Morris Minor Owners Club

Hi and thanks for all the thoughts I've got to actually drive past our police station to get to my new house (or drive about 20 min out of town) so I think I best not risk it! :o I've seen someone selling an A-frame locally so I'm going to see if that's still available. If not I'll go for the £70 hi...

Thanks for all the replies guys. i had thought of a trailer/towbar but my house is on a main road and has a steep drive so I thought the process might end up with more damage to my van than was worth it! Well if people are saying £70 is reasonable then I guess I'll go with that - incentive to get th...

I everyone - I've not been posting much over the last 12 months as I've had to move house. Finally moved in but my "no-brakes yet" van is still at my old house. Anyone in Essex know of a company who can move my van from one side of Chelmsford to the other? So far I've been quoted £70 which...

Thanks everyone - I shall try all of the above! Fraid it is not the metric wrench, already thought I must have picked up the wrong one so I checked about fifty times! :( Wheel nuts will be buried three thousand miles below the earth's crust so they can never cause another being the trials I've been ...

Ok - any hints would be most apprceated! Seems the last person to do up the wheel nuts on my Moggy was Clark Kent! Managed to get three tyres off with my extendable wrench and some WD40 but the last one is impossible! The nuts are too smooth to grip even if they could be undone so the wrench just sl...

Sorry - I wasn't very helpful in my description of the problem was I? I'll try and keep it short - the car has been in a garage for 24 years and although everything runs the brake pedal had no pressure when it finally came out of hiding. The brakes were bled (correct order and fluid came out/went in...

I've flushed the system 3 times with brand new brake fluid and asked the garage who did the respray to try too while it was up over the "pit" so I'm as certain as a certain bear that the fluid's fine. Now that's interesting because I don't think I have a servo either!! I think the person w...

Hi everyone, This is probably a bit of a stupid question but I've been puzzling away and would just like a plain English answer: What does the master cylinder do and what does the brake servo do? :D I've got brakes that don't work on my van (no pressure when you press the brake pedal) and I know it'...

Hi everyone, The rubber round my doors has perished and I wanted to replace it - anyone have any tips on this? Do I have to get the proper stuff (if so where can anyone recommend)? Or can I use any door seal material for any car? I can't imagine door seal is that different from car to car but if any...

My logbook is updated - that's about the only thing I'm sure is valid re documentation!!! :lol: That's partly why I was worried - now I've got a new logbook I did think DVLA might cross check their records and ask why I didn't have a SORN. Thanks for your help - I thought it was implied from the DVL...

Hi everyone, I need an explaination in simple terms and the DVLA has been next to no help at all! :roll: My van is being restored and has been at the garage for a while, it's now coming home :D It still needs some bits and pieces doing i.e. seats put in!!! This means it doesn't have an MOT yet. It a...

Now there's an answer I like!

Where in London are you brixtonmorris? Brixton I would assume?

I'm not going to be at the rally next Sunday I'm afraid simmitc but thanks anyway! My reserve plan involved contacting the Essex branch - it's usually the most sensible thing to do!

Hi there, I'm trying to get hold of a replacment front windscreen and passenger window for a 1971 Morris Minor Van. Does anyone know who would do these for me (who is in, or would ship to, Chelmsford in Essex!)? Can I get them via autoglass or would a specialist be best? Also does anyone have any ro...

Ta - I may give them a call. Did have a look to see if they had a web address (I'm lazy and have a mortal fear of phones!!) but had no luck. I think there's a place in near me that does Moggy repairs but I don't know the name of the garage - I guess that's the ideal opening line in a phone call real...

That's excellent Kevin - many thanks, just what I needed. You don't see that many Morris Minors in Essex sadly so I didn't know where to start!!!

Thanks Cam - bright green slime sounds almost fun!! I'll keep my eye out! My angle grinder has got a special attachment just for rust - it's a kind of wire brush made out of sandpaper! It's great for the large areas but I tend to opt for the brush when it gets to the more fiddly areas! I'll get my g...

Thanks for all you advice! I do have an angle grinder (absolute gift, it really has halved the work I've needed to do!!) and to be honest once I found the holes I really went for it removing the 'dead' metal. My thinking being if I'm going to be horrified I may as well get it all over and done with ...

Ta Cam! When I said filler I am talking about slight rust bubbles here and there (i.e. on the bonnet etc where my mum drove into a ditch in 1982!!!!)- filler was a bit of a drastic word!! I just meant any other treatment than welding another piece on. :wink: Fortunately the underside is lovely (iron...

Hi all, Distressing weekend when I decided to rip out the carpet in the front of my MM van. The seat belt came away from the support in my hand :cry: Obviously a bit of patching needed there I thinks to meeself. I then decided to tap the floor pan to check for any other spots that may have gone unse...

Hi there!

I have a 1971 Morris Minor van, it was the last one sold in Essex and was has been in my family since my dad persuaded his boss to buy one for him