How do you help prevent them from spining out as you stated in previously ? I have not had any problems yet but I also have not had to do a full pedal,tire squalling stop either.
Tim is talking about the basic Mini-T, and it looks like you have the un-cut chassised T. I too have a shorty and yes, they are a bit squirrely. You have the advantage of another 14" between the axles, makes a boat-load of difference. That said, the car is still lighter than a bug, has the engine and gas tank rear of the back axle, so the weight is shifted from that of a bug. I've been toying with the idea of flipping my brake wheel cylinders front to back and back to front. More of the stopping power on the rear and less on the front. Cheap way of proportioning the braking system. As to the roll bar, get some electrical conduit and a bender from a rental place and fab up a quick set-up. When you think it will both look good and keep your lovely wife from kissing the ground instead of you, build the real one. I roll mine without a bar, but then I grew up in the 50's when we rode around without seat belts, air bags, bike helmets, knee pads, and chewed up window sills painted with lead. The brain damage happened years ago.
I have a Berry Mini T4 that has never been on a chassis. I have a 65 chassis to put it on but I don't know what to do for the gas tank. All the pics I have seen show the filler in the back with the filler neck coming out the left side. What tank do you use to do that? My body doesn't have any holes in it yet. I can't think of a good way to mount it in the front like the original. I am stumped.
I fabbed up a mount welded to the frame horns and mounted a rectangle fuel tank from the marine industry over the top of the tranny. Old Shool style strap and I also used a bicycle tube as padding on the straps.
I was thinking of maybe a roll bar like what is in a Rabbit convertible(headache bar) 2 Bars 1 straight one angled toward rear and space in between filled with steel sheet 18 gauge maybe no front hoop??? Mine is of the long chassis design
I was thinking of maybe a roll bar like what is in a Rabbit convertible(headache bar) 2 Bars 1 straight one angled toward rear and space in between filled with steel sheet 18 gauge maybe no front hoop??? Mine is of the long chassis design
Wife thinks we need one Please help me . Or will I be on my own on building one of these
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