Morris Minor Owners Club

I only have to walk for 7 minutes to get to my garage. My friends consider me 'ridiculously eccentric' for not having a 'modern' but I'm just not interested :wink: So what does your vintage garage look like, and how is does it compare to the modern garage your friends want you to get? :D I think it...

I couldn't say if it was the original, wouldn't surprise me though. So I could guess that the SU pump in my car worked for probably about 40 years before giving up. It was replaced with an SU pump, that was around about 20 years ago now. No known issues, so while that's of no use in the experiences ...

POMMReg wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 6:58 pm The Gloucester torch destroyer

Sounds like a Goon Show title to me

Ship of Theseus / Triggers' Broom.
At this rate, will it still be the same torch neilmorey?

svenedin wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 12:18 pm Numerous oil leaks all over the place have also helped preserve the metal.

Oil leaks do have their uses, the only area of the floor on mine that didn't need restoring was where oil had been protecting it.

If you want it to look as close to the original as you can still get, then your only option is: https://newtoncomm.co.uk/collections/4-door/products/morris-minor-series-2-ii-carpet-set-1953-54-55-56-rhd-interior?variant=6822016417843 (the pile is about 1/3 as deep as the original hessian backed carv...

New engine rubber mounts tend to be made with harder rubber these days whilst the original ones are just right in that they support the engine yet are flexible enough to absorb vibrations and engine movement. When did you last check out new mounts? I'm just curious as I notice ESM list them as &quo...

Why do you need to take the engine out to paint round there (obv. I understand why you'd need to when fitting the rubbers)? I still have an engine in and earlier today I was standing with one foot inside the engine bay (being careful not to stand on the brake pipes). I mean you don't even have the i...

Looks like USA could still buy it up till 2021, closest Stanley torch now is this: https://www.amazon.com/STANLEY-SAT3S-Rechargeable-Lithium-Satellite/dp/B014ITIW76 Which can be yours incl. all import duties, postage etc. paid at checkout to the UK for $45.11 (£35.63) from Amazon USA (which may add ...

or it will flash rust (I have watched parts flash rust within 20 minutes). I was repainting a car, had to strip it to bare metal first. The job took longer and the daylight fled too quickly. In the end I had to leave it overnight, outside, near the coast. I spent the next morning sanding off the fl...

Since the original site appears to have closed down in 2019, here's the archived version for anyone wishing to view the original photos:
https://web.archive.org/web/20181227101 ... 50mmt.com/

It was always a dissapointment to me how the very bottom of my drivers door juts out slightly and isn't fully flush with the cars body as you'd expect. Recently I saw a period video showing a Minor with the exact same thing, so I guess some just look that way. I figured I'd mention this in case your...

When I saw their category of "General Interior Lighting" I admit I didn't click it but thought that meant they were doing building interior lighting now, but having clicked it I see they still only cater to vehicles so I guess their response makes sense. Presumably it wouldn't stop you hav...

Blaketon wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:08 am Are there any makes of fluorescent or LED light units, that are still made properly, in Britain, Europe or North America?

LabCraft (https://www.labcraft.co.uk/product/) are still on the go.

The auction says "working when removed" so I guess you could message them and ask what it was removed from possibly.

But if you want a strange pump arrangement, how about this:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/326019501968

mogbob wrote: ↑Sun Feb 25, 2024 12:30 pm I confess I haven't heard of M C Escher.

mogbob
Location: Esher

Couldn't help but smile at the coincidence of your location being so close in spelling (but not pronounciation admittedly)

I'd do as myoldjalopy suggested, but I'd also (since they've finally got a gel version out) use this rust remover (not a a converter): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bilt-Hamber-Deox-Gel-Rust-Remover/dp/B0CJ55T7BH Now, I've not used it myself, but I have seen others (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TOfUo...

The ESM catalogue moggiethouable linked to on eBay also has a free online version:
https://www.morrisminorspares.com/catalogue-i30

It's also a pity they've attached upside down but I had to dash off shortly after posting so couldn't fix it :D Thanks for all your help, I can confirm one starter is labelled M35G, the other is corroded on the area where the other had that stamp but does look identical. As to the dynamos, one is la...

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