Morris Minor Owners Club

My two bits of advice would be: 1). Get yourself an original "Owners handbook" for your car. This small publication can often be found and is very useful. If you want more detail then an original workshop manual is also a good thing. 2). To chat to other owners about your car, find out whe...

I don't think you'll really find anything "Genuine Lockheed" now apart from new/old stock. Lockheed ceased to exist as a company some years ago. There are specialists around who will recondition a servo.

It seems a silly fuss in a way........But...... In these days of Health and Safety, having a car with a hot engine filling up with fuel over the top of the distributor etc perhaps seems a little potentially dangerous? Quite a lot of older cars have the fuel tank in with the engine actually. I don't ...

You shouldn't need to go much higher than the manufacturer recommended in the first place. Some experimentation is fine and different makes of tyres might run better at slightly different pressures but these are the recommended pressures copied from the original driver's handbook.

I reckon Andrew Eggleton's carpet sets are exactly those sold by ESM? I have a set in one of my cars and, for the money, they are fine.

I have recently had a set of Blockley tyres fitted of that size. I am delighted with them. The fact that they have a (correct) larger profile than some other makes is an advantage as far as I am concerned as it brings the rolling radius closer to the original crossply size :wink: I had a choice of f...

They will be YEARS old! I remember being on a tight budget in the 1970s and buying a similar set of Pneumant crossply tyres for my Minor as they were the cheapest new tyres I could find. They were utterly terrible even when new :o ...... I would suggest therefore that you dispose of them as quickly ...

Oh well. I expect there are plenty of sound secondhand ones about still if not available new I reckon your Minor is in unusually good condition around the engine bay and inner wings. They were poorly painted from new around the engine bay, so very few original cars look smart in those areas.

Measure them. On a 4door saloon (which I'm guessing you have?) the rear glass is quite a bit bigger than the front. Roughly, the front door glass is 35cm wide (measured from front to back) and the rear is about 44cm.

I don't think I'd rush to buy that particular one to replace one that is rusted. It looks as if it's been used as a boat anchor

Keeping the 948 engine & box would possibly be an option (at a cost) but I don't really have anywhere to keep it! My garage is full of motorbikes! Are 948cc engine & gearboxes 'rare' and or 'valuable'? No, they're worth very little - especially if they require a rebuild. I have Minor of sim...

If you can find one at a reasonable price, the original factory parts book is vastly better and more comprehensive than the Charles Ware offering - which can often be found secondhand for next to nothing

I am a fan of the 948cc engine but the later 1098cc engine along with its stronger gearbox does have some advantages. Will the seller allow you to keep the original 948 engine and gearbox if you have the 1098 unit fitted? If so, you'll perhaps have the best of both worlds - a decent driveable car fo...

A good number of classic cars have been exported in recent years. If the paperwork is correctly completed, the registration number no longer shows on a DVLA search

You are a good 10 years out of date - even if you COULD find a retired tradesman working on his driveway (?) for next to nothing. If you use a good quality product like Nexa Autocolour, the paints and materials alone to carry out a full respray would cost the £700.00 you mention. I have recently res...

Those little metal plates at either end of the crash bar are indeed spacers. Their purpose is not obvious but there is a reason for them and they were supplied with the optional heater kit. The sides of the Minor 1000 are not quite upright and taper slightly so that the car is a little wider towards...

The red wire is the live 12volt supply so that needs to go to the (probably brass) contact which connects to the bottom of the bulb. The black is the earth so that needs to connect with the side of the bulb - the body of the lamp. Always a good idea to make a not or take a photograph before you dism...

You have outlined the rear brake banjo ESM part number RBK 119 (the brass part which the bleed nipple screws into) and the banjo connector ESM part number RBK 120 which the brake pipe screws into. Don't forget you'll also need the copper washers to seal the joints.
Good luck with your project!

What do you hope to gain from doing it? I've always felt that having bolt-on panels is an advantage as it means repairs are so much more simple. The filler used to fill the gap along the front wing joint is simply a caulking sealant which doesn't fully harden and can be painted over. You could try s...

Itstheegg wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 9:56 am if I had drums all round I could replace all four drums and all shoes for less than £100 delivered.

You could, but the quality would be very poor