Morris Minor Owners Club

Willie, indeed you're right, and I didn't say any different. As I said in the post to which you replied "BLMC offered radials as an option in the late 1960's, and the tyres they fitted at the time were 145x14". What I was getting at is that, just as 155x14 are not the correct option, nor a...

Radial tyres are definitely the way to go- my 1954 saloon's handling and ride was transformed when I got rid of the perished crossplies and put radial tyres on it. I fitted 155x14 (with tubes) and these are excellent, despite many people saying they're not! There's also a lot of talk about "ori...

As I said before, from 803 running gear to 948 running gear in an early series 2 DOES NOT make a difference in any way, shape or form with my insurer!

I upgraded my SII to 948 engine, diff and gearbox when the original 803cc engine died a death, and my insurers didn't alter the premium at all. I'm not sure if they'd have dealt with it differently had it been a 1098 I'd put in though. All they seemed interested in was whether or not the new engine ...

Hello, It's definitely worth taking a look at the links below (I hope they work) as this was discussed (in depth) a couple of months ago. If they don't work, search for "803 AND gearbox" and it will bring these posts up. They answer your question I think. My Series 2 now has 948 running ge...

I've just converted my 1954 S11 from tatally standard running gear to 948 engine, gearbox and diff, and have retained the original gear lever. This is done (at least in the case of the 803 and 948 boxes- my guess is it would be possible with a 1098 box too) by removing the rear end of the gearbox ca...