Morris Minor Owners Club

Hi...somewhat new to Morris Minor body work restoration I'm trying to assess what I'm letting myself in for.
I've had "Millie" as my regular transport for 6 years, doing around 5k miles a year, cracking car goes like a top..especially now the re-built engine isn't running in the "bad batch-hard" engine blocks. Anyway she spectacularly failed her MOT last week.
I've got hold of a copy of Jim Tyler's Morris Minor Restoration book but I'm looking for a schematic diagram of the body panels to give me an idea of what I might face when I start stripping down and "opening up" my 4 Door body work, cills and base of C posts (they're all rusted), front wings (they're badly rusted), "chassis legs" adjacent to the rear spring hangers (they're blown) and the front chassis legs are so patched Grandma would call them a quilt. So mostly a whole new underside....mind you the floor's not too bad...well on first look !!!
If anyone has a technical drawing or something similar that would be excellent.
If anyone is familiar with the story and already has an idea what I'm letting myself for please let me have your thoughts.
My wet finger says 100 hours to strip her out to her shell. 20 hours to brace shell. 100 hours exposing rust, 200 hours welding, 100 hours re-spray prep. 300 hours putting mechanic etc back on shell, something like 800 hours....does that feel right?

Thanks for your help.
Peter

I have , in the past found these quite useful in understanding what goes where

http://www.morrisminorspareparts.co.uk/ ... mitstart=0

http://www.auto-part.com/britcatalogs/m ... =1&page=25

Practical Classics reckoned they spent 700 plus hours on their Minor, which was badly corroded but that did include mechanical and spray work.

PS Good luck, frequent progress reports and piccies please, Like those before you on this forum we all learn from others efforts.

Many thanks for the links.
Still haven't decided on going ahead but if I do I'll keep the forum posted as I'm bound to need the help.
Peter

I don't think you can be that clinical on a resto or reconstruction by quoting hours taken! There is no telling what you might find under the next panel you remove.