Morris Minor Owners Club

Reassembly of the repaired and tidied engine bay is progressing.

While I’m continuing to put this car back to a solid and reliable road condition, I am going to be selling it so am open to offers. Price goes up the more I do but open to sale at any point. Sale is purely because my health situation is very different to when I bought it and I need to keep half my g...

Any thoughts on available 155 tyres? The set on the car are dated 2006 so will need changing before the car hits the road.
Thanks.

Lots of small jobs progressed. New water pump and pipes, wheels stripped and painted, brake fluid changed, brake seals changed (front), cylinders and shoes changed (back), engine oil changed. But much to do!

Funnily enough the new cylinder slotted in fine. Clearly a slight casting variation vs the old one.

Thanks Phil.
I’d forgotten how tight these are! Thankfully, the front wheel cylinders don’t need to come off.
Alan

Hi All. How do I free the rear cylinder from the backplate/hub? It’s some years since I owned my last Morris and I can’t remember how it clears the hub. I’ve removed the bleed nipple assembly. Probably a job I should have left for the moment while I’ve got such restricted movement! Thanks for your h...

Looking great!

A bit more progress. The front end is off to give access to repair the inner arch/inner panel. I’ve also found the source of the car’s water leak. A bodge bypass hose made from garden hose. A new pump gasket is on order so I can change this. It’s a curious car in that so much of the mechanics are ne...

Hi Chris,
I haven’t braced mine since, like you, I kept key connections in place, albeit reduced strength while parts replaced. These cars are pretty rigid unless convertible.
Alan

Hi. Sounds like you’ve a nice project. My suggestion is to start by carrying out a compression test to find out if the head gasket has really gone. Testers are cheap and you’ll then know if you’ve a carb issue that you can fix before digging deeper. Might it be the rocker cover gasket that’s leaking...

Fast progress. At least faster than I could do!

My buying spree continues while I can’t work on the car. I now have: Alfa 916 gtv rear seats that will fit and offer headrests. I’ll reuse the back board of the original bench seat. New underlay and carpets Rear brake cylinders, shoes, rubber dust shields Riley 1.5 brake seals to rebuild the front c...

Mine was in a similar state (see resto thread for pics). I found that it was hard to patch and have ended up replacing the sill in order to get A post strength back. Hope yours is a bit easier.

Patient work! Drilling stuff out is a time consuming process. Will be great to know the suspension is secure when you hit pot holes!

Hi All, Treatment is going really well…so I’ve started buying all the bits I need to finish the Morris. Luckily, a near side Dove Grey wing has just come up on eBay. The current wing is beyond repair so this is very handy. I can’t weld as am in a full body brace, but may be able to do things like re...

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...