Morris Minor Owners Club

Rome wasn't built in a day - as they say. The new back end looks a huge improvement

I agree with Oliver. It is often quite difficult to establish whether a car which is running poorly has an ignition or a fuel problem but if the pump was running quickly/loudly at the same time as the car was stuttering then the problem is pretty clearly fuel related and might simply be a failing fu...

No trick. It's the usual scam of lifting other people's old adverts and listing them under somebody else's ID in the hope that somebody stupid will contact them direct on the contact details they have in the photograph and send them a deposit for this great bargain :roll: Any seller with over 1000 v...

It could be half of the headlining from an old (1960s) Mini. They had a front and a rear section. The holes will be where an interior light was fitted.

Blue Ribbon is an engineering/reconditioning company located on Pershore Road Birmingham. The 948cc engine in the link appears to have been reconditioned by Blue Ribbon. Way back Blue Ribbon was (and may still be) a well known engine reconditioning company. They were indeed. Their reconditioned eng...

To answer you other question regarding the metal pieces around the rear quarter windows: They were fitted all the way through production of the 2door saloons I think. My later Minor 1000 had them and BMC must have thought they were required as an added bit of security but I must admit I didn't refit...

The little door locking tab is secured with a circlip which is a little tricky to see and to remove but perfectly possible
Once you have had your car chemically dipped, how do you propose applying the initial coat of protective primer?

MorrisJohn wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 18, 2020 10:40 am

When the demand inevitably drops and the profits disappear many forecourts across the country will close.

I think that started happening at least 30 years ago didn't it? The nearest town to us had 6 garages selling petrol when I first had a car. Now there are NONE!

Quite so. The 10CC engine used in the Sprite and Midget was possibly developed from experience gained from Formula Junior Racing NOT the other way around as you suggested earlier. Formula Junior racing ended around 1963, Long before the introduction of the production 10CC engine. I am well aware tha...

I broadly agree with Phil - that if your own 1098cc engine is in good order, you could carry out some modifications to that for much less money than the purchase cost of an upgraded one. If you really want to spend a large sum of money, a 1275cc Midget engine would be a much better basis. The 10CC p...

geoberni wrote: ↑

Sun Nov 15, 2020 10:56 am

This is my favourite sign on the back of a works van...
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I saw another good one recently on the back of a school minibus. It read:

"No children are kept in this vehicle overnight"

I didn't have any way of taking a photo unfortunately.

The tiebars had a plating on them originally, so did appear silver. For a short while anyway! If we want to nitpick, the statement that the car has returned "into the building where it was made" is not correct. "T Building" at the BMW MINI Plant was part of Pressed Steel and not part of the Morris f...

The car looks fantastic! I don't know why the stainless steel window frames were re-fitted. The originals were painted in body colour. There is plenty of photographic evidence from the time the car was built and publicity created. The car is a deluxe model so should have overriders fitted but I thin...

busguy wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 13, 2020 12:41 pm

and the MMOC owns the first and last Minor saloons off the production line.

Really?

Des911 wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 09, 2020 1:27 pm

The thought is the slave cylinder is not good, but we'll see

It'll be interesting to learn how they fix the clutch slave cylinder on a Morris Minor

Did you ask for advice from your local MMOC branch? Most club members will know of a local garage who will happily service and repair a Morris Minor. As far as cars go, they are about as simple as it gets. Remember that only a tiny minority of club members visit this forum, so contacting your local ...

There are a few dozen Morris Minor specialists, most of whom advertise in the club magazine. If you use any search engine on your computer you'll find lots too. I bought my aluminium panels from Steve Foreman at Woodies.

John O Groats to Lands End?

I'm sure that the MMOC have organised several such trips in the past.

It is simply the part number

Indeed. That is exactly where the hinges should go and the bolt heads should be hidden in the channel where the window channel sits. They won't interfere with the window glass as there is a recess within the recess - if you see what I mean - designed for this purpose. Yes, you will have to remove th...