Morris Minor Owners Club

Thanks Everyone. Really appreciated. I'm an optimist and have confidence in the wonderful team at the Royal Berkshire Hospital (unlike my local GP team who, over the last six months, are rubbish enough to have told be I'm old (three people), that a lump is normal; prescribed a six week course of Pil...

Thanks. If I feel well enough then car restoration may prove a positive focus given all public spaces are out of bounds during treatment.

Hi All,
There’s going to be a long delay before I can progress the car again. Been diagnosed with blood cancer, age 55. I’ve been promised a year of treatment hell for 2024 but with a better 2025.
So, I’ll hang on to the car for the moment and hopefully get back to it when better times return.
Alan

Steady progress. The quarter floor is in but not yet fully welded. Run out of gas again! You can probably see the big splodge of weld where I finally noticed…. Front wing is repaired - new metal and then skimmed. I’m not the best with filler but then again this car isn’t good enough to turn into a s...

Hi All, I need new headlight bowls to fit halogen headlights but there seems to be some that fit the outer chrome ring and some that don’t. Does anyone know which ones to buy please? Good progress on the bodywork (pics next week) and I hope to complete ‘side one’ shortly. Hoping that side two is suf...

Hi All, I’ve cut out all the rot on the front wing and welded in new metal. Quite a tricky task, as I’m sure many of you know. But I’ve now run into a problem. The Dove Grey paint I’ve bought from ESM is lighter than the car. You can see the difference in the pic where I’ve lined up new paint on an ...

Thanks Phil.
I will clean up the plate. I’m trying to repair stuff rather than replace on this car (he says having ripped out the full sill etc). Got carried away on my Spit with full new panels (easy to work with though).

Hi All, Please can someone remind me which way this adjuster plate goes. Lip up or down? Almost ready to weld in the cross member end. It’s taken a bit of fiddling with the inner sill to get it to fit. The new panel doesn’t allow the cross member end to sit flat. Anyway, a bit of adjustment and it’s...

What is has made me realise is how weak the car was. All the flex that was in the front end is gone.

Day off today. Lots of work on the A post, sill step, reinstating the captive nuts for the front wing (it was welded on where it had rusted away.
Obviously not finished or tidied up. It’s a lot of work fixing the front corner properly!

Decent progress this afternoon. Old step section and boxing out, new boxing in place, floor repair section made and in, outer sill welded into place. New step needs a bit of work before welding. New seats are from a mini coupe. Perfect condition and £50 since the car owner has swapped in mini ‘loung...

Thanks Bob. Yes, you’re right. No more gas until the shop opens. I use the HobbyGas cylinders. Big enough for a decent amount of welding, easy enough to move about. Funnily enough, the thing that most frustrates me is getting rusted bolts to turn. The rear wing is thoroughly stuck as someone has use...

I’m now ready to weld in the outer sill and make repairs to the door pillar. The wing is temporarily replaced to ensure alignment is correct. But now I’ve run out of welding gas… Once the outer and inner sills are secure, pillar fixed, I’ll weld in a bar before replacing the sill boxing. I’ll then r...

I’ll try to get it back together @mulli.

More cutting. Does make me wonder what constitutes a safe repair. Layer upon layer of patches, many peeling away.

Hopefully get enough tidied to start replacing metal next week.

Thanks Bob. Useful. I’ve decided to go for full sill replacement on the driver’s side. There’s nothing safe to weld! The patches aren’t even attached properly. The step and boxing is on order…and a load more cutting discs! Want it to be a solid car. I’ve often heard the ‘buy for structure, not shine...

Hi All, I’m back at it after a spell out with a rib problem. As you can see, I’ve taken the rear quarter floor out as it was three layers of repairs thick, the sill is seriously lacking strength as it’s a mix of patches. My plan is to replace the cross member end while the floor is out / I’ve got ac...

New welding helmet in the end as replacing the batteries hasn’t fixed my old one. Have bought the basic Parweld kit as my last one was great. The new version has replaceable batteries https://www.weldingsuppliesdirect.co.uk/parweld-wh-1-auto-darkening-welding-helmet.html Panels on order (RH) are rea...

Thanks @manyminors that’s very useful. It’s the floor edge panel that’s foxed me.
I can’t believe how much cheaper Morris panels are vs. Spitfire £228 / half floor for a Spit!

Hi All, I'd appreciate your steer. I COULD patch up the floors & cross members on the driver's side of the car...but they are a mess really. The floor tops have no resemblance to the patched undersides...I suspect many layers. What I can't get my head around are the replacement panels. Q 1. If I...

Thanks John.
Mine is the same. Box says ‘rechargeable’ batteries but reality is normal lithium cells. I’ve ordered 2 for £6 vs new mask for £100!
Alan