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MG MGA - Useful Modification

OK, I know using the term "modification" my cause distress to some on this BBS, however, my friend's MGA has a modification that has proved to be useful. Some PO cut a hole in the bulkhead between the boot and the cockpit. This allows longer objects to be carried in the boot then would normally fit. For example, we were at the race track and needed to take a section of exhaust pipe to the shop for welding. The only way it would fit (without me holding it outside the car) was by allowing it to protrude through that hole. Many modern cars have a similar feature where a portion of the rear seat fold down, allowing access to the trunk. Of course, on my friend's car this hole appears to have been cut by a blind man using a can opener. Yes, a roadster, it's possible to let stuff stick out when the top is down, but I have a coupe. I think, before I paint my car, I'm going to do this mod (neatly) and make a cover with some turn-lock fasterners. Think I might even be able to fit a pair of skis into the car using this technique. Might have to remove the passenger seatback....

FWIW..
GTF
G T Foster

Hi GTF,
This isn't, I am almost certain, a modification. Not on the roadster anyway. It is there to enable you to carry the spare wheel a little more to the rear of the boot(trunk).
At least that is my assumption as to the purpose.
A M Wakefield

The early coupes had the wheel cutout, the 1600s did not.
Mark

My 1600 MKII Roadster has it and the spare wheel would not fit without it. So was it only the 1600 Coupes that didn't? Any special reason why they didn't?
A M Wakefield

The 'short shelf' coupes (1600) had useful space behind the seats - but only if they moved the spare fully into the boot.
Bill Spohn

Allen,

All roadsters had the cutout for the wheel. 1600 & MkII coupes did not. I believe that with the Coupes they were trying to achieve a more "refined" car, hence the moving of the spare all the way into the trunk and allowing more space behind the seats.
Mark

Gentlemen,
I'm not talking about the hole for the spare wheel. I'm talking about adding an additional hole behind the passenger seat for the sole purpose of carrying longer objects in the boot.
Cheers,
GTF
G T Foster

Just cut a hole if you want. Put a nice strip of wheel well trim around it or something. Or some padded leather to match your steering wheel?
Tom

This thread was discussed between 09/06/2007 and 18/06/2007

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