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- Tue Apr 30, 2013 10:56 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: At Last!!!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 4463
Re: At Last!!!
Well done What uni from?
- Tue Apr 30, 2013 10:55 pm
- Forum: Other
- Topic: Torque Wrench
- Replies: 29
- Views: 5472
Re: Torque Wrench
True, but your implying this automatically makes them worse???les wrote:Their trolley jacks are made in China now.lambrettalad wrote:I've got snap on tools from the 70's ,abfab tools
- Mon Apr 29, 2013 11:12 pm
- Forum: Other
- Topic: Torque Wrench
- Replies: 29
- Views: 5472
Re: Torque Wrench
I hate to have to say it, but by far the best i've ever used was the snap-on one, they beep rather than click which is significantly better, and are set to do so ever so slightly under torque, as you always go an extra 1% or so before you realise, so I imagine they must be and stay pretty darn accur...
- Sun Apr 28, 2013 11:21 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Engine prices :D
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2726
Re: Engine prices :D
Around £150 for the marina engine, the gearbox is pretty much scrap value though i'd imagine.
- Fri Apr 26, 2013 6:34 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Telescopic shoc absorber conversions
- Replies: 23
- Views: 8811
Re: Telescopic shoc absorber conversions
To be honest, you are better just buying the new hubs from esm, they will then be minor pcd (rather than marina) And are a much better design, the adapter sleeves are no longer as easily available.
- Wed Apr 24, 2013 6:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Footman James problem. No access to another vehicle.
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6313
Re: Footman James problem. No access to another vehicle.
Thats good then. SO just to clarify, even if a young owner has no access to another vehicle, FJ will still insure them? If its for personal/business commuting?
- Wed Apr 24, 2013 5:35 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Telescopic shoc absorber conversions
- Replies: 23
- Views: 8811
Re: Telescopic shoc absorber conversions
The best solution is the JLH kit, http://www.jlhmorrisminors.co.uk/, however i have the bolt on esm style front kit fitted, and I find it works very well, definite improvement over standard re-filled dampers. It gives you the front end balance you need when cornering. Tele damper kits are also adjus...
- Wed Apr 24, 2013 5:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Footman James problem. No access to another vehicle.
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6313
Re: Footman James problem. No access to another vehicle.
No longer true, on the facebook page a week ago dave youngs posted that fj had indeed stopped insuring new young members as their sole car. Only existing members would be renewed. I dont know if that has changed in the last week, but....
- Wed Apr 24, 2013 1:16 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Quick lowering front suspension question
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1985
Re: Quick lowering front suspension question
Yes, hammer off splines, towards back of car. Just get out there and do it, its much easier to understand once you start.
- Tue Apr 23, 2013 11:33 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Front Tyre wear/Camber Angle
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6733
Re: Front Tyre wear/Camber Angle
You are also inducing a greater steering axis inclination angle (kingpin angle) by shimming out the bottom to give the more negative camber. The greater SAI in fact causes positive camber gain in turn of said outside wheel, hence the need for more caster angle also.
- Mon Apr 22, 2013 9:52 am
- Forum: Series MM Register
- Topic: Remote brake servo for MM
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5926
Re: Remote brake servo for MM
Just as a general point, this is not the case on a minor with marina discs, the car can be easily stopped, and the wheels locked without a servo.mike.perry wrote:The leg muscles would not exert sufficient pressure on the disc pads to be able to stop safely.
- Thu Apr 18, 2013 10:38 pm
- Forum: Series MM Register
- Topic: Remote brake servo for MM
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5926
Re: Remote brake servo for MM
But its easy enough to lock the brake pedals on a minor, regardless of make/model. This is as standard, with a well maintained brake system, so I dont see why extra force would help? If you can lock the wheels then surely the maximum is easily obtainable? I agree though it is somewhat speed dependan...
- Thu Apr 18, 2013 9:29 am
- Forum: Series MM Register
- Topic: Remote brake servo for MM
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5926
Re: Remote brake servo for MM
A vacuum brake booster gives an appreciable increase in stopping performance. In theory, the previous post is correct, in practice however the theory does not hold water, stopping distances are dramatically decreased and it is so much easier to stop in a hurry or avoid a collision. Can you explain ...
- Wed Apr 17, 2013 11:06 pm
- Forum: Series MM Register
- Topic: Remote brake servo for MM
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5926
Re: Remote brake servo for MM
A servo wont give you any more stopping power, it just means you have to push the pedal less hard. If this is the limiting factor then do so, however in most cases it is not. New adjusted brake pads should do the job. If set however on it, the plumbing will be the same as for any other minor.
- Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Valuation
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1191
Re: Valuation
Your local club. Map on homepage of this site.
- Thu Oct 18, 2012 2:32 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Wheel Alignment
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2291
Re: Wheel Alignment
What kind of 'alignment' place is this? All of the good ones, with excellent new equipment should definitely have morris minors in the database. Oddly they are meant to have something like 1 deg of POSITIVE camber.. Also they should check the camber when aligning it, and you can always get camber sh...
- Tue Oct 16, 2012 7:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Is florence a transitional '62?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3313
Re: Is florence a transitional '62?
Does this mean she's a transitional? I really dont get this whole 'transitional thing' probably nearly half of all minors were a mixture of whatever they had lying around at the time in the factory, a combination of different stages, and interior/exterior/engine mods they bought it at any given tim...
- Mon Oct 15, 2012 11:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Is florence a transitional '62?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3313
Re: Is florence a transitional '62?
You can see by looking at the position of the wipers if they are clap hand or not.. Also, the sunvisors, are they bolted straight to the top of metal windscreen frame, or mounted in the corner, so that you cna pivot them round like in a modern car to cover the side window too?
- Mon Oct 15, 2012 11:34 pm
- Forum: Stolen!
- Topic: Alta Cylinder Head Stolen
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7443
Re: Alta Cylinder Head Stolen
Sad story, hope you do manage to get it back.
Just out of interest, does anyone know how much a reasonable, (well useable atleast) one of these is worth/sells for?
Just out of interest, does anyone know how much a reasonable, (well useable atleast) one of these is worth/sells for?
- Fri Oct 12, 2012 12:12 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Oil woes (again)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1723
Re: Oil woes (again)
Sounds like the rocker cover gasket. Cheap and easy enough to replace.