Morris Minor Owners Club

Sorry for the very long hiatus, its nearing the time when I can get back to working on Eeyore! Hoping to be back in the garage in about 3 weeks time, then a lot will be happening. I'm hoping to get some use out of him this summer, so aiming to have him back on the road for mid august (fingers crosse...

Progress! Looking like a lot has happened since my last post - the wood is off! Time to crack out the welder and start dealing with the holes...

Again its not letting me post my photo, i shall try again soon

Update time! Ive had a slight change of plans, and have decided to remove the wood first, so the last couple of days have been busy with this! So far doors are off, glass is out, fuel tanks removed and most of the retaining bolts/screws are free, tomorrow will see the last of them out. Found some ru...

Speed is of the essence here, i've only got very small window to do this unfortunately - another 3 weeks now, and four weeks from the start of July :P So its going to be a busy few weeks, absolutely the biggest challenge is getting the car ready to be painted, not to mention fitting in an engine str...

Gearbox was successfully removed yesterday - hurrah! Nearly time to start on the rear of the car now - a few more hours on the front then its time for the back axle to come out! At that point it'll be time for the wooden frame to come off, we'll see how that goes when we come to it... For some reaso...

Today saw the successful removal of eeyore's engine - a fun job when theres only one of you and you don't have a hoist! Achieved with surprising ease given the circumstances... suspensions all out barring one stubborn torsion bar, hopefully that will follow tomorrow. Planning on taking the gear box ...

Thanks!! should look even better soon

Its the best use for the battery tray I could find! On this project I want to try and return the car to as close to factory spec as I can, and with that in mind i picked up a 948 engine to replace the 1098 unit thats in there currently. Its in need of work, but that can wait for another day!

Thank you all for the nice comments! Im picturing it all nice and shiny, just got a little work to do in the mean time :D So far so good - removing the sill covers today revealed a little more rust than I hoped to find, but nothing unexpected... Its been a fairly productive day, with the doors and b...

Thanks Barring a small hole, those floor are pretty good! Surface rust galore though - Ill stick some close ups on once I'm home tonight

Hello! Just embarked on the restoration of my second traveller, aptly named eeyore! This time i'll actually keep track of whats been happening with him. One day in and progress is happening - after a very good wash, the interior is out, the fibre glass wings are gone, the old wiring loom has been re...