Manky Monkey Motors

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

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Oooh! I like that. Did you swap it for the Pop then Chris?
Very similar stance to the red one that was about this Summer. More piccies please!

Yes more piccies!

Ditto,more pic's please,looks great.

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behind my daily!!!
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not all pics are mine.

Nicely done roof chop, but why the blanked out rear windows?
I only very vaguely remember what a standard Moggy looks like under the bonnet- what motor's that Chris? Looks like a standard A series but the gearbox tunnel seems bigger than that would require. I was expecting a Rover!
Very tidy looking car.

Nice looking car and the chop looks the biz

cheers guys,
the engine is a 1098 stock apart from metro carb and fanny mold.
stock gear box, prop and back axle, disc brakes on front.

it only weighs 700kgs so scoots along with just that motor!!!

heres a view underneath.

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Looks just like mine that I had back in ohhhhhh about 1967?  I always remember there was room to stand in the engine compartment alongside the engine!  Not sure what year mine was but the reg was 589FMM and it had a starting handle which came in very useful on freezing mornings!  Of course it was no good if I had forgotten to leave it in gear with the handbrake OFF as the handbrake would be frozen on!
Oops sorry to rabbit on, just brough back memories, you can have your thread back now!

heres some info.


roof is chopped 4 1/2" rear screen full height layed forward, new steel rear wings.
box chassis front to back, all running gear mounted above including exhaust.
front end is minor uprights with coil overs, rear is triangulated 4-bar. on coil overs.
it sits over 11" lower than standard minor!!!
engine, gearbox and back axle all stock. metro carb and manifold.
marina front disc brakes, citroen master and servo.
front track has been narrowed to allow full turning circle.
fitted with a pair of low back bucket seats, no door cards,roof lining or anything inside which resembles comfort!!! did find a pair of ear plugs though!!!

Looks like a better front suspension than on standard models.

cheers.

suspension is a bit better!! handles like a mini!

and i'm legal to drive it now!!!

 drove it ten miles to work this morning, what a hoot.
roof chop will take some getting use to though!!!
i'm lovin it!
satin black body and flake roof here we come!!!

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cheers chris.

STOP PRESS. paint gone from rear window!! no pics as dark and bloody
cold!

how'd you get paint off perspex?

Cool!  8)

nice paint choice will look great with that

Bet Mr Lunatic would love to paint that for ya.  ;)

That looks pretty cool, nothing better that a chopped Minor  :)
New paintjob will transform it too.

quite like the white, actually

You don't see many white hotrods do you. White exterior & gold flaked interior?

mmmmmmmmmm...............................

thats sounds good!!!

   White and a gold flaked roof with lace just fogged in black round the edges of the gold. Love the look of the front wheels inset like that

i've been told its sprayed with 2k high build primer so flaked roof and satin black body here we come!!!

looks like the morris is going to a new home :o

















for the next few weeks as i've been lent a garage from a club member while his corvette has engine change. :P  :D;D

Had me worried there for a moment Chris!

 :P ;D

took morris out for a spin today, done the weekly shop with daughter, then a spin round town then home, very enjoyable.
and did'nt hit any of the speed bumps at asda or local retail park!!!

A useable every day driver then Chris?

dependent on the weather!!!

Why dat?

its a bit light at the rear!!!
as i found out last week, on a roundabout!!!

I've taken the scenic route with the POS on a couple of occasions like that Chris. Mine is down to it being a bit too hard on the rear suspension and not enough weight to fully plant the 10 inch wide rubber in the wet.

Yeah, I suspect a transverse spring & 50 year old steering box, coupled with tall, skinny cross plies at each corner's gonna make the ride, erm, interesting in my Pop too!

and people keep wondering why i don't want to put an 8 in the morris!!!
a bigger 4pot yes.  plenty for 700 kilos!!!

sooobi turbo!!!!!!!!!

a bit modern!!!   lol

also when out today, i was sat at traffic lights, when i heard a toot-toot thought lights have'nt changed yet, what with lack of visibility upwards!!! look to the right and theres an old boy in his 70's looking at me, thought he'll either wave his fist at me or wave, he waved so i duly waved back, embarassing things was, he got up the hill ahead of me due to a  sunday driver in front.

Tut tut beaten buy a codger in a drag  :D

Seconded!!!

Lovin' the car though buddy!!

white will have clear or white flake in it.

took it to work in the ice earlier on in the week, interesting!!!

hopefully pick up the custom rear seat tomorrow.

guess what i forgot to pick up,  doh......

got me rear seats, just want it to stop raining now!!!

heres a pic of rear seat, this was made up by sailmaker at work during breaks etc, not much time went into it,
the vinyl was roof material suppose to go with my hotrod pop!!!
its got piped edges, velcro to hold down. made to my patterns so if it don't fit i know who to blame!!!
at least the kids will have something comfy(ish) to sit on!!!

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Your own in-house upholsterer -that's handy! Where do you work to have sail makers onsite then Chris? I'm guessing it's not in a garage.

i work at a boat yard, i'm a boatbuilder/restorer(timber boats) we do everything in-house.

I'm doing everything in house at the moment too -too damn cold to do it in the shed.

had a good(but cold!!!) night out at a town a few miles down the road to show some of our club cars, at the turning on of there xmas lights(yes a bit late, due to bad weather) parking in middle of road in the high street!!  very entertaining watching people look at the morris and wondering whats wrong with it! a good cruise back home following a 55 chevy and a few modern yanks. did'nt get any pics sorry.

Coo, you're now a public attraction!

and its brilliant, great having a crazy motor on the road, realy enjoying it.
drive it to work tomorrow me thinks.

