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- Mon Oct 21, 2019 1:54 pm
- Forum: Restoration Projects
- Topic: Story of a Swedish Moggie, 2 door 1959 (with videos)
- Replies: 32
- Views: 6417
Re: Story of a Swedish Moggie, 2 door 1959 (with videos)
Thank you everyone for all the kind words! I've started working on a spare wing that will need some prep before paint. Will absolutely keep you posted as I progress! Regarding the discussion of cold climate additions, I do not have any inlet tract or damper piston chamber heaters. I've only really d...
- Sun Oct 13, 2019 1:33 pm
- Forum: Restoration Projects
- Topic: Story of a Swedish Moggie, 2 door 1959 (with videos)
- Replies: 32
- Views: 6417
Re: Story of a Swedish Moggie, 2 door 1959 (with videos)
Thanks for your reply! Yes we were very lucky. I have never been in a car accident before so it felt very unreal. Trafficators are very uncommon in Sweden, I think they stopped being allowed sometime in the early 1950's if I would guess. My indicators are built into the rear lights. When the crash h...
- Sun Oct 13, 2019 11:45 am
- Forum: Restoration Projects
- Topic: Story of a Swedish Moggie, 2 door 1959 (with videos)
- Replies: 32
- Views: 6417
Car crash
So it's been a while since I did an update. To make a long story short, we sadly crashed our poor car. We were lucky though so no-one got injured and the damage to the car is actually relatively limited. The crash happened when I made a left turn on a country road and the car behind didn't see me br...
- Thu Sep 26, 2019 4:43 pm
- Forum: Restoration Projects
- Topic: Story of a Swedish Moggie, 2 door 1959 (with videos)
- Replies: 32
- Views: 6417
Re: Story of a Swedish Moggie, 2 door 1959 (with videos)
Thank you cococola! =)
- Sat Sep 21, 2019 6:50 am
- Forum: Restoration Projects
- Topic: Story of a Swedish Moggie, 2 door 1959 (with videos)
- Replies: 32
- Views: 6417
Re: Story of a Swedish Moggie, 2 door 1959 (with videos)
@geoberni: Haha, yes I was sure that I checked which side they should go on but I clearly got them mixed up... And fiddling with the nut and washer took about, hmm say 30 minutes in reality! I was very frustrated.... Dropped the spring washer at least 20 times... But it felt very nice when it was do...
- Fri Sep 20, 2019 4:54 pm
- Forum: Restoration Projects
- Topic: Story of a Swedish Moggie, 2 door 1959 (with videos)
- Replies: 32
- Views: 6417
Installing door mirrors (lucas style)
Time for a new update! I finally took the time to install door mirrors last week, but not after trying my luck in dense city traffic a few weeks ago... The mirrors were ordered a few months back but I guess I didn't miss them on country roads so I didn't bother. The job was easy enough, except for s...
- Sat Sep 07, 2019 9:30 pm
- Forum: Restoration Projects
- Topic: Story of a Swedish Moggie, 2 door 1959 (with videos)
- Replies: 32
- Views: 6417
Classic Car Rally
Thought I would do a general update. As I mentioned above we were preparing for a classic car rally when the water pump broke. The event is called the "Helga Lake Rally", 100 cars and motorcycles took part -the oldest one being a Ford Model T Lorry from 1911, and the youngest a Volvo 740 f...
- Wed Sep 04, 2019 10:11 pm
- Forum: Restoration Projects
- Topic: "Gracie" Dove grey 1965 2 door saloon.
- Replies: 44
- Views: 8064
Re: "Gracie" Dove grey 1965 2 door saloon.
Looks like you have got quite a bit of welding to do there! I think welding is actually relatively fun work, but accessibility and ergonomics are really important so I think you've got the right idea with the rotisserie!
Will be following with interest, good luck!
Will be following with interest, good luck!
- Tue Sep 03, 2019 9:57 am
- Forum: Restoration Projects
- Topic: Sorry I haven't a clue
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2638
Re: Sorry I haven't a clue
Will be looking forward to an update after friday then!
