Morris Minor Owners Club

WOW !
There's going to be a murrrdurr !

A 1098 head has larger valves that that of a 948 so there would be an improvement - but only a small one. The 295 head valves are larger still and experience tells me that it is very worthwhile. It's only worth putting a alloy inlet and 1.5 carb on the 295. In an ideal world you need a matching inta...

Gearb lever linkage or gear lever retaining plate loose perhaps. does it dissapear when you rest your hand on the gearknob?

You could easily get that lot for less than £200

I don't agree with exception for classics. Every car should have an annual check-up and an MOT is about as cheap as you can get. When my 66 4-door Minor failed on extensive corrosion that was hidden by underseal it was initially a shock, inconvenience and expence I could do without. In retrospect I ...

Eek! 100years after the Titanic and the worlds greatest unofficial Minor group is floundering.
Don't abandon ship!

Welcome. love the car. I really wish I had the time and talent to do something similar.
Long live the Q car!

Could be a leak in a hose that is spraying that area.

Rear hub "o" ring rubber x 2
Rear hub gasket x 2
Gasket differential to axle casing x 1

Mmmmmmm. There are lots of roads I would like to burble along in one of those.
If only fuel were 1/20 the price it is.

It's a straight swap - although it's sensible to replace the halfshaft/hub gaskets and rubber seals at the same time.

Flowed 12g295 head, Howley 1.5 inlet, HIF38 carb.
It was mated to a 1098 box but afraid I can't remember if it had a 4.55 or 4.2 diff.
Very smooth and sweet revving and I never felt the need for a better cam as it would pull from any revs.

Lego is for sissies

With very little work or expense a healthy 948 can be made to out perform a standard 1098. For example, my 4 door with different cylinder head, inlet and carb would do 0-60 in 17 seconds and overtake 40mph traffic uphill without feeling flustered or strained. I really, really regret selling it. Naiv...

presumably it has torsion bars running underneath as per original? Sorry, missed that question. :oops: Yes it does. The purpose of the model was to reproduce the physical layout and function of the suspension, steering and drive. It has tie bars, lower arms, swivel pins, upper links (dampers are im...

I've always been a huge fan of Lego. When I was 12 I had a bit of first generation technic. It was just rods and cogs then. I was fascinated by some of the componant parts in the beautifully illustrated AA Book of the Car. The diff was particularly intriging but I couldn't quite get to grips with th...

Hmmm. 145/200x14's are not standard then?

A Lego one. Taken me ages this has. The suspension and diff work, it's all a bit disproportionate but technically speaking it's accurate. The swivel pins were a struggle and the steering doesn't allow for much vertical movement but it's early days. Now that I know it's feasible I will mess about wit...

I was one of 9 people in a Renault 5 that was driven back to college one summers day.

Take the rubber pipes off where they join the engine, and flush out the heater with a hose in both directions. Top up with toilet descaler and leave overnight. Flush again next morning several times. Check inside the car for any leaks then refil heater pipes with water/antifreeze mixture.