Mills Extreme Vehicles (MEV) Rocket
"Mills Extreme Vehicles Ltd
always starts vehicle design concepts without fixed parameters.
Daring to be
different often results
in all sorts of unconventional options being considered. Most modern
cars are not a million miles away in design terms from the mode
of transport they replaced, namely the horse and cart, the power
up front, the driver behind and the passengers in the back. The
Mills Extreme Vehicles approach is to offer visually stunning bodywork
beneath which lies a precision engineered alternative to today’s
mundane vehicle offerings."
Located in Dallas, TX USA
Imported from UK, extremely rare vehicle in the states (less than 5 over here)
Kit completed in November 2009 (First in North America)
Currently ~400 miles on the chassis since completion
Up-to-date on Registration and Texas State Inspection*.
Texas Titled as "2009 Assembled Vehicle, Roadster"
*Texas Assembled Vehicles only require safety inspection. No emissions.
 
Video courtesy of RoadTrackRace UK, builders of the MEV Rocket
Similarly built MEV Rocket at Silverstone, UK by RoadTrackRace
Safety
- Superbright LED lights for front and rear AMBER blinkers, rear brake lights, and sidemarkers (in mirrors)
- HID Hella projector headlights
- Hella projector high beams
- RJS Racing 8 gallon fuel cell with foam
- Peak 4 point racing harnesses
- Momo steering wheel with quick release
- Adjustable vinyl/leather racing bucket seats
Chassis / Body
-
Fully triangulated
steel space frame with optional MSA spec 5 point roll bar.
- Chassis designed
by qualified structural engineers to provide a stiff and strong structure
using tube with a wall thickness of 2mm.
- Polyurethane bushings with grease channels and fittings (Daystar Lubrathane used for all 22 bushings)
- "Poppy Red" Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) bonnet, engine cover, and fenders
- Aluminum floor pan and center tunnel
- Ford Sierra manual steering rack with Quaife quick rack conversion (2.7:1)
Suspension
- Double wishbone
- Fully independent
- Protech fully adjustable (spring rate and dampening) coilovers at all four corners.
- TSW 17x7 6 spoke Saleen Focus wheels
- Firestone Firehawk unidirectional tires
Brakes
- Wilwood Dynapro 4 piston calipers (front)
- Wilwood pedals and master cylinders
- Rally Design vented, slotted, 310mm drilled rotors
- Steel hardlines
- Braided stainless flex lines
- Focus SVT front calipers and rotors are in the back.
Dimensions
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Length 3125mm (approx 10' 3")- Width 1725mm (approx 05' 8")
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Height 1125mm (approx 03' 8") - Wheel Base 2425mm (approx
08' 0")
- Official weight 1180lbs
Power
- Ford SVT Focus 2.0L DOHC Four Cylinder (200HP estimated with current modifications)
- Donor was 2002 model with ~25k miles
- Variable intake cam timing
- Dual-stage intake manifold with free flow intake (and K&N conical filter)
- Mobil1 oil with Motorcraft filter
- Tuned tubular 4-2-1 catless header modified to accept a SATO Carbon Fiber slip-on muffler (included)
- Computer has an SCT "Street" tune on it that can be swapped for "Strip" or back to stock with a push of a button. (SCT XCallibrator tuner is included with this vehicle purchase)
- OBD2 Connector still intact
- Cooled by a two core aluminum racing radiator
- Six-speed Getrag transaxle
- Clutchmasters Stage 3 clutch, pressure plate, and throwout bearing
- Fidenza aluminum lightened flywheel (with replaceable wear surface)
- Twin-layshaft
- Short shifter with Kartboy aluminum shift knob
- Royal Purple transmission fluid
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