Been Under The Bonnet On This...

Anyone ever seen a mini or any monocoque vehicle crabbing along the road ? Like the rear is trying overtake the front .

 

I don't carry passengers in my R53 Viv, back seats down all the time, i use it as a van.

 

there is a big old list as to why they did it ,
Sub-frame mounts gone. front or rear.
Bent radius arm/ arm shafts .
Body twisted or rusted.

 

Easy babe, just open the hatch and bundle it all in.

 

agree, often rotted out subframe and/or mounts, then not jigged properly during welded repair.

 

When my lower rear coil spring hanger rotted out on my Avenger Tiger.

 

I see what you mean, hard to judge, poster might chime in later.

 

where's that facepalm when you want it ? xx

 

If I went back 30 years, I’d still be getting majority of my calories through tits.....

 

you bastid, you eat birds or you used too ?

 

steady Viv, i have just read that again .......... well what can i say.

 

I had my mums 74 850 walnut dash too. That was 1982, spent 2 years repkacin nearly every rusty oanel, not to mention rear subframe... put a 1275 stage 2 motor but left the 850 diff. Boy did it accelerate. My nate bought a new xr3 (non i) & had no advantage, apart from being a shiny fanny magnet... think he had a few successes in the back seat. Unlike oily hands me...

 

Minis handle until they dont....thats what mine was like anyway...! - get to a certain point pushing them mid corner no warning....then they let go...the amount of times ive ended up the wrong way around at traffic lights mid corner was comedic - great car though...sold it for 500 quid more with a failed MOT than when i bought it...

 

Had those moments too, downhill corners were my problem, not enough power to pull out of the corner... happy days