Morris Minor Owners Club

Not too bad a result on the MOT .....and all within your capabilities to fix ,without too much hassle.

Practice the " silly grin ...smile / who's the Daddy... look " for the re-test later this week.Got my fingers
crossed for you.

Good luck.
Bob

John The end result is always about the quality of the workmanship ( and price ). Recommendations from local group members are good or failing that ask around at local tyre fitting places.If you can... a personal chat, face to face, usually works better than the phone but hit Yellow Pages/ Thompsons...

David
You could always jack up the wheel that side to get a better impression/ assessment.
( Just enough to lift the wheel not the whole car off the axle stands )

Bob

A "light" coat with the HT paint rattle can...don't put on so many layers of paint that the cores get clogged up and fails to cool the engine effectively. With the rad standing vertical, spray one coat slightly below the horizontal line and a second, above the notional horizontal line for ...

Could be either the rotor arm or coil on it's way out.Was the central HT ( king ) lead , coil end, wet when you investigated ? A possible indication of a failing coil when the insulating oil in the coil is leaking. " cheap " solutions first, "costly " ones later, if you are not s...

Hi The fixing bolts have a retaining washer under the head to spread the load on the wing ( yeah, we know that, blah blah ) but can you recall any spacer washers between the body and the wing when the wing was removed ? Might be worth popping a few in, on the bottom rear edge, to see if you can get ...

George Welding skills....if the captive nut has parted company from the body it is usually a sign that the surrounding metal is rusty too. Basic...welding to rusty metal is very difficult ...clean metal is the answer.If what you have left ,after a blast with the power file, is reasonably shiney meta...

Moray Your assumption is correct i.e. up and over the gearbox cross member.Gentle curves, rather than sharp right angles and a strip of protective thick rubber hosing ( suitably slit length wise ). Go for a position that allows the pipe and protective covering to sit comfortably below the level of t...

There are also two nuts ( one per cable ) inside the car to remove.Location right in the corners, formed by the floor pan/ transmission tunnel and heel board.

Bob

George A two person ( maybe three to make it easy ) job for sure...one " catcher" required.I would do the reverse of installation, insert cord with a blob of vaseline every now and then under the rubber as you work your way around.Then attach a small wooden dowel/ stick/screwdriver to the ...

Neil From your description, it sounds as though an overhaul of the rear suspension is overdue. With a " bounce " test on each rear wing does the car return to it's normal position quickly or does it carry on bouncing ? ( A leaking shock absorber, lack of fluid ? ) Are the rubbers in the sp...

David You must also check your insurance cover...switching from "off road" to " on road ".A phone call to your insurers will put in motion, the production of a cover note, for the journey to the Test Centre/ garage. Take advice from your local group as to a Classic car friendly M...

Even better than thick gloves ....use a short length of wooden dowel, or even a screwdriver if you are desparate, tied to the string/ cord.
You can get a good "controlled pull " on the cord and as stated before " gently does it" if you don't want to rip /tear the rubber.
Bob

Malta New loom Make your list of all the "additional " pieces of electrical equipment you need/ want ( now and in the future ) on the vehicle, e.g.hazard lights, rear fog lights, spot lights, clock, etc. In relative terms it's best to get these incorporated now rather later ( adding loads ...

Dryad I sure the event left you all " shaken and stirred " ,contemplating what might have been.Somebody up there was obviously looking after you. My youngest Grandson is three, so the tale is quite relevant. Please you are all safe and well.Lumps of metal can be fixed easily, it puts life ...

Alec I never heard a bad word spoken about Distributor Doctor...in fact the very opposite.Speak to Martin direct and he will sort you out. The previous owner of my Triumph had fitted the wrong vacuum advance.A quick phone call and the correct one was received in the post, the following day !! He als...

Andrew PVC sleeving, flexible convoluted sleeving, heat shrink sleeving and even braided sleeving involves disconnecting the wires to get the tubing over the ends. Tape, as Ade has suggested, is the easy fix but if you have some spare cash spiral binding allows to cut to length and to wrap it around...

I'll echo Dryad's comment.....excellent job.
Seeing the last photo one is tempted to ask ...."what repair ? "

Well done

Bob

David the earthing strap is getting on a bit ( like me really ) a bit frayed at the edges.I'd bite the bullet and replace.It takes a lot of current and non replacement might contribute to future starting problems. If you want the "fun " of replacing it later, crawling under the vehicle whe...

Just adding to Kevin's post.
Punch the holes, with bradawl, in the carpet one by one....thin nails ( 2" or so ) / bits of wire will keep them in position...
so that the carpet lies correcty.
Place the metal cover and locate screws ( as Kevin has suggested )with your bradawl.

Bob