Morris Minor Owners Club

Next stage is to move onto the front rear spring hanger, for which I have made a jig to locate it, with a piece of angle fitted to the rear spring hanger, welded to the suspension bump stop, and 10mm threaded bar to ensure I maintain the lateral dimension between hangers.

Welded in my first attempt at a butt welded repair panel today in the passenger side floor pan - pleased with the result.

Door A pillar bottom half fitted and door hung, gaps equal all around.

Informal event next week 15th May which may be of interest at the Atwell Wilson Museum in Wiltshire https://www.atwellwilson.org.uk/whats-o ... t=27511958 unfortunately i can't make it.

I've the same problem on a 1275 MG Midget ( virtually identical gearbox) which jumps out of gear on overrun on 2nd. i've been told it is symptomatic of worn syncromesh bushes.

A decent pair of water pump pliers - probably the most used tool in my tool kit over the years, from gripping a wide range of items, to pressing in scroll pins, undoing spring pipe clips, etc. That and a set of appropriate spanners, screwdrivers, a selection of cable ties and jubilee clips and a rol...

Thanks both, having googled 12g420 I've found identical images, so looks like it is a Midget manifold, just surprised it hasn't got the reference cast into it.

The manifold below is the one which was fitted to my Minor when I bought it ( along with twin SUs off a Midget). I assume it is a 1275 Midget manifold, but it has no reference numbers cast in it. Anyone confirm or otherwise advise what it is off?

I came across similar 'grit' recently when replacing the head on a 96k. K series engine. This engine has through bolts about 400mm long which clamp the engine together and screw into a plate below the crankshaft. Every time I screwed the bolts in and out whilst measuring for stretch of the bolts, th...

Not sure about Minor Matters, but the letter from the Department for Transport can be found on the FBHVC website https://www.fbhvc.co.uk/uploads/files/D ... ration.pdf

Apart from making night time driving more fun ( I remember driving up the A697 to Edinburgh at night in a Midget, dash lights off, Ultravox turned up loud :) ), apparently it was so that you could turn the dash lights off when leaving parking lights on, to reduce battery drain ( how many people know...

Got some time on Vanessa today, so made a start on welding the boxing panel in place. Next stage will be to add the inner wing lower repair panel and lower door pillar section.

Whilst i attend some of the larger more formal events, the ones i enjoy most are the informal gatherings, at a pub or other location, whether organised, or just somewhere liked minded enthusiasts turn up on a regular basis. I'd be interested to hear of any that others recommend, and thought it might...

I knew someone here would know. thanks Gareth.

Thatchers Haze, as I'm running out of home brew.

Digging in our garden I often find curious bits of metal and other things which have a motoring theme. The sticker below is not untypical, but it was the last sentence which had me curious - any thoughts as to what it might have come off?

I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but won't holding the pedal down prevent fluid being pushed from the master cylinder to the brakes as the piston is pressuring the system? When the pedal is released the system is 'open' to the reservoir to allow the fluid to expand back from the brakel...

i used to drive a 110 Land Rover on a building site, where we had a gravity tank, no cut-offs or any fancy stuff like that. The only way to prevent over filling was to watch the fuel gauge and stop when it got to full. My Minor is in bits at the moment, but can you see the gauge on a Minor when fill...

Norton Commandos had an accessory socket like this as standard fitted below the side panel, so the plugs may still be available - actually just zoomed in on the picture and this looks different if it has one female socket and a male pin, the Norton one was both female.

Welcome. Are you going to go with period sign writing on your van? Would be great to see pictures if you do.