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by Matt Tomkins
Sun Mar 30, 2014 11:15 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: rear lights/indicators in a pre '62
Replies: 15
Views: 4896

Re: rear lights/indicators in a pre '62

however, the trafficators would still be working in tandem, and this is the prototypical standard, and therefore i would dispute this by saying that any flashers at all are an improvement... Yes, true. Just a case of being sensible. If you can partition the lens it shouldn't be an issue. Have you t...
by Matt Tomkins
Sun Mar 30, 2014 5:26 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: rear lights/indicators in a pre '62
Replies: 15
Views: 4896

Re: rear lights/indicators in a pre '62

thanks for thr reply. in that case, i may be able to put a separater in ther somewhere - or an interupter in the brake light circuit as in the transition cars (flashing sidelights) If you were found to have modified your vehicle in such a way as to make it less safe or less visible than its prototyp...
by Matt Tomkins
Sun Mar 30, 2014 3:42 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: rear lights/indicators in a pre '62
Replies: 15
Views: 4896

rear lights/indicators in a pre '62

Hi all, I cant help feeling that this must have been covered before, but i cant find it. When i eventually get around to respraying and replacing the rear wings on my 1960 convertible, i am unsure what to do about indicators on the rear. I have ideas for the front, using the sidelight with an orange...
by Matt Tomkins
Sat Mar 29, 2014 8:41 pm
Forum: Series MM Register
Topic: When did the Series MM low-light change to high-light?
Replies: 15
Views: 4202

Re: When did the Series MM low-light change to high-light?

that's not the one with the dented bonnet on ebay is it?
by Matt Tomkins
Sat Mar 29, 2014 8:40 pm
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: interior spruce up
Replies: 6
Views: 1835

Re: interior spruce up

i have found cif (also knows as sainsburys basics cream cleaner at about 17p) works well with a nail brush
by Matt Tomkins
Fri Mar 21, 2014 2:23 pm
Forum: Restoration Projects
Topic: '69 traveller rebuild
Replies: 33
Views: 17764

Re: '69 traveller rebuild

went home for dinner last night, so got bits and bobs done before heading back to oxford for work this afternoon. I stripped in it's entirety the engine which will now be used for it, after the engine removed from it had been pressed into action in my saloon. also made some repairs to the bottom of ...
by Matt Tomkins
Fri Mar 21, 2014 2:11 pm
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: hinge plates in a post
Replies: 2
Views: 1217

Re: hinge plates in a post

thanks for that![frame]Image[/frame][frame]Image[/frame]
by Matt Tomkins
Sat Mar 15, 2014 10:01 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Welding Gas - Can anyone help? :D
Replies: 21
Views: 6266

Re: Welding Gas - Can anyone help? :D

I use a hobbyweld bottle. look for your local surplier. It's a £60 deposit, if i recall, 80% of which you get back if you decide to give up welding, then £39.99 each time you need it filling up. \It's a 9l bottle.
by Matt Tomkins
Wed Mar 12, 2014 8:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Spotted today.
Replies: 2464
Views: 785614

Re: Spotted today.

Panda car spotted on BBC Colectaholics[frame]Image[/frame]
by Matt Tomkins
Tue Mar 11, 2014 1:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Spotted today.
Replies: 2464
Views: 785614

Re: Spotted today.

Yesterday - spotted 5 Series MM lowlights at the Brooklands Austin-Morris day - 4 are reproduced below, seems I didn't photograph the 5th one.[frame] http://mmoc.org.uk/mbimage.php?src=1394494308_17825 [/frame][frame] http://mmoc.org.uk/mbimage.php?src=1394494348_17825 [/frame][frame] http://mmoc.o...
by Matt Tomkins
Fri Mar 07, 2014 5:44 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: 1098 piston diameter
Replies: 2
Views: 1640

1098 piston diameter

Hi all, I have been forced to strip my spare engine down, after the new crank spun a bearing and consequently filled the engine with swarf. i was always under the impression that the pistons in it were standard size. there didnt seem to be a discernible lip when i last had the head off, so i left th...
by Matt Tomkins
Tue Mar 04, 2014 11:59 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Found what I think is a good value original convertible .
Replies: 12
Views: 3662

Re: Found what I think is a good value original convertible .

do watch that fuel line to the pump -- looks like it;s gone brittle and needs replacing
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by Matt Tomkins
Mon Mar 03, 2014 8:23 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New Morris Minor Documentary
Replies: 25
Views: 5699

Re: New Morris Minor Documentary

:D :D :D :D :D
by Matt Tomkins
Thu Feb 27, 2014 3:19 pm
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: hinge plates in a post
Replies: 2
Views: 1217

hinge plates in a post

Hi all, I'm going to be repairing the passenger inner wing and the bottom of the sill on the traveller before long. the doors were off when i bought the car, and a bit of poking around at the bottom of the sill with a screwdriver saw not only a hole develop, but the threaded, shaped plate from the b...
by Matt Tomkins
Wed Feb 26, 2014 9:59 pm
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: Bumper blades
Replies: 6
Views: 2171

Re: Bumper blades

ST chrome are a proper old fashioned re-chromers
by Matt Tomkins
Tue Feb 25, 2014 8:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Novice looking for advice for Morris Traveller
Replies: 4
Views: 1539

Re: Novice looking for advice for Morris Traveller

Hi Rossanna, you've certainly come to the right place when it comes to getting advice - it's a great little community on here. there are some characters, yes, but overall, everyone is here to help each other :) with regard to your traveller, rust is the number one enemy, always. it depends on what c...
by Matt Tomkins
Mon Feb 24, 2014 1:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: am i being dense, or is there something missing here?
Replies: 3
Views: 1237

am i being dense, or is there something missing here?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=141195046660&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:GB:1123 I'm sure that the thrust surface of the pressure plate is missing in this picture. I emailed the seller and the reply came back This is a complete clutch, nothing is missing, in the picture is the...
by Matt Tomkins
Mon Feb 24, 2014 12:11 am
Forum: Restoration Projects
Topic: '69 traveller rebuild
Replies: 33
Views: 17764

Re: '69 traveller rebuild

6 hours after going into a&e I'm finally Home.
Apparently I was very lucky. The x Ray showed . Was only a couple of mm away from hitting bone.
Have had a jab, a clean up and have a plastics appointment on Tuesday.
The joys of classic motoring!
by Matt Tomkins
Sun Feb 23, 2014 8:19 pm
Forum: Restoration Projects
Topic: '69 traveller rebuild
Replies: 33
Views: 17764

Re: '69 traveller rebuild

nipped home for the morning this morning too. didnt get a lot done at all... I trimmed the pannel to fir the hole with a small gap all the way around[frame] http://mmoc.org.uk/mbimage.php?src=1393186439_11392 [/frame] before tacking it into place[frame] http://mmoc.org.uk/mbimage.php?src=1393186476_...
by Matt Tomkins
Sat Feb 22, 2014 7:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Head Light Eye lashes
Replies: 23
Views: 6189

Re: Head Light Eye lashes

haha, you'll enjoy the first bit of this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... Episode_5/