hoods

[okeymokey]

has anyone used the minisport moke hood yet? wondeed if it would fit the portugeuse moke without to many mods.
cheers

[Steve]

#0000FF]As a fairly educated guess, i'd say a few mods required .... due to the following:

The Minisport hood is based on the Australian Moke and is 'held up/in shape' by the roof bows, so I think it is lower than the Portuguese which is held up by the hood supports/roll bar thing. At the windscreen fastening points, are yours the press stud things or the clamp arrangment?

The simple way is to get the hood and bows and take off the Portuguese hood supports/roll bar thing.

I have gone the other way, Australian hood to Portuguese hood .... if I remember correctly, someone has fitted the Minisport hood, so worth asking what the quality is like before you go for one.[/color]

[Nigel(no top)Sykes]

teardrop's fitted one to his (late Aussie) Moke

[Dean]

has anyone used the minisport moke hood yet? wondeed if it would fit the portugeuse moke without to many mods.
cheers

What age is your Portuguese Moke? The hood arrangement on these changed mid-production.
Dean

[okeymokey]

Hi folks the Moke is an 87 i think has the fourbelt mounting rollcage. I think with my other ones it wouldn't be so bad and the easy way out is a new hood and frame from minisport, this is by the way far cheaper than getting the correct hood from the usual sources, just priced it up! The car isn't painted yet so i could put some frame fittings on to the shell. Is the club any further on with obtaining english moke hoods by the way as even these as small as they are, are expensive.

cheers for now les

[Nigel(no top)Sykes]

I thinkthe hood teardrop fitted left a little to be disired

[okeymokey]

Hi Nigel i presume teardrop's Moke is an Aussie one mate, i presume the the workmanship quality it a little lacking then, Could be a fine weather car only then!
cheers les

[Nigel(no top)Sykes]

Just 'cos its raining it doesn't mean you can't drive it ..... just go faster most of the wet goes over the top then






(and down your back)

[Doug G]