Morris Minor Owners Club

Today was the day! Whilst "Molly" was off the road I have stripped out the interior, rustproofed and primed the floor and reupholstered the front seats. A bush to fit inside the thermostat housing with a pilot drill hole to make a dead centre hole was made and installed. Soon discovered th...

Hi there
Have joined the Forum and in process of joining the MMOC
We believe you are the nearest branch to us in Royal Leamington Spa? Are you still meeting second Tuesday monthly?
Look forward to meeting you and other branch members

Stuart and Tina

Thanks so much for the reply. Fully understand.
Cheers
Stuart

Hi Am trying very unsuccessfully to join the club. Completed all boxes correctly. On going to review application none of my personal details show except for the car details. Going one step further I am addressed as Blue! Could the webmaster message me when the website is working correctly as I've ju...

Thank you for all the comments which are much appreciated. Plan is to turn a collar to fit in the thermostat housing as a true guide to make a pilot hole dead centre then enlarge and tap as suggested by Phil. Hopefully the tap will pick up the old thread and clean it out. Lets see! All this nice wea...

Morning Phil
The oversize hole is 7.4mm
Thanks
Stuart

Marvellous. Really helpful. Will give it a whirl this week hopefully although wife reminds me that the garden needs doing! Whilst car not driveable have taken the opportunity to remove the seats and carpet and will wire brush surface rust from the floor pan and treat with Aquasteel then some old fas...

Thanks Phil That's really helpful. I will look later to see if the broken stud is the bottomless hole. It's the back right as you look at the car from front.. Ie nearside of the car. The only possible hitch is that the previous "driller" has enlarged the hole periliosly near the actual wat...

Thanks Phil
Really helpful. Would s helicoil work if only 1/4" depth hole available ? If not I can attempt to drill out further carefully.
Yes I realise it's the head. Dangers of posting early in the morning when brain still half asleep
Thanks for the link.
Stuart

Just overhauled my SU petrol pump with a service kit from Morris Minor Centre in Birmingham. Cost £28.50 +vat The kit comes with clear instructions and every replacement part you need. The points supplied are twin contact Highly recommend an overhaul rather than almost three times the cost for a new...

Hi there At sometime in the past with a previous owner a thermostat housing stud obviously snapped approx 1/4 inch below the surface of the block. Someone attempted to drill it but with a slightly oversize drill ! Bearing in mind the torque is relatively low has anyone tried one of the various epoxy...

Thank you. Yes that will be one of the first jobs to look at. And buying a dehumidifier for the garage too

Thank you too all who replied, The photos were a little misleading and in reality what I thought was a large crack was in fact 2 cms of underseal come away. The other ones where were the wings are bolted on and nothing to worry about. Car was remarkable solid underneath and all the correct strengthe...

Hi Greendefender123,

Thanks for that. I do believe the sills should have some additional long members strengthening and also some cross members also added

I'm currently deciding whether to take a few days driving it home or getting it transported.

Hi Lou,

Many thank for your welcome and reply.

I have sent them an email.

Thanks a lot and hope to see you around.

Stuart

Hi folks, I have just joined the forum with a view to membership. Tomorrow am flying from Birmingham (we live in Royal Leamington Spa) to view a converted convertible near Aberdeen in the afternoon. I do not know enough about the floor strengthening etc that should have been done 23 years ago (and m...

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