V8 morris minor II

[amair825]

Awesome.....

[TheRichthoffen]

I don't like this... I love it!!

[WildmanBorneo]

Respect were it due, V impressed

[3Deity]

That is the most beautiful looking and sounding Morris I've seen in 20 years+, An amazing piece of work!

[motherofdog]

@3Deity thank you

[ThongTo]

what year is it.. trying to learn more about it..

[3Deity]

@ThongTo They are all the same, Isigonis designed a utilitarian vehicle. Whatever you do with one, it will need a chassis to support it. It was one of the first monocoque designs made in post war austerity - minimal materials. A Rover V8 drops straight in but will rip out of the weak engine mounts.

[motherofdog]

@ThongTo 1963

[elcomesh]

What sort of v8 is this running?

[motherofdog]

@elcomesh Rover V8



[robster20009000]

I'm thinking of buy a Morris Minor as a project, what's the engine bay like? What kind of V8 would I need to swap? Cheers :)

[MegaTregos]

What sort of chassis work did you have to do to handle that extra power?

[motherofdog]

@MegaTregos It had a full chassis made for it with full roll cage as well, cheers james

[motherofdog]

@ruairi50 you have a funny way of advertising your ware's. I expect you'd have to make the moulds

[motherofdog]

@ruairi50 I don't need anyone to tell me what CF is, it's on the car on top of the fibre glass as I said, I used people who know about composites(not twats) and know it's REAL.

[motherofdog]

@ruairi50 NOS is generally for original parts in metal, yes you can get moulds for some panels, but I promise you, you won't find a morris bonnet mould without swage lines because they didn't mak'em that way. believe me I know.

[sacheus]

sounds a weeeeee bit fast for a V8 and it does not seem to be that cold outside due to no condensing on exhaust.

[hoplite46]

its wicked

[vikkiandbradley07]

for moris thats looks seriously slick. them wheels suit it and liking the carbob fibre hoods

[SKYLINEISDABEST]

i am too going to do this to my minor

is their a book which shows you how to do da transformation

or any thing

please help

[motherofdog]

No book as such but plenty of info on the net, good luck

[JimiBeckwith]

Not so Minor any more XD

[alexthepalix]

That sounds amazing. great job

[mechanics4life]

hi there...nice car. umm where did you get the carbon fiber truck and hood and how much did they cost you? thanks :)

[motherofdog]

The Carbon fibre parts were one off's they cost alot!

[JohnnyBoi93xD]

Saw your car in PPC/Retro Cars (I forget), luv it how you blend modern modifying (Carbon fibre n big weels). just got a split window Moggy n planning 2 put my m8's written off skyline engine in it, but im starting with good old Rover V8, what bhp your Minor putting out???

[Robinson4643]

@motherofdog

Worth every penny, they look bad ass! Your car looks great.

[motherofdog]

@ruairi50 well done sherlock, there aint' moulds for morris panels so fibre glass first then carbon over the top. so it ain't fake

[jishisaidu]

i would like to know what engines is used for this car, i got morris minor which i am planning to modify? can you please let me know which engine is suitable?.

thanks

[jamesroydavies]

dude any engine is suitable just depends how much work you are going to put into it to mod the holding brackets etc...

V8's are much harder though due to size of car v6's are more commen

[spisso2]

stupenda,avrei messo dei cerchi cromati

[bugeyev8]

should have put a real v8 in it and not that old Buick 215

[SmokeShop01]

i dont think carbon fiber trunk and hood are going to matter in weight reduction...especially if that little car has a v8

[gazzaxm]

Lovely car sounds really well,well done and thanks for showing.

[Jayskiallthewayski]

Almost the only comment that's any good.

[mura200564]

Greetings from Malaysia.

I own a morris traveller and I would love to stick a V8 in it and sit it on 18" wheels. Problem, dont know how to do it. Any pointers or information I can use.

[SheriffSkank]

Well, offcourse there's the 2 page guide "how to stick 500 extra kilos of engine down your undersize car" , wich wil pretty much teach you everything you need to know in 5 minutes, but other than that i would just stop watching "Pimp my Ride" if i were you... ;)

PUN intended, offcourse im not asuming you don't know anything etc. etc.

Have a nice day..

[BarnyTV]

what a asshole it was a genuine question

[gumpydoood]

what an asshole: no it wasn't a legitimate wuestion.

[Jayskiallthewayski]

Huh???

[1337ASM]

omg.... /facepalm

[vaccumme]

The"Moggy"s" twin brother is here in America. My friend Rob built it and has sence sold it. I do miss it very much.

[austina35lad]

hi mate could you tell me what size alloys those are on yea car im doing up austin a35 van i want get rough idear what size that cud fit on me van iv uploaded 2 videos of it me 1st car im only 20 lol but i want summert diffent so msg me back if u can

[motherofdog]

17x8's although inner arches have been modified

I used to have a a35 van with a v8!

cheers

james

[mrvwspotter]

That's lovely. Very nice work.

[WTU208]

Now that's how they should have made them.

Ten out of ten.

