Morris Minor Owners Club

sorry i have not been in on the site for a while.

i am currently in charge of the register, when i took it over i got no details from the previous registrar,so i have no details of your car.

if you would like to join the register just drop me your email address in a Pm.

interesting point on the inner tubes i would check with the maker of your tyre about fitting inner tubes because i seem to recall there is an argument that goes along the lines of "radial tyres are not designed for inner tubes and therefore the inner walls of the tyres might rub on the inner tu...

i did a newsletter on it a few years back and i am happy to send you a copy of it just pm me your email address. however i think which ever solution you go with you will need to do some welding.. most modern cars seat seem to have flat bases so you will need to make up something to support the rear ...

jlh does both standard and modified minors not just modified and you have a PM

i will always remember Godfrey with a smile on his face and happy to help out everyone.

south of the watford gap would be fine but South of london is too far south in my opinion

sorry typing quickly.. edited now

Around this time of year i always unveil the trophies and make some comment about just posting them north of the border.. but given the stupid location {edited to remove the s} of this years national rally it might be the only chance of keeping them South of the border! any way hopefully there will ...

Clever but just a way to get around irrational legislation. Not sure that transferring emissions is the way forward for the planet...just makes your street a bit less smelly. it is not just moving the smell, the generation of power in the average power plant is far greater than that of the average ...

It might be worth reading the book "Tuning the A-Series Engine" by David Vizard, it gives lots of information on tuning the A series engine and includes before and after test results so you can see the difference each change makes ( from what i recall it was 20 + years ago that i read the ...

if you PM me your email address i can drop you a pdf of the custom and modified newsletter which was copied for the article in the link

looks good biomed32.. i know what i want for christmas now

Thank you for replying so quickly! I am contemplating buying new seats with my father and just wanted to check (for authenticity, of course). I will bear this in mind when the time comes. take a deep breath before looking at the price of trim.. if you are going newton commercial, for door and seat ...

click on "user control panel" at the top of the page

select the profile tab..

on the left had side you have the "edit account settings" where you can change your email address

the diaphragm is much firmer than the webbing but uses the same mounting holes.

If you have not started to dismantle the seat I can send you a pdf document on making your own trim that deals with taking the seat apart and rebuilding it. if you want it just drop me a PM with your email address.

Andrew Chaplin from the custom and modified section wrote a very good article on making your own carpets (3 Newsletters). thank you, glad you liked it.. i am happy to post out the newsletters to anyone interested, just drop me a PM with your email address or you can follow the link to the morrismin...

this build thread uses a pug 106..
http://morrisminorowners.co.uk/viewtopi ... d5ec03c12a

have you still got your old wiper box?

if yes you can modify the wiper drive shaft ( which controls the sweep ) to make it all fit.. it is all covered in the marina to minor box sold by ESM, just follow the details for modifying the 150 wiper wheel.

here is a link to how to fit alternate seats..
http://morrisminorowners.co.uk/howto_Fi ... eSeats.php

as mark wilson points out they all make use of a subframe.

i had the same problem on my car. worked fine on the way to work seized solid on the way home. The problem for me was grease in the rack.. it dries over time and eventually the motor is notable to overcome the initial friction in my case I resolved it by pulling out the inner drive cable part 15 in ...