Morris Minor Owners Club

what I might do is remove the wing/door and see just how far the rust has got. I may be able to use a repair panel- the crumbly part is around the hinges themselves. New sills/floor were done about 4 years ago - then someone must have run out of money or patience.

thanks for the help. You're right about the hinge plates. My first experience of Minors was to help change hinge pins. Yes, we took the door off and clang - the wonderful sound of the bottom hinge plate falling to the bottom of the pillar. (luckily? the pillar was so rusted, I could put my fingers u...

Please would someone be able to advise on the hazards in replacing the front door pillar. In particular, how structural is it? I would like to replace the whole caboodle, but am a bit worried about the interface with the sill, ie when I cut/drill out the hinge pillar, is the whole side of the car g...

got it on with a bit of backwards pulling form my assistant. I had the front high enogh so that the pipe cold sit at its normal vertical angle over the rear axle. THanks fro the help

I just had another go in daylight and its still fouling on the lower suspension link by just 1/2". I'm reluctant to use too much force because a. I might bend the pipe permanently (sp) b. I don't want to push the car off the stands c. i'll get an earfull from the wife if I grunt and swear too m...

Does anyone have a foolproof way of fitting the standard exhaust system? - no MOT, hence I have to fit it myself - next time I'll think ahead and get the experts to do it. I can get the pipe over the rear axle (nearly squashing the axle mounted brake pipe in the process) but even with the body fully...

Has anyone else had a problem with sloppy NEW wheel bearings. I discovered a movement on the front wheel bearings and assumed that the balls had worn (the races still looked in reasonable condition though). I fitted a new bearing set (As far as I can see the right way round) and the slop is still th...

Thanks. I'll go and do a check on the spacer, measuring the end float etc.

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