Morris Minor Owners Club

Success ! I finally got my main beams and their warning light working :D I stripped all the outer cloth covering off the loom that goes down the bulk head towards the dip switch and the rear light loom and there were 3 wires that had lost their insulation and were touching, with them re-insulated, m...

Just wondering how is the white paint best applied to the script on the knobs ? The heater button has the words - " Heater - Fast - Slow " and the wiper knob has a W, the light knob a L and an S on the starter knob ( the choke knob is different to the rest and I've got to get a matching on...

Oh yes, sorry forgot to ask
If anyone knows what the thread size is of the bolts that hold each end of the front parcel shelf into it's captive nuts, please let me know. If you've got a couple of original bolts for these, please PM me, thanks

A question regarding the front scuttle/kick panels, the panels that go between the front doors and front wheel arches, the areas where the front parcel shelf mounts to each side. http://www.newtoncomm.co.uk/cars/morris-minor/model-179/panels/2705-products-2705/ Does anyone know how these trim panels...

Yes, I read that too, I'll just be using self tappers and washers I think !
I think you're right, after trying it folded upwards and putting it in place it fits perfectly and it doesn't seem to want to fold downwards anyway, upwards it is then !

Hi, I got a front parcel shelf but which way should I fold the flap that fixes to the bulkhead should it be folded up or down ?

Thanks for the input. I tried to get the best photo that I could of the colours of the wires but they're so old and grubby that it's so hard to make out the colours of them except the dark red one which seems to be dead no matter what. I have used a power probe and ( I can't remember which colours o...

Please help ! I'm hoping someone here will know what these four wires are for ! They are in the headlight loom at the front offside of the car and these are the only still disconnected wires I have. I have working from this loom - sidelights, dip beam's, horn and the brake light switch. Some of thes...

They came with tool kits ? !!
I've got a horrible feeling they're going to be expensive, how hard are they to find ?

Really useful, thank you. You got much further than I did, I gave up at the trying to remove the handle from the door stage !

Yeah, I thought there may be a few negative thoughts about the Disklok. My biggest concern was how close the wheel is to the screen, Disklok's are very heavy and all it would take to break the screen would be to apply or remove it in a rush ! The car's garaged and I hardly drive anywhere anyway so I...

After much thought I'm guessing the one I need is number 21 - FTS101 from the link below. http://www.morrisminorspareparts.co.uk/index.php/interior-trim-and-wheels/fascia-and-parcel-shelf My car is a 1955 Split Screen facelift with a round heater. Only problem being I don't have the front bar and th...

As stated the positive terminal is a bit bigger than the negative, i've just had all this and if the + on your battery is to the right as you look at the battery from the front of the car and the lead coming off it just goes to the battery tray, then you have positive earth, with the terminals to th...

I've been thinking about buying a Disclok, the big yellow or silver steering wheel lock that covers the whole steering wheel. I need to measure the diameter of the wheel first as they only do them in certain sizes. My only concerns are how close my steering wheel is to the windscreen and if it would...

OK, sorry for sounding really stupid :oops: Of the two filament's in a headlight bulb i'm presuming that the dip beam is the one with the little cover over it and the main beam is the one without. One of my bulbs has burnt out and i'm going to buy a new pair and this time i'm going to make sure that...

Hi, and i'm also having fun with trying to find the right shelf ! All i would advise before ordering, is to be sure which shelf will fit your minor, series, year etc, I have learned that the front bar is different width's depending on series and the depth of the shelf varies between early and later ...

I will be hand brake on, in gear, chock front wheels etc should be ok

OK, thank you i've got quite a slope into my garage and i recon if i position the rear wheels right on the top of the slope i can get to the filler with the car level, worth a go anyway !

OK, sorry, just discovered that the gearbox filler is inside the car and should be filled with engine oil, mine is a series 2 ( it has a 1098 cc engine but i think it still has the 803 cc gearbox - it has the long gear lever further under the dash than the later ones ) and EP 90 for the diff. So jus...

Does the car have to be on level ground to check the levels in the gearbox and the diff ? I ask because i have a pair of drive on ramps so obviously the front or rear would be raised and i'm wondering if this would make the check inacurate. Also what Gearbox Oil and Diff Oil would people best recomm...