I'm thinking of taking a punt on this....

Post by **Ondergard** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:39 pm

... assuming that a pm I sent earlier on this messageboard doesn't bear fruit!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Morris-Minor-full ... 240%3A1318

What do people think? Does it look too good to be true?

Post by **bmcecosse** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:54 pm

The 'high lift cam' is hard to resist!

Post by **Ondergard** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:08 am

bmcecosse wrote:The 'high lift cam' is hard to resist!

I'm an ignoramus - so why do you say that?

Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:46 am

It looks very good.. but the only way to really tell is take it for a test drive and have a look around underneath to see the chassis condition.

It does not sound too good to be true at 1K yes it would be to good to be true but you do not know what the reserve is.

One bad point is that he has used red oxide... there are far far better anti rust treatments out there these days but a this is lot better than nothing.

Why is bmcecosse finding it hard to resist the "high lift" cams? The standard cam shaft in the moggy is designed to be a good compromise across the rev range for a range of drivers giving a smooth drive and acceptable accelration. The emphasis in the last sentence is firmly on compromise, "high lift" cams should improve the ability of the engine to accelerate and allow you to rev the engine higher but will be slightly less smooth at low speed. The trouble is if the cam shaft is too "lumpy" i.e. they are very "high lift" cams it will run very roughly at low speeds but be very good at high speed. So it depends on your driving style.. if you are going to be sitting in trffic jams all day long you might find a high lift cam is a bit of a pain to live with, if you are a "spirited" driver high lift cams are great!

Post by **Helenginger** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:34 am

I'm prepared to open a book on it having a mega high reserve!

Post by **Judge** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:53 am

Yes, and can you hear all that creaking, and also notice an increase in the number of moths around

Post by **tonym911** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:59 am

What's the market rate for grandmothers these days

Post by **plastic_orange** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:06 am

Advertised elsewhere:

http://www.theminorsite.co.uk/ads_item.php?id=566

Pete

Post by **dunketh** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:48 am

Looks lovely.

I really like the way he/she has done all the mods too. Very nicely finished, a good package imho.

Is that a swift parked next to it?
I'd keep the Minor myself.

Post by **Peetee** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:05 pm

High lift cam but a standard manifold and carb - and horrors! - a pancake filter

Who advised him on that mod??

Post by **plastic_orange** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:41 pm

Aye, he must be losing at least 3 HP there

Pete

Post by **Peetee** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:52 pm

Aye, he must be losing at least 3 HP there

That's a 9% loss!

Post by **plastic_orange** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:27 pm

Pete

Post by **dunketh** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 10:50 am

Probably ran out of money.
Interior and the rest of the car is nicely done though.

As for air filters, I never bothered with one.
I always thought 'bore scoring' was something to do with pigs winning prizes...