morris minor shell

[henryandlesley]

Hi does anyone know if a moggy shell will fit on my sj chassis

[discowoman]

http://www.minormania.com/pics/misc/minor_blueprint_1956_1000_4dr.jpg

[V8MoneyPit]

The Minor was a 7' 2"  (218.4cms) wheelbase.
The SJ is 204cms.

There are a few Minors doing the rounds on chopped Rangie chassis complete with V8 engines.

The saloons were unitary construction, so didn't have a separate chassis. You would need to a fair bit of chopping around to get it to fit on. But anythings possible! The vans and pickups had a separate chassis, but are getting as rare as rocking horse doodoo.

[Wireless]

I dunno that they are that rare, there's a bloke on the A458 just before Rowton Castle on the way from Shrewsbury to Welshpool, has a field full of morris minors of various types, all needing love and attention, which can be seen from the road.

[V8MoneyPit]

I dunno that they are that rare, there's a bloke on the A458 just before Rowton Castle on the way from Shrewsbury to Welshpool, has a field full of morris minors of various types, all needing love and attention, which can be seen from the road.

 :D Plenty of saloons/travellers..... but vans/pickups are getting difficult to find. Even 10 years ago, when I sold our works van, the phone rang off the wall. Must have had 20 or 30 calls within a couple of days of it being advertised. It sold the same day the ad appeared in the local paper. Had people offering money over the phone unseen while someone else was already on their way with cash in hand  :shock:

[V8MoneyPit]

As an SJ chassis, it would remain an SJ, not become a Minor IIRC.

[SWEETY]

TBH if you do go ahead with it I wish you good luck & would love to see the end result :D I spent quiet a bit of time restoring moggies mainly doing the drive train but a good clean one up here fully restored can fetch upto 10K which is something to think about if you can get 2 for the price you have mentioned :-k

[V8MoneyPit]

so if a standard one is worth 10k what would a 4 wheel drive one be worth

50p!!  :P :lol:

TBH, our experience (we have been dealing with them for 15 years!) is that a nice sound 2dr saloon fetches around £2.5k, a 4dr around £3k, tourers and travellers around £4.5k. Obviously, a show car is worth whatever someone wants to pay for it. And the cost of having one professionally restored can reach £12-14k, so people asking £10k is no surprise. I would be interested to know if they ever get that sort of money though  :-k

[SWEETY]

Hi V8 Moneypit :DI used to work in a Rover dealership & as you have mentioned 12K plus was the norm for a full resteration, but I have seen a lot go for between 7K & 10K for a mint one :roll: I did'nt realise how low the price can be for one now or perhaps they change value in different areas as i've found that a Terrano in the south is a lot cheaper than one in the north & guess where I live :roll:

[V8MoneyPit]

I used to work in a Rover dealership ........

Ahhh.... those were the days......  :lol:

[muddyjames]

I used to work in a Rover dealership ........

Ahhh.... those were the days......  :lol:

Yeah, I could get spare parts for my 620 really easily!!! Now I have to get honda accord bits for some things!

[SWEETY]

Yeah, I could get spare parts for my 620 really easily!!! Now I have to get honda accord bits for some things!

Thats because under the skin the 620 is an Accord with a honda engine :DTBH they were my fav rover :roll:

[muddyjames]

Yeah, I could get spare parts for my 620 really easily!!! Now I have to get honda accord bits for some things!

Thats because under the skin the 620 is an Accord with a honda engine :DTBH they were my fav rover :roll:

thats why it is still going with 229,000 miles on the clock!  :D :lol: Ok, so not on the same engine as some muppet (I shall remain namless as I cant really put my own name here!) gave it a nice drink in a flood and it wasnt to the engines liking. But 38mpg from a 2litre injection engine. Cant be bad these days.  :D

[SWEETY]

Glad you've got the 2L not the 1.8L as I found them a bit flat :rolleyes:but the 2L i've drove over the years have alway went lick poop of a catapult & will rev to an inch of their life :lol: