Morris Minor Owners Club

For those who aren't sure of the identity of the (former) pop star referred to, you'd have to really really want a Range Rover. And you wouldn't want to bend it like Beckham....

Mark Were both sides similar , rust -wise ? John :wink: Both fairly bad, but the photo was of the rh side which was the worst. My decision to change them was fairly marginal, could easily have persuaded myself that the flakes of rust visible from inside the gearbox cover weren't really serious.... ...

"Full of rust". Bad as mine? Didn't look too bad from the outside, either....

Does a Tory jack reduce the labour?

Oi Phil. My Traveller is just up the road from you in Leeds, and has been called Desmond for the last eight years (even if he hasn't ventured far outside the garage....) He was named after the same man, but not for Zoo Time. Desmond Morris wrote a best selling book in the 1960's called The Naked Ape...

Don, thanks for your persistence with this important issue. And thanks to Mike for responding to it.

Is the club intending to take any action, eg a backup archive, to ensure the long term preservation of valuable posts?

Mark

Lastly, as I've never owned a convertible vehicle I'm unsure on the following. On DVLA's records/the ownership papers, does it state if a car is a convertible? If it doesn't then are there any tell tale signs to identify a conversion versus an original soft top? Late to the party, but can't let suc...

I'll second Don''s plea - this is extremely important. It would be good to have a response from someone in the club.

Mark

Regrettably, the excellent resto threads referred to, particularly Neil MG's, have been rendered useless by the removal of the photographs. These historic threads were possibly the most valuable asset of the club and, unless by some miracle they can be restored, this has been a failure akin to burni...

Gavin, butt weld v lap or plug is always a matter for debate, so not taken as criticism. My butt welding is no better than you say yours is, but I have used it where I felt it appropriate, eg floor panels (home made) below the seat box, and extensively in the inner wing and flitch area. On the floor...

Not sure how much you are doing to to the sill structure, but on mine I was replacing most of it. I repaired the flanges, including welding an angle to the foot of the seat upstand, then plug welded the floor edge extensions to the bottom of the sill step flange from above (bit perverse, but I was w...

ESM, and presumably others, sell a cheap version and an "original" version of the choke cable. I had a basic version (not from ESM) which didn't stay out, and replaced it with an ESM original which does twist and lock. I think I've seen references to the cable being a rigid piano wire - neither of m...

More important than the type of gas is the facilities you have for safe access to the bits you need to weld. In my experience that's all of them! I've done mine with no previous experience and although not quite there yet I think it's turned out OK. I taught myselff, but I agree that a course is the...

I do know they are different from the parcel shelf rivets. I must be more careful with my descriptions (quadrifurcated?) and my counting....

They are for the bifurcated copper rivets which hold, or held, the sound insulation quilt behind the dash. There are about twelve in total, from memory.

The method of rolling does depend to some extent on what you expect to be repairing. For example, the hub fixed jigs are fine if you can leave the front and rear axles in place, but no good if these will need to be removed, as they often will be. The jigs fixed to the bumper irons have similar limit...

Great colour, great finish - well done!

Mark

Thanks for the positive comments, much appreciated.

Phil - I'd make it to Otley only if it continues to rain - too much walking and cycling to catch up on over the rest of summer otherwise! But it is downhill from Leeds...

Mark

All body panels media blasted by specialist, prepared and painted by me. Finally everything starts to go together again! That's all for now.

Shell spraying, wood frame finishing