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by Steve Phillips
Sun Aug 14, 2022 9:46 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Best place for new traveller wood
Replies: 3
Views: 615

Re: Best place for new traveller wood

I always use Woodies and have done done for over 25 years

Their service and quality is always good,

www.morriswoodwork.co.uk

I have no connection to them, I'm just a satisfied customer,
by Steve Phillips
Fri May 27, 2022 10:40 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Tie down points on Morris Traveller
Replies: 4
Views: 421

Re: Tie down points on Morris Traveller

Straps should always be around the wheels not body/chassis. if you strap the body/chassis the straps will become loose and tight as the vehicle bounces up and down on the journey, Note, you need one strap per wheel, if you only run 2 or 3 straps you can get in trouble for an insecure load, unless yo...
by Steve Phillips
Mon Apr 18, 2022 10:26 am
Forum: Other
Topic: Fuel line
Replies: 10
Views: 1296

Re: Fuel line

From memory the fuel line is 1/4" on all standard Minors, The steel line should be available from all the usual Minor suppliers and should be supplied with the correct ends to fit the tank and pump. The soft line from the pump to the carb is 1/4" bore and originally braided, so get braided...
by Steve Phillips
Fri Apr 15, 2022 8:50 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Questionnaire
Replies: 9
Views: 1470

Re: Questionnaire

It does appear to be a real questionnaire (pasted below) but the questions and wording seem odd to me, And with the government looking at the "vehicle tinkering bill" again now I will not be answering it. Sorry to the OP if its all genuine but not for me, Steve consent to my data being use...
by Steve Phillips
Thu Mar 24, 2022 8:31 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: oil pressure gauge adaptors
Replies: 20
Views: 1194

Re: oil pressure gauge adaptors

Have a look at

www.earls.co.uk
www.thinkauto.com
www.goodridge.com/uk

If you can't find what you need from them then I doubt you will ever find it.

Steve
by Steve Phillips
Sat Mar 12, 2022 1:11 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: 1098 water pump
Replies: 2
Views: 244

Re: 1098 water pump

If the pump was shorter and being driven from the crank as per original then wouldn't the fan belt be out of line? You could get a short pump made, I've made a few over the years for custom applications, or you could look at an electric pump like "Davis craig" they are probably the best kn...
by Steve Phillips
Tue Feb 15, 2022 3:52 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: satnav through cigarette lighter problems
Replies: 11
Views: 1218

Re: satnav through cigarette lighter problems

A test lamp only needs voltage and most aren’t polarity conscious same with most ciggy lighters so they should work no matter which way you have wired the socket, It might be worth checking that you have the 12v positive coming through the centre pin and the earth is coming from the sides of the soc...
by Steve Phillips
Sat Feb 12, 2022 6:49 pm
Forum: Do you know....?
Topic: I'd please
Replies: 9
Views: 2826

Re: I'd please

Looks like a front Armstrong lever arm damper, is it leaking? Is that why you want to service it?
by Steve Phillips
Wed Jan 12, 2022 10:41 am
Forum: Electrical
Topic: Negative earth v positive earth
Replies: 39
Views: 4442

Re: Negative earth v positive earth

One way to wire up items such as an aux socket (cigarette lighter socket), a USB charging socket, dash cam or radio is - run a feed from the + pos terminal of the battery to a stand-alone insulated fuse block, I would have a suitable size fuse as close to the positive terminal of the battery as poss...
by Steve Phillips
Wed Jan 12, 2022 8:05 am
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Bleeding newly fitted disc brakes
Replies: 18
Views: 1829

Re: Bleeding newly fitted disc brakes

Hi Try clamping off the rear flexible brake line with a line clamp or carefully with some mole grips, this is provided you do not have stainless braided lines (these must never be clamped) With the rear line clamped off so no fluid can pass in either direction try the pedal and see if it is now OK, ...
by Steve Phillips
Fri Dec 31, 2021 10:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rear pop out windows for a Morris Minor 2 door??
Replies: 9
Views: 995

Re: Rear pop out windows for a Morris Minor 2 door??

