Morris Minor Owners Club

For removal of that center x member your best bet would likely be to drill the spot welds from the inside of the car. You will then have the factory number of spot welds that you can plug weld with a MIG to secure it in place. However and I mean this in the nicest possible way, MIG is not the point ...

Had a very nice 49-50 in the workshop the other day and was just randomly comparing stuff. This car did not have the one piece floor. One strange thing I did notice was the join at the front scuttle. On my car this Seam is continually welded and has been done by hand with gas. On the this slightly l...

Ensure your body shop has experience with the structure of a Minor. Modern body shops are not always the best place to advise on restoration work, they specialise in accident repair of modern cars which is a completely different kettle of fish. I have seen some appalling restorations come from shops...

It's quite possible that heat from the said repairs has caused the original floor to shrink/stretch to the point that you now have that jam jar effect.

Rod

Stripping paint from my rear wings, I noticed the original 49 wing is all one stamping including the mounting flange. The slightly later wing stamped to take the helmet type lamp has the mounting flange welded on separate in two parts.

Just one of them little differences I guess.

Rod

I think I would start by removing the sill kick plates so you can asses the condition of the vehicle structure. Then if you do find it is rotten you will need to ensure the door hinges are not worn before making sure the doors open and close nice with even gaps. Then brace the apertures ready for we...

I only have two panels fitted to my 49 that did not come with it from the factory, the boot lid and the left rear guard. I know the guard is slightly later than the car as it is drilled for the later rear lamp. However I'm curious as to how old it is. Does the absence of the welded brace around the ...

Thank you gtt. I'm a Hampshire boy myself and am constantly surprised at how well these cars have survived in NZ. The kick panels and outer sill finishers on my 49 are all but perfect. I'm in the process of stripping paint from all the good panels so I can stabilise and etch prime them. I'll just do...

So would the cars with Alloy kick plates also have been painted silver or were they bare alloy?

Rod

I've never had an issue with stonechip cracking, aside from when applied to a poorly prepped surface. I did the underside of my motorcycle guards 10 years ago. Plenty of stones have chipped the 2K paint surface but nothing has broken the stonechip and no cracking. I think it also pays to remember th...

Found an interesting accident repair to the left rear boot corner. http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv120/redmoggy/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_0282_zpsrybfpdld.jpg http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv120/redmoggy/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_0284_zpsjkxzni8g.jpg The interesting part, for me at least, is that th...

Not so much going on with this. The arrival of a baby boy has somewhat removed my spare time and cash. However I'm almost done with removing the paint from the main body and etch priming. Once this is complete I will get the steam cleaner out and get some blasting done ready for welding. http://i675...

Mark, the only issue with applying body filler over a weld is if the join is porous. Moisture will then set in and lift the filler. Hence why I mentioned sealing the repair from inside.

Rod

Seam sealer is not a suitable base for body filler, it simply will not adhere to it and the repair will fail. Therefore if you have welded repairs to external bodywork like the section just above the rear wing mounting flange, this should be sealed from the inside after priming the bare steel. The o...

Whilst seam sealer can be painted over it should not be used under body filler. In your case I think I would be skimming the repaired rear quarter and sanding to shape first.

Regards
Rod

If it's going in for restoration why can you not reasonably expect all the rust to be removed? No under seal will kill rust or stop it from spreading. Your first step after removing the original finish should be to remove the rust by which ever means you decide is best. You can use power tools, wire...

Bryan, will there be a possibility of them producing 49 MM screen rubber's?

Rod

I'm not sure what I removed from them but my 49 also has those holes. They are factory.

Rod

Take some time to evaluate how the sections were originally put together before trying to decide the best way to repair. For example the top of the door frame. You can see the spot welds that hold the gutter rail to the frame. Corrosion seems to extend under and past these. In order to repair you wi...

Talking with David Greenslade about my NZ 49 MM. He told me there was not a stamped number added.

Rod