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Bill_qaz
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What's changed on yours

Post by Bill_qaz »

Back in the day many of our minors would have been kept on the road in ways the owners could afford, even if it meant adapting none original parts. I can remember many happy hours when you could wander around scrap yards unbolting bits.
These days some of us modify for comfort, safety or performance or purchase cars with mods.
Mine has:
Disc brakes and servo
Inertia reel seat belts
Hazard flasher and rear orange flasher lamps
Fog light and reversing light
Door mirrors
Oil pressure and temperature gauges
Later elephants trunk heater
Alternator and master switch
Electric screen washer
Unleaded cylinder head
Electronic ignition
Spin on oil filter
Every time I read someone's list I think oh yes and that :lol: edit 3 so far :roll:

What's on your minor
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Regards Bill
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Re: What's changed on yours

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Bill
With my Minor it would be easier to say what is original - which is not much. :tu1:
The roof paint is original and factory applied. :wink:
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Engine and gearbox upgrade, larger drums/brakes at the front, a separate (vintage) switch for indicators to compliment the trafficators, errr.....I think that's it! :D
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Radial tyres - I bet there aren't many still on original cross-ply.
Front and rear inertia reel seatbelts.
Front disc brakes with servo and remote reservoir.
Uprated heater with two speed fan.
High back heated front seats.
Heated screens, front and rear.
Electric washers.
2-speed and intermittent wipers.
Alternator.
Spin-on oil filter.
Unleaded head.
Stainless exhaust.
Poly bushes on all suspension and clutch linkage.
Halogen headlights.
Rear fog and reversing lights.
Hazard lights.
Interior light on delayed off timer.
Map reading light.
Towbar.
Radio.
In the past, 5-speed gearboxes, but now reverted to standard.
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:lol: Willum is totally original apart from...
Reversing lamps
Fog and spot lamps
Halogen headlights
Badge bar
Boot rack
Electric aerial
60s radio
Temperature gauge
Heated rear screen
Clock
60s alloy wheel trims
External steel sun visor
Swivelling Searchlight
Door mirrors
Stainless steel sill finishers
Sunroof
Alternator
Front disc brakes
Brake servo
Unleaded head
Spin on oil filter
Inertia belts
Electronic fuel pump
Klaxon horn
Fire extinguisher washer bottle
And coming soon.......
Stainless steel exhaust
Electronic ignition.
I think that's everything! 🤔😂
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My 1951 early 4-door series “mm” has;
Radial tyres
Unleaded inserts in the 918cc block
Rubber bush upper links (instead of the threaded ones)
King pins from a 1000
Hubs from a 1000
Front backplates from a 1000
Front cylinders from a 1000 (much easier to source)
8” drums and shoes from a later 1000
Trafalgar Blue paint job (previous owner)

(Except for the paint all to make her usable rather than a museum piece)
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Wolseley front brakes
12G940 Cooper head
Mini timing gear with tensioner fitted. Timing marks are now in a sensible place.
HS4 carb with Mini air box
Alloy inlet manifold
1 1/2" exhaust system with Midget manifold
Alternator and negative earth
Spin on oil filter
Electronic ignition
Oil pressure, water temp gauges and rev counter in place of drivers glove box
Inertia reel seat belts
Banjo steering wheel replaced the two spoke one
Halogen head lights
Reflectors replaced with LED brake lights of the same size,
Riley 3.7:1 final drive
Poly bushed all round
Mini door glass seals
Heavier oil in dampers
Respray in original colour
New timber frame and roof gutters
and best of all all rust cut out and new panels welded in (lots of them) :D
All done by me in my little garage.
I daren't add up all the invoices :o

There's probably more :lol:
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On my 1969 Traveller that I bought in 1979 I have fitted...
Ford discs with Silicon brake fluid.
Lead free head.
SS exhaust.
Variable speed wipers.
Inertia seat belts.
Duplex timing chain.
Gauges in clove box.
But best of all... one piece side windows.
1969 Traveller in Almond green. Owned since 1979.
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Re: What's changed on yours

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OK here goes seeing as Meggie is totally original 1971 traveller
Vinyl roof
Disc brakes
Remote servo
Remote brake reservoir
1275 engine
5 speed box
Single piece back door ( soon to be changed)
Rev counter
Clock
Voltmeter
Combined temperature and oil pressure gauge
2 speed heater( Puff and gentle blow)
2 speed wipers ( slow and not very quick)
Reversing lights
High level brake light
Shock absorbers all round
Inertia reel seat belts up front
LED lights to everything apart from headlights
High level lights to back of car
Hazard lights
Electronic ignition
Long range petrol tank
Halogen headlights with halo

Hmmmmm maybe not quite original
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Meggie living in West Sussex. Slowly being restored.
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Re: What's changed on yours

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Mine is original except for:

Inertia reel seatbelts
A hazard light switch
LED headlight bulbs (which could be swapped back in minutes, they are a direct swap type)
Currently it has electronic ignition but I have 2x distributors, one fitted with points for a quick switch back to originality
SU fuel pump with electronic module replacing the points. Again, I have a points pump as well.

Cylinder head is NOT modified for unleaded fuel (as yet)
Original positive earth
1969 1098cc Convertible “Xavier” which I have owned since 1989.

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Re: What's changed on yours

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Alice the Traveller has (by previous owner (P) and me (M)) :
Heated Rear Windows (P)
Hazards (P)
Retro 8 Track (M)
Inertia Reels in Blue (M)
Ashtrays converted into Cup Holders (M)
Electric Screen Wash (M)
Not a lot really.
Still trying to work out in the DeLuxe what the first owner actually got for their extra few quid!!
Messin' with Morris (and Austin) for half a century!
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