Morris Minor Owners Club

It would be very easy for a local sheet metal shop or good resto company to put the fold in your new panels, It would only take a minute or two for both, but I would suggest take your old alloy panels with you to give them the angle and position of the fold, and remember they are handed .... Don't k...

Might be worth having a look at
www.classicrepro.co.uk.

They will have everything you need,

Steve

Poly carb as Phil says is the way to go, Companies such as those in the link above May possibly buy it in pre-cut from a specialist, so may be expensive, some sign companies will hold stock of clear and smoke poly, our local one does and is happy to sell off cuts or to cut it to shape for you, I wou...

That is an excellent little clamp and not expensive, I have had one identical for around 20 years and never had a problem, But, If you are clamping off a brake line have the clamp on for the shortest time possible, a clamped line is fine for hours at a time but I've seen people leave them on for wee...

If you have a look on eBay under "classic seat belts" you will find lots of origional style second hand belts, Even if the webbing is past it there are companies around that can replace the webbing to a safe and professional standard, I know there's one in Essex but can't remember their na...

If you Google "vehicle upholstery supplies" you will get lots of suppliers come up, Personally I always use William marston Ltd, and boyriven, both have knowledge on what they are selling, which can be invaluable, If your near to Harrison trimming "kent" they are a good bunch but...

Hi all,

Definitely not given up but work has been so busy over the last couple of months I've not had time to get on with it,

Hopefully I'll have some time over the Christmas break and into the new year,

So I'll post an update as soon as possible,

Steve

If you Google retro car radio or vintage car radio you will find,

Amazon.co.uk, yup they sell car radios as well as everything else,

EBay.co.uk,

Classiccarstereo.co.uk

Raysmith.co.uk

Retrocarstuff.com

Tadpoleradios.co.uk,

And lots more, all UK based.

Wasn’t saying blasting is unsuitable, just pointing out the differences, Glass is probably the most common method used now, but Soda has become the “in” word, and some companies will charge soda prices and use glass, (which is much cheaper) if you do present a vehicle for any sort of blasting other ...

SPL are probably the best know company for acid dipping, although there is probably others out there, they can quote you and explain much more about it than I can, You say soda blasting, you will find a lot of companies use the word "soda" some in their blurb, some even in the company name...

VHT make a wrinkle finish paint in an aerosol, It works well if you do it as per the instructions, it's available from eBay and countless other online and physical suppliers, The only thing I found is if you go to use the can again in months to come it's no use, it appears to loose it's wrinkles, oh...

Finally,, I've had these few parts made for some weeks now but just not had time to post the pics up, I have folded up a pair of new chassis legs, these are similar to original minor legs but don’t have the pinches around the front lower arm mount or the kick up at the back where they will meet the ...

A little surfing and I found this company, I have never used them so no recommendation but might be worth a look

http://www.mrwhitewalls.com

Steve

work has got in the way and slowed progress im afraid, and i am waiting for some suspension parts to arrive (been a bit messed about by the supplier) but I should have a delivery today that will allow me to get on with my centre crossmember, so ill get some pics sorted and up as soon as possible. St...

Hi Seb,

I think i have sent you a PM, but not sure if it got through or not,

i may be able to help with your machining requirements,
please feel free to PM me about this,

Steve

Hi All I have just measured two standard minor 1000 wheels, They both show a positive offset, i.e the wheel clamping face is nearer the outside (front) of the wheel, I measured 1 riveted wheel and one welded wheel the offset measured 3 3/8” on the welded rim and 3 ¼” on the riveted rim, now I didn’t...

Yes always enjoy a challenge, to me the challenge is more about rebuilding it to high standard and building something that works correctly and drives well, I don’t want to just cobble it back together, and I don’t want it to look like Frankenstein underneath when I’m finished, No cant Platt fog, but...

Yes it is indeed "a bit of a rot box" But it's a bit of a rot box that now has two new custom chassis legs. New custom bay floors. A new slim front cross member and the start of a one off center cross member. I'll take some pics of my endeavours next week and post them up. There's not much...

So now we move slightly rearwards, to the rear seat box, now this has been completely covered along its front face with full width and height repair sections, but when I looked inside the box all the rotten steel is still inside and shows no sign of rust proofing/waxoyling. Gotta love a specialist.....

So today just for a change I thought I would show you some pictures of rust and bodged repairs, just for a change that is,, I promise I’ll start showing more interesting pictures soon, in fact I’m starting to make some parts for it today, so I’ll have something a little more interesting to show soon...