Morris Minor Owners Club

i need the wood for the drivers side of a traveller i have just bought the pasengers side is good will it look diferent with only one side replaced there is no rot on the pasengers side where is the chepest place to get the wood and how big a job is it to replace

I bought mine from traveller timbers and was impressed with the quality and price. Its quite a big job to replace as you will have to remove the rear timbered section and roof, see my link below, it has some photos of the timber section removed, this will give you an idea.

will i have to reove the roof to change one side

I think you can 'lift' it clear. Yes the new wood will look different - although you can clean up the old side - and if needs be stain the new side to get a decent match. When you remove the old wood - be prepared for what you will find underneath! Dunno where you are Transit - but Chick Doig in Fife has complete wood sides in stock - he had them at a recent autojumble.

who is chick doig

Transit, I'm in the middle of doing mine. When I took off the old badly rotted wood, I found a mess of old badly rotted metal underneath it. Be warned!!
A few people have said that you can replace the sides without taking the roof off, but quite honestly, I cannot see how it can be done, and believe me, I've tried! There are two crossmembers across the roof which support the headling, and keep the sides parallel. These are screwed to the sides from the top. There is no way of getting these big screws out without removing the roof, other than drilling holes in the roof to get at them, and you don't want to do that. Even the Morris Guru Rob Thomasson says it can be done, but, in my opinion, it cannot. The roof is not difficult to remove, being only nailed on, but it needs a lot of care, and you will have to replace the rain channels, but it is not easy to get them right. I'd be glad for you if someone proved me wrong, but don't hold your breath! Good luck, cos mine is proving to be a b*st*rd of a job.

have you got any pics during the work, as the frame came off. Just thinking of my next project ;) mwhahahah

Sorry, can't do pics, but advice is free!

There are a couple of photos that I have - see the link below.

I forgot to add to my previous post, I didn't need to replace the top side rails and rear pillars (where the door hinges attach to) as they were sound so I didn't need to remove the roof. I did have the problem of matching old and new wood and in addition, don't care for the very light colour of new ash so bleached the top rails and pillars, then got some light wood dye and experimented to get a very light colour for the new wood, in the end I got a reasonable match. Once coloured I put yacht varnish onto the wood.

Chick Doig - see the list of addresses - http://www.svvf.org.uk/yearbook.html

i still dont understand this chick doig thing

it appears that Chick Doig is a parts supplier in Fife.

And he has complete wood sides available for a Traveller - very possibly at a good price! I asked where you are - probably many miles from Fife - but maybe not! You should fill in your 'Location' details in your profile.

sorry i am in wrexham i will fill it in now does any one now how much thay are

Woodies nr Chichester is good
http://www.morriswoodwork.co.uk/

Traveller Timber & Steve Foreman (Woodies) do mailorder.

transitvan1234 wrote:sorry i am in wrexham i will fill it in now does any one now how much thay are

He did have them listed on ebay a couple of weeks ago, sorry but I cannot remember the details.