Morning all, The side window recess isn't deep enough to mount the glass on the outside without it sticking out from the bodywork, So the glass would have to be smaller and sit inside the spot welded flange (where the window rubber attaches) and this wouldn't look great, Answer is to remove the spot...
by Steve Phillips
Thu Nov 18, 2021 12:13 pm
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: Traveller woodwork..
Replies: 7
Views: 1095

Re: Traveller woodwork..

from memory S and T woodwork (if memory serves me) were a compny that made traveller kits and made the rear pillars laminated.

they closed in the mid ninties I think good kits but laminated not solid, so possibly a kit from them,

Steve
by Steve Phillips
Tue Nov 16, 2021 7:45 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Looking for a reliable upholstery trimmer in the south east
Replies: 2
Views: 444

Re: Looking for a reliable upholstery trimmer in the south east

RJ turner in paddock Wood,

www.rjturnercartrimming.com

Never used them but a couple of my customers have and were happy with the work,

Steve
by Steve Phillips
Mon Oct 04, 2021 10:26 am
Forum: Other
Topic: Leather restoration
Replies: 3
Views: 1053

Re: Leather restoration

The best leather products I have ever used are made by Gliptone,

Can’t comment on their other products but their leather products are superb, I have tried lots of different brands over the years but always come back to it.

Steve
by Steve Phillips
Sun Jul 25, 2021 9:04 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: whats going on here then
Replies: 13
Views: 1817

Re: whats going on here then

It looks like you have compression escaping up the spark plugs between the ceramic and the steel body, I see your running Denso plugs, a first rate plug in respect of quality and performance, so surprised to see the leakage, but I think I would be looking to replace them, You could contact ADL who I...
by Steve Phillips
Thu Jul 08, 2021 12:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Exhaust wrap
Replies: 8
Views: 1357

Re: Exhaust wrap

Exhaust wrap is available from dozens of suppliers including good old ebay and amazon, but do remember cheap exhaust wrap is cheap for a reason, Cheap wrap has very limited thermal properties and disintegrates in the first couple of years, so be careful where you spend your money, as for how to fix ...
by Steve Phillips
Fri Apr 30, 2021 12:38 pm
Forum: Custom & Modified Register
Topic: A very slow build of a custom traveller
Replies: 56
Views: 28279

Re: A very slow build of a custom traveller

Painfully slow progress I’m afraid, work keeps getting in the way, although lockdown was bad for so many businesses we were very lucky and had an influx of work so my poor old traveller hasn’t got much of a look-in for a long time, but haven’t given up, and I have made some progress but nothing exci...
by Steve Phillips
Mon Mar 29, 2021 7:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: MX5 Minor on Ebay
Replies: 20
Views: 3673

Re: MX5 Minor on Ebay

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8tqqIsO3Rvw

A bit more info here regards the build,

Steve
by Steve Phillips
Fri Mar 19, 2021 11:08 am
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Ford discs-sticking caliper?
Replies: 66
Views: 8084

Re: Ford discs-sticking caliper?

First thing I would say is this style of brake setup has the disc front mounted (unlike the old marina setup with rear mounted discs) so as soon as you remove the road wheel the disc tends to move outwards so if the disc is not retained you will show a smaller gap one side to the other, the front di...
by Steve Phillips
Tue Feb 23, 2021 9:48 pm
Forum: Do you know....?
Topic: Wheel and hubcap ID
Replies: 7
Views: 1995

Re: Wheel and hubcap ID

Marina / ital wheels would be 13" diameter, and should have 8 slots in, all cars, coupes and estates had 3 ¾” pcd, Some vans had 4 ½” pcd from memory and some of the wheels were solid with no slots in, I think this was on the higher load rated vans, Triumph Dolomite had 9 slot wheels but look v...