Morris Minor Owners Club

Seems a bit self defeating, having to make cars into tanks, in order to protect you from being hit by another tank. Lighter cars are surely easier to control. I remember my father made the point that when cars cocoon you, to disguise the impression of speed, it makes drivers less aware of what is ha...

Many thanks.

I am about to rectify the pig's ear Wares made of the five speed installation in my car, which mainly concern the clutch. However, whilst at it, shorter remotes are now available for the Ford box, plus drain plugs are now an option, so the gearbox is coming out too. I've not removed this type of box...

Just think of the Mini . Some of them are more like Maxi Plus and I recently looked up the weight of one of them. 26cwt or about the same as my grandfather's Riley RM . I don't take much notice of modern stuff but they don't seem that roomy, despite their bulk.

les wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 2:23 pm I was like thinking, should I start my posts with———the word So ?

Yes, I've noticed that.

It's not fashionable to be normal or ordinary anymore; you have to be "Cool". You can be conceited and arrogant, so you as you are casual about it .

Overuse of the word like , such as "I was like Oh my God". What the h*ll does that mean? Are they claiming to be divine? Alternatively, "I was like walking", so were they hopping, running; what was it that was similar to walking? Are you Woke? Well, I woke this morning and am awa...

I think the title of this could be made a section on it's own, where members can discuss items in Minor Matters. In my case, a letter (Email) of mine appeared in viewpoint (Page 16) but I feel the item has been (Perhaps understandably) edited to a point where it doesn't made sense to me. If anyone ...

I'd have a better chance of making it to Malvern, as it's between Gaydon and here. In the fullness of time or when I have less to worry about, I'd like to go to both.

I think the title of this could be made a section on it's own, where members can discuss items in Minor Matters. In my case, a letter (Email) of mine appeared in viewpoint (Page 16) but I feel the item has been (Perhaps understandably) edited to a point where it doesn't made sense to me. If anyone e...

This was published in Safety Fast, the magazine of the MG Car Club but it is open to many clubs. I have sent details to MMOC HQ but received no response. I doubt I will be able to go myself but would if I could.

Are there any makes of fluorescent or LED light units, that are still made properly , in Britain, Europe or North America? LabCraft (https://www.labcraft.co.uk/product/) are still on the go. Alas they advise " Unfortunately this is out of our product range scope and designated intended applica...

I'd leave as is and see how the dyno goes. If you go single, I'd go HIF44. What inlet manifold have you got? I have a 1275 Midget engine in mine and it runs an HIF44 (MG Metro carb and manifold). I also have a 1275 Midget, with the same head, LCB and straight through exhaust (Similar to the Minor) a...

Some of them, in my late father's garage, were best part of fifty years old and some, in my garage, are best part of thirty years old. They were all twin tube fluorescent units and my father's had worked well until about five or six years ago (My fluorescent units still do and only one tube has need...

I can use oxy acetylene and MIG. I suppose I learned from my father, who used to build steel bicycle frames (Bronze welding/brazing or silver solder). His method was often to point you in the right direction and let you find your way from there. I have his arc welder but I never made much of that, t...

I suppose you could call it "Air fix".

I'm cataloging various spares I have, from various cars and find a pinion, bearing the number BTA1225. It's part of a 3.9:1 CWP, which is shown as BTA1223. Is BTA1225 the 10T pinion? I can't find any reference to this but am guessing this is the case.

I think Reliant beat the USA to the Moon.

I have a book on driving, written by the great Sir Jackie Stewart, in which he outlines an exercise whereby people have to retain a tennis ball, in a bowl on the bonnet, whilst driving (I seem to recall in a figure of eight). I have also seem film of this. On Wednesday, I needed to go to get a presc...

Yes and in a short while there is an "Upgrade" and your device will no longer work, because some spiv wants to sell you a new one; it's legalised vandalism :evil: . As an example, I never download "Updates" for my printer and not just because of using non OE ink. After a certain ...

So long as you remember that the Triumph is long stroke and make sure the crank end float is OK (Quality control could be hit and miss), they are OK (Jigsaw Racing ran them up to 8000 :o :o ). They gave more trouble in Midgets, due to poor oil cooling. I've not put a rod out in nearly forty years; ...