- Mon Sep 02, 2019 11:50 pm
- Forum: Restoration Projects
- Topic: Sorry I haven't a clue
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2638
Re: Sorry I haven't a clue
Very brave of you! I hope it works out for you =) Do you know any details about the state of the car? Will be interesting to see what's underneath that surface!
- Mon Sep 02, 2019 3:00 pm
- Forum: Restoration Projects
- Topic: Story of a Swedish Moggie, 2 door 1959 (with videos)
- Replies: 32
- Views: 6417
Re: Story of a Swedish Moggie, 2 door 1959 (with videos)
Yes I think those types of protruding hood ornaments were outlawed here in the 50's for safety reasons. I think your version looks nicer so it's a bit of a pity.
- Mon Sep 02, 2019 10:03 am
- Forum: Restoration Projects
- Topic: Story of a Swedish Moggie, 2 door 1959 (with videos)
- Replies: 32
- Views: 6417
Re: Story of a Swedish Moggie, 2 door 1959 (with videos)
Thank you both! I will add links to videos as we go along, starting here :) About the video: This video shows me replacing the water pump. My wife and I had planned to drive in a 70 mile classic car rally a few weeks ago. We had a bit of bad luck when I discovered a bad grinding noise and a lot of p...
- Sun Sep 01, 2019 9:07 pm
- Forum: Restoration Projects
- Topic: Story of a Swedish Moggie, 2 door 1959 (with videos)
- Replies: 32
- Views: 6417
Story of a Swedish Moggie, 2 door 1959 (with videos)
Hello everyone! Since I'm still new to these forums , I thought it would be a good idea to get started by telling the story of our car. We've only had her for a short while but we've grown very fond of her and had a few memorable adventures this summer. We've named her "Duchess". :) The ca...
- Sat Aug 31, 2019 9:10 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Word Association
- Replies: 19299
- Views: 1515392
Re: Word Association
Tahoe
- Fri Jul 19, 2019 10:39 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Uneven spark plug color
- Replies: 4
- Views: 987
Re: Uneven spark plug color
Thanks for replying! I have no great experience in this matter so any input is appreciated!
I found a picture of the plug from cylinder # 4 as well. I think that looks even more oily:
https://postimg.cc/zb2p8DZX
I found a picture of the plug from cylinder # 4 as well. I think that looks even more oily:
https://postimg.cc/zb2p8DZX
- Fri Jul 19, 2019 9:15 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Uneven spark plug color
- Replies: 4
- Views: 987
Re: Uneven spark plug color
I think the pictures might be better than my description, but I would say more towards the "dry and sooty". I do not think that the (slightly?) lower compression on cylinder one has any connection to the other signs, just thought that compression could be useful info in this context.
- Thu Jul 18, 2019 10:12 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Uneven spark plug color
- Replies: 4
- Views: 987
Uneven spark plug color
I've been continuing to slowly go through the mechanicals of our new Minor. Last week I replaced ignition parts (plugs, leads, cap, rotor, points) and did a compression test. While doing this I noticed that the plugs had a very uneven color, after a 10 mile test drive. Plugs 1 & 2 look good, bei...
- Sun May 19, 2019 9:41 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Voltage Regulator Problem
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3182
Re: Voltage Regulator Problem
Update: Managed to do some more adjustments this weekend. Set the gap in the regulator points to spec -0,012". Was about 0,010". Then I increased the regulator voltage slightly by turning the adjustment screw about ½ turn clockwise. After that I got very close to the specified regulator vo...
- Wed May 15, 2019 8:07 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Voltage Regulator Problem
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3182
Re: Voltage Regulator Problem
Thank you Nickol and Jowett for your answers! I will make sure to take a closer look at the battery, I do not know how old it is or how well it keeps its charge. Did check that the fluid level is good though. I think I have misunderstod some of the functions in the control box/voltage regulator. Did...
- Wed May 15, 2019 5:44 am
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Voltage Regulator Problem
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3182
Re: Voltage Regulator Problem
Thanks for your answer. I think I over-reacted when I saw the marked increase in voltage (as mentioned I only got 12,5 max before). Probably it was OK, I can test how high it goes under a little more revs next time, what should be the maximum battery voltage during charging? I do think the dynamo an...