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by mikec4193
Sat Aug 08, 2026 10:58 pm
Forum: Restoration Projects
Topic: 1954 Miss Rachel is my redemption Morris series II
Replies: 19
Views: 27809

Re: 1954 Miss Rachel is my redemption Morris series II

IMG_20260807_161427_224.jpg A little creative patching going on here... IMG_20260807_162149_945.jpg I think I got most of it sealed up... IMG_20260807_163546_265.jpg This is probably my third attempt to make it look like I know what I am doing... These cars are so dirty too....I am constantly sweep...
by mikec4193
Fri Aug 07, 2026 10:19 pm
Forum: Restoration Projects
Topic: 1954 Miss Rachel is my redemption Morris series II
Replies: 19
Views: 27809

Re: 1954 Miss Rachel is my redemption Morris series II

IMG_20260806_153215_409.jpg Had to do couple of small patches on the left rear wing... IMG_20260806_155345_392.jpg Still not sure what the heck is going on here...the other side had a whole different cut out rear wing... IMG_20260805_140233_540.jpg Oh well this is never going to be show car...so I ...
by mikec4193
Mon Aug 03, 2026 12:47 pm
Forum: Restoration Projects
Topic: 1954 Miss Rachel is my redemption Morris series II
Replies: 19
Views: 27809

Re: 1954 Miss Rachel is my redemption Morris series II

IMG_20260726_131654_442.jpg I was amazed at how simple this little girl really is...3 bolts on each side and the bumper bracket comes off...actually 2 big fat ones hold the whole real bumper to the car....when Alec Issigonis designed it simple and basic...this is about as simple and basic as it get...
by mikec4193
Sun Aug 02, 2026 7:38 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Steering Wheel Repairs....
Replies: 6
Views: 1413

Re: Steering Wheel Repairs....

Glad you liked the finished product...
by mikec4193
Sun Aug 02, 2026 12:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: They seem so much bigger on You tube
Replies: 9
Views: 1198

Re: They seem so much bigger on You tube

IMG_20260801_163110_531.jpg Thanks for the replies...here is the distance from the front windshield to the steering wheel...2 inches is it... IMG_20260801_163029_004.jpg I feel like I am in a sardine can when I sit in it... I might have the car sold so I am not going to worry about it... I will sit...
by mikec4193
Sun Aug 02, 2026 12:37 pm
Forum: Restoration Projects
Topic: 1954 Miss Rachel is my redemption Morris series II
Replies: 19
Views: 27809

Re: 1954 Miss Rachel is my redemption Morris series II

IMG_20260730_165036_929.jpg Right front wing is all roughed in and ready for paint... I have to apologize to you folks on here...most of you do welding work and then finish the body work with some sort of body filler and then paint... I do not...I am basically what they call in the USA (if I was wo...
by mikec4193
Sat Aug 01, 2026 12:21 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: They seem so much bigger on You tube
Replies: 9
Views: 1198

Re: They seem so much bigger on You tube

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I could not believe that it was as small as it was when I sat in the seat...

Kinda scary actually...
by mikec4193
Fri Jul 31, 2026 10:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: They seem so much bigger on You tube
Replies: 9
Views: 1198

They seem so much bigger on You tube

I follow a couple of people on Youtube and they post driving videos...these cars seem so big with their camera's... I was tinkering on the ole 1954 Morris today that I am attempting to revive...and I thought hey why not sit in it make car noises or something... Holey cow they are so tiny inside... I...
by mikec4193
Wed Jul 29, 2026 2:46 pm
Forum: Restoration Projects
Topic: 1954 Miss Rachel is my redemption Morris series II
Replies: 19
Views: 27809

Re: 1954 Miss Rachel is my redemption Morris series II

I had the right front wing off the car to fix the tin worm damage...and don't you know...I had to put 5 patches on the ole piece just so I could feel like it was safe to remount onto the inner panels... IMG_20260728_135236_738.jpg I love to bang on old steel... IMG_20260728_135224_978.jpg Makes me s...
by mikec4193
Mon Jul 27, 2026 1:12 pm
Forum: Restoration Projects
Topic: 1954 Miss Rachel is my redemption Morris series II
Replies: 19
Views: 27809

Re: 1954 Miss Rachel is my redemption Morris series II

Working on the back right rear corner... the tin worms are taking over...but I have the handy dandy 4 1/2" angle grinders at my disposal... IMG_20260726_123618_688.jpg Mid day on Sunday...we started with this little tin worm fort... IMG_20260726_141201_580.jpg we kept cutting and fitting until ...
by mikec4193
Mon Jul 27, 2026 1:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I think my car was 2 cars stitched together...maybe
Replies: 2
Views: 471

