Morris Minor Owners Club

Although there is no structural work required to make the change, you should consider uprating brakes and suspension to cope with the additional power. Plenty of posts on those options. You will also have to inform your insurance company of the changes. Thank you for the sage advice, plans for stop...

I would sort out the brakes/suspension/wheels & tyres before worrying about a 1275 engine ! But as above - a 1275 Midget engine is straightforward - a 1275 Marina slightly more difficult, and the Ford box etc is not inexpensive and requires some modifications to the gearbox floor panel cover. T...

BAS587 wrote:Hi, just spotted this post & to let you know I am only about half an hour away from you, so if you need any help maybe we could pool our wisdom

Brian

Hello Brian,

M'thinks that sounds like a plan, from where do you hail my good man?

J

Chris Williams wrote:Would anyone off this page be interested in re-starting the local branch?If so message me and I will apply to the club to get the North Wales branch up and running!

Hi Chris,
Have replied to your pm my good man.
J

Thank you Phil for the quick reply, that's the problem there are 'plenty of posts on here' feel that my head is about to spin off its bolts trying to filter through them all :o I take it that the Midget engine/gearbox combo will drop in relatively easily then? the gearbox and conversion kit from the...

Thank you for your comments, I guess a deep breath is required afore this project takes off!

Hello Gentlefolk of the MMOC, I have recently purchased my first Morris Minor, a 1967 2 door 1098 saloon. The wee beasty in question requires a lot of work on it from top to bottom. My first task is to strip her down and then make a start upon structural repairs. Now I have only recently joined the ...

Hello one and all, Being new to anything like car restoration and always having a soft spot, probably in my head, for the Morris Minor I thought that I would throw caution to the wind and purchase myself one to restore. So after a few unsuccessful attempts I managed to purchase one upon the dreaded ...