Morris Minor Owners Club

You could always go for gold or silver, which would be accurate for a '59 with later parts.

I'm afraid you won't find that online, as it's a part unique to the pickup. I'd try calling salvage yards or maybe someone here has a pair, they're unlikely to be damaged even in a car in very bad condition, or hopefully someone else here has them. Cab back brackets/supports should work as a name to...

On a completely new system I'd go for silicone as well. Do take note it can swell some rubber components so I'd leave them in silicone for a few days while assembling everything just to make sure. Also, if you plan on repainting any parts of the car better do it before or keep them very much away fr...

simmitc wrote:I wonder if that trunnion is any good...

Looks better than the one that was in my pickup before it was restored.

I really shouldn't spend my time in this but read through his feedback and it does look like he's legitimate, so maybe an older guy with no computer skills leaving the Internet advertising and pictures to an uninterested niece/nephew/son...?

Yes mine's a later model, didn't know about those design changes, it'll be interesting to see what other little details are different when I finally get around to restoring the '63.

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I'm even more puzzled now, the seller for the convertible is apparently a professional car dealer, every ad is just as bad and yet they have 100% positive feedback? (but not a single picture of a whole car, or a good description for that matter). Seems to me the seller could be legitimate, only with...

Seems alot for that car compared to this one ? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1953-Daimler-Conquest-Solid-Running-Project-MOT-Tax-Exempt-2-5-Straight-Six/331813373507?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D35310%26meid%3Db3209d811a984bb28f03a2bd888c15...

I'd give them a try, especially in the trafficators I think the fact that they run much cooler than incandescents could help with longevity for the plastic. As for brake lights they may or may not be brighter but they'll definitely respond faster. In a car with a dynamo with the wipers and headlight...

They stopped so I'm glad it was just that. It does sound cool sometimes though :) Thought I was having spark + open valve at the same time so was looking into that; have a pretty short exhaust pipe so probably not much back pressure there but still, problem was cured so now I know where to look firs...

Engine sounding a bit strange I can see being caused from the loose exhaust clamp but wouldn't have thought the explosions when engine braking could come from that, those I associated more with bad timing or valves. Might try the copper wire since my exhaust clamp seems to be always coming loose eve...

Finally an update. Got to work on the car Friday afternoon, the exhaust clamp had come a bit loose so I tightened that first then checked, in this order: 1. Head torque - All nuts were fine, the wrench clicked right away except the last one with the bar which moved perhaps 1/8 of a turn before click...

First off, engine is all standard 1098 with points, original carb and original head. "Refreshed" by myself and my father about 5,000 km ago with new rings (std), crank bearings (.010 or .020 I believe), journal bearings (.010), new oil pump, new valve guides, timing chain and pretty much t...

A system that fills the car with pepper spray while the thief is driving would be my preferred method.

There's a few original Lucas coils on ebay, might be worth it to get one of those. There's used and NOS, but the latter are much pricier.

Roy: Internet Explorer is still there but you need to look for it. On the new browser, to import your favorites and stuff go to "Settings" (In the three dots at the top right) and then there's some blue letters that read "Import favorites from another browser" so you click that, ...

If it's working properly Windows 10 is by far the best, much better even than 7. I had a great experience upgrading on my desktop and even my 6 year old laptop but on my sister's 2 year old computer nothing worked and she had to reinstall everything from scratch so I'm guessing it all depends on the...

Can you get them relined? That's what my father and I have ended up doing on some occasion when new shoes are too expensive or too hard to find, with pretty good results.

They can go out of adjustment so I'd suggest checking with a tester every couple of months or so. Mine was overcharging to the point the battery boiled and spit out acid everywhere. About 1/8 of a turn backwards (and a bit of paint on the screw to keep it from moving) and everything's fine again.