The Orangebox Rally Car Rebuild!!

[SMOKE GREY]

Good to see OB back on four wheels What's the engine n gearbox spec Steve?

It's the original engine back in it Niall, the one I used to win the Borders , 998 Cooper +40 Graham Russell pistons, Kent 266 cam, Swiftune timing gears and oil pump, balanced, centre main strap, flowed and polished 295 head, 10.4:1 CR, standard valves, twin HS2 carbs, freeflow manifold. Sat on a Morris 1100 box, with Cooper gears, 3.7 diff, centre oil pick up etc. Goes well

[rich@minispares.com]

You need vulgolurs orange carpet in there!!!!!!

[cookie1071]

Good to see OB back on four wheels What's the engine n gearbox spec Steve?

It's the original engine back in it Niall, the one I used to win the Borders , 998 Cooper +40 Graham Russell pistons, Kent 266 cam, Swiftune timing gears and oil pump, balanced, centre main strap, flowed and polished 295 head, 10.4:1 CR, standard valves, twin HS2 carbs, freeflow manifold. Sat on a Morris 1100 box, with Cooper gears, 3.7 diff, centre oil pick up etc. Goes well

Sweet although I thought you'd sold that engine? What are your plans for the car tho? N.

[SMOKE GREY]

Good to see OB back on four wheels What's the engine n gearbox spec Steve?

It's the original engine back in it Niall, the one I used to win the Borders , 998 Cooper +40 Graham Russell pistons, Kent 266 cam, Swiftune timing gears and oil pump, balanced, centre main strap, flowed and polished 295 head, 10.4:1 CR, standard valves, twin HS2 carbs, freeflow manifold. Sat on a Morris 1100 box, with Cooper gears, 3.7 diff, centre oil pick up etc. Goes well

Sweet although I thought you'd sold that engine? What are your plans for the car tho? N.

i did have the engine for sale originally when I planned on building it into a stage car, then realty set in Going to do some Tours in it, Knowldale Car Club do a Mini Miglia Tour. Jeff Smith who navigated in it, did 63 and 64 Mini Miglias in it, and wants to navigate so be rude not to.

I am also in the process of putting as many routes of events the car did onto old 1 inch maps so I wouldn't mind driving those, and me and the missus just having days out in it, oh and try and make Blyton in it at last!!

[mk1]

oh and try and make Blyton in it at last!!

NOT BEFORE TIME!

[SMOKE GREY]

oh and try and make Blyton in it at last!!

NOT BEFORE TIME!

[spoon.450]

Fantastic car Steve, with great history....and planned future

[coopertim]

Would love to get a photo of OB next to DPU at Blyton next year Steve!

Tim

[SMOKE GREY]

Would love to get a photo of OB next to DPU at Blyton next year Steve!

Tim

No problem!

[Works AOG 850]

Steve just picked an old mini mag up from the garage to read tonight ( while the wife watches another episode of Bake off !!! ) in it is the story how you purchased OB , I love the bit when you began to rub the body down and found where the two cars had been joined and then discovered the passengers Smoke Grey door , brilliant just how stumbling on a bit of rallying history should be .