Morris Minor Owners Club

Oh dear, good job you were on the ball.
You can buy a post that retracts into the ground, not cheap and you have to dig a deep hole and refill with concrete. No way they will get passed it without a petrol disc cutter but you will hear that no problem and it takes some time too.

mike.perry wrote:The Knob for that valve has PUSH FOR HEAT stamped on it

Thanks mike.perry that's answered my question nicely
Good point BMC, on hot day's (remember them) I'll just open the windows.

samuria wrote:thanks amgrave,
would marine ply be any good...

Not sure if you can get marine ply thin enough but you would still have to treat it anyway I think. If the clips would not be a problem with the card being a bit thicker I would go with hardboard it's a lot easier to work with.

I have a 63 saloon with the round heater and a control for fresh or interior air. A previous owner has fitted the new type of heater control to the rear of the head, the one with the lever. It has not got a cable connecteted to it but has a piece of thick wire through the lever hole and held under t...

I did what you are thinking about using hardboard some years ago for an Escort mk1. It was easy to work with but it was a little thicker than original so made it hard work fitting the clips in place. You would need to waterproof the backs too, I painted mine with some left over gloss paint. Finished...

Get your hoses quick, I have just ordered mine and found they have a special offer of free postage for August. With the discount code provided by Bidz giving 15% off it's a good overall saving.