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New conversion kit???
Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 10:14 pm
by rossrox
friend just sent this link to me, seems cheap for what it is...
http://www.zcars.org.uk/Universal%20Brochure.pdf
Re: New conversion kit???
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 1:21 am
by chrisryder
i can imagine that in the boot, and a pokey little 1.1 still up the front. just keep one in neutral while you're running the other. great for economy, overtaking, and in the event of a breakdown!

Re: New conversion kit???
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 9:55 am
by chickenjohn
That is a lot of money! For that kind of cash you could buy a decent fast car and then not have to bother with fitting this kit and ruining a Minor in the process. I can't see that the resulting vehicle would drive very well at all.
OK for the hot hatch modifying types, Clio's , Saxo's, Corsa's which the kit was designed for.
Re: New conversion kit???
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 11:48 am
by plastic_orange
I'm starting (well, not really, as I now wait for your negative comments

) to get the impression that you're not too keen on modifying the Minor chickenjohn
I'm surprised that there are still blinkered folk out there - a Minor is not a rare car, and owners should be able to do what they like with them. How boring is a rally field full of standard cars?
Pete
Re: New conversion kit???
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 11:55 am
by rv8
ditto

Re: New conversion kit???
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 2:08 pm
by Alex'n'Ane
Agreed. I have both.
Re: New conversion kit???
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 4:07 pm
by ratrodmog
This looks mega

Re: New conversion kit???
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 5:19 pm
by rossrox
i wouldnt say its ruining the minor, it would still pretty much look the same. i personally think its cheap as your getting alot for your money, although fitting it would be a complete bitch i imagine.
and i totally agree with what plastic orange said, must be an amazing site to be in a field and see the exact same car over and over but in different colours...
us modifiers are simply taking a work of art and making it better

Re: New conversion kit???
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 7:01 pm
by morrisfixer
Looks great but I don't think that price includes the engine!! You could fabricate most of these parts yourself and save you a load of money. But you could fabricate your own kit to suit the Morris

Re: New conversion kit???
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 8:33 pm
by mrgreg
If all goes well I will have something similar using a mr2 and a pick up

After reading some of the comments I'm a bit concerned now that I mite not get concourse at the nationals

Re: New conversion kit???
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 9:02 pm
by morrisfixer
You've got my vote

you've got a what MR2 engine

in the back of a morris pick up.Cool pictures please
stevie
Re: New conversion kit???
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 10:08 pm
by rossrox
if its a 4age then im jelous!!!
Re: New conversion kit???
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 11:19 pm
by chrisryder
full 'drive in drive out' service, ring for details
gotta be worth a phone call for a quote
you'd certainly stand out from the crowd at the shows

Re: New conversion kit???
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 4:02 am
by mrgreg
At the moment nothing worth showing, hoping to have it sat on wheels by march

Just a load of bits sat on the garage floor at min. But as soon as it looks something like a truck I'll post

Cheers
Re: New conversion kit???
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 2:41 pm
by rossrox
deffinatly, id ring up but im a fanny and hate speaking on the phone.
Re: New conversion kit???
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 6:03 pm
by ohc_turbo
You would have to modify the Morris loads to make that fit more than likely to space frame it with the correct mounting point to accept the back however if you were to do this you would include the mr part in your initial plans
Also you would have to ditch the front engine or convert the front to fwd with the same engine as the rear then you would have 4wd
Lot of work indeed