[mackC1111]

would u like to rent that out to me for the weekend? The amount of chicks i could pick up in that lol

[dibirish]

thats bad ass I envy you

[mikiowned]

my dad had a morris minor 1000 serioulsly i wasnt a fan of it but i was kinda attached to it i miss it now

[GREEKMUSICCLUBFM]

Hi James Forgot to ask you did you do all the work on your morris yourself or like me did you have someone restore it for you

Best Wishes Nick P.S are you ever planning to go to battlesbridge to show your car. It is in Essex If you do please let me know would love to see it

[motherofdog]

I have done a lot of work myself, but things like the spraying(I helped with prep)and carbon work was done by others, also the guy who originally built the car(chassis) was steve brigdeland. The interior is all me!

thanks again

(what's @ battlesbridge? I'm on the south coast)

James

[05027802]

What a job, great stuff. If I had a hat I'd take it off to you!

[NICKSMADHOUSE]

How much did you morris cost to restore? My beetle cost me Bloody £13,000

Best Wishes Nick

[motherofdog]

Not as much as yours Nick but I'd be willing to spend more on it! thanks

[NICKSMADHOUSE]

James I wasn't being funny Just was interested how much it cost . So no Offence intended Ok . Best Wishes Nick

[motherofdog]

None taken, Nick, more a compilment Thanks again

James

[piggy501]

HA HA THAT IS A BEAST!

[TSM9356]

sounds like a plane!

[xolomn]

Dont forget your camera

[ENGLISHCYPRIOT]

ok don't forget my ride though in the next video Best wishes Nick

[ENGLISHCYPRIOT]

Hi James Listen yeah , you have to do us all a video as though we are your passenger film on passenger side so we can get a ride in your car please Best wishes Nick

[motherofdog]

Watch this space.... I've nearly finished my interior(as you can see nowt in the video) and will post a new vid soon

James

[ENGLISHCYPRIOT]

Sorry forgot to ask which v8 engine did you put in this car. and what will it do top speed and miles per gallon????

best wishes Nick

[motherofdog]

Rover 3.5 V8, approx 150mph(will beat an audi s3 easily among others) 30-35mpg depending on how you drive cheers James

[QueenPriscilla83]

what a car! wana swap it for a saxo 1.1? lol

[motherofdog]

Thanks, er Saxo NO!

[ENGLISHCYPRIOT]

and the point of this video is?

[motherofdog]

Just to show my car nearly finished, and they could of used this against a renault clio instead of a van!

[ENGLISHCYPRIOT]

I was joking i love these morris minors .

I have a beetle which i wish now seeing what you can do with a morris i had got one instead. Please post a video of a drive in the passenger seat I look forward to it

best wishes Nick

[JustHardcoreForever]

Hey what type of car did the engine come out of could you send me a link to a pic of the car??

[motherofdog]

Rover SD1, search it cheers

[snappedspokes]

Wow that looks a right machine a bet you have some fun in that

[dsrfhdtartjar]

It's the swage lines! That really cleans it up, that a steel body?

[motherofdog]

correct! body steel, wings fibreglass thanks again

[dsrfhdtartjar]

That's a really smooth paint job, a nice looking car, the carbon had me fooled too til you lifted the bonnet :) Who did the chassis?

[motherofdog]

Thank you, bonnet and boot are carbon but fibreglass underneath, chassis was built by steve brigdlands (not sure on spelling!)

[bethsqeak]

That is sooooooo nice! I have a traveller to work on! Can they look this nice??

[motherofdog]

of course travellers can look kool too, get to work on it, thanks for the comment.

[cartmansman96]

wow dude all carbon fibre bet that shit goes flying man

[motherofdog]

You can see it flying on another vid. (put in V8 minor on track) cheers

[knucklehead0202]

yeah, ryan's car sound like crap though. yours sounds much better. was that a rover v8 in your car? didn't quite recognize it

[motherofdog]

Yes rover 3.5 V8

[gazzaxm]

Nice car,thanks for showing.

[StokeBrokenGlass]

nice motor

[praskovia13]

wow a MM with alloys

[rsvids]

the man

[dafronz5]

wow thats a custom job ive been speakin to the other youtube guy with a minor unmuffledryan these cars rock better than and crapy corsa with a im a dick exhaust

[motherofdog]

Thanks, Yes I've seen Unmuffledryans vid's I hope to do a more 'action' one soon once it's back on the road. Thanks for lookin

[dafronz5]

just glad to see great cars on the internet

[motherofdog]

Glad to be of service

[jaggass]

did the engine fit quite easily>

[motherofdog]

Yes it fits easily, but its had a whole new chassis although the  gearbox takes some room! Cheers

[freddyboy01]

bloody awesome on idle it sounds like helicopter lol

[crazylegscain]

Outstanding !

[MrSquark]

fantastic

[Hellzacallin]

Hat off to you m8,it sounds great and i would love a cruise to the South of France or somewhere cool in this baby,even if its stock i bet it packs a punch.

[motherofdog]

Its '63 minor with 5speed manual rover v8 Jaguar XJS running gear and a nutty owner!

[pinaytoy83]

HOLY MOLY thats a clean whip.

[Hellzacallin]

Give me the saucy specs on this bad dog,really cool motor man.

[ukrainedude]

awsome man