Morris Minor Owners Club

made some brackets out of angle iron, sanded them up and drilled and tapped holes in the damper mount bar, to mount them these will be bolted and welded to the side plates. here is one close up, complete with M8 bolts holding it in place. IMG_4930.JPEG another view from underneath the same part. I w...

Hi all, I'm back working on the car this weekend, I hadn't made a lot of progress mainly down to motivation but this week i have bitten the bullet and got stuck in. I have had the pins machined for the alignment jig and I've started to put the bits together. Closeup of pin fitted passenger side, pla...

IMG_4583.JPEG test fit of the side plates, I have welded in the bolts for attaching the bumper mounts, the plates look to be correct so far, next stage is to get the eye bolts out and feed an 18mm rod through the chasis legs and into the plates to get them aligned correctly, then I can mark up the ...

So today I tackled the side plates for the front end alignment jig, this was something I was struggling with due to the measurements being in inches and the available sizes of plate in metric form, So I figured I would use a cornflake packet to test my working out on. IMG_4571.JPEG Here is the cut c...

Hi

I realise I've probably started this thread in the wrong place under bodywork technical rather than restoration projects, if a moderator wishes to move this thread to the right section of the forum please do...

Sorry ;-)

Nigel

IMG_4567.JPEG The bar for the bumper attachment on the alignment jig, attached to the front mounting for the rollover jig to check the hole alignment, this is ready to attach to the alignment jig once i have the side plates cut. IMG_4568.JPEG the other end of the jig ready to roll on the back end.....

IMG_4534.JPEG The selection of steel plate I have ordered for the front end alignment jig i am going to make. IMG_4543.JPEG This is a test, making up the bracket for the top tube of the jig, but I'm not sure if I'm going to make it that way at the moment, i may bolt the side plates straight to the ...

Definitely worth doing the chassis legs they are one of the most highly stressed areas and hide their corrosion well until the day your front suspension collapses. Our car was in a very similar condition if you look at our restoration thread (VAE 306H) you will see how I approached many of the prob...

I'm of little to no use regarding the restoration work your undertaking on the body of your car, but just wanted to say how much admiration I have for how your getting stuck in with it. I've read about the unimaginably tough times you've had of late (I can't even begin to imagine) and I hope that d...

Sorry ive been quiet of late, its been a tough month all in all, but focusing on Nobby.. I did manage to get the car on my home made rollover jig, but the car wasn't safe it would rock back and forth over the ends of the vehicle and I wasn't happy with it. So i have changed my approach and decided t...

Hey that alignment jig looks awesome. mine is a pile of plate at the moment, im not sure it will be as good looking but it should do the job just the same..

awesome though...

volrod544 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 10, 2021 6:37 pm Made these areas with a hammerform

That's awesome.. I may have a go at hammer forming some of my panels. I guess the hardest part is the dimensions of the form?

I have taken delivery of a tin of craftmaster engine enamel MWOG Green to do the engine with, but its a bit cold to be painting anything, its ready for when I've dismantled the engine and I have it ready to paint. IMG_4444.JPEG i cut a bit of sterling board and bolted into the back seat area, I hope...

Another reason for the delay, was i needed to rehome my milling machine onto a new bench, and also build a bench for more generally metal fabrication use. IMG_4381.JPEG The mobile bench carcass, this is my standard construction for benches except for the addition of the castors, this gives me flexib...

IMG_4416.JPEG Mockup of the rollover jig stands, I have a longer scaffold pole but this is an offcut i used to check it would hold and turn in the stand. IMG_4421.JPEG all glued and bolted up with the outrigger leg IMG_4422.JPEG showing thr glue up stand from another angle. IMG_4423.JPEG With the c...

So its been a tough few weeks, I have been working on thi8ngs but at a slower pace. I have built the two stands for the rollover jig, and cut two circles of sterling board with positional hols drilled to enable me to lock the car in position on the stands when turning it in the jig. I deliberated ab...

I believe the tie bar would have originally been welded to the lip on the edge on the bonnet (based on ours having torn welds there). I Think your right Kevin, one side I appear to have spot welds and pop rivets on the other, so it looks like its been repaired in the past. I plan to remake the end ...

I am watching this with interest, i need to replace the bolts for my car too.

Yes, they do indeed turn the car, however as I continue the panel replacement, the car get's that bit heavier and it needs a bit more wellie to turn it over. To begin with I only had holes in the tube at 90% apart but as the work went on, it was really good to have the angle of the car set to suit ...

So the jobs list now looks like this: 1) remove centre console with switches and speedo, the heater, handbrake lever, headlining, and remaining seatbelt parts. 2) remove the drivers wing. 3) drain brake fluid and remove brake master cylinder, pedals to come out, and dip switch to come off. 4) build ...