Morris Minor Owners Club

Hi Ash, Your car is coming along nicely. Would it not be easier to get a set of konis or spax coilovers from a mini and then change the springs to suit your engine
stevie

Lookin good Ash,
With the oil filter under the floor is there enough room when turning the wheels! What about exhaust pipes, lol just thinking out loud.
stevie

Hi, I've just changed my engine from fiat twin cam for a ford focus ST170 zetec into my Morris and I've found that the engine is about half the weight, so I'll need to lower the front of my car by 1" 1/2. As for suspension I've got stanard torsion bars with mini spax on the front & marina s...

Hi Ash,
It's a car forum. Google Retro Rides homemade water rail then scroll down and you'll find some pictures of a home made water rail
stevie

Have a look at Retro Rides homemade water rail. That'll give you an idea on how to make your own water rail.
stevie

Are you using the standard injection system, on my engine I'm using a megajolt ignition from Triggerwheels i asked for it to only power the coil pack and crankshaft sensor, but I'm sure it'll wire up your fuel sensors aswell. I've got to work out how to wire the vvt sensor so it comes in at low revs...

Sounds like a plan i've posted some pictures in the custom section under fitting a zetec into a Morris
stevie

Phew!! That's a lot of late nights lol. I'm fitting a Ford Focus ST170 with bike carbs into my car at the moment, I've had to cut the crossmember for clearance. Your engine must be really short in length not to cut the crossmember?
Stevie

I forgot to ask you, why have you bolted the suspension brackets rather than welded them onto the car. What are you doing about the exhaust down pipes if you've put the radiators either side of the engine . Sorry for asking just curious
stevie

Hi mate
I've been following your build, looks brill. I've got a couple of questions, why didn't you cut the crossmember back abit to give you more clearance and is there anough room at the front of the engine for a radiator! Looking foward seeing more pictures
stevie

Here's a couple of pictures of my ST170 conversion[frame] http://mmoc.org.uk/mbimage.php?src=1302284581_10288 [/frame] The fiat twincam and the st170 engines side by side. The st engine is only 1" longer than the fiat but much taller :D[frame] http://mmoc.org.uk/mbimage.php?src=1302284852_10288...

Hi The only reason I'm fitting bike carbs is that I've got the peddal box and sevo in the way. Plus the injection set up on the ST engine is a wee bit bigger but I think the standard 2l zetec or 1.8 zetec injection system is perfectly ok to use. I've chosen the bike carbs for slightly more power! :l...

Hi, I'm fitting a Ford Focus ST170 into my Morris at the moment and its bassically a zetec with a fancy cylinderhead,as conversions go it's relatively easy. Yes you need to cut the crossmember for clearance but you need to beef it back up for strength. I'm using the type 9 gearbox as it bolts straig...

Nice wee car, leave the paint as it is and fire on a set of alloys.

I'm swapping my fiat twin cam for a ford focus st170 mated to a type 9 box, don't get me wrong the fiat engine was brilliant but I want my car to be quicker :D as for fitting the st engine, it's about 1" longer than the fiat but alot taller. You've still got to cut the bellhousing for steering ...

Notch the crossmember about 6" so the carb clears
stevie

Is the cars headlights not bright enough that you've got to put neon lights under it?? Are you deaf aswell !! With that much power coming from the stereo the old dynamo wouldn't cope. Apart from that sounds really cool :wink: why not lower it a couple of inches and stick a set of 15" mini light...

Have you tryed a the lid off a tube of toothpaste? or a small tube of autosol? There are cone shaped

Looking good

I did that to one of my models, I used a fiat 131 mirafiori rally car for the twin cam engine and wheels, then painted it gun metal grey it looked really cool. Then my 6 year old son took it off the shelf and pushed it off the stairs :o So now I'm now back to square one, oh well. Are the wheels on t...