Fav upgrade

Post by **Willie** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:21 pm

Yes, I rebuilt an MG Midget once and somehow finished up
with two radials on the FRONT and crossplies on the rears,
the speed at which you could suddenly be going backwards
was astounding!

Post by **rayofleamington** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 9:13 pm

My favourite upgrade is the rubber mats for the front footwells.

Not only do they keep mud off the carpet but they catch the water fron the leaky front windscreen and they also catch all the Castrol fuel additive that leaked out of the bottle in the glove box (again!:roll:! but it was the same bottle)

The mats and tyres are the only upgrades that Riley has!

Post by **Matt** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 11:02 pm

I agree with the mats.... they stop myu carpet getting wet, actually, so does the cunningly placed ice cream tub........

Post by **MrA.Series** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 4:38 pm

Yes, you should really get a proper fuel tank....!

Post by **twinkle** » Fri Feb 06, 2004 7:41 pm

More of a tip than up grade-If you can find one fit a radiator-muff,I managed to locate one from the club mag some two years ago,Now when fitted i have a warm cab in winter with the original heater -the car runs much sweeter cause it warms up quicker and you know it looks pretty good-well worth hunting one down-Now thats a great tip-,well Twinkle thinks so,-Regards Bill &Twinkle the Traveller.

Post by **salty_monk** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 12:19 am

Now we have a working clutch mechanism what next... a side window that doesn't leak??

Oh & and a current MOT would be a good modification too I guess

Post by **Jerry** » Fri Feb 13, 2004 7:48 pm

So the consensus is that roll bars are a good fit? I don’t care for that battle ship wallow when rounding a corner, even with new dampers. May have to look into that mod.

Jerry, Mary and Millicent

Post by **Willie** » Fri Feb 13, 2004 8:01 pm

Jerry....yes, a front roll bar, well worth the effort, if you don't
like seeing it then spray it matt black!

Post by **brixtonmorris** » Sat Feb 14, 2004 7:04 pm

ifor me its a 3 in 1 exhast manifold. in london you gat stuck in traffic and tokyo. the manifold gets rid of heat without warming up the carb. fuel evaporation would make the morris stall in heavy traffic. thats mine. never mind the power gain and great sound.

Post by **brixtonmorris** » Sat Feb 14, 2004 7:05 pm

yea i like the tyre one too Wille

Post by **iwant1** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 9:28 pm

How much, and where can i get hold of one of these new fangled anti-role bars?

Post by **Matt** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 9:31 pm

All the morris minor centers......

Post by **iwant1** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 9:37 pm

Hmm thats what i thought, im on a budget though so it might have to wait a while. Would you know if i could get one from charles ware, and how much if i could.

Post by **Matt** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 9:41 pm

I would imagine they are about £30, but I don't know.

Post by **iwant1** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 9:54 pm

Wow thats not too bad at all, what kind of difference does it make?

Post by **Matt** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 9:56 pm

dunno, i havent got one, but it reduces bodyroll when cornering

Post by **iwant1** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 10:02 pm

Is there such a conversion for the rear, seen as my leafs arent up to much at all!

Post by **Matt** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 10:52 pm

Don't think so, but new leaves are about £60 each I think...

Post by **Peetee** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 8:59 am

Is there such a conversion for the rear, seen as my leafs arent up to much at all!

Get then fixed then. An anti-roll bar won't do the job for you. It only helps the spring rate when one wheel drops or rises suddenly relative to the other. If you went over a speed bump for example it won't help at all.