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We built this Minor convertible
for our parents so they could tow a caravan and attend Minor rallys in the
UK and around Europe. It has the
now classic formula of Fiat engine, disc brakes and tele dampers. We have
however added a few extras such as smoothed out engine bay
and extra strengthening.
Specification
Engine............. Fiat twin cam 2000cc rebuilt with unleaded head.
Gearbox ..........Fiat 5 speed with Abarth gearstick extension.
Axle ................Toyota Celica Mk 2 4.1:1 ratio.
Brakes ............Front ...Marina discs and calipers with 575 van
hubs (41/2" PCD). ..Rear... Celica drums.
Suspension .....Front Austin Healey telescopic dampers and poly eye
bolt bushes... Rear... VW camper van telescopic dampers into turrets in the
boot.
Petrol Tank.....Fiat sat upright in the boot
Body ...............Converted saloon with removable rear side windows
and front side windows. Smoothed engine bay.
Wheels ...........Austin A60 41/2" x 14" with Morris Minor
hub caps.
Tyres ..............165 x 14
Paint ................British Racing Green.
The car as purchased
from a friend of ours. We had
previously converted the car to Fiat 1600 power with disc
brakes and telescopic dampers.
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The car needed quite
a bit of welding to make it solid. For
ease of working the body was put on its side.
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We wanted to make the
car absolutely solid as we intended
to keep the car for a long time, so many parts of the shell
were replaced.
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Robin putting a new front
chassis leg in. All welding is MIG.
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Robin welding in chassis
leg.
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Robin making the first
cut on the roof.
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An air chisel was used
to make a neat clean cut at the rear.
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Lifting the roof. This
was later cut up and disposed of.
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The roof
coming out of the garage.
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The screen top is cut
flat and a flat strip welded on.
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