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| Thread ID: 120678 | 2011-09-20 08:23:00 | Seized Brakes, Morris 1000 | The Error Guy (14052) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1232454 | 2011-09-20 21:30:00 | sounds like fun error guy, keep us updated | Gobe1 (6290) | ||
| 1232455 | 2011-09-20 22:33:00 | Where are you located error ?? | SP8's (9836) | ||
| 1232456 | 2011-09-20 22:52:00 | Moving to the rear suspension, check where the leaf spring mountings attach to the floor of the car. These tend to break loose and split around the mounting. They will need to be reinforced if cracking shows. Good old Morris Minors. | Richard (739) | ||
| 1232457 | 2011-09-20 23:06:00 | Rathkeale College, Masterton. Ill put some pics up later, and a vid of it running | The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1232458 | 2011-09-20 23:53:00 | You need to put in a lubricant for the valves when you fuel it, otherwise they will stick. A series always been pigs with heads anyway and B series for that matter. Wish my lazy kidz would play around with cars instead of their computer and play sation. |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 1232459 | 2011-09-21 00:16:00 | Me and some mates at school are restoring(ish) a c 1950-1960 Morris 1000 Series 2, We got the engine running today and took it for a spin. A spin where? On the road? Without it's WOF? Tut tu. You do realise if you persist with this thing you will all have to replace something fairly large every 6 months? Having had an Austin Cambridge for 12 years I can tell you everything got replaced at least once, some almost all the time (wheel bearing,s thrust bearings). The only original bit on it at the end was the diff. Husband pulled the bung out out of curiosity and nothing happened, had a peek in and it had a thick tarry substance in it.....LOL. Still at least it's a lot easier fixing them as opposed to todays complicated over-stuffed engines..... |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1232460 | 2011-09-21 00:35:00 | Morrie Thou's are so good at stopping that the brakes really aren't necessary anyway. | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1232461 | 2011-09-21 00:56:00 | My Mum had a 1950s morris minor for a few years about 10-15 years ago, one of the models with the split front windscreen. The wheels kept falling off! It was a reliable little thing as far as the engine went but physically a real challenge to keep legal. Had no seatbelts either but didn't have to because it had been continuously warranted and registered since new. Positive earth was an issue as well. Good on you for putting the effort in and getting a car with a bit of character, not sure I'd have chosen a morris myself though. Don't expect any real power no matter how well you get the engine running either, best described as "adequate" |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1232462 | 2011-09-21 02:44:00 | Morry thou are extremely reliable cars. But only if the mixture is checked and adjusted periodicly and the point gaps reset, tappets checked. | prefect (6291) | ||
| 1232463 | 2011-09-21 23:12:00 | I had a Morris Minor. Its 14" wheels used to crack around the studs and fall off! Ended up fitting Honda Civic 13" wheels. Later I fitted a Datsun 1200 motor and transmission, Datsun rear axle with 13" wheels, Morris mariner Disk brakes with PBR Booster. It performed very well and was 100% reliable. Very little modification to the car was required to convert it. | mzee (3324) | ||
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