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- Mon Apr 23, 2018 2:35 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Round (Gold) Smiths Heater Refurbishment
- Replies: 2
- Views: 748
Re: Round (Gold) Smiths Heater Refurbishment
I've never needed any but I really can't imagine plastic ducting being hard to obtain. If Morris Minor specialists don't stock it, try Mini specialists as I imagine the ducting would be the same diameter?
- Sun Apr 22, 2018 8:13 am
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: RH flashing indicator problem
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1359
Re: RH flashing indicator problem
It cannot be a faulty flasher unit if one side is working correctly. The fault will be in the light which isn't working - either blown bulb as above (swap it with the other side to test the bulb) or a poor connection possibly due to corrosion. Those front lights DO suffer from this and so do the bul...
- Sat Apr 21, 2018 7:36 am
- Forum: Restoration Projects
- Topic: Steves Morris Traveller 1970
- Replies: 254
- Views: 143802
Re: Steves Morris Traveller 1970
Looking good Steve. What mileage did you cover during the 12months?
Did it pass the MOT??!!
Did it pass the MOT??!!
- Sat Apr 21, 2018 7:33 am
- Forum: Restoration Projects
- Topic: My 68 saloon restoration /customization project.
- Replies: 27
- Views: 6008
Re: My 68 saloon restoration /customization project.
Well done. Some good progress there! The fibreglass doors look a good fit. Was it a lot of work to achieve that? I knew they were available but have always been concerned that they be very difficult to fit decently.
Keep up the good work
Keep up the good work
- Thu Apr 19, 2018 4:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: starter problem
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1322
Re: starter problem
It might be nothing more than a fairly flat or faulty battery or even one of the battery leads not fully tight?
That is where I would look first.
That is where I would look first.
- Wed Apr 18, 2018 6:36 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Swivel pin death-rattle
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1208
Re: Swivel pin death-rattle
As Phil says, replacing the top bushes is a perfectly straightforward task. I would use the poly bushes available as the new rubber ones seem very poor quality. New swivel pins do not cost a fortune when they need replacing. If your car requires new ones then go for it but unless they are required t...
- Tue Apr 17, 2018 2:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Going under the hammer... today!
- Replies: 35
- Views: 5470
Re: Going under the hammer... today!
I suppose that's a fair price if somebody is prepared to pay that. It seems a great deal of money to me but there are only a limited number of them and if the restoration cost £25,000 and a car requiring that work can fetch £7,000-£8,000 before you've even started, then to pay £22,000 for one alread...
- Mon Apr 16, 2018 6:52 pm
- Forum: Bodywork
- Topic: Solvent pop
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1549
Re: Solvent pop
Is it definitely solvent pop as opposed to micro blistering? Solvent pop would occur almost immediately after painting as it is part of the drying/curing process and is solvent trying to escape whereas micro blistering generally appears much later and is water/dampness trying to escape and sometimes...
- Mon Apr 16, 2018 12:22 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Swivel pin death-rattle
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1208
Re: Swivel pin death-rattle
Are you sure the sound is the swivel pin? Have you actually checked for play? I have generally found that a rattle is one of the dampers becoming worn (and sometimes simply the mounting bolts being less than fully tight). It can also be wear in the steering rack. As far as I know there is only one m...
- Sun Apr 15, 2018 10:08 pm
- Forum: Restoration Projects
- Topic: Traveller restoration advice please
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2468
Re: Traveller restoration advice please
It wasn't a criticism Les and there's nothing wrong with a bit of optimism but I think a comprehensive professional restoration on a Traveller is realistically going to be a lot more than mid thousands now. DIY saves a great deal of money doesn't it!
- Sun Apr 15, 2018 8:04 pm
- Forum: Restoration Projects
- Topic: Traveller restoration advice please
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2468
Re: Traveller restoration advice please
I think Les is optimistic. Your question is a bit "how long is a piece of string" but when I restored my Traveller I spent around 500 hours doing so. What is a professional restorer going to charge per hour? £30 - £40? So that comes to £15,000 - £20,000 before you add any parts, any materi...
- Sun Apr 15, 2018 8:06 am
- Forum: Ex Police Register
- Topic: WRY865J
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4400
Re: WRY865J
If you're stripping the car down for restoration I'd have thought it would be very easy to establish the original colour as you dismantle. Nobody will have done such a thorough job of re-painting the car that none of the original paint remains so the original colour will be clearly visible under and...
- Thu Apr 12, 2018 11:56 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Oil filter conversion
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3677
Re: Oil filter conversion
Phil, I don't have any "problem" changing the spin on filter having purchased a strap wrench but I simply don't see the point in purchasing the conversion which is sold on the basis of making the job easier when I don't find it difficult in the first place. Without the strap wrench I didn'...
- Wed Apr 11, 2018 7:11 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Oil filter conversion
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3677
Re: Oil filter conversion
I agree with Liam in that I find it perfectly simple to change the paper element filter. One of our cars has had the spin on conversion fitted and I find it a fiddle to change because of poor access and have had to purchase a strap wrench in order to change it! No problem with recycling the old pape...
- Wed Apr 11, 2018 7:03 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Riley 1.5 brake drums
- Replies: 3
- Views: 950
Re: Riley 1.5 brake drums
I'd have thought £150.00 was a good price nowadays but supply and demand will dictate in the end. Riley 1.5 brakes are a good upgrade but the service parts (cylinders and shoes) are hard to obtain and expensive so this conversion is less popular now than it once was.
- Tue Apr 10, 2018 7:24 am
- Forum: Bodywork
- Topic: Rubber washer wing to valance
- Replies: 3
- Views: 870
Re: Rubber washer wing to valance
The holes are still in the wings - at least if you purchase UK made Heritage wings. The rubber buffers are still available too.
- Tue Apr 10, 2018 7:18 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Traveller - Spares or restoration
- Replies: 2
- Views: 542
Re: Traveller - Spares or restoration
Interested parties will probably want to know roughly which part of the World it is in........
- Mon Apr 09, 2018 2:30 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Ebay brake shoes "Borg &Beck"
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1375
Re: Ebay brake shoes "Borg &Beck"
Borg & Beck are just a "brand" nowadays. The brand name, which was bought by "First Line" I think, might imply UK manufacture but I doubt they are manufactured here. Borg & Beck clutches are cheap pattern copies so I expect the brake shoes are as well. They might be perfe...
- Mon Apr 09, 2018 2:23 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Fixing cables and pipes
- Replies: 3
- Views: 637
Re: Fixing cables and pipes
Frankly I'd have thought that you're far more likely to encourage rust by drilling holes in the underside of your car and attaching those than sticking with the original type of tags. Certainly the last thing you want to use is self tapping screws which have a horrible sharp end waiting to attack yo...
- Sun Apr 08, 2018 6:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Body panels
- Replies: 4
- Views: 906
Re: Body panels
The front bumper valance is also different to the 1000 of course although the rear one is the same. The bootlid is only different to the early 1000 with regard to the badge holes but the later 1000 had a different fittings for the bootstay so technically is different. If your car is a 4door model th...