hi people i have a layland mini that has been modd to fit a morris 1500 subframe but i dont have that sub frame just want to know would it be easy to change it back to standerd or try get a 1500 subframe a modd it to fit the mini motor some help would be great will try to get pis up soon thanks people

Hi,

Saw that car on eBay. There's a thread about the car somewhere on Ausmini.

No idea how mcuh work it would be convert back to a Mini subframe, we need to see what was modded in the first place. Post up some close up pics.

An 1100/1300 A series engine might bolt into the 1500 subframe with the mounts from a Morris 1100/1100S/1300. But personally I'd go with the 1500 engine or something more radical. You should be able to presuade a 4AGE or $EFTE Toyota engine into a 1500 subframe, as they have heaps more room than a Mini one.

Either way you are going to have rego hassles and require an engineers certificate (mod plate), unless the car was already mod-plated for the subframe swap.

Cheers,

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Brett Nicholson
Greendale (near Ballan) VIC.
1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2

a 1500 sub frame won't take an a series engine BUT a 1300 subframe (out of the auto cars) has the same mounting points as the 1500 subframe but mount arrangments for the a series.

1300 subframes aren't that easy to find though..........

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'62 Morris 850 (Marion)
'65 Mini Delux - sleeper 1275/S discs (Ms Plum)
'69 Vanden Plas Princess 1300
'71 Wolseley 1300
'74 Austin 1300 Countryman
'94 XJ6 Sport 3.2
'04 Rover 75 CDTi

i will try and get some pic when i pick it up on monday or tuesday thanks for your help