Morris Minor Owners Club

Speakers shouldnt be a problem UNLESS the wires were able to short out. Byt the shound of it the 15 amp fuse isnt inline with the input pwer but on an aditional circuit as a standard cd/radio 4 x 25w should only draw between 2 to 3 amps (mine draws 1.5 but only using 2 speakers) i would double check...

100% sure the negative terminal is earthed

u would assume that means the battery

someone stupidly removed the marks id made on the torsion bars while i was cleaning them!. Just ondered the best way of seting up the splines/vernier palte ect as i dont want to get it wrong and have to do it by trial and error. The cars just a shell at the moment though and the only way i thought o...

im having to use my pushbike/trains to get around as my 2 minors are still not quite ready for the road. i considered a modern car but thought the money better spent restoring the minors.

not shure. on the right car maybe (4 door) but not on any of mine

Edd and Kevin
Have sent you a p.m.

Erm!. I havent recived any yet!

As im repalcing most of the fixings i thought stainless nuts and bolts might prove usefull. I was wondering if anyone does a kit of nuts bolts and washers so that i dont have to work out sizes. (or if any of u guys know which threads to get i can get a large mixed bag!

Cheers

Edd

I will hopefully be going from horchurch (if i get the car finnished). A convoy sounds good to me! i know warwickshire quite will but the thought of driving there in a minor (first long journey) was a little scary!

PM me if you want some company!

Edd

i use smoothright on anything metal. thats not body colour

erm...

Vehicle details usj 617
Manufacturer Ford
Model PREFECT
Body type saloon
Colour Black
Fuel type Petrol
Date manufactured 31 December 1953
Number of previous owners 4
Last owner change 15 August 1998

Not shure what that means. could the numberplate have been sold?

welcome to the board. i would have thought that trying to rechassie a travler would be very difficult as there isnt a seperat chassie. I know of someone localy who has a v8 in a pickup but as these have a seperat chassie it wasnt to difficult to reenginer it. saying that i havent had any experienc p...

nice one!

Ive never been to the national and havent a clue whats involved in a stand but im going this year and im not on my local branches stand. If ppl want to advise ect then i dont mind with a bit of help manning a stand ect. I like the pc idea but not an unmaned stand. If i can help in any way let me kno...

Im Just about to do the last of the welding today (for a few years anyway) and was wondering what you guys recomend to paint/sparay on the underside ect to give the best protection. I am planning to redoxide the underside but should i put seamsealer on all the welds ect?. after that black smoothrite...

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Edd

The forward section of the floor above the gearbox is held in by loads of cross head screws which are a pain to remove. This is the only part of the floor that is bolted in.

Edd

some minor rocker boxes dont have breather pipe

arn't they the on the later engines with the mushroom shaped breather going into the manifold?

Looks like the hadria lable to me.

From memory i think theers abouyt 6 or 7. Most of mine were nylon nuts but ive a feeling this isnt standard.

Edd

heater matrix surrounded by foam to force all the air through the heater rather than round it

the late minor ones are the same.