Morris Minor Owners Club

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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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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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!

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

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.

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