Morris Minor Owners Club

Thanks for the feedback, been doing some digging and the reason this truck is the way it is would be because it was mm away from being turned into a washing machine going by the pictures i was shown! The body was ripe and loads has been done to it so i doubt I will be worrying about it being Austin ...

Hi All, Not been on for a while due to failing business and divorce etc.... But, to cheer me up, I sold one of my other toys, a Ford Thames Van and bought a Moggy Pickup. she is rough and ready but hopefully I will just keep it going and have some fun. I would like some background on the "Austi...

Hi All, I have been looking around for a new chassis for my van and can only find the import ones for £1000. is this plus delivery and duty? The main reason for asking is that I may be able to get chassis made in this country but need to know what price I have to compete with and if there is a marke...

Ok, now I fully understand the "labyrinth oil seal", I have refitted the crank case breather and I will keep an eye on the problem. ;) I have attached a jpg explaining it for those (who like me) did not understand this system. many thanks. Spence[frame] http://mmoc.org.uk/mbimage.php?src=1...

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the block casting number is 12G1279. The engine is a full hybrid of parts, the front cover is off one engine, the head from another, the flywheel from another, dizzy drive and brackets from another etc etc. looking up the number 12G1279 shows me the origin would be the Austin 1300 BUT.... this block...

Looking around on some other threads has made me realise, I dont have the breather on the front camchain cover connected to the carb or any other vent system in place so after I have done a compression test I will look to see if I can plum that back in.

I bought a pair of MG Midgets with 3 engines and 4 gearboxes a few years back and I sold on nearly everything apart from this one engine which I kept back because of the cam and the rebore etc... I never knew about any rear oil seal issue, I thought any A-Series would work in any configuration. Is t...

it is the GT engine converted over to RWD going by the casting numbers which, if it has no rear seals at all may be the reason for the leak.... which may give me a big headache...

I was not around, it was someone else that told me that it had overheated etc so I took it for red that he was correct but when I looked there was no evidence of this apart from the oil leak. I need to do a compression check tomorrow and see what we are getting.

the oil seems to be coming from between the sump and the backplate, I have renewed the sump gasket twice now so I can say it is not that. The engine is a 1330 Austin 1300GT engine with a slightly ported head, BCF2 cam, HIF44 carb re-jetted, performance filter, 3 branch manifold, free flowing exhaust...

Right. a slow update but one never the less... Took the morris out today for a 29 mile run, it was ok, never overheated at all, ran smooth. the only issue I have now is, it is not at all quick or even nippy. torquey but not as I would expect a 1330 engine to be. in fact, I would say a stock 1275 wou...

Hi All,
I have been shopping around and found that "DSN" are the cheapest by far for rear wings.
Has anyone used these wings and do they fit ok?
They are £55 each, the next cheapest are £69.50 so quite a saving.
Cheers for any help.

I suppose getting hold of a pinto in the USA is easier than getting hold of any "A" series?

Yeah, time will fly which is why I want to do this whilst unemployed. So, here is the latest..... I welded up the inner Flitch as mentioned, made that water-tight and red-leaded for now. I was going to buy a lower half repair hinge section but looking how bad the Flitch was I decided to remove the h...

Not sure if it has been seen on here before but I came across this on another forum:- http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130612898810 it has had a pinto auto fitted but the pictures are not very clear.... I am not sure having the Radiator next to the engine is ideal bu...

Right, been busy, I have welded a new lower lip on the inner wing ready for the repair panel I will order.
Also welded up the hole behind the kick panel.
Over the next 2 days I will put the new Flitch panel on.
Photos to follow.

I stayed up for 10 minutes! lol, HAPPY NEW YEAR TOO!!!!!

Well, I cant take pictures of the whole car right now as it is in the garage and it has been raining for a few days. As you can see, better ones have probably been scrapped but ANYTHING is repairable given the time. The car was bought blind, no wings or bootlid, no doors or engine/box/prop. The rear...

Good response, well timed if only my phone hadn't bitten the dust at a bad time! lol.
I will see what I can get off the memory card and post them up.