Morris Minor Owners Club

On our pickup we had new springs Made by Jones Springs. They are 8 leaf springs made to the original dimensions and they are absolutely fantastic. Initially they were a bit high and bouncy but they settled down after a few thousand miles and months. The original springs had sagged almost two inches ...

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These guys did a great job of restoring ours for the pickup. They took 3 or four days and they came back refurbed and painted. 2 years later, so far they are brilliant. They offer off the shelf replacements and uprated adjustable d as more valves if required.

Many people use the Lucas SFB300 kit. We have one in the pickup. If you have LED indicators you need to change the relay for a digital one. That is very easy to do.

This is the setup on the ‘71 pickup. The chimney from the tapper chest cover is connected to the inlet manifold. We have always used a short vented oil filler cap.

These guys do an 18ACR 65 amp that would fit.

https://bbclassics.co.uk/products/18acr ... 8663630126

Apparently this is quite normal behaviour for Morris Minors. I have previously posted about the sooty calling card our 1098 pickup leaves every time it is started, regardless of choke usage. It’s embarrassing to park on friends posh driveways. Not because of oil leaks but because of the sooty patch ...

I’m sure people will have different opinions but whenever I’ve used composite gaskets I have re torqued after a good heat cycle. Say 10 minutes drive or so. I have always re torqued by backing off 90 degrees then re tighten to torque. I have re torqued after 200 miles on occasion but often forget wi...

Just as an aside, when I was in the garage earlier I found a Lumention oil filled coil in a plastic box. This had been stored near the roof of my garage and had obviously got very hot during this hot summer. It has leaked quite a lot of its oil. Total mess. Tip: don't store oil filled coils where t...

Welcome to the forum Ian. There’s a wealth of experience and help here. Hopefully your problem is just the wheel cylinders, it’s very common for them to seize if not used regularly. I had to replace all of them on our pickup when we first got it. I encourage the owner to sit in the car and press the...

Try it! Enjoy the noise. Remember though that it’s not much of a filter. Just a stone guard. I would keep clear of sandy beaches or straw lorries. Probably ok on a track, good fun if you like the noise. Otherwise, a weird paperweight.

Just my thoughts.

Could there be an air leak in manifold?

A couple of years ago i overhauled the carbs on the Midget I fitted some brass olives produced by a guy in the Triumph owners club. These replace the jet seals and are E10 or even E15 proof. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1475896952673869/posts/3154745531455661/ I think I paid £2 for 10 so I have f...

First test reassembly.
The foam on the flap catches slightly so needs shaving slightly. Otherwise I’m very happy with it.

The heater core was already upgraded and will go back in next week and I’ll tidy up the wiring.

New grommets and bushes fixed in with stainless rivets. I have a long handled rivet gun from my sailing days that I was grateful of. New switch back where it should be. For many years it had a plastic switch mounted through the left heater ear. This was only possible as there were no lower footwell ...

Motor back together. I need to fit the new grommets and bushes tomorrow before riveting it back on. This one is a permanent magnet version. The serial number traces back to an MoD Lightweight Land Rover. With new bushes and a thorough clean and grease it now runs strongly and is almost silent. It’s ...

You are correct Stephen. The Mini ears they do are purchased from Minispares and then refinished. They are unfortunately different to the Morris Minor ones. Ive just purchased a second hand pair from EBay as the ones in the pickup were a good reclection of a heavily used commercial vehicle and beyon...

Hi Don, I too consulted Stephen and the YouTube videos and decided to go with a ready made facia from Nippycarsonline.com They specialise in early Mini parts and make these on crinkle powder coat. I did a pricing exercise on restoring my original vs ready made and it came out slightly in favour of r...

All painted and set to harden over the next few days in the back of my Volvo greenhouse.
I have a set of 20 (18 required) No.6 x 1/4 black A4 marine stainless steel screws ready to reassemble the case. I’m going to used neoprene for the seals on the motor with new grommets and bushes.

I had two 400ml aerosol cans of semi gloss black 2k paint mixed and set up a makeshift spray booth in the garage. The warm weather yesterday was ideal.

All stripped, cleaned and bathed in Evaporust for a few days then a coat of 2k primer. I think used a 2k epoxy filler to fill the worst of the rust pit damage before a further coat of 2k primer.