Morris Minor Owners Club

if you look very carefully at the carpet layout on some of the suppliers websites you can see where they go ( this is from Newton commercials) there are probably better images on other suppliers websites

For those in the north Somerset area, this Sunday is the Camerton Gathering - https://www.facebook.com/events/642637896227908/?ti=icl informal free gathering, turn up when you want, leave when you want, often unusual cars who don't attend the more formal shows can be seen.

Below are the fixings on my current project - i made a jig to hold the new panel in place for welding, so i'm reasonably confident they are in the right place

Welcome, I also bought a car that needed welding, so bought a MIG welder and after a bit of practice making a welding trolley made my own roll over jig, based on plans and posts on sites like the MIG welding forum. To see mine have a look at my restoration thread Vanessa. As I work my way round it I...

Having moved onto the front rear spring hanger and offered up the repair panel, it appears that the panel edge that is welded to the boxing panel extension needs significant modification and needs reprofiling to the white line. Has anyone else had this problem? 24448FB6-9E97-46B1-92D9-0CABE0C99FBE.j...

Having double checked all the dimensions of the original spring hanger and having overlaid the repair panels, I've taken the plunge and cut out the and spring hanger, leaving a joddle margin. image.jpeg I've also noted the dimensions of the rivet holes used originally to locate the spring hanger. im...

Next stage is to move onto the front rear spring hanger, for which I have made a jig to locate it, with a piece of angle fitted to the rear spring hanger, welded to the suspension bump stop, and 10mm threaded bar to ensure I maintain the lateral dimension between hangers.

Welded in my first attempt at a butt welded repair panel today in the passenger side floor pan - pleased with the result.

Door A pillar bottom half fitted and door hung, gaps equal all around.

Informal event next week 15th May which may be of interest at the Atwell Wilson Museum in Wiltshire https://www.atwellwilson.org.uk/whats-o ... t=27511958 unfortunately i can't make it.

I've the same problem on a 1275 MG Midget ( virtually identical gearbox) which jumps out of gear on overrun on 2nd. i've been told it is symptomatic of worn syncromesh bushes.

A decent pair of water pump pliers - probably the most used tool in my tool kit over the years, from gripping a wide range of items, to pressing in scroll pins, undoing spring pipe clips, etc. That and a set of appropriate spanners, screwdrivers, a selection of cable ties and jubilee clips and a rol...

Thanks both, having googled 12g420 I've found identical images, so looks like it is a Midget manifold, just surprised it hasn't got the reference cast into it.

The manifold below is the one which was fitted to my Minor when I bought it ( along with twin SUs off a Midget). I assume it is a 1275 Midget manifold, but it has no reference numbers cast in it. Anyone confirm or otherwise advise what it is off?

I came across similar 'grit' recently when replacing the head on a 96k. K series engine. This engine has through bolts about 400mm long which clamp the engine together and screw into a plate below the crankshaft. Every time I screwed the bolts in and out whilst measuring for stretch of the bolts, th...

Not sure about Minor Matters, but the letter from the Department for Transport can be found on the FBHVC website https://www.fbhvc.co.uk/uploads/files/D ... ration.pdf

Apart from making night time driving more fun ( I remember driving up the A697 to Edinburgh at night in a Midget, dash lights off, Ultravox turned up loud :) ), apparently it was so that you could turn the dash lights off when leaving parking lights on, to reduce battery drain ( how many people know...

Got some time on Vanessa today, so made a start on welding the boxing panel in place. Next stage will be to add the inner wing lower repair panel and lower door pillar section.

Whilst i attend some of the larger more formal events, the ones i enjoy most are the informal gatherings, at a pub or other location, whether organised, or just somewhere liked minded enthusiasts turn up on a regular basis. I'd be interested to hear of any that others recommend, and thought it might...

I knew someone here would know. thanks Gareth.