First Car?

[MickBritton7]

Hi evreryone, new to the club so bear with me! I have been braught up by my grandparents restoring pld moggies, but nowbthebtime has come to start driving! i love the motors andbi love motorsports so for my first car im thinking about a rally style minor! any ideas to produce a bit more spead and achieve the rally style!?!

thanks, Mick

[chrisryder]

Firstly, welcome!

Secondly, for the 'rally style': minilite wheels, extra driving/fog lights, and perhaps a bigger carburettor and exhaust (for a bit more performance and noise) would be a healthy start. You need to consider the affects of modifications on the cost of insurance. The things I've suggested won't put up your premium too much, compared to something like a bigger engine.

Thirdly, take the extra few moments to proof-read before you post. Doesn't bother me that much, but the older folk on here will moan that they can't decipher it

[Rasputin]

I am 65 and I understood it

[alexandermclaren]

yea same here
am 64
of course we older folk moan
but we aint brain dead
YET
haha hagahgga
well mearly coffin dodgers haha
Welcome to the Forum Mike

[Dean]

Firstly, welcome!

Secondly, for the 'rally style': minilite wheels, extra driving/fog lights, and perhaps a bigger carburettor and exhaust (for a bit more performance and noise) would be a healthy start. You need to consider the affects of modifications on the cost of insurance. The things I've suggested won't put up your premium too much, compared to something like a bigger engine.

Thirdly, take the extra few moments to proof-read before you post. Doesn't bother me that much, but the older folk on here will moan that they can't decipher it

*smack.. smack.... smack*, you spelt 'carburetter' wrong.

Only joking, before the mafia get me.

[chrisryder]

64? 65?

That's young for a Minor owner isn't it?

[MickBritton7]

thaaks for the help lads, and ill be sure to spell check next time haha!

[les]

Don't worry about the spelling, I'm pretty critical about it, thinking there's no excuse. There are some real bloomers here from time to time but hearing recently that some schools have hired proof readers to check the teachers work,---- I give up!

[chrisryder]

Oh, be sure to join the young members facebook group if you like. www.facebook.com/groups/MMOCYM

It's where all us young folk hang out

[MickBritton7]

thanks again for all the help and welcoming replies, also a thing that has crossed my mind is a morris pick up , i have seen them for sale, but how difficult would it be to build one from a car?

[chesney]

it's not simple
The van has a chassis, not so on the saloon. A very clever idea is to use a Suzuki 4X4 chassis, a few have been done and it is basically the Suzuki running gear with the Minor bodywork on top.
A traveller may be better, as it has the cab style already rather than cutting up a saloon. Or just start with a pickup