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This custom 1957 Morris Minor is for sale on Hemmings<\/a> for $20,000 located in Bury, Greater Manchester, UK. The vehicle started life as a 1957 Morris Minor Light Commercial Vehicle that saw several phases of modifications since the 1970’s. In the engine bay a 1340 cc BMC A-series<\/a> inline-four sits 12 inches back and one inch towards the passenger’s side from the factory engine location. The motor features a Works Weslake 8-port crossflow head, billet camshaft, custom inlet manifold, and two Weber 40 IDF carburetors. It produces 100 hp to the wheels. A Toyota AE86 T50 five-speed manual transmission with a Dellow aluminium bellhousing is paired with a custom driveshaft and Ford RS 2000 rear axle. The custom Minor rides on a semi space frame with a Lotus\/Triumph front suspension and custom rear suspension. A set of 17×7-inch front wheels cover Lotus Eclat brakes and 18×8-inch rear wheels cover Ford rear brakes. The body features a one-piece fiberglass front, custom aluminum tailgate, aluminum Tonneau cover, Varis carbon fiber wing, Morris Traveller fiberglass rear fender flares, belly pan, rear diffuser, and VW Cliff Green paint. <\/p>\n

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This custom 1957 Morris Minor is for sale on Hemmings for $20,000 located in Bury, Greater Manchester, UK. The vehicle started life as a 1957 Morris Minor Light Commercial Vehicle that saw several phases of modifications since the 1970’s. In the engine bay a 1340 cc BMC A-series inline-four sits 12 inches back and one… Read More »Custom Morris Minor with a 1.3 L A-Series<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":91984,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[756],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-minor"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Custom-1957-Morris-Minor-with-a-1.3-L-A-Series-inline-four-01.jpg?fit=1920%2C1440&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":76190,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=76190","url_meta":{"origin":91971,"position":0},"title":"For Sale: 1961 Morris Minor Traveller with a Miata Powertrain","author":"swaptastic","date":"September 1, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"This 1961 Morris Minor Traveller is for sale on Bring a Trailer in Eugene, Oregon. 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