Morris Minor Owners Club

On a film about minors: I just saw the short documentary on minors that is on the young members website, and how good is that?!

A great way to spend 20 minutes if you haven't seen it.

I replaced all the lock barrels in my two door some time ago. I managed to get both front door handle assemblies out (and back in) without removing the window channels - just unbolted them and slid them up & across. It did take ALOT of wiggling and bad language though, so I would remove the chan...

Cheers for the 4OD link, but our internet is too slow for it One of the few disadvantages to living out in the sticks!

Yes, I agree! I though FTLOC was great! I was talking about the other programme when I was complaining... And darn, I missed the episode with the triumph stag. Work bloody late shifts...

I presume you're refering to the chap on the channel 5 programme? Our family gave up on that half way through the last programe, despite the fiat 500 being a favourite, because of the 'drama' some television producers clearly see the need to cram into their programs.

Fact learned from QI:

Biscuits go soft when stale, cakes go hard.

Mcvitie proved that jaffa cakes were indeed a cake by baking a giant, full-cake-sized jaffa cake, and showing what happened to it when it went stale.

Cracking show. And the landy they did in the next episode was top too.

Jaffa cakes aren't a biscuit!!!! And for me it's chocky digestives. The ultimate biscuit.

One thing I've been wondering is how you would jack the back wheel off the ground for emergency tyre change, where is the strongest place to do it for a 2 door saloon? Would it be the same place as in those ^ photos?

Many thanks

Seems like no2 is having a problem! Can try a wet test by putting a squirt of oil into the cylinder through the spark plug hole to see if it's the rings or valves.

PM sent about marina engine.

PM sent about marina engine.

Have you tried the workshop manual? There's a few different wiring diagrams in there...

Cracking, cheers. It'll be the case of upgrading (in this order); wheels, front suspension, rear suspension, brakes, interior, engine, THEN axle! (then box, unless a cheap type 9 turns up hehe). Pictures and a thread on Lola #'s upgrades will appear once I start to work on her.

Cheers bmc, and i know that, I just couldn't be writing full specs yet, 'cos I don't know yet.hehee.. But the engine will be the last thing to get changed, after suspension, wheels brakes, and interior. I know it's side tracking: What sortof power is the standard moggy axle capable of handling comfo...

Ha, at the moment, everything is standard bmc, so 1098cc. I'm going to start proper work on the car in august when I take a month off work, and the plan is to go with a 1275, with a reasonably ported head, slightly exciting cam etc... Nothing too wild, just going to be pushing for 90 bhp... Is every...

chesney - because more is always better! I would have thought wider wheels would give yet more grip, no? I'm quite keen on the look of the jlh widened wings, so if i need to use them i'm not complaining... But maybe i'll go 5.5s all round if you guys think that's the way to go? Just with wider tyres...

Right on. I think i'm going to just bite the bullet and go for some wellers, the morris minor ones... I'm hoping they'll make me some slightly wider than 5.5" for the backs... I'll ring 'em when I don't have work

Thanks for the advise!

Nice. I'm having a month off work in august to work on the mogg so will send pics when I've done mine

Cheers for the tips

so if you fit wheels that have a negative offset and fit spacers that would be ok?