Morris Minor Owners Club

Absolutely but there’s no harm in having a car inspected by a professional. Which also means that you could presumably just ask a garage to do the safety checks/structural checks without actually putting it through an MOT (though I suppose the hourly rate may be more than an MOT could cost these da...

So, magnetise the Purolator collar and I guess you could collect all sorts of metal particles in the filter housing rather than keeping them in the engine :D even aluminium particles are attracted 'cos ali is paramagnetic, that is, it's weakly magnetic when in the magnetic field. I presume the large...

So, ironically, after weighing up all the Pro's and Con's of the various heads that were for sale on eBay (at the time I was buying) and coming to the conclusion that one that had just been removed from a working engine and was in fully working condition (auction description) would be the best choic...

I'd just like to confirm that this is definitely the correct order (and correct parts) before I go fitting everything: oil_housing_parts.png Since the old head looks in places like it had been previously painted black and mostly removed, I'd always thought this was a paint streak, shame I didn't ins...

In the '60s the footwell mat was also the BMC chocolate box, again I don't know if this or the toe pad firedrake1942 mentions would be period correct for a Series2 if that is a concern for you:
https://www.car-hood.co.uk/rubber-heal-mat

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They are completely wrong like alternators or negative earth! Weren't later models factory fitted with alternators making them right? (also if you want to have a towbar fitted as far as I'm aware the only option is negative earth due to current UK law (which includes backdating to older vehicles li...

I only have to walk for 7 minutes to get to my garage. My friends consider me 'ridiculously eccentric' for not having a 'modern' but I'm just not interested :wink: So what does your vintage garage look like, and how is does it compare to the modern garage your friends want you to get? :D I think it...

I couldn't say if it was the original, wouldn't surprise me though. So I could guess that the SU pump in my car worked for probably about 40 years before giving up. It was replaced with an SU pump, that was around about 20 years ago now. No known issues, so while that's of no use in the experiences ...

POMMReg wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 6:58 pm The Gloucester torch destroyer

Sounds like a Goon Show title to me

Ship of Theseus / Triggers' Broom.
At this rate, will it still be the same torch neilmorey?

svenedin wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 12:18 pm Numerous oil leaks all over the place have also helped preserve the metal.

Oil leaks do have their uses, the only area of the floor on mine that didn't need restoring was where oil had been protecting it.

If you want it to look as close to the original as you can still get, then your only option is: https://newtoncomm.co.uk/collections/4-door/products/morris-minor-series-2-ii-carpet-set-1953-54-55-56-rhd-interior?variant=6822016417843 (the pile is about 1/3 as deep as the original hessian backed carv...

New engine rubber mounts tend to be made with harder rubber these days whilst the original ones are just right in that they support the engine yet are flexible enough to absorb vibrations and engine movement. When did you last check out new mounts? I'm just curious as I notice ESM list them as &quo...

Why do you need to take the engine out to paint round there (obv. I understand why you'd need to when fitting the rubbers)? I still have an engine in and earlier today I was standing with one foot inside the engine bay (being careful not to stand on the brake pipes). I mean you don't even have the i...

Looks like USA could still buy it up till 2021, closest Stanley torch now is this: https://www.amazon.com/STANLEY-SAT3S-Rechargeable-Lithium-Satellite/dp/B014ITIW76 Which can be yours incl. all import duties, postage etc. paid at checkout to the UK for $45.11 (£35.63) from Amazon USA (which may add ...

or it will flash rust (I have watched parts flash rust within 20 minutes). I was repainting a car, had to strip it to bare metal first. The job took longer and the daylight fled too quickly. In the end I had to leave it overnight, outside, near the coast. I spent the next morning sanding off the fl...

Since the original site appears to have closed down in 2019, here's the archived version for anyone wishing to view the original photos:
https://web.archive.org/web/20181227101 ... 50mmt.com/

It was always a dissapointment to me how the very bottom of my drivers door juts out slightly and isn't fully flush with the cars body as you'd expect. Recently I saw a period video showing a Minor with the exact same thing, so I guess some just look that way. I figured I'd mention this in case your...