Morris Minor Owners Club

ALA 3063/4. Part numbers lodged in my head from BL Bodyshop days many moons ago!!

Can these be adjusted or refurbished? The nearside is particularly weak.

Well. Finally got the LED indicators sorted with the addition of the correct flasher unit. (Thanks Classic LED). So, to the Aforementioned 70's Unipart Hazards, which were on the car when I got it and worked well. They don't now. I removed the integral Lucas 12fl flasher can, and ordered the correct...

Wot Phil Said. J4 van or early Sherpa

'Can you see what it is yet?'

Have a look on good old flebay under "universal gear gaiter" there's a huge selection on there. The other option could be look at the gaiter on a modern car to see the base dimension of the leather as you might be able to find something that will work, again flebay has thousands of vehicl...

Does anyone do a 'nice' one? Later style, maybe leather, comes up the stick?

Had time this week so finally got to install my Christmas presents from my wife. Duplex timing kit, Alternator Kit and Accupark dizzy now in place. Replaced both heater hoses and valve at the same time. Runs better than ever, and managed to get emissions down to 1.5, so significant improvement. Hopi...

Anyone driving any Moggies anywhere in the North West this weekend?

Yes, but the top one seems a little high for when you shove the glovebox back in

Can anyone confirm the routing behind the dash/glovebox of the hoses, particularly the top one? Thanks all.

I have an original Draper No1 tool, but 3/8 drive end works well. Additional bonus drain plug tip - If you come up against the large slot type of drain plug somewhere, end of tyre lever and pair of stilsons are your friend!

Mosquitos are too skinny Lanes are heftier version with a slight crank to the body.

Lanes surgical forceps. Never, ever failed.

Just changing to a Duplex set up, struck me to slap a set of timing marks at the top. Anyone care to share their preferred approach if they have done it? Regards, Chris

Thanks for that Phil. I wanted to use Grumpys, but advertising seems to make you want the Ford one!!

Thinking of a conversion. ESM offer a Ford kit or Grumpy's kit. Which?? Any ideas, experiences welcome.

As a bodyshop apprentice, learned very early on. Not at a bench, but in all attitudes, anyone can weld at a bench, said the late great Arno Praeger, my first bodyshop foreman. He'd welded on board a u-boat, so he should know! Anyway, always preferred Gas (still do) because thats what I learned, but ...

Yours is very close to mine then , mine's 666*

olonas wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 10:18 am "My ancestors were bell founders. That is bronze of course but casting defects were found quickly. It does not ring true…"

Q. What stinks and sounds like a cracked bell?
A. Dung

NURSE!!!!!