Morris Minor Owners Club

ESSO "Synergy supreme plus 97" does not contain any Ethanol (according to the Esso website ) - link attached https://www.esso.co.uk/fuels-faqs from the above link The majority of unleaded 95 Octane petrol sold in the UK contains up to 5% ethanol as required under the Government’s Renewable...

Film was the 1997 "borrowers"

lots of Minors in that Film !


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Details of when it was last sold

I pretty sure my 1958 MGA has a Lucas DR2 with a 120 degree sweep on it (which could make spare parts a bit more pricey !) theres a chap on ebay UK called Steve Hunt (ebay seller name tankered03 ) who has a good reputation -I've not personally had any dealings with him though ALSO Lucas NEW 14W 2 sp...

Hanging on in there Lee ! - in remission from cancer- doing well now and working my way through the fleet ! - not sure where the time goes nowadays - Both my sons now into the VW vans, but James has fond memories of the Moggy we got from you - ( the dates wrong on the pic !)

All the best

cheers Lee

as I've got it I may give it a go - I tend to change the brake fluid on all my cars ever 2 years so would be interesting to see how long it lasts !!

hope your ok


Regards

Matt

On the subject of parts quality, has anyone fitted any LPR Brakes wheel cylinders ? the box says there made in Italy - so definitely not Chinese ?

Also are Borg and Beck brakes parts now classed as not fit for purpose ? !

many thanks Kevin

cheers

Matt

Many thanks for the reply Kevin I've obtained the metal plates from my local metal works (BlackBull in Bridgwater Somerset - very helpful ) and have opened the the disc centres (Had to use a friends Lathe as my little Portass Dreadnought isn't big enough !) One more question - do you have any detail...

Hello Kevin Great work on the Minor and good to see a Bristol registration (for Bristol Buses !) - the city I was born in Going back to your post of Sunday the 19th Feb 2017 regarding the Corsa disc brakes - can you advise on the measurements you initially put the plate ? " Firstly a mark was m...

I think the van had your name on it...........


Good luck !

I think I have a pair of Left hand drive sealed beam headlamps taken from my US imported Triumph TR6 stored somewhere ! PM if your interested in them and happy motoring in France !

Best Regards

Matt[frame][/frame]

many thanks for all the replies and suggestions - excellent advice and I don't think anyone is grumpy ! but I do fancy having a blast at many bits of car parts ! I'm fairly careful Health and safety wise (without being a namby pamby ) and as mentioned, my compressor is very large (200 litre receiver...

Thanks for the replies - I do have a compressor that is more than capable of powering a grit blaster and was thinking of making up a ply cabinet to blast away in ! and I can think of lots of parts I can clean up. Have always cleaned up wheels etc by hand Roy (flap discs, cup brushes etc) - Midget wh...

this bit of kit on flee bay - Sandblaster Bead Pot Sand Grit Blasting Blast Sandblasting 10 Gallon/40L - item no 351123690180 - Anyone got one ? used one ? have an opinion ? what medium to use ? grit ? glass beads ? size ? etc etc - I believe the ceramic nozzles can wear out quickly - I have a very ...

Roy and Richard

many thanks for the advice and links - regulator adjusted and car now charging !

I used this link http://www.justbrits.com/Articles/Lucas05.pdf

Evening BMC red light (with the bridge wire in place ) comes on when you switch on the ignition, goes off when engine started - the regulator points flip over when you first rev the engine up and then stays over - wiring is in good condition - very good condition - as I mentioned, have tried 3 regul...

dynamo tested off the car - spins very fast when a battery is connected to the D terminal but slower when both D & F terminals are bridged together - brushes are excellent as is the commutator. Continuity tested on the D and F wires from the dynamo to the regulator ( thick yellow for D and yello...

has any one swapped the brush end on a dynamo from a terminal one to a threaded pillar and nut type ? my 1958 moggy has the original threaded and nut type which is dead and whilst I can solder on spade connectors to the loom I'd before not to. I have a spare terminal type dynamo to fit with new brus...

cheers Chris

no smirking from me ! really hope you give it a go ! have a practice first ( try spraying the side of your washing machine or fridge......!) I think you'll be pleased and proud when you do spray your Moggy !

All the very best

Matt

I like to think that I can achieve decent results with celly - to add to the above (and I fully agree with redmog) I use anti bloom thinners which seems to have a slower flash off time - Ive got a half decent compressor - 100 litre tank and 3 hp (cant remember the cfm rating ) and use a sealey 701g ...