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You need to 'flake the roof -so you can find it in the snow.

i'm off on a 120mile cruise tomorrow, 7am leave time, god i hope its better out there than early this morning, everything frozen solid!!!

this has  been posted on britchopper forum, pic of morris in ppc mag.
taken i believe at drayton manor nasc.

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It's a pin-up car!
Half expected to see you in it at the Romsey meet this morning Chris. Bloomin' cold there. I'll post some snapshots later.

brass monkey run i'm going on.

engine change plans started.
been given one of these.

1800 mondano

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just need to find the other bits to make it rwd. going to use stock ford injection.

Ha! Didn't take long before the tinkering bug bit did it Chris!

well the parts buying has started, only i've got to sell stuff to buy stuff needed as times are hard!!!

this arrived today,
an escort inlet manifold to replace ugly and mahoosive plastic mondy one.

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Hey Chris. We gonna see you on our pitch at the Basingstoke show this year?

Hope so, got me eye on a moggie myself at the mo!

when is it?

Sunday the 8th May 2011

Was browsing some of my old photos earlier.
Found this one of your Moggie at the Billing show in 2008.

I'll be up for thatas well  if someone reminds me nearer the time.

still got them holes in bottom of wings(both sides!!!)

thanks.

You'll be very welcome Kev. I'll add you to the list.  ;)

think its the same date as our annual club show at local air museum.

no progress on anything, got a window regulator for drivers side, think i'm going to
concentrate on paint work, as zetec is on hold.(major family problems :-( i said this year is going to be poo!!!)

and biggest push is to get it undercover as its still on the street!!!! but it does make it handy to drive to work, if a little cold today!!

So, as a future roof chopped hotrod driver, I'm curious to know what it's like to drive a chop top in normal traffic. I asked a guy at a show last year & he said, Well, you don't see the sky very often.
Any problems I should be wary of?

no problems, as long as you don't mind people looking at you, and coppers waving at you, well i think thats what they were doing!!!

The only time i had problems with my chopped pop was at traffic lights

seems ok at t/lights as long as theres a set across the road!!!

Traffic light viewer.

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i think theres a smaller one, 
think kev knows,

all change, mondy being delivered tonight!!!

mondy turned out to be a bit of a puffer!!! and tapper!!! (gone for scrap, robbed lots of bits though :D )

got some paint here to splash about, just trying to find out how much laquer i need for roof(metalflake, complete coverage)

as you've guessed not for sale, had a good think, i'd be without a ride for the summer if it sold!!!

Personally, I think that's a wise decision Chris.  ;)

hi,
i've had problems for a while opening the bootlid, had problems getting latch off to access the handle bolts so decided to remove lid,
it was then i found out the square bar on handle was'nt long enough and was only just into latch resulting in handle turning then clicking as bar slipped.
i wondered if a pop handle would fit, well with a little filing and welding it will, just so happens i've a brand new one in stock of parts i've got.
did'nt have a key for old one, so that killed two birds with one stone!!!(also saved me best part of £30!)

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also i've got the paint for body so as lid was of seemed rude not to strip it, weld holes up that are'nt needed an get some paint on it.
this is where its at now.


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some rust spots to deal with but nothing major.

boot lid back on with change of colour, will have to take some pics!!!
also got a parcel stuck at sorting office(not open on a bloody saturday!!!grrr..) filled with a big shiney(i hope) piece of metal for front of morris.
it will change the front of morris completely, yes kustom here we come!!!
just need to find some 13" steels instead of those god awfull gay alloys which i've never been keen on!.

I agree about the alloys - not right for the car - in fact I can't imagine those alloys looking good on anything!

Oooh, new grille?

yep.

you'd think it would be easy to find some 13" steels with 4x4" pcd.
i've spent around a month looking now!!!

Original Moggy steel rims too tall?

a little plus not wide enough, also trying to use the tyres on the alloys.

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That sticker on the gearbox tunnel adds instant cool to any motor, you know.

and theres one on the back window!!!

 ;D
Have you thought about buying new steelies from North Hants Tyres?

http://www.northhantstyres.com/main%20wheel%20pages/Misc/Smoothie.htm

yes.
wallet says no :-((

What about weller racing wheels? A friend was running 13 x 8's on his mk2 golf.

thought of wellers, with moons on but undecided, suppose i could go custum caps.
found these in 13"
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Them's nice.

Got to be honest thems a bit LOOK AT ME  :-\

took this photo last week when i was off work(yes ill!!!!) parked up on the afternoon school run.

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 8) cool!

Very Cool  ;D

my morris will be going to local club meet today with a new driver!!!! :o

Don't tell me you've sold it Chris?!

 ;D :P

nope, the mrs was driving!!!!(medication won't allow me yet!!! ???)

first time as well!

going to its new home sunday, up yorkshire way. :-\

hopefully new ride arriving late next week ;D
from the dover area.
a 60's motor. 8)

You change cars more often than Taz changes her socks!

every six months!!!! :P  ;D

Definitely more often than her then.  :P

your brave....lol

Just foolish.

its gone.

Saw this at the Ink and iron event at Batley yesterday  :)

that'll be matt then. his made a few changes to it, big strip down for the winter i think.

I think it's cool that rods & bikes get passed around the custom community -circle of life & all that. They constantly change & evolve but are used & enjoyed for years longer than their standard counterparts.  :)

well     hows about passin my trike around -----------------------=then someone might finish it!!!

what did you think of the ink n iron bigdog. shame bout that bloody rain.

It was ok not sure its the best location for such an event i enjoyed the cars and bikes the band were fantastic oh and the burgers were good too  ;)