Morris Minor Owners Club

I don't have a tap and die set either or I'd make one!

Would anyone have an idea where I might be able to get one of the small plates that weld to the rear of the front inner wing panel that takes the screws for the door stay? I have managed to loose the one I took off of the old panel and it's causing a major hold up now. It goes behind the two holes i...

I saw this tank re-new kit on rustbuster, was thinking of giving it a go. I don't want to put a larger tank in and finding a new pattern one, as the OP says, is a bit troublesome.

http://www.rust.co.uk/tank-re-new-kit/p413137

I'll have a think about it let you know if I do go down this path.

Took the boxing panel off last weekend to asses the situation.. Just as I thought, not great. I'll be spending this weekend making room in the other garage so I can take the back off. The new wire rollers have turned up for the MIG so I can crack on with something. I realised that I made the mistake...

This isn't a joke, more of a humorous story that I saw on Quora and thought I would share. Not my story at all. My favorite happened to a friend when the officer himself came up with the excuse, and let him go! Context is key, so you need to know that this friend, named Bob, was an airline pilot who...

Hi Dan, Glad to hear you're thinking of getting a mog. I'm 6'6" myself and have not trouble at all. The only thing I do do is I have a pair of converse type shoes for driving as I've got size 15 feet and used to catch the accelerator when braking sometimes. But this actually applies in any car ...

How about 'how long have you owned a Morris?' I bought a Trafalgar blue 4 door for £250 way back in '98 when I was 18 which promptly sat in the garage for 8 years due to being rotten. Sadly I never had the confidence to restore it and ended up giving it away on here, would love to know what happened...

A few years back I visited the Lidl in Barking. There was a space, just. The car on either side was parked over the line. So I lined it up, got out and locked the doors, pushed it into the space with about 6 inches each side. Climbed through the back doors of the Trav and put the hand brake on. I've...

A number of years ago driving to Melton Mowbray she ticked over to 10,000 miles. Got the other half to take pics for prosperity. Quite a good trip, from London to Huddersfield, down to Bakewell in the Peak district and back to London via Melton Mowbray. Yes, I did have several Pork pies. 09999.JPG 1...

So, time for another update. Haven't had as much time as I would have liked but have been progressing, albeit slowly. After the last panels were welded in, I decided to strip out the engine bay. Took a couple of pictures so I know where everything should go back. before, during and after pics below....

Hello there,

What paint did you use for the engine bay? I have mine stripped out at the moment and would love to get that finish and tips most appreciated!

Many thanks

I'm going to get a set of letter stamps and literally put my name on it.

Hello!

I'll be cutting out the nearside front tie plate, domed wheel arch and inner wing this weekend. I would also like to replace the wiper motor mount as I replace it all however I have only seen the part for the old one. Can anyone recommend where I could get this from?

Many thanks.

I might be stating the obvious here but 2 travellers were taken in west London within the space of a week, within a mile of each other. The coincidence is far too great for the thefts to be separate and not linked. I do so hope both vehicles are found and returned to their owners in original conditi...

What type of compressor do you have? Could you recommend a good set up for under £100 at all? I'm seriously considering doing the paint myself after doing everything else! Although a friends Dad has a proper spray room and ovens so I might see if he'll let me do it there or even do it for me. He lov...

Hello, Before I get too carried away with welding new panels on, I'd just like to ask some advise on the correct prepping of these. So far, I have got them from ESM and they have a black paint on. I have left this on instead of cleaning off as it seems quite well coated. Over the top of this I have ...

Hi Shane, I used to ask my uncle to do small patch repairs on my traveller, he uses oxy-acetylene and it always used to fascinate me as a kid watching him. I was just checking the trav over before an MOT last year and realised that the work needed would be just far too much of an ask. Now, I've neve...

The panels did require a bit of pushing and pulling but did fit reasonably well. in the places where they overlapped I used the flap disc on the angle grinder to get them flush.

I'll take more detailed photos of the other side as I do it.

Thanks for the comments, it's great to get some feed back and most appreciated. finally all welded in and primed up. The panels are not an exact fit so I clamped them in place and run the flap sander round until the edges were flush, I also put a plug weld every few inches or so. [frame] http://mmoc...

Well, it reminded me off a Morris in shape.. Anyone fancy souping up their wheels to this level? I think its an old Russian car of sorts, judging by the headlamps, that and the fact it was in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. A Zil Zis or something similar. Anyway, shows you what can be done with a little ima...