CageyH Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Was it Janspeed, Powertrain or Minister, or a combination of the above? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted November 26, 2019 Member Share Posted November 26, 2019 The story... search for VHPD within that page.Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CageyH Posted November 26, 2019 Author Share Posted November 26, 2019 I already have thanks, and it mentions all three companies listed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Golf Juliet Tango Posted November 26, 2019 Area Representative Share Posted November 26, 2019 I thought Minister were responsible for the VHPD.But this is not the case. See below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon_h Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 The basic vhpd engine (slr type) would have come from PTP I imagine as they did them for everyone.Minister built r500 k series engines as I understand, might be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CageyH Posted November 26, 2019 Author Share Posted November 26, 2019 Are Minister still going? Companies house tells me they are dissolved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CageyH Posted November 26, 2019 Author Share Posted November 26, 2019 Thanks. So PTP and Minister have both closed, so it looks like a letter from Caterham is my only chance of verification of the engine capacity under the new DVLA rules. Does this mean this is the end of DIY engine changes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
356DNA Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Jonathan - what a great link and excellent read. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark w Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 "The basic vhpd engine (slr type) would have come from PTP I imagine as they did them for everyone.Minister built r500 k series engines as I understand, might be wrong. " My R400 K ( the later derivative of the VHPD ) was built by Minister .~It failed after 300 miles from new .There then proceeded to be a three way ( or four if you include me !) argument between Caterham , Minister and PTP . The problem was the head was supply only by PTP who were willing to supply a replacement FOC but not pay for the rebuild as they had only supplied a part and felt their liability ended there .Minister didnt want to pay for the rebuild as they had done nothing wrong , just been supplied with faulty parts and Caterham didnt want to pay for it as they had " ordered " a complete engine from Minister ......Eventually after me complaining for literally weeks the engine was rebuilt and ran faultlessly for the next 10 years until i sold the car . I had a feeling at the time that Caterham had rebuilt it not Minister , who knows , but once the faulty casting was swapped out all was fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Golf Juliet Tango Posted November 26, 2019 Area Representative Share Posted November 26, 2019 Just checked. As Austin Rover sold the engines to PTP (contract reasons) and Downton (who used to do Mini tuning) did the tuning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CageyH Posted November 26, 2019 Author Share Posted November 26, 2019 Thanks for the info.[google mode]Do Downton still exist?[/google mode] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andymal Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 The VHPD was built by Minster Engines (not Minister). They no longer trade and the company closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7 wonders of the world Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Pretty sure the company name was Minister who have now closed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CageyH Posted November 27, 2019 Author Share Posted November 27, 2019 Minister is registered at companies house, but I could not find Minster engines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEK Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Try these guys perhaps, http://www.bikerhouse.com/testsite/minister2011/r500_service_centre.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark w Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Minister racing engines , Run by Graham Fuller .Dissolved in 2015 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/01854105 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team SLR No.77 Posted November 27, 2019 Leadership Team Share Posted November 27, 2019 My memory of the VHPD is that the early ones were built by Janspeed (including for some Elise installs), then later by PTP (who had originally developed the MS head using a combination of K16 and VVC castings) then later again were built by Caterham themselves.I don't think Minister were involved in the VHPD, they built the sealed 1400SS race engines and later the R500.This is from discussions with various people "in the know" over the last 20 years ... although I could have got it all completely wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Golf Juliet Tango Posted November 27, 2019 Area Representative Share Posted November 27, 2019 Sorry:- correction, my earlier post wasn't an accurate recollection.The VHPD was put together by Rover for the MG Cup.PTP acted as agents between Rover and the purchasers (Lotus and Caterham primarily) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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