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by panky
Sat Feb 11, 2023 11:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Heater Spruce Up
Replies: 17
Views: 3034

Re: Heater Spruce Up

The heater fascia should be crackle/wrinkle.Very poor attention to detail And your wrinkles don't look like the original wrinkle pattern, so poor attention to detail on your part too! :lol: https://board.mmoc.org.uk/download/file.php?id=12116 Did you mean this company when you said Sticky Fingers? ...
by panky
Sat Feb 11, 2023 11:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Heater Spruce Up
Replies: 17
Views: 3034

Re: Heater Spruce Up

don58van wrote: Sat Feb 11, 2023 9:33 pm Great work! Thanks for the tip about the printing.
Don
Thank you
by panky
Sat Feb 11, 2023 11:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Heater Spruce Up
Replies: 17
Views: 3034

Re: Heater Spruce Up

JOWETTJAVELIN wrote: Sat Feb 11, 2023 5:27 pm Very nice job :tu1:
Thank you
by panky
Sat Feb 11, 2023 11:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Heater Spruce Up
Replies: 17
Views: 3034

Re: Heater Spruce Up

svenedin wrote: Sat Feb 11, 2023 9:18 pm The heater fascia should be crackle/wrinkle. Your screws are wrong too. Wrong rubber button on the “ears” as well. Very poor attention to detail
Sorry to upset your sense of correctness and for doing it the way I want, not everyone is a slave to originality . I'll ignore your comments in future
by panky
Sat Feb 11, 2023 2:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Heater Spruce Up
Replies: 17
Views: 3034

Heater Spruce Up

I had Ted's heater to bits for a clean up when he was under surgery. The front plate was painted satin black but looked a bit drab and started to get scratched https://i.imgur.com/2HklxZd.jpg I was planning to use some Letraset to fill in the heater position lettering but couldn't find anything suit...
by panky
Sat Feb 04, 2023 10:53 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: 75th Anniversary Stickers
Replies: 26
Views: 3974

Re: 75th Anniversary Stickers

Mine arrived this morning too. Cheers :tu1:
by panky
Sun Jan 29, 2023 11:45 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Head Gasket Woes Fixed
Replies: 15
Views: 784

Re: Head Gasket Woes Fixed

Panky may come back with his own ideas but here is a brief overview. The reasons for fitting a 940 head on a small block engine is to do with the breathing. That is getting the air/petrol mixture into the cylinder and the exhaust gasses out. The larger the inlet valves the more air/petrol mixture y...
by panky
Sun Jan 29, 2023 11:40 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Head Gasket Woes Fixed
Replies: 15
Views: 784

Re: Head Gasket Woes Fixed

No problem and I'm very happy to give an bit of insight to the modifications I've done over the last few years. I'm a natural fiddler I just can't help myself. When I first got Ted I absorbed all the modification information I could from the forum gurus like Phil and BMC Ecosse. I couldn't afford a ...
by panky
Sat Jan 28, 2023 5:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Head Gasket Woes Fixed
Replies: 15
Views: 784

Re: Head Gasket Woes Fixed

Yep it's a 12G940 head from a '91 Mini Cooper :tu1:
by panky
Sat Jan 28, 2023 11:56 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Head Gasket Woes Fixed
Replies: 15
Views: 784

Re: Head Gasket Woes Fixed

Thanks Phil, I should have known by the position of the port.
by panky
Fri Jan 27, 2023 11:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Head Gasket Woes Fixed
Replies: 15
Views: 784

Re: Head Gasket Woes Fixed

After removing the rocker cover to re-torque the head studs I can confirm there is plenty of oil getting to the rockers.
by panky
Fri Jan 27, 2023 11:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Head Gasket Woes Fixed
Replies: 15
Views: 784

Re: Head Gasket Woes Fixed

Yep that's the one I wished I'd opened the port up a bit. It's the feed to the rocker shaft but every gasket I've used has the same issue - there should be enough oil through the port but there's no harm in opening up the port with a small burr to aid oil circulation to the top end. Maybe next time ...
by panky
Fri Jan 27, 2023 7:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Head Gasket Woes Fixed
Replies: 15
Views: 784

Head Gasket Woes Fixed

Earlier this week Ted developed all the symptoms of a blown head gasket that had failed between cylinders. As it turned out it was between three and four Could this be the culprit? https://i.imgur.com/aHmaYIK.jpg The head was cleaned, valves lapped in, checked for flatness, new head and rocker pedes...
by panky
Fri Jan 06, 2023 4:49 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Front Supsension NOVICE advice needed
Replies: 16
Views: 1106

Re: Front Supsension NOVICE advice needed

If you do delve into the front suspension to replace the bushes then be very careful and seek help when you take the tension off the torsion bar. There is a procedure to do it safely shown in the manual but with your dyslexia you might need someone on standby to talk you through it. Not necessary ju...
by panky
Fri Jan 06, 2023 4:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Morris Minor, Swindon, Wiltshire
Replies: 8
Views: 861

Re: Morris Minor, Swindon, Wiltshire

The piccies of the restoration work on the inner wings looks awesome. Quick question on dealing with surface rust. My intention is to clean panels, apply two coats of Neutrarust 661, then a couple of coats of primer, then stone chip( underside of floor inside wheel arches etc) then couple of coats ...
by panky
Fri Jan 06, 2023 1:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Morris Minor, Swindon, Wiltshire
Replies: 8
Views: 861

Re: Morris Minor, Swindon, Wiltshire

Nice car :tu1: Not sure if these pics will be of any use taken during my travellers resto Near side inner wing replaced, you can see where the bump stop will sit https://i.imgur.com/larTG5j.jpg I haven't got a clear picture of that side completed but here's the off side with bump stop and rebound st...
by panky
Fri Dec 30, 2022 6:58 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Word Association
Replies: 19299
Views: 1515687

Re: Word Association

Beach
by panky
Wed Dec 28, 2022 12:58 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Word Association
Replies: 19299
Views: 1515687

Re: Word Association

Smells like spam to me
by panky
Tue Dec 27, 2022 7:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Engine block
Replies: 5
Views: 297

Re: Engine block

If it is a 1275 with the correct head then the two screws that hold the heater outlet connection in place will be at an angle to the head where the 1098 fixings are in a straight line across.

1275 head heater outlet

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by panky
Tue Dec 20, 2022 11:02 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Brakes
Replies: 20
Views: 2273

Re: Brakes

It could also be old brake fluid in the system. The fluid absorbs moist over time and when it gets very hot(as with hard and prolonged braking) the moisture turns to vapour and you get brake fade. Give the system a good right through bleeding and see if it makes a difference.