Morris Minor Owners Club

I had to go and look at the photo :o the edge of the inner wing is cracked (horizontal section) where the suspension upright has hit it, the crack is about 10mm long in a "V" shape and will be welded together before I do any other rectification work. The longer line above this is the edge ...

Assuming its a standard manifiold just cut out the exhaust sections with an angle grinder, gets rid of the built in hot spot but otherwise have a look on ebay for a compatible inlet manifold

There is always the option of an ebay gearbox they are pretty cheap and you can check it all works like the manual says it should before you fit it... then do it all over again with the box you take out and have a spare

Thingy progresses, slowly but surely :wink: so here is my next question http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2007-1/1236741/missingstopweb.jpg the "flange" above the front wheel has been bent horizontal (I'm assuming it was never meant to be like this) yes the bump stop is missing and the damper...

bmcecosse wrote:One 'where' for £25!!

are you bidder 2 if not I'm sorry its gone to £26 now lol I sense this may have a few sharks circleing

And yes - a 1275 will run on a standard exhaust - but it will be horribly choked at anything other than light throttle. I think some suppliers sell a larger bore exhaust to match the larger bore exhaust manifold. Much as I thought :-? well the 1275 is a future addition, I just couldnt resist it at ...

Apologies to morrisman1 for a quick thread hijack

What diameter exhaust should I be looking at for a Marina 1300 engine? will a standard 1098 exhaust do or will it choke the 1275 engine?

Many thanks I will look for a classic cellulose shop then all of my spraying experience (many years ago when I first started driving) is with celly but I wasnt sure how legal it is in these modern times

They appear on Ebay every once in a blue moon, the last one I saw there I think is quite well known as "the snail". I dont think it sold because of the price and I found this... http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/classic-car-page.php/carno/21930 almost £7000 for a morris minor even if it ...

Thingy is progressing (slowly but surely) so I have to think about paint. She will need a complete paint job :-? possibly home spray... she will be a modified minor :o so I'm not worried about exact shades, just a reasonable finish. In our health and safety conscious world what is easiest / best pai...

Its a wonder you havent got weld splatter on your camera lense but your pictures have been and are so helpful and an inspiration to know someone has more rust than I have (so far) and has got as far as you have :wink: I just wish my welding was as pretty :-? I noticed some pictures of a pink lady wh...

I'm currently rebuilding a 2 door, it sounds like your having the same problems I did when I tried to work out where everything fitted behind the rear quarter panel :-? after a lot of "this is an outside panel and how good is my welding thoughts" I have cut the outside quarter panel off be...

Sill - something that belongs on a house under a window where it can be ignored but all too frequently attaches itself to our cars just below the doors and dissolves leaving a light brown dust where steel should be

Hello Chadbrook, If you have never had wire wheels, be warned taht they are a pain to keep clean. They look nice but are high maintenance Alec well I will be looking for a midget front end to get my bits from then :D as for maintenance... I think that will go nicely with poor old thingy :wink:

Hi, I recently saw this on ebay advertised as Morris Minor disc brakes for wire wheels. http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2007-1/1236741/Wheels3.jpg I've found suppliers for the "stub axles" (MG Midget wheel conversion) does anyone know what sort of disks these are/what they came from? anyone...

Unfortunately, this is the second incident in which the car has been involved - 13 months ago it was turned on its side whilst parked in Malvern - which all goes to show that the supposed "safe", low crime rate shires are worse than supposed high crime rate cities like Birmingham. As a Bi...

Ebay can be a gold mine but you do need to know what your looking at, try to find a member who is close to where you live (dont worry most of us love loooking at other minors) and can look at the car before you buy,many ebay cars need some work but if the price is right it may be worth it

I personaly like street sleepers. When I was your age I had a mini clubman estate with a 1275 engine which wasnt a problem because it looked like a standard set up. The wolf wheels may give you away but I think you may need the extra rubber on the road with your set up... make it fast but make it sa...

Luke... your a man after my own heart or maybe its just the Haynes manual <laffin> I also recommend the mig welding forum its a great place to see other peoples successes and mistakes and learn from them. Finally, students should be studying for their degrees chatting up people of the opposite sex a...

Mig welding in a tropical storm isnt much fun either (Thingy isnt going well ) lets hope for an indian summer