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by uclarge
Wed Jul 06, 2005 10:51 am
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: cant crank
Replies: 3
Views: 1256

cant crank

as i believe i said before, i built my own engine for my moggie but i went by both the morris workshop manual and restoration manual on building the engine to make sure nuthing went rong! anyways i have a problem i cant crank the engine over even when i use the crank handel! any ideas whats rong? as...
by uclarge
Thu Jun 16, 2005 10:20 pm
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: piping
Replies: 4
Views: 2026

RE: piping

its your car, u shud do what you like! thats the fun with these cars, i doubt itd devalue your car, unlike what i did with an old car (not a moggie) and put vipers on it, did suite it tho! took em off b4 i sold it! lol charly
by uclarge
Thu Jun 16, 2005 10:05 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: (DAMPNERS)To Upgrade or not to upgrade
Replies: 21
Views: 4706

RE: (DAMPNERS)To Upgrade or not to upgrade

yeh hundreds, i duno how to get them up like how you did yours!!!??? charly
by uclarge
Thu Jun 16, 2005 7:44 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: (DAMPNERS)To Upgrade or not to upgrade
Replies: 21
Views: 4706

(DAMPNERS)To Upgrade or not to upgrade

Hey guys, ive nearly cmpleted building sparky, went to "Woodies" my local moggie centre (near chichester) and bought the rest of the stuff i need for sparky my morris, right, as of such now im pretty skint from all the dosh ove spent building sparky but as soon as ive finished im planning ...
by uclarge
Tue Jun 14, 2005 8:37 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: popping fuses
Replies: 8
Views: 2388

RE: popping fuses

Hey guys! i solved the problem and i slapped myself when i discovered this!, all my wiring wass fine, remote wire was fine, etc, the problem was the,... Battery! i had stupidly wired the positive terminal to negative and visa versa!!! aaah, i did this without thinking as i put in a new battery, the ...
by uclarge
Sun Jun 12, 2005 5:51 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: popping fuses
Replies: 8
Views: 2388

RE: popping fuses

oooh, do u reckon if the remote wire was touching the car body it could blow the fuse???
by uclarge
Sun Jun 12, 2005 5:30 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: DAB aerials
Replies: 11
Views: 3137

RE: DAB aerials

umm, for starters im sure that u need a modern arial port (which will be in the back of ur cd player) and an arial with the right plug for your cd player! as for hiding your arial i do no that halfords stock a "window mounted arial" which you can hide up by your sunvisors, but if your tryi...
by uclarge
Sun Jun 12, 2005 5:24 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: popping fuses
Replies: 8
Views: 2388

RE: popping fuses

hmm, but thats the problem it was running fine! im actually very good with electrics which is why i dont understand whats making the poping of the fuse(s) happen so it could be said im not very good at eletrics after all! as i said my earth contact is good, i tried a 15amp fuse aswell and still it p...
by uclarge
Sun Jun 12, 2005 5:21 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: steering wheel
Replies: 4
Views: 1727

steering wheel

hey can anyone recomend me a new steering wheel with boss kit, which o­ne i should get, i read mini magazine alot as its closely linked to the Aseries engines so i get parts from ther, but wud there steering wheels fit sparky?(my morris) umm, yeh ! charly
by uclarge
Sun Jun 12, 2005 5:12 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: Fuse selection
Replies: 24
Views: 5685

So u can infact use modern blade fuses o­n morris minors "Main Power" then??? how handy! charly
by uclarge
Sun Jun 12, 2005 4:56 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: popping fuses
Replies: 8
Views: 2388

popping fuses

hey people now this is strange as its my "good" area, basically ive been having popping fuses and i dunno why! basically i have multiple blade fuse boxes which i  added to my moggie for all my modern comforts, radio/lights, etc, and basically all was running fine until i went to my garage ...
by uclarge
Sat Jun 11, 2005 12:21 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: Creating an ISO connection for a radio...?
Replies: 12
Views: 3427

We tested it an it actually does work! it also insulates and insures the wires do not come lose! theres a risk of "shorting" the wires or ripping them apart if you dont bullet connect! well u can use spade connectors, as on speaker terminals they tend 2 be the spade ones.... its all good f...
by uclarge
Thu Jun 09, 2005 10:21 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Bonnet Release
Replies: 3
Views: 1511

RE: problem solved

i used, a hammer, and a chisel which was thin but strong, look through the grill until you see the lever arm "itll be to the far left by the radiator at the top!" trust ull be able to reach it, locate the chisel on the catch until u can push it no more, hold it ther and with the hammer, ta...
by uclarge
Thu Jun 09, 2005 10:08 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: Creating an ISO connection for a radio...?
Replies: 12
Views: 3427

muaha! this is my fave and best bit i am good at with cars and that is electrics!!! i shud rename myself "sparky" hmm or my moggy!!! muaha! anyways to create an iso adaptor ull deffo have to wonder down to halfords/motor world and pick yourself out an ISO Adaptor kit, basically its the iso...
by uclarge
Thu Jun 09, 2005 9:54 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Coil Overs
Replies: 43
Views: 7607

hi guys err whats a "K" series engine???? charly
by uclarge
Tue Jun 07, 2005 12:34 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Another carpet question
Replies: 7
Views: 2546

hey there, i would say that wouldnt it be beter to fit the gaitor under the carpet? to prevent any water creeping in??? charly
by uclarge
Tue Jun 07, 2005 12:20 pm
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: getting the doors on!!!!
Replies: 19
Views: 4803

RE: hanging doors

what washers??? im having trouble bolting the hinges to the doors as there are no "screw" parts!
by uclarge
Mon Jun 06, 2005 8:55 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: gearbox
Replies: 4
Views: 1276

thats the problem!!! i tried to do that with the "extension" i gave up because i knew i wud take out the agression on the gearbox and damage it!, yes i see what ur talking bout, i am having problems with the "extension" and getting it on the "main bit", i tried doing it...
by uclarge
Mon Jun 06, 2005 8:42 pm
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: Monster moggie????
Replies: 1
Views: 1300

Monster moggie????

Hey guys, yet anuther posting by me, can anyone offer me sum moggie advice as im used 2 "modern" suspension not moggie type (front n back) the car is literally too high off the ground! ive compared her with boris whom seems to happily be relaxing nice and low down but pixie is miles up in ...
by uclarge
Mon Jun 06, 2005 6:14 pm
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: getting the doors on!!!!
Replies: 19
Views: 4803

getting the doors on!!!!

hey im also having problems with getting my doors to go on!!! i am not sure how i link them from the doors to those hinges!!! any suggestions, please :cry: