What's this tube for?

Post by **katy** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 4:36 pm

While going through our recently purchased MM I noticed this tube going through the floor of the trunk. It looks like it's factory installed but it puzzles me as to what it could be for.
New to MMs and don't know of any others around that I could look at.

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Post by **paulk** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 4:43 pm

There is a bolt that goes through there to tighten up a clamp on the spare wheel. Not got one myself so can't get any pics.

Post by **LouiseM** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 4:50 pm

There's a picture of a spare wheel clamp in this thread:

http://www.morrisminoroc.co.uk/index.ph ... pare+wheel

Post by **katy** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 4:03 pm

Thanks for the link, looking at the picture I see that there should be a shelf across the trunk. I didn't know that and the manual doesn't show it either.
Maybe we should make a trip to England to look at some cars to see what else we're missing.
BTW, I have a cousin in Barnsley.

Post by **bigjohn** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 4:35 pm

whats your cousins name because im from barnsley and i have the things you need

Post by **Mick_Anik** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 11:36 pm

Re the 'shelf across the trunk', or 'the boot' as we know it.......I think you mean the two pieces of plywood. I think they are about a quarter inch thick, so you could easily make them if you first make templates from cardboard. The one on the left, as you look into the trunk/boot, has a rounded cutaway for the tank filler tube.
There should be metal bracket type supports on the inner wings.

The plywood pieces were originally screwed down, but I don't use the screws so I can remove the wood to get at tools and running spares stored deep in the trunk/boot. There's quite a lot of room under the wood. Also, these plywood panels are, originally a very snug fit, and can be a bit difficult to remove. Sometimes I have to prise them out with a screwdriver. If you make your own, you can under-size them a little so they come out easily. You can line the places they sit on with thin foam or carpet to avoid any noise from their bouncing. I cover the plywood with carpet to further enhance quietness and to enhance the look of the boot. It's nice to carpet the wheel arches as well, then your stuff stays clean.

Post by **RobThomas** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 5:30 pm

I cut a little hole in the plywood so that I can get a nozzle on the wheel to pump up the tyre without pulling the wheel out. Saves a little time and effort!

Post by **MarkyB** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 7:27 pm

Has anyone fitted hinges to the wood in the boot?
I wonder how Micks idea would work with some stick-on Velcro ?

Post by **Mick_Anik** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 7:53 pm

Aha!

What about.....a modification to the rearmost support for the plywood panels, so we can have a sliding-out picnic table, covered by the boot lid. The supporting legs could be clipped up out of the way under the rear parcel shelf - what there is of it - in the boot.

Now, where to stash the crystal decanter...........

I once got a lift in a Citroen 2CV, and the owner had rigged up an onboard coffee maker, fed by hot water running through a copper pipe wrapped around the exhaust manifold. Coffee was served when the car had completed a good run uphill, when the water was at its hottest.

Post by **StaffsMoggie** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 1:02 am

The spare wheel clamp is also designed to remove hub caps.