Morris Minor Owners Club

Makes me want to get on with mine again. Keep up the good work!

Excellent! Are you still working on the Traveller, or are you planning to get to work on it in the near future?

Excellent news! I'll look forward to that.

A lot of the original images are still in Google's cache, abeit in a smaller format, but useful nonetheless. Just Google "rose taupe traveller restoration" complete with quotes and then click on the Images tab to see them.

I think you might have a very difficult time on your hands if you're going to attempt to weld panels with an arc welder - it would take a very skilled welder indeed to make a decent job of that. Best to pick up a MIG welder (don't buy a SIP Turbo MIG - it will let you down again and again!), somethi...

Yes, I remember at the time seeing several ads for Minors at inflated prices and in the description "If not sold then it will go into the scrappage scheme", which is just another way of saying 'give me three times what the car is worth or the Minor gets it'. Shameful.

Perhaps people have been raiding them at night. It certainly looks like some have been done. What a waste though.

I've just found this video filmed last year of hundreds of cars accepted under the scrappage scheme back in 2009/10. They still exist! I counted at least ten Minors, including a pickup.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhUGMrWCqyg

I've just seen this article about how good linseed oil is for preserving steel railway bridges. Has anyone ever tried it on their Morris? I'm thinking of giving it a go!

See this: https://www.sustrans.org.uk/news/linsee ... rk-bridges

I have removed the engine and I will be taking all four doors off (a considerable weight!) and the gearbox but will leave the rear axle on, I think.

It's under some junk at the moment but it looks like this one, only without the facililty to adjust the centre of gravity. It was custom-built by someone who had restored several Minors:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Spgy73QA3ss

Thanks Mark, this is what I'm worried about really. My thinking was that if I removed too much from the lower half of the car, would it suddenly flip over as I turned it. I suppose I should just be prepared.

Another good suggestion - thanks Alan!

Good point! I'll remove the gearbox and propshaft and drain the oil from the axle then. Thanks.

I have a rollover jig (two A-frames and bars which fix on to the bumper rods) built specifically for Minors. I need to do some welding underneath and have removed the engine, seats and bonnet, but left the gearbox, propshaft and rear axle on. Is it possible to roll over a Minor saloon with these ite...

Wow - well done on getting your photos back, taupe! Your work is a source of inspiration for many of us on here.

That's very useful, thanks!

That's a welcome sight - nothing too horrible.

Swapping to disc brakes might affect your insurance. For mine I had to sign something saying that the vehicle was not modified in any way.

I used Red Hematite with the paper gasket on mine, and it has held fast for the last five years.