Morris Minor Owners Club

It can be done, but you really need the 1275 engine. Re autoboxes, the Borg-Warner 35 is not suitable because of the shape of the bellhousing. Use its successor, the BW 65, which is a much redesigned and better unit anyway and can be found on post 1976 Marina’s/Itals. There are quite a few modificat...

Would it be possible to fit upright dampers without the towers that go into the boot? I can recall once having seen upright dampers mounted on the outside of the rear inner wings, but that was a long time ago. Don't know who supplied that system though. Possibly Charles Ware, but it might have been...

There is no need for uprated front torsion bars - no wonder the ride is harsh! I started with 50% uprated bars which I soon replaced by 25% uprated. At least ten years ago this was popular believe by the then “specialists”... Just fit standard ones and a sensible ride height - but how good are your...

“Er, how does this differ from the original adjustment system with the plate at the rear mounting or the torsion bars?” It’s a bolt on kit that allows you to adjust the height of the front suspension to slightly raise or lower the front end (see pic below). MM Mania sells it. http://www.geocities.c...

My series II has been modified in 1996 with a 1275 A+ engine, Sierra fivespeed gearbox, Dolomite rear axle, Marina discs and some other goodies. Rear suspension was modified in an Owen Burton way with lowering blocks (which were shortened about 50% years later) and using his U-profile cross member t...

Peetee, when I mounted a 1275 A+ engine in my series II (10 years ago), I also tried a 1.5 SU HS4 carburettor from a Marina, only to find out that it didn’t work. Perhaps it could have been made to work properly on a rolling road, finding a suitable needle, but a cheaper solution was a HIF44 SU (as ...