Morris Minor Owners Club

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highland morris wrote:good luck with your new project its coming along great

Many thanks!

Many thanks for the replies. Just gives me that little bit of confidence when someone else says its ok

Had a good day today, finished off the rear inner wing and started plating the inner wing inside the car

Any advice on my last post please?

Well it's been a while since I last posted as I stripped the Morris to a shell to assess everything. I have been collecting panels and researching how to repair this fine car. I started off with a couple of small repair patchs on the drivers inner wing wheel arch ( inside the car ). I ground the rot...

That is a PHENOMINAL price!!!

Insurance drives me mad nowadays. I heard this morning on the radio that insurance over the last ten years has gone up by 184% !!

grey111 wrote:The 1000 4 dr I just bought had the o/s/f wing welded on and at the very bottom. Was obviously a quick repair to get it thru an MOT i'm guessing.

Mine too, was just covering rot

Well had a good hour on the Morris when I got home tonight. Bolted the exhaust back up and the drivers seat back in temporarily and took it for a spin around the close! This is its first trip under its own steam in 17 years!! Am well chuffed

Well done, what a good feeling, eh? Nice job, treat yourself to the beverage of your choice :) I did, a nice beer went down very well that evening :D Its a great feeling. That 'car' I'd been taking apart and had to roll onto the trailer now actually runs. Next job is to it give a small test drive a...

Thanks for everyones help and advice! Changed the points and a little tinkering to the the float chamber cut off, and he runs!! First time in nearly 17 years! Sounds sweet as a nut. Very chuffed indeed

Are you familiar with points? That is, are you getting on a bit? If it is the first time you have changed points it is easy to get the wires and washers in the wrong order. EDIT Sorry, just re-read that you have only cleaned & checked the points. I think you need to get that screw renewed and a...

patricklambert wrote:that vauxhall is beautifull!

Cheers Patrick, I'm quite proud of the SRi too. Not many left now anymore

Ignition on: measure the voltage at the coil terminal that connects to the distributor (or at the distributor if accessible) With the points open, it should read battery voltage, about 12v. With the points closed, it should drop to zero, because closing the points connects it to earth. You should b...

Hi there, recently brought a 1964 Morris 1000 saloon that hadnt turned a wheel since 1996. I'm 'told' it ran perfectly untill being parked up, anyway I have got it now and in the slow process of rebuilding it. I've stripped it somewhat and am now in the process of trying to get it running. I wanted ...

chrisryder wrote:indeed, later coil, later cap, and later leads should all go on fine.

Great stuff, once again many thanks Chris

Hi everyone, bit of advice please. In the process of getting the Morris running. Now I've sorted out the fuel side of it, fuel's getting through and the fuel pump is pumping etc but I have no spark. I have changed the condensor and cleaned the points and changed the leads but still nothing.It has a ...

http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss348/MattO-SRi_2009/morris4.jpg That pic shows the cable going to the starter button as being red. Which strongly suggests, along with the evidence of a stereo, that it has been converted to neg earth already. I can't think of any other way of telling. Brilliant,...

Sorry, more advice needed please!! When i brought the car it had a duff battery on it, now everything I ever work on is negative earth, so when I replaced the battery I didnt think to look what terminals were what.I now learn that some minors are positive earth. Mine is a 64 model so has the mechani...

Many thanks for the welcome David. I think I will take you up on your offer of help. Everyone on here seems very knowledgeable. One quick question, on the drivers side front suspension, the bump stop lines up perfectly with the top of the suspension, although the pass side doesnt. What could cause ...

Hi Matt, welcome to the message board! The first picture looks like a good straight car. My advice would be not to strip off too much at once, go a wheelarch or side at a time so as not to daunt yourself with how much rust you will find. There plenty of people who have restored cars on here who can...