I think my car was 2 cars stitched together...maybe

IMG_20260725_152555_911.jpg So I bought Rachel a 1954 Series II from an estate...no one knows anything about it except it was imported from Denmark during Covid... I thought it was grey car painted black by someone before me...but the more I look at it... IMG_20260724_171723_988.jpg I see red and I...
by mikec4193
Wed Jul 22, 2026 11:25 pm
Forum: Restoration Projects
Topic: 1954 Miss Rachel is my redemption Morris series II
Replies: 19
Views: 27809

Re: 1954 Miss Rachel is my redemption Morris series II

IMG_20260722_102508_906.jpg A lot more grinding and fitting and tacking and grinding again... IMG_20260722_102512_142.jpg Both of these are the A-pillar on the right side of the vehicle... IMG_20260722_135950_386.jpg I had more hole then metal here...more cutting and fitting again... IMG_20260722_1...
by mikec4193
Tue Jul 21, 2026 12:55 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: JVX 631C - Almond Green Saloon
Replies: 3
Views: 876

Re: JVX 631C - Almond Green Saloon

I would post up as many pictures that you have on here so maybe someone might have seen it...also hit the various Facebook groups and post up the same question...

It would make a great story if you found it...

Good luck with your search
by mikec4193
Tue Jul 21, 2026 12:52 am
Forum: Restoration Projects
Topic: 1954 Miss Rachel is my redemption Morris series II
Replies: 19
Views: 27809

Re: 1954 Miss Rachel is my redemption Morris series II

I had the battery and it was brand new...the previous owner had adapted a hanging brake pedal so I lost the one side of the batter box where the piece of tin sat to hook the clips to the angle iron... Big doings in the ole cob job garage... IMG_20260720_132416_717.jpg big gapping holes in the bottom...
by mikec4193
Tue Jul 21, 2026 12:41 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How do you get rid of that smell??
Replies: 7
Views: 2096

Re: How do you get rid of that smell??

IMG_20260719_172205_399.jpg The best way to get the old car smell out of the old car is to take the pieces that smell out of the car...I wiped everything down several times so we will see how is smells when I put all these pieces back into the car... Fingers crossed it smells not so old at that poi...
by mikec4193
Sun Jul 19, 2026 12:57 am
Forum: Restoration Projects
Topic: It was a parts car and now it is a project car
Replies: 19
Views: 40053

Re: It was a parts car and now it is a project car

IMG_20260714_142122_023.jpg I ended up cobbing the new hanging pedals into the ole hot rod and it took me days of back and forth with my tape measure and scratching my chin and lots of pipe smoke too...too many coffees and too many cups of tea as well.... IMG_20260713_125416_772.jpg I cut up more o...
by mikec4193
Mon Jul 13, 2026 7:23 pm
Forum: Restoration Projects
Topic: It was a parts car and now it is a project car
Replies: 19
Views: 40053

Re: It was a parts car and now it is a project car

IMG_20260708_105958_525.jpg I got some Speedway Motors hanging pedal assemblies... IMG_20260708_105934_928.jpg We have a steering column now...so exiting getting to these milestones in the project.... IMG_20260712_172651_714.jpg I could not the life of me figure out how to get the pedals to hang an...
by mikec4193
Wed Jul 08, 2026 3:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Looking for hanging pedal opinions
Replies: 3
Views: 1194

Re: Looking for hanging pedal opinions

Hi Geoberni

I was kind of planning on seeing how the whole new hanging pedal assembly works first...

If it doesn't...does anyone know if there is kit for a dual braking circuit and keeping it all mounted under the floor pan??

MikeC
by mikec4193
Tue Jul 07, 2026 10:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Looking for hanging pedal opinions
Replies: 3
Views: 1194

Looking for hanging pedal opinions

So I bought Miss Rachel....so I bought her because she had a hanging pedals with a dual master cylinder... 1000025316.jpg The more time I spend under the dash the less I like the workmanship on this setup... Has anybody gone back to under the floor master cylinder? Any insight would be greatly appre...
by mikec4193
Tue Jul 07, 2026 10:04 pm
Forum: Restoration Projects
Topic: 1954 Miss Rachel is my redemption Morris series II
Replies: 19
Views: 27809

Re: 1954 Miss Rachel is my redemption Morris series II

IMG_20260706_133822_887.jpg So I had to cobble up this junk yard battery box...a lot of chin scratching on this one... IMG_20260706_133815_497.jpg I got the grille back on to the front flange... I found a little rot hole in the left side chassis leg...got out the ole chipper and then the grinder an...