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- Sun Jan 24, 2021 8:53 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Out with the Old, In with the Not quite as Old!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 85
Re: Out with the Old, In with the Not quite as Old!
Happy New Year to you too! Welcome back to Morris Minor ownership :D I'm sure I am not alone in looking forward to seeing pictures of your new steed and reading many more posts from you about your new experiences. You never get Morris Minors out of your system once they've bitten you! :evil: :lol: :...
- Sat Jan 23, 2021 9:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Starting Motor
- Replies: 27
- Views: 227
Re: Starting Motor
Do you not have a starting handle? Every Minor was supplied with one. They are a very useful thing! 

- Wed Jan 20, 2021 4:28 pm
- Forum: Parts for sale
- Topic: Van Parts list
- Replies: 5
- Views: 126
Re: Van Parts list
Yes, I have one too but they are not common. I was simply pointing out that the item you posted a link to is surely a workshop manual and not a parts list.
- Wed Jan 20, 2021 2:29 pm
- Forum: Parts for sale
- Topic: Van Parts list
- Replies: 5
- Views: 126
Re: Van Parts list
Just a workshop manual I think? Still worth having if an owner hasn't got one but the parts book is very rare 

- Tue Jan 19, 2021 6:37 pm
- Forum: Restoration Projects
- Topic: Work on van
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1040
Re: Work on van
Good stuff. Have you opted for the Heritage wings or pattern ones? My Minor saloon had new pattern front wings fitted and they very quickly rusted in the usual areas :cry: . I would always pay the extra and purchase the Heritage wings another time. Either way, well worth giving the new wings a few c...
- Sun Jan 17, 2021 7:12 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Which coil?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 569
Re: Which coil?
One of my Minors has had a new coil supplied by The Distributor Doctor. It was fairly expensive but has been on the car several years and covered several thousand miles without a hiccup so well worth it. The original coil failed and so did the (inexpensive) replacement. My other car still has its or...
- Sun Jan 17, 2021 7:02 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Screws that hold parcel shelf on the A pillar
- Replies: 6
- Views: 219
Re: Screws that hold parcel shelf on the A pillar
On second thoughts, I agree and think you are correct. They will be 1/4".
- Sun Jan 17, 2021 9:16 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Screws that hold parcel shelf on the A pillar
- Replies: 6
- Views: 219
Re: Screws that hold parcel shelf on the A pillar
It is indeed the same thread as the screws holding the gearbox cover down - 3/16 BSF.
As a general rule, all the threads associated with the body are BSF and those associated with the mechanical parts (engine, gearbox and axle) are UNF. It is well worth getting hold of some BSF taps.
As a general rule, all the threads associated with the body are BSF and those associated with the mechanical parts (engine, gearbox and axle) are UNF. It is well worth getting hold of some BSF taps.
- Sat Jan 16, 2021 6:04 pm
- Forum: Other
- Topic: Which one is original
- Replies: 14
- Views: 706
- Sat Jan 16, 2021 5:02 pm
- Forum: Other
- Topic: Which one is original
- Replies: 14
- Views: 706
Re: Which one is original
It is easier to use a screwdriver on a Series11 wheel because of the different design of the hupcap retainers. From memory though, the Series11 was supplied with a wheelbrace which also acted as a hubcap remover and a seperate starting handle which was a rather better design that the later Minor 100...
- Sat Jan 16, 2021 4:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 2x Vans for spares or restoration
- Replies: 3
- Views: 153
Re: 2x Vans for spares or restoration
There is another van project on ebay at the moment - apparently a 1963 with only one previous owner and 9,000miles form new :o It is already bid at £3000. Needs more than a weekends worth of work on it but an interesting project for somebody with the facilities and the time and the knowhow and some ...
- Sat Jan 16, 2021 3:28 pm
- Forum: Other
- Topic: Which one is original
- Replies: 14
- Views: 706
Re: Which one is original
As Stevey said earlier, the one in your second picture is the one which BMC included in the Minor 1000 original tool kit. Each new Morris Minor 1000 was also supplied with an owners handbook to explain the use of the tools provided....... It might be a little flimsy but mine still works perfectly we...
- Sat Jan 16, 2021 1:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 2x Vans for spares or restoration
- Replies: 3
- Views: 153
Re: 2x Vans for spares or restoration
He must be having a clear-out. He sold a pretty sound GPO engineers van recently on ebay too.
- Thu Jan 14, 2021 7:02 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Regular engine runs during winter storage?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 449
Re: Regular engine runs during winter storage?
I would say that your worries are unfounded and that running an engine for a short period could even do some harm. I would think that a good compromise might be to regularly turn the engine over on the starting handle if you wished? You could even squirt a little oil into the bores first if you wish...
- Tue Jan 12, 2021 3:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Anti Rust Products
- Replies: 39
- Views: 1029
Re: Anti Rust Products
Goodness! How complicated it sounds having a garage
I'm glad that my Minor lives outside all the time and is free of all this worry

I'm glad that my Minor lives outside all the time and is free of all this worry

- Sat Jan 09, 2021 11:17 pm
- Forum: Bodywork
- Topic: 10 years on and its time to do that full restoration
- Replies: 27
- Views: 703
Re: 10 years on and its time to do that full restoration
You have a lot of work to do there! Good for you if you can get all that done in time for the summer
Great garage by the way - that'll be a big help.
Good luck with it and remember to post pictures of your progress

Great garage by the way - that'll be a big help.
Good luck with it and remember to post pictures of your progress

- Sat Jan 09, 2021 11:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Gold Seal Engine Painting
- Replies: 19
- Views: 879
- Fri Jan 08, 2021 7:50 am
- Forum: Series MM Register
- Topic: 1948 MM arrived
- Replies: 11
- Views: 231
Re: 1948 MM arrived
That is a beauty. Very few early cars in the UK now. I suppose the MM Register is the only source of information really? Our climate and all the salt that was put down on our roads during the long winters didn't help the survival of old cars. Cars quickly became of little value once a few years old ...
- Mon Jan 04, 2021 11:01 am
- Forum: Scrapyards
- Topic: TRAFALGAR BLUE SALOON AT GARAGE NEAR LANDS END
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2120
Re: TRAFALGAR BLUE SALOON AT GARAGE NEAR LANDS END
Well spotted
. Poor old car looked a bit neglected even then and probably a bit worse now!

- Fri Jan 01, 2021 7:03 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Word Association
- Replies: 19213
- Views: 1017037