Morris Minor Owners Club

Thanks to a fellow list (and someone I regard as a new friend) the autobox I have been desperate for to convert my Minor is now safely back home.
I'd like to make a public thank you to "e-minor" (Bill) for bringing it down from Scotland and saving me the nearly 700 mile round trip to collect.
Only problem is that talking to Bill it's made me realise I'm suffering for a conditon that affects certain Minor enthusiasts called LCV'itis.
I'm suffering from the "van" strain rather than the "pick-up" affliction.
Looks like the Ital engine and now the autobox will now end up in a van idc
Good news though is Bill has a strong lead to several vans that might suit my needs ie needing 100% restoration.

Paul Humphries

BTW I've already joined the LCV register

Don't worry Paul, there is a cure. First take out a convertible on a hot summers day, with the roof down. Then repeat the process, this time with a van or pick-up. Easy. (Only joking Russ )

well done paul you know it makes sense

Paul I have just come across an ad in Classic car weekly that might interest you.
Morris Minor Van1967, 1399 auto conversion with Marina 65 box fitted with spares, taxed but needs work for the Mot £800 ovno Tel 01797 344706 evenings, Romney Marsh, Kent.

Must admit to the same condition, except mine is pick up related. I've now got a pick up, its sat in a relatives garage, but I can't do anything to it, as i'm having surgery on my spine next week . So it will be at least a couple of months before i can stuck into it.

Good luck with th op and the pick-up. They're VERY addictive, and probably shouldn't be allowed

I have managed to get from this...

To this

And a trip all the tip to get rid of all the rotten wood.

See my blog for where I'm at with them all

bigginger wrote:my blog

highly recommended

Aaaawwww shucks

and i am getting another van on sat after selling my grey one a few months ago

Yay!

a conditon that affects certain Minor enthusiasts called LCV'itis.

don't worry - it's not terminal, and for a lot of people it wears off soon after you've bought a badly rotted LCV...
The cure is to buy a roadworthy saloon for less money than the rotted LCV and to drive off into the sunset. ;-)

That's two possible cures they've got then Ray Add to those the three mates that need a lift and I think you've clinched it

One of my other conditions is "eyes bigger than head".
There are lots of things I want but simply just cann't cope with anymore due to (proper) medical conditons.
Rather than spending what energy I have (I can spend weeks at a time doing little more than being in bed often sleeping 18 hours at a time) working on various projects I've decided to concentrate on just one - a Minor van.
The idea is if I galvanize chassis and cab and then try and source a firbeglass back body hopefully I'd have a vehicle that will outlast me with nothing other than routine maintenance.
Next thing is getting the energy and motivation to sell the mountains of parts and vehicle I've already aquired as part of this "life decluttering" so I can concentrate on a van.
Hopefully the first to go will be a CJ-5 Jeep - ex Iraq army and currently basket case as I was intending fitting a diesel engine to replace the previous 8-10 mpg petrol engine.
With that gone I'd then have a spare lock-up garage to store a dismantled van whilst I restore parts at home.
Problem I've found in the past is a total, "body off", restoration take up a LOT of space - far more then you realise !

Paul Humphries

BTW I'm not giving up on 4x4's but having, on permanent loan, a vehicle from a friend which I assume Ray will appreciate
http://www.erichall.eu/minerva.html
Last time it moved (over 5 years ago) was after I parked it up from taking it for a short drive !
Needs nothing major doing to it as no rust / rot with being Nato reserve stock - just checking over and registering in UK.
Will make a nice Minor recovery vehicle for towing any van project to and from the lock-up

aupickup wrote:and i am getting another van on sat after selling my grey one a few months ago

HALLELUJAH!!!!! ooh ooh can't wait to see it

paul I've got ME (have you and I discussed this before? my memory is just appalling) and I've found that having a van, and doing a nice, slow, really thorough restoration on it is one of the best therapies available mind you I don't do my own welding or panelbeating or large-area paint spraying.... but I can do little fiddly bits and I can flare my own brake pipes *proud - and not going to stop feeling like a kid on Christmas day about that for a long long time*

Also your local branch is the Potteries, no? so you have ooodles of extremely expert, and van-literate, advice and help on hand, you lucky lucky man

life-decluttering is extremely cool, too

Today the postman has brought the LCV register magazines and the CD of LCV items.
If anyone else is suffering from LCV' itus then I can recommend joining the register as the magazine is first class.
I know how an addict must feel after getting a "fix" - I'm on a high and looking forward to reading everyting the postman has delivered

Paul Humphries.

Sounds like you don't really want a cure. OK, just enjoy