes while keeping it kind of original and classic. Not removing everything that makes the car move and swapping it with race parts, id like to keep it somewhat original. 

I would suppose that the first question would be why....

Hey all! Im planning on buying an Austin mini from 1968-'73, i want to know if its possible to get a newer Mini cooper motor into a classic mini?

And if not what could i do to the classic motor itself to get that power?.  

Im new to this stuff so i wana learn, if anyone has any info! Please let me know! 

Thanks guys!