Morris Minor Owners Club

Right, further to my previous topic, I could really do with some help on the subject of painting! Im planning on doing a bare metal respray, at home (Im quite handy with a spray gun already but have only ever really used household paints and agricultural enamels). going to be using Cellulose but hav...

Yes I did the same, used the copper ones with brass fittings from ESM. Carefully bent them into shape, worked a treat. More pics to follow, I have the hubs to fit and drums to spray and fit etc. Also, mildly related, I want to drop the car down onto its wheels so i can move it about for painting etc...

When repairing my Moggy I got the whole car on its side and stripped everywhere back to bare metal. It then had 2 coats of Zinc rich primer and rust converter in the relevant areas, 2 coats of chassis black then a final couple of top coats of waxoyl....................if it rusts now ill eat my own ...

Right oh, i always like to check these things.....

thanks BM

Just thought Id check to see if the experts on here agree. I am doing a bare metal respray for the engine bay and boot, and the plan is to do a couple of coats of Zinc 182 onto the bare metal followed by a couple of high build primer.....or more as necessary. Followed by x amounts of top coat cellul...

Evening everyone, once again I do apologise for not being around much recently. But im back from Uni now for the summer, so work has once again commenced on XTT 433 :D Im very close to getting the car back down on its wheels now, but first off I have to sort the front brakes. The question I have is,...

DO NOT DESPAIR! As John says, do one bit at a time and just ignore the rest until you get it. If you try doing 8 things at once it will seem all the more daunting! If it helps, have a flick through my photos. My moggy wasnt as badly rusted as yours, but the basics such as sills, spring hangers and i...

Afternoon everyone, havent been around 'ere for a while! Anyway, i got a front hub bearing kit from ESM the other day....thinking it would be a simple job of drifting out the old bearings with a suitable socket/pipe and putting in the new ones. Turns out this is not so, or im being an idiot. The man...

Thanks john!

Yea the tie bar is new. Im going to cover all the new parts in clear waxoyl once the cars back on its wheels and everythings adjusted correctly. Im going to be terrified taking the car out for its first drive and getting the underside all muddy !!

Yg

Howdy people, long time no posts I know. Truth is i havent had much of a chance to spend time on the Moggy of late what with it being 300 miles away whilst Im at University! Still, the snow has allowed me to spend a bit of time putting a few things back on. Im afraid a few parts I painted in the sum...

Total rebuild of the inner wing from the A pillar forwards...... never seen so much rust!!

sidanuk wrote:
Then The Drivers Side , .....BAD TIMES !!!!


Always check it out lads its the last ting i did and wish it had of been the first<br><br>

FAIL!!!!

Unlucky my friend, still, pretty standard rot. Go forth and grind sir!!

Worn Valve guides, almost certain of it as father was moaning about it the other day and talked of exactly the same symptoms!

I got all my stuff from ESM Russ, they dont like answering their emails. But on the whole are good. Ive just completed much of what you have to do welding wise. Ill send you a link to my photobucket album. Start at page 13 and work your way to page 1!! http://s166.photobucket.com/albums/u118/yamahaf...

Evening all, Yes I know I havent been on here in ages but its been an odd last couple of months with various things......(family bereavement, going to university etc). Anyways, update time! Back axle and springs, complete with poly bushes..........on, and it fitted perfectly! After all the welding i...

Sure you are talking about the same thing YG ? Hard to imagine it came out as easily as that! Tapered Pin that goes into the shock absorber arm and goes through the top trunnion? Think thats the same thing! Mine just came out with a good sharp blow, and so did the other one too. Probably assembled ...

I smothered the threads on the kingpins in grease before I put the trunnions on. So should be Ok.

YG

Ahh glad to hear I did it correctly.

What Grade grease should I pump them full of?


thanks,
YG

I did mine today, it just came out with a good sharp blow from my trusty ball pein hammer.

Luck?

YG

Well, Just had a successful day of assembling the entire offside front suspension. New track rod ends, all poly bushes, new trunnions the lot...its starting to look like a car again :D The one question I have though, as I couldnt find a mention of it in the workshop manual. Is how far down do you sc...