Need the hole ?

[Olli]

Hi there,

behind the battery the Minor has a big hole.

can i close this hole or is this risky ? I have a ´59er 2-Door with a Smith heater (the round one)

[Onne]

Why do you want to do so?

[rayofleamington]

Yes, you can close the hole. The hole should be covered to prevent engine fumes getting inside the car.

[Olli]

OK, thanks for the fast answer. For what was the hole original? On my Minor the hole was closed with a pice of rubber.

[Peetee]

When the body was painted the car was hung on a long pole that was passed through this and the space behind the back seat.

[Olli]

Ohhh not really, or? Is this hole the middlepoint of the Body?

Has anyone pictures from this paintingprocess ?

[bigginger]

There's a link to one somewhere on this board, and I seem to recall blowing up the picture and putting it online too - I'll have a look for it.

[chickenjohn]

The hole was from the early days of the "rotodip" process, I believe, where the car bodies passed through tanks of various stuff (phosphate, primer etc) suspended like a roasting pig on a spit.

[bigginger]

Found it - http://morrisminoroc.co.uk/index.php?na ... ht=rotodip



MUCH larger version of the pic (880k) here -
http://www.nogginthemog.com/images/rotodip.jpg

[Olli]

Thx for the detail information...