Morris Minor Owners Club

Surprisingly the Marinaseems to have a higher first gear than a spitfire and a Triumph GT6 has a higher first still. These are all the same box so you should be able to pick the ratios you want. The ratios are SPITFIRE 3.5 2.15 1.39 1:1 GT6 2.65 1.78 1.25 1:1 MARINA 3.11 1.93 1.31 1:1

I see from the MED site that you get a gear drive kit as well now.

Surely the camber is controlled by the length of the bottom arm/the length of the shock absorber arm , packing washers behind the trailing arm will mainly alter the castor angle?

It wont make any difference apart from limiting wheelspin when you take off from a standing start or use too much power coming out of a corner.

Cellulose thinners acts as an accelerant . Loctite marketed an accerant that was virtually thinners . Loctite can be had in all grades from High temp high strength to easy break regular maintainence grade. I forget all the numbers now . I expect if you google it you will get all the info or ask your...

As you're taking off the axle to either weld on new brackets or replace the whole thing, I'd remove the halfshafts and diff first to make it lighter to move to one side. An axle is quite heavy when you're lying on your back trying to shift it out through the springs. Its probably easier if youre cha...

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Just had to add my location as well !

I had to take my axle off and fabricate some new brackets from mild steel , I also had to weld a small hole in the casing . However I had cutting and welding gear in my garage - the easiest answer is to get another axle casing , or complete axle now you know what to check for. If you add your wherea...

If there's no leaks at the wheel cylinders , it can only be the master cylinder , the rubbers have probably lost their shape and only seal by virtue of the pressure on them. change it before you hit someone/thing next time the pedal goes to the floor

I've read all these replies and I think it sounds like the mounting plates on the axle have rusted away letting the axle rotate and now the diff is not level but pointing up, raising the prop nearer the tunnel . I had to remake the mountings on our traveller because of this. Especially as he says th...

I suspect you have the bearings for a late type axle , but an earlier type fitted.

alex_holden wrote:

Orkney wrote:Was chatting to one of the vintage buffers the other day - says you know whathisname - he's got a vintage car with leather bodywork panels.

Do you mean this one?

No that's fabric like a lot of 20s/30s cars, it is quite thin like vinyl.

PO - there are various cam followers for all these engines - but all are basically the same - just depends on year was spec was in vogue at the time. Yes Duplex - but so are the 'best' A series. Sprockets and chain are the same - maybe even the timing case cover? Yes - was Austin Devon engine that ...

DanRodd wrote:the new heads dont come with valve collet circlips either!

Dont bother to replace them , Ive never put them back on and no other make engine uses them. You would need a pretty extreme valve bounce to dislodge collets.

Your local piston supplier in Oz JP pistons lists pistons for all sizes of BMC A series. 803,948,998 and 1098

If I don't know what size to drill before tapping , I use a nut of the same thread size and pick a drill that only just goes through.

Definitely retorque it ,but make sure to do it when the engine is cold , and check the tappets afterwards.

I dont see any reason it wont work although the Ackerman angles might work out a bit strange. However I dont see any signs of the chassis having fittings for Minor suspension ,they seem to use wishbones and coil springs

Yes indeed . I used to race against a mini prepared and sponsored by them in 1968.

The weak part of the diff is the star wheels and housing. The housing wears allowing the gears to spread farther apart and lessening the toth contact area until the teeth break. A lot of Clubmens and Formula junior cars which use BMC final drives have the crown wheel modified to use a Ford diff and ...