Morris Minor Owners Club

Hi, please could someone give me some info about how i apply to enter my car in the rally, with all the other minors
Thanks
Rob

We'll spotted, yes the wheel base is 50 mm longer on the mx5 and also 60mm wide at the rear. I had to extend the wheel arches on the front wings (see picture) & Extend the front bumper to make it look right. Custom made wheels allowed the width to be reduced and then I had to cut the suspension ...

twincamman wrote:Any chance of a build thread?

I'm struggling with free time at the moment, but if I get some free time if the weathers bad I may do a build thread. I hope we have a good summer so I can get out and take my mog out on nice sunny days.

I'm sure I saw you in that yesterday! Were you on a road called Greave around lunchtime? And is Mitsiland the same place I nearly took my Toyota recently? Really nice work. Impressed. Yes that was me, my nephew is 11 and i took him for a drive, he loves cars. Yes i own mitsiland, i took me six mont...

Chipper wrote:Nice work. What are the wheels? They appear to be standard Minor rims but have more of an offset, almost like front wheel drive car rims.

the wheels had to be custom made to help the tyres fit under the wheel arches.

bmcecosse wrote:Superb! I hate to think how many hours went into that..... Did you have it tested by VOSA ? Any issues with that??

when is dealing with red tape easy!

Thanks for your comments, since manchester I have had all the sub frames & suspension components powder coated. Poly bushes fitted all round and a full set of coilovers fitted that has transformed the handling. Have a look at the thread http://www.mmoc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=54997

In late October 2012 I purchased a morris minor and a 2003 Mazda mx5 and then decided to take a plasma cutter to both vehicles. I removed all the external panels off the mx5 and then started trying to fit the body off the minor on to the floor pan of the mx5. With the aid of a good fabrication engin...

There is no myth, an mx5 can be made to look like a morris minor, here's a couple of pictures of mine. This picture shows the start of my project. I have retained the power steering, abs braking system, electric windows, heated front windscreen, this has been professionally built. Hope you like it. ...