1970 Morris Minor 1000 2dr Trafalgar Blue RUN 634H

[cammy-p]

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[wheelynutz]

Thanks for that cammy-p, they do look very similar to the ones on my mog.
But if you could see what the part number is on your calipers are that would be great
THANK YOU

[cammy-p]

I will take the wheel off at the weekend and get back to you with the part num ...
Cheers ...

[wheelynutz]

I will take the wheel off at the weekend and get back to you with the part num ...
Cheers ...

If you could take a look for me that would be great

[chrisryder]

i have to say they look more like marina discs to me.

i've just put a set on my minor.

[Alex'n'Ane]

I agree, they defo look like marina, the same as I have. Also when you say they are sticking, do you mean you cant physically turn the front wheels? Or just that when you do they wont really spin that freely and seem to drag, as this is normal for discs.

[cammy-p]

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[Alex'n'Ane]

Took the wheel off today and these are whats on mine , only numbers i could find were , 67566373 plus 5306..
According to my paper work / history i got with my car they are def "Austin healey sprite "...[frame][/frame][frame][/frame][frame][/frame]

Yes yours are indeed sprite, they are 4"pcd as standard, but the discs are smaller than the marina ones. If you see in the pics posted by chris and the original question, they have had the pcd altered from marina 3.75 to 4" and i believe if you measure the discs will also be a different diameter.

[wheelynutz]

Thanks for the reply's guys
Thanks cammy-p for checking but looking at the pics chris has put up (thank you ) of his compared to yours i'm pretty sure they are marina.
I didn't know if they where marina at first as i didn't think marina calipers would be 2 pot, sporty
Any way i have managed to convince the moggie to be a 4 cylinder once again , number 1 and 2 ht leads got mixed up somehow, as that is what it was like when i got it? O well it runs beautifully now and i am dead chuffed
Out of interest what is the firing order?
I've replaced the ht leads, dizzy cap, rotor arm, condenser, plugs, air filter, fuel pipe (pump to carb) will do all the oil and filter conversion once i have put some more petrol in it to warm the oil up so then i can drain it.
But first i need two new rocker cover rubber seal bits that go around the nuts along with the metal bits. Are these the correct parts on esm http://morrisminorspares.co.uk/shop/pro ... ucts_id=35 , http://morrisminorspares.co.uk/shop/pro ... d4691a08df
These are the bits i am talking about


I have just placed it on top thats why its sitting up high

I need 4 complete ones so they go straight on the rocker cover, as both of those seals are split and i need some for another rocker cover i have. So if i haven't got those links right please can you point me in the right direction.
I will also get a new rocker cover gasket, the one on esm has another bit of cork going through the middle although mine hasn't?
Also some clever sole has rounded off the screw that holds the points on and it's done up very tight so i'm going to have to think of a way to get it off.

And this is where the mog is living at the mo, under cover at my grandparents and it also has a car cover on when i'm not doing bits to it so i can do my best to keep any more rust at bay. The RX7 is also kept there as it is so clean underneath we want to make it stay that way and in this pic it was supplying some music for me.

[chrisryder]

yep those two links are right.

the rocker gasket with the thing across the middle is a new fangled design to make life easier. the bit of cork across the middle doesn't actually seal onto anything, but it helps to hold the sides of the gasket outwards so the cover sits on it properly.

i'm forever having to pull the sides of my gasket outwards with a small screwdriver to make sure it seals. the bit across the middle isn't all that clever though, as i imagine you'd have to cut it to get it past the rocker shaft!

on the disc front, marina diameter is 9.75 inches, and yes, 2 pot is standard marina.

[chrisryder]

oh... and the firing order is 1342.

[wheelynutz]

Thanks for that.
I'll order some of them then along with a gasket so i can have it running.
Yep i understand now about the middle bit on the gasket but did think that it wouldn't go across the shaft. If i need it there is a thing called a stanley knife.
And thanks for the firing order as well.
I do like your bluey a lot, very tastefully modified and that's my favorite colour. What colour is it again?
I'm either going to put some deep dish minilites, slot mags or revolutions on the mog.

[chrisryder]

smoke grey supposedly... she's not called 'Bluey' for nothing!

i'd love some deep dish minilites for monty one day, but it's difficult to get ones with a dish that'll fit the minor! especially in anything more than 13inch diameter, which look far too small in my opinion. 14's look a bit small sometimes!

JLH do a good range of minilites (or minilite style) up to 15 inch. but not much of a dish i don't think... a long way off needing wheels for monty just yet though...

[wheelynutz]

Yeh more like duck egg blue than smoke grey, and yeh 13" will probably look too small but i love the look of deep dish minilites.
The bloke i work with has just managed to get a set of deep dish minilites (8j i think) with tyres, every thing in brand new condition for his mk1 cortina for £200 , i am very very jealous.
Finding some 15" deep dish minilights 4" pcd will be fun , but i'm going to get the moggie all sorted and on the road with all the rot gone them i will start doing bits like that.
I've sent you a facebook request as well.

[chrisryder]

accepted. plenty of pics on there to keep you busy for a wee while

[wheelynutz]

Yep i've noticed and i thought i like to take lots of pics.
Just because i can't be bothered to upload them all to facebook.
I've got 1,350 photos and 1,729 songs on my phone

[chrisryder]

haha. i must be nearing 1000 pics of Bluey on facebook, but i have had her for 4 years now. 34,000 miles. 3 trips to france. 3 engines. 3 gearboxes...

[wheelynutz]

But looks like he's holding up with the rust ok.
How did you lower it?

[chrisryder]

lowering blocks on the rear (between the axle and the springs), and adjusted on the torsion bars at the front. there's lots of threads covering that on here.