On Fri, 11 May 2018 14:40:49 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

In article ,
Bob Eager wrote:
On Fri, 11 May 2018 11:11:40 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

In article ,
Bob Eager wrote:
Not that I think turning the engine around had any effect on the
battery position as such - the exhaust manifold was at the front
(then at the back), which didn't change the distance to the battery.

I'm trying to remember my many Minis owned a long time ago, but I'd
guess if you could have located the battery at the front, it would
have been where the Minor one is - just below the windscreen. And I
don't think there was room given the carb and filter are there.

See the picture at the link I posted. It was under the bonnet, on the
opposite side to the fan.

Ah - just looked at it. However it does beg the question if the engine
end plate and clutch cover etc with the new transfer gears had the same
sort of space available. I'd have thought boot space on such a small
cheap car more important than weight distribution for handling.

There was only one extra gear, in a vertical plane, so I don't think it
made a lot of difference. The battery was still under the bonnet after
the engine reversal - I just don't have a picture of it. See my earlier
quote from one of the decision makers - he was really quite worried about
the rear wheel lockup problem.



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