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| Author: | Curly [ Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | From GEARBOX to MAILBOX |
Somebody must have done it before, but I thought I'd have a go at adapting an old Mini gearbox casing as a novel and appropriate letterbox for our property. 
All the internal webs were removed, a letter-slot cut into the bottom and aluminium plates made up to cover the openings. The top of the gearbox is now the back of the letterbox and is hinged to lift up. It even locks with a bonnet pin. The left side cover rotates to allow rolled-up mail such as magazines to be posted. 
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| Author: | frednutz&co [ Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:40 pm ] |
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when are you going into production or do you take commisions  
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| Author: | min-E [ Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:43 pm ] |
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Hahaha love it. |
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| Author: | Harley [ Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:51 pm ] |
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Does it leak oil?
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| Author: | dodge [ Thu Jun 07, 2012 6:14 pm ] |
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crap idea |
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| Author: | goodie [ Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:24 pm ] |
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What a P ! sser of an idea , Looks the part , but how'd you come up with an idea like that ? 
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| Author: | Curly [ Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:26 pm ] |
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frednutz&co wrote: when are you going into production
or do you take commisions I don't think it would be an economical undertaking, I could do a complete gearbox rebuild in the time it's taken to make this. 
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:27 pm ] |
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What a great idea!
A bloke up the road from me did similar, but he used a 307 SB Chevy motor for his. 
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| Author: | CPOCSM [ Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:46 pm ] |
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Harley wrote: Does it leak oil?
Bwahahahaha that is gold!!
Hooroo |
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| Author: | LAZZA1964 [ Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | gearbox to mailbox |
ha ha ha looks like youre all geard up for the mail man ...good on ya.. |
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| Author: | adamstuart [ Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:29 pm ] |
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There's someone in berowra with a huffing big engine for a mail box - Looks like an aeroplane engine. And then Alpine Moke's squashed 850 cube letterbox |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:40 pm ] |
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adamstuart wrote: There's someone in berowra with a huffing big engine for a mail box - Looks like an aeroplane engine.
And then Alpine Moke's squashed 850 cube letterbox My mate near Mudgee has a letterbox welded on top of a `straight 8' Mini crankshaft... 2x 850 ones welded together.
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| Author: | bnicho [ Fri Jun 08, 2012 10:20 am ] |
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Cool stuff. I want to use a chopped down Mini front as a letterbox with the letter slot in the grille. When we eventually move to acreage I will do it. 
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| Author: | Curly [ Fri Jun 08, 2012 8:38 pm ] |
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The letterbox is now firmly planted in situ, let's hope the mailman can work out how to use it
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| Author: | goodie [ Sat Jun 09, 2012 6:30 am ] |
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Looks good , hope the postie rides a moto cross bike , by the look of the rocks he'll
have to ride over . 
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