My new Morris.

[callyspoy]

Hello MMOC folk, it's quite lovely to be re-acquainted with you!

I have gone through a whole heap of cars since selling my Minor just over 3 years ago, i have decided that it was time to come back as it is what i know and love.
So here i am.
Bought this little beast via ebay, it's a 1960, all standard by the seems of things and in ok condition.
Body wise, it's pretty straight with fairly respectable paint. Interior is pretty decent also! I like it a lot.
Needs a bit of welding and general re-commisioning, but i hope to get it back on the road within a couple of weeks.

It will never be a beauty, i am going to be using it daily so no major mods are in the pipeline. I will look at some sympathetic mods to the engine to make it breathe better (202 head, 1.5 SU, 1098 cam), basically stuff my dad and i have left over from 7 years of Minoring.

Attached are a couple of pictures. There will be plenty of questions coming up i'm sure!

[MarkyB]

Looks tidy, does the hand brake need attention by any chance

[chrisryder]

Welcome back! Has it really been 3 years since selling your lovely splitty? I remember drooling over the 'for sale' post

[jagnut66]

Hi,
Very nice car, still with its original front side lights too.
Best wishes,
Mike.

[bmcecosse]

Welcome back cally - given up on the Mini then?? Be sure to make a secret switch TOP priority....

[callyspoy]

Don't need a switch, no brakes mean they'll crash it before they get up the road! No i jest, mo rotor arm at the mo.

[dp]

Welcome back - three years heh - have you got 300 pages of 'posts since last visit' or have you been looking in now and then?



Nice car btw

[callyspoy]

I never left! Always looking on, just no commenting.
By the seems of things, my dad has been keeping up with the family posting on the forum anyway!

[Daddybear1984]

very nice motor

[callyspoy]

Hi folks,
Been ploughing away at getting the beasty road-worthy.
Proving slower progress than i hoped, but progess still. Did a spot of welding today, then ran out of gas, unfortunate.
Turned my attention to the brakes, the rears were seized, so replacements have been put in. Of course, replacement pipes were needed due to seized pipes in the old cylinders, good fun!
Need to strip the fronts down, probably on Thursday and then it should be comfortably rolling and driving.

Then just to tackle the lovely welding. Still hoping to have it in for an MOT by the end of the month!
Time will tell...

[aceofhearts]

Are the front lights supposed to be different heights?