Morris Minor Owners Club

Hi Dave Welcome to Morris Minor ownership. If the car has been stood for a long time ( if you are attempting to remove the fuel I would think it's been a while). The fuel tank is held in with a series of bolts around its perimeter. Personally I would see if the tank has a drain plug then put the car...

Bob thank you very much for your reply. I have sat and looked at the way the floor panels are currently welded together and although I can see how some of the panels sit it's the order they should be removed that is causing me to hold back. I think once it's braced, (the steel should be with me tomo...

Good morning I'm currently stripping down my 1965 2 door minor with a view to replacing the rot with fresh metal. Having never worked on a Minor before I have a few questions relating to the order in which parts are replaced. There is rot in all the usual places, chassis rails, tie plates. floors, s...

..to Derbyshire Police, who protected our Minor with a traffic car and flashing lights last evening. The fuel pump failed on a busy,narrow,winding road at twilight and it was a pretty scary experience. The traffic Bobby waited with us until our friend arrived to recover us on his trailer, and then ...

Hi all My '65 2 door is now a bare shell and I'm at a position to begin some bodywork. Looking at the underneath I can clearly see its been liberally coated with horrible underseal, in order to access the condition of the bodyshell I was thinking of having the shell either acid dipped or soda blaste...

I also love it but the price is a bit too strong for me.
If it was aimed at the VW Transporter sector it would sell by the van load.

I used to run my 1275gt fitted with a 1380cc screamer of an engine on Shell, On my minor I use normal unleaded.
Maybe Shell has some magic ingredient but for the power output and relatively low revs my minor does normal unleaded is fine for me.

Is it clattering or pinking? Pinking usually occurs under load. Definitely clattering, it sounds like a tobacco tin full of bolts is on top of one of the pistons :lol: Hmmm I'm intrigued as to what's causing the noise now. Where are you based? Maybe someone could come listen whilst you drive or eve...

Is it clattering or pinking?
Pinking usually occurs under load.

I don't know the set up for the side valve air intake but I would remove the spark plugs and turn the engine over in case you have sucked some water into the combustion chamber.
Or check the belts, did you pick something up in the water causing your clattering.

Is this the shaft that the brake and clutch pedal share?
I was looking at that shaft the other day and thought it could do with some sort of lubricating mechanism such as a grease nipple.
Has anyone carried out this modification?
Would it work is it worth the effort??

I just happen to have stripped my steering column out this week.
Will these help.

Is it the whole trunnion you need, or are just the bushes worn? I found this Pin & Bush kit listing on Fleabay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MORRIS-MINOR-1000-56-71-FRONT-SUSPENSION-UPPER-TRUNNION-PIN-BUSH-KIT-GSJ211/372406102279?fits=Car+Make%3AMorris%7CModel%3AMinor&hash=item56b5222907:g:daAAAOSwUZZ...

Have you tried the owners club spares?
ESM have them listed on their website.

If you are methodical in your strip down you will soon realise how straightforward these cars are. I took mine apart and bagged and labelled everything then placed them in a plastic box and wrote the contents on the outside. I can now see what's in each box at a glance. Post some pics to keep us upd...

Yes you should be able to leave the inner sill in place, usually they will be corroded along the flange which joins to the floor but given the metal is pretty thick its not difficult to seam weld a new piece in. Thanks for that, the actual sill seam is solid but the floor is not. One I have the car...

This sketch is knocking about the internet showing a cross section of a typical sill. My car will require sills in due course but I have a query. Is the outer under sill on a 2 door welded along its length to the floor panel? My inner sill is sitting above the floor pan will the floor separate from ...

I have a helmet but I struggle to see the weld so I think it needs setting up properly.
Apologies to the OP for hijacking your thread.

More important than the type of gas is the facilities you have for safe access to the bits you need to weld. In my experience that's all of them! I've done mine with no previous experience and although not quite there yet I think it's turned out OK. I taught myselff, but I agree that a course is th...

I'm in a similar position my minor requires some bodywork and having welded a few bits of steel together in the past and managed to make a wood burner I thought I would try it myself. I think the main thing with welding at home is to obtain a good deal on argon. I'm still looking for a decent suppl...