Morris Minor Owners Club

You can buy or hire line painting pens as used on traction engines and railway engines and tenders. Use with a block of wood as a steady, it's easy. You may have to thin the paint slightly.

Nice one Rob, it would look good next to my MM, Regards Iain

In March 1934 edition of Motor Sport Magazine there is an article about alcohol in high compression engines. It mentions Cleveland Discol fuel with 25% alcohol content. I have looked in some of my 50s and 60s motor magazine correspondence columns and don't see any complaints about this fuel regardin...

I must confess I put the gearbox in and jack it up then see which way is best fit without the fan chopping lumps out of the radiator! I will have a look underneath tomorrow.

Pictures of new and old selectors

Thanks sirrom918, been a bit busy but got one from a friend all fitted and back on the road again. busy machining one from solid steel bar, should be finished tomorrow. Funny the other selectors are cast iron except the reverse one and 3/4th alloy with steel insert. on MMs and series Es.

Had to be towed home on Tuesday, gearbox had reverse and neutral!. Took box out yesterday and 3rd and 4th gear selector had broken in two. Looking for selector, part number x15634. item 82 on parts list plate C. This is on the central selector shaft at the back end of the box. Thanks in advance . Ia...

you could make a spacer up and at least use it.

I have been messing with Morris Minors since 1957 and that is the first one I have seen, Brill, I wonder who dreamed that design up!!

Tell them you are holding the burglars with a shotgun for the plod to arrive and they will be there in a few minutes to arrest YOU!!

Graham Hill used to drive an A30/35 in saloon car events and they always beat the Moggies due to smaller cross sectional area and lighter weight I think.

5 years Wallsend Slipway and Engineering Co, then to sea with BP. See the world and get paid for it!!

Like Phil, I am still using the Britool socket set I bought when I was a marine eng. apprentice in 1955, although a few have been replaced and I am on my 3rd ratchet! It is funny in some respects as Doxford engines are metric sizes for bore and stroke all the nuts and bolts were made in our works an...

Lock it in gear then when it is almost in turn the engine with a spanner on the front pulley.

Have to be careful not to break into the water space on some blocks, I remember an early article on the forum when unleaded petrol was being discussed.

I did my traveler that way in 1995 then transferred them to my tourer in 1997 when I sold the trav. I think I drilled them 5/8" whit then re tapped them in the same way as you describe, the are still ok.

POMMReg is the guy who would know I beleive.

May be meths will do it. It is usually laquer on coil wires. I have been looking for a dial also as I have a black faced wind up Smiths clock in the hole at the moment while the metal glove box motif is being repainted. It is the same diameter as the white dial.
Regards Iain.

I modified my series MM about 20 years ago and cut 1&1/2" from the floor. When I converted it back to side valve I just welded the piece back in. I had changed the cross member for the gear box also the propshaft and rear axle. The 1275cc MG engine is in my pick up now.