Morris Minor Owners Club

I will upload some asap after Christmas, it's been mad with preparations here the last couple of days and tomorrow we're going away! Thanks everyone for all your help, it's been invaluable. And have a happy Christmas!

4 speed.

It is a 1966 4 door saloon. It's had quite a few owners, and has obviously had some modifications over the years. It used to have a 1275cc engine but sometime after 2006 this was changed back to an original 1098cc. Somewhere along the way it has also got a hydraulic clutch, alternator and disc brake...

Thanks for your reply, I don't know what is wrong with the swivel joint, but the bit I've put a circle around on the diagram jiggled backwards and there was quite a lot of play. On the other side the bottom swivel joint looked different then on the right side, older and a different design with a gre...

Oh by the way, the brake discs at the front will need replacing although it's not imminent, are these normally the Marina ones? Cheers.

Hey! So after a looooong frustrating time waiting for some opportunity to get some work done we had a couple of hours in mechanic Mo's garage this afternoon. We gave the brakes an overhaul and sorted out the wheel bearing, it only needed some grease and tightening of the nuts. The clutch is still a ...

So I'm wondering what to do with some rust bubbles that are on the bottom of the door panels. I've read everything from 'grind - fill - paint' to 'cut out - weld - replace'. What are your views? It doesn't look too bad, but if it is a real problem I'd rather deal with it before it gets worse. Of cou...

I have really taken note of the 'not keeping the clutch down' thing. But surely there are times when you have to keep it down for a little while, like when doing a hill start junction? I don't mean for ages obviously, but more than 2 seconds... Or is there a way around it? How do you guys deal with ...

Don't worry, there's been no tinkering yet, only a quick look and some more information. I know the guy used to have a minor, now he's got a mini. I think he's had few other classics in between. He obviously knows his way around them although he's not planning to take part in any major works on it. ...

I had guy with experience look at my car today, and he seemed to think it was ace :) Looks like we'll try and sort out the brakes and wheel bearing as soon as possible, not a huge job. He didn't seem to notice a problem with the clutch when he started the car and rolled it backwards and forwards a b...

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I just came back from Grantham with my new Four door saloon, I'm so excited :) It was a long way though, and we did notice some issues that need attending to. I'm not sure what's wrong though! Maybe some of you technical bunch can point me in the right direction? The first thing was a loud high pitc...

Thank you for your feedback, I really don't know what to do. It's obviously a gamble, but then again again surely it can't be much worse than any other Moggie out there, they all seem to need work sooner or later although obviously later would be better. If it's been used daily up until recently tho...

I'm currently looking for my first car, and found this which I really like the look of. I won't be able to look at it before the auction ends, so I'm trying to get as much information/advice/opinions as I can! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=281010660946 Does anyone know thi...

Thanks, that is useful to know.

Thanks guys, yes it was a bit too far away and unknown to do anything about... I Went and saw one near me today and it was really nice where it counts but a bit too expensive unfortunately. At least I have a reference point now as to what a "good" one looks like. The wings were a bit rusty...

Hi everyone! I'm Martine, I live in Woodbridge and I'm looking to buy a morris minor traveller. I'm pretty much a total novice when it comes to classic cars, or cars at all for that matter, but I'm a fast learner and intend to become mechanically minded enough to fix whatever goes wrong with it. I g...