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Curly
 Post subject: From GEARBOX to MAILBOX
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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. :roll:
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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when are you going into production
or do you take commisions :D :D :lol: :lol:

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Hahaha love it.

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Does it leak oil?
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crap idea

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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 ? 8)
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frednutz&co wrote:
when are you going into production
or do you take commisions :D :D :lol: :lol:


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. :oops:

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What a great idea! 8)
A bloke up the road from me did similar, but he used a 307 SB Chevy motor for his. :P

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Harley wrote:
Does it leak oil?
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Bwahahahaha that is gold!! :lol:

Hooroo

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ha ha ha looks like youre all geard up for the mail man ...good on ya..
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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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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. :P

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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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The letterbox is now firmly planted in situ, let's hope the mailman can work out how to use it :lol:

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Looks good 8) , hope the postie rides a moto cross bike , by the look of the rocks he'll
have to ride over . :shock: :lol:
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