Every time I investigate an issue with Basil it seems the answers through up more questions...
Ignore the grey scrapings in the photos, the G/Box Cover was sealed down with some sort of semi-hardening mastic, which only set where it was in contact with air; between the 2 surfaces it stayed very sticky. I was getting it on my gloves and spreading it everywhere.
So I've cleaned it all off and going to use the window seal stuff you can see in the photos.
philthehill wrote: ↑Sun Feb 13, 2022 7:29 pm
The availability of body parts 20 plus years ago was at least as good as they are now.
A previous owner way back may have fitted a rear half chassis leg - R/H. Morris Minor Centre Pt No: CHS160 and got the alignment wrong which may be born out by the non elongation of the brake pipe holes. Is there a joint in the chassis leg indicating a half chassis leg being fitted?
Interesting, I know from the issue I highlighted in 2019, where the restorer used a Cross Member without Torsion Bar adjustment that something a bit odd was going on. That's still on my to-do list...
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But yes, there are clear signs of Chassis member sections replacement. The join on the LH and RH sides are significantly different positions.
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The 5" measurement was taken from the joint between the floor panel and the toe board and is not dependent on the master cylinder cover being fitted or not.
Just me being picky, the distance measured would be a little shorter i.e. Measure from a fixed point A to the crease in the Cover, (Red) or to the floor (Black)
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This brake master cylinder positioning may be the reason your brake pedal spring was not an original factory fitted item and the ESM spring was not sufficiently tensioned due to its additional length.
I think the Spring issue was a red herring.
The Pedals can't be any further rearward and the hook point in the Leg couldn't be any further forward as you'd never reach it to hook on. The G/Box support all looks fine and all the Chassis Holes and Cover Holes line up with no sign of alteration, so I just don't understand how the Chassis legs have the weld in a different place?
If the RH Section is further forward, as the MC holes would indicate, how come the GB Support and the Cover fasteners all line up with no sign of alteration??
Perhaps the Chassis Leg didn't come with those 2 holes in it??
I've not had a chance to see if the rear end of the Chassis legs are at the same point.
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What to do? All I can suggest is that you shorten the master cylinder operating rod by the required amount and make the best of a bad job.
That's what I'm going to do, grind it down a little at a time and do some trial fits, until I get to an optimum point. I'll aim for the 3/4" slack, if it looks like the End Fitting is going to interfere with the Rubber Cover, I'll stop. There's only about 1/4" at the moment, so any increase will be an improvement.
I'll update you all once I get it done.
It may be a little while.
The Mrs, who has tested Covid Neg several times in the past week with the 'Cold' she's got, has just got a Pos result after I made her check again, so we'll see how busy I am or if/when I get it.
