Morris Minor Owners Club

jagnut66 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 02, 2021 11:19 am

That's what I thought - and from a Minor specialist. On the strength of that I'm now a reasonably good welder and part way through spraying my own panels for a fraction of the cost. Never be afraid to try things so long as you're sensible about it!

As mentioned above, dip the bullets in silicone grease or similar before re-fitting them and you'll be fine for years. Regarding soldering, its generally frowned up on. I design motorsport chassis looms and everything is crimped. Solder can create brittle weak points that will eventually fail. Once ...

The trouble with the Lotus intake is that the crankcase breather goes into the airbox right next to the rear cylinder air intake. Years ago I remember the rear cylinder on my fathers +2 always used to foul its plug. If the breather went into the airbox well forwards of its main intake then the dirty...

'90% of the structural repairs have been done' - sometime in the last 54 years! A few years back I was quoted a rough £10k to do the bodywork on a 2 door saloon I'm rebuilding which was a runner with a dubious MOT. If you sank that into this convertible plus all the other parts it needs then I'd ima...

https://www.flickr.com/photos/168480585@N05/51645020363/in/album-72157720103058862/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/168480585@N05/51643975802/in/album-72157720103058862/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/168480585@N05/51645020363/in/album-72157720103058862/ Spraying seems to be going ok.... 3 coats of hi...

Evening,

What do people use for sealing the rear wing beading these days on saloons? Last time I fitted rear wings was about 25 years ago and I'm sure I used DumDum which is now outlawed I believe.

Alex

Quite a few 60s sports cars ran(run!) better on higher octane fuel, 99+, so he's onto a winner there from that point of view.

Thank you for the replies. I was assuming it would be more towards 5 litres or a gallon and I'd rather have more than run short and risk not getting a good colour match. I've read elsewhere that good quality thinners is essential so good to hear it here too. I should be practicing my spraying using ...

I'm at the point of teaching myself to spray paint (high build primer and topcoat). My question is, if I'm praying the whole car inside and out what quantities of paint will I need? I only intend to use high build on the outside but to spray cellulose inside and out probably with a good 3 coats of e...

I have one of the Sparkrite units show further up fitted to one of my Minors. Its stored at my parents so only gets started once every 4 months. If I don't charge the battery then it wont start easily in normal mode. Switch it to Electronic though and it generally starts first time.

Evening, I've been a member here for a good 30+ years but rarely use the forums due to time etc. My day job is Motorsport Electronics and Wiring which I'm packing in next year as my hair has gone too gray! I'm hoping to do some classic car electrical work, maybe fitting new looms etc in the Devon ar...

The downside to wire wool is that it will leave small pieces of wire behind in the wood which will eventually rust. Try a light grade of Abranet which is fantastic non-clogging sand paper. Regarding what to then put on it, try googling Osmo Oil. Its UV Proof, mould proof etc. More of a professional ...

In my experience, polybushes tend to be stiffer than rubber - at least for suspension applications. Assuming that is the same for these then you engine might move less but will also transmit more vibration throughout the car. Interesting all their photos are of race cars where you're not too bothere...

Wellseal is a fantastic product for its age. Was standard for Bentley and great for re-building Lotus twin cams that are notorious for leaking. A good modern equivalent is red silastic. Seals very well, easy to clean off and great for temperature.

I fitted twin 1 1/4" many years ago to my 1000 because a par were available. The other thing I found at the time was a 12G295 head. The pair together gave a noticeable performance improvement (by 1990s standards!). The main improvement was fuel consumption. On long steady runs I was managing 40...

I bought a '67 2 door about 5 years ago which had an MOT and was in reasonable condition. I knew when I bought it though that the MOT was dubious as it needed some welding that hadn't just appeared in the previous 2 months and lots of bushes and gaiters were deteriorated. I've owned Minors for over ...

Can't say I've seen an A series block need liners before, didn't even know they were available but turns out they are. Those bores look quite well corroded and maybe beyond a re-bore. You'd need a machine shop to confirm it though. The engine number has gone because the top will have been skimmed be...

I've used this kit for a while. Does a very good job but you need to keep on top of the chemicals and add brightener now and again. I have access to a sand blaster so that helps with the preparation for some things.

http://gaterosplating.co.uk/Zinc-Plating-kit.php

Alex

Hi Tim,

Good to hear you've fixed it! I'm in the middle of designing an F1 chassis loom, so your's was easy

Cheers,

Alex

Sounds like there's resistance in the fuse (or its contacts) that drives the horn. It should be the one with purple wire one side and brown the other. I'd give its contacts a good clean and if that doesn't help then replace the fuse - the fuse wire in glass fuses can fatigue over time. The horn take...