1954 Morris Minor Restoration nearly there now

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Dash all back in the next thing is the soundproofing and then interior goes in<br>Image<br>

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Hi. I want to soundproof my two saloons too. Is there any chance you could tell me how you go about it and what sort of material you use and where you got it. PM me again if you can ??
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engine with new carb and manifold what i purchased from Rich (PSL184)<br>Image<br>

Door Cards<br>Image<br>

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Post by Dean »

How are you managing with the door seals Josh? I have bought new and having taken the doors off during painting nothing is going back very well... :(
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Metal sunvisor and brackets i purchased today for £100.00<br>Image<br>

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Sounds sweet.
No need to pump the throttle, unless you want to exercise your leg a bit :) .
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sunvisor we got back to bare metal<br>Image<br>

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chrome strips what sit ontop of the sunvisor<br>Image<br>

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Post by Dean »

You're getting close now Josh! Well done mate.. not long and you'll be cruisin' :D
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taken it down the garage to be polished and drove it there and it sounds fab pick it back up tomorrow
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Morris Been polished and sunvisor and mirrors fitted<br>Image<br>

Morris Minor<br>Image<br>

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Post by andrew.searston »

cant what till i get my sunvisor painted and on my car yours looks brilliant (just need the brackets)
cant what to cruise to some shows together in convoy next year????
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Looks good mate - you should be proud of the work you've done...
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Denzil<br>Image<br>

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You don't want an Empire Green Series II do you to make it a pair? :lol:
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Post by davidmiles »

well done Josh, that car looks stunning.
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Re: 1954 Morris Minor Restoration nearly there now

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well before it went into the garage for winter we had a 1098cc gearbox fitted onto the 948cc engine and it performs alot better and i have also been making a bracket for the washer pump and a switch for below the ignition so that has kept me busy today i will show you the result tommorrow.

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Re: 1954 Morris Minor Restoration nearly there now

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just seen it was in my house so here is the switch panel i made[frame]Image[/frame]

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Re: 1954 Morris Minor Restoration nearly there now

Post by Ian46 »

Hi Josh, the car looks great. Are you going to highlight the cheesegrater grille in Birch Grey?

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Busy collecting parts for my '52 MM Convertible and 1949 Saloon restorations. :o
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