Morris Minor Owners Club

tysonn wrote:Hi Dave.Any chance of a pic?
Mick

There are some in the Hood Frame thread: http://www.mmoc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f= ... 19#p440819

bmcecosse wrote:Aye - but compared to a £5 speedo from ebay - it's a VERY expensive alternative.......

Everything according to you is 'very expensive', but a recondition/recalibrated speedo will be accurate and better than a fixed penalty notice + points.............

As an alternative, you could use Fernox Alphi 11 http://www.fernox.com/files/Fernox/Content/PDF/English/Alphi%2011%205L.pdf Fernox Protector Alphi-11 is classified as non-hazardous and non-irritant and compatible with all materials you will find in a cars cooling system You can buy it in 5 litre con...

As already said, you could get your speedo re calibrated. JDO is the best I have found: http://www.jdo1.com/index.html

Mine's a 59 car converted to a spilt screen so has centre hung visors.

These are better on the convertible as you can flip them up when the roof is down and it guides the air over your head......

If the head is off anyway, it's worth regrinding the valves in. Doesn't take that long and it ensures a good seal.

Sure you do, on the Lambretta at least

There should be no gap where the hood joins the screen and water should not come through as the underside of the header rail should have a foam pad on that crushes down when you tighten the wing bolts giving a tight seal. If there is a gap your at risk of the wind getting under and blowing the hood ...

Anything pre 72 is road tax exempt, most cars will do 35 mpg or so which compares well with a lot of modern petrol cars of a similar size, parts are readily available and not expensive compared to modern cars, servicing can be done by anybody with basic DIY skills with NO computers required, so more...

StaffsMoggie wrote:
11 grand for a Minor?? No way.

If someone thinks it's worth that kind of money and is prepared to pay it, why be so negative?

Classic Car prices vary considerably (even for cars of a similar 'marque') and you cannot simply blanket define what an individual car is worth.

The 'Market' will decide.

Dominic wrote:If you have a problem with the speedo, I can recommend this chap.

http://www.jdo1.com

Dom

Much cheaper than 'Speedy Cables' for a speedo overhaul and nice to deal with (just had my glovebox lid clock overhauled by him)

Surely 4k is plenty for a Trav.... All depends on condition.................. Lancaster have an 'independent' valuer and you simply send off 6 pictures f the car along with any invoice work/parts and tell them what you think the car is worth. They either agree, or tell you what they think it's wort...

Mine comes from quarter light seals. Water comes through the seal, goes behind the door panel and down into the footwell instead of down through the door itself onto the sill cover and away to the road I have added a couple of 'new' drain holes to the q/l seal in an attempt to get the water to go do...

From the flight length you mentioned I assume that your coming from Australia or New Zealand?

That's showing some real commitment to the Morris scene

Dare we ask what the shipping costs for the car are going to be?

MOGGY1961 wrote: BUT YOU WOULD NEED 2 PAIRS AND VERY VERY DEEP POCKETS

So how much is your life worth as 2 pair equate to circa 1 a summer holiday abroad?

This is covered several times on site already, namely here: http://www.mmoc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=46383

Drive on ramps are safer than axle stands but, don't let you remove the wheels.

It really all depends on what you want to do under the car.

been discussed several times,do a search,as far as I know the rubbers are still about useless,unless there has been a remoulded set produced in the last year or so.Do as I explained in one of the posts,by sealing INSIDE the car under the INNER rubber lip. Did that but it was still leaking and the o...

Took my screen centre out and it had some 'Dum Dum' between the 2 glass panes so filled with black silicone and refit the seals and covers.

Hopefully by the time the car next gets wet it will have cut down another potential area for water ingress.......

Just a thought but have you had a look behind the split screen cover on the inside? Mine was leaking through each corner as well so the mastic gun was used everywhere but the centre cap... Yesterday in very heavy rain water started coming through the screws holding the centre cap in place so it look...