my morris 1000 restoration

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DAVIDMCCULLOUGH
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Post by DAVIDMCCULLOUGH »

Creative weather proofing!!

Keep up the good work :D


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Post by eveline »

ani, pressure washer .....my bad :oops: yep i am using nitromoors thank god .paint and primer x4 layers just to give me more work filler to remove as well ,allen said he will tap them out better :o i would not have a clue
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Post by eveline »

DAVIDMCCULLOUGH, hi david you know what they say 'it would be a lovely little country if you could only roof it ' :D
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Post by benw »

Wow, the speed and quality of your resto is amazing!!! Wish I could work that quickly!

When d'you reckon the little green Morris will be back on the road?
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Post by Sidney'61 »

benw wrote:When d'you reckon the little green Morris will be back on the road?
Next week? :D
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Post by d_harris »

tonight I reckon :lol:

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Post by eveline »

benw, Im so happy things are goin good ,my dad is going to do my engine, a full recondition ,he is goin to recon the valves ,full new gasket set ,new ring gear ,hone the bores and fit new piston rings and spray it too ,the starter , the generator n fuel pump have been recon by allen already .
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Post by dalebrignall »

a full restoration,it wont need to be done again for a tew years.did you plan to do it like this or has it just happened.
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Post by eveline »

dalebrignall, always wanted to do it rite, it just happens to be alot of work ....im never goin to sell it so its goin to be with me a long time ,,,save me in the long run
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Post by g_land »

nice work, i'm galway based and have quite a few morris bits lying around from my own resto, let me know if you need anything.
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Post by g_land »

actually looking at the above picture, those doors have seen better days, i have 2 in the garage, not sure what they are like anymore, i put them in there about 8 years ago but they should be ok, i'll take a look if you want and take a picture
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Post by eveline »

day 18 tuseday 2nd of june
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i see jack is checking the welds
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Post by eveline »

dalebrignall, :D
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Post by Kevin »

What did you use to clean the suspension leg up with, its a really good before and after picture.
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Post by eveline »

Kevin, Clive used a small anglegrinder with a small wire brush set ,just be carefull not to use the wire brush on the kingpin thread cause it will damage it :D
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Post by dalebrignall »

looks really good eveline i see jack is still checking the work is up to standuard.
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Post by eveline »

dalebrignall, thats jack checking the work alright, he is the boss with a new hair cut to go along with it :D :D :D
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