tortron Posted December 29, 2008 Author Share Posted December 29, 2008 oh hai - mr fan meet mr radiator cut some of the tubes away to see in behind/they were torn at the bottom might plug it up for now just so i can get the morrie back from matamata waiting to hear back on a few secondhand radiators Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted January 4, 2009 Author Share Posted January 4, 2009 the days outcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 found one the brass plate reads Manufactured By Morris Motors LTD Radiators Branch Osberton Works Oxford 44567 A 26536 even has the brass drain tap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted January 10, 2009 Author Share Posted January 10, 2009 got her/him/its a car not a person back today though i would try get some progress done before i go back to work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted January 11, 2009 Author Share Posted January 11, 2009 bit more work today installed a tiny amp to run from my mp3 player (yuh wires have since been tided - even used grommets and everything and started making up a blanking panel to hide the compartment where the sparewheel etc is will carpet it or soemthing along with the boot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted January 17, 2009 Author Share Posted January 17, 2009 with bangin wheels like that you also need a bangin/er engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted January 18, 2009 Author Share Posted January 18, 2009 mocking up a new instument panel - adding matching amp gauge and mechanical water temp gauge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted January 18, 2009 Author Share Posted January 18, 2009 with a little modification of the mounts (read pulling them off) i was able to fit this clock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 wee bit of a conversion is now on the cards will likely replace the 5 inch lamps with spotlights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted January 26, 2009 Author Share Posted January 26, 2009 not surprised i had a set of engine mounts in the boot (the gearbox ones look like they have been replaced) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted February 10, 2009 Author Share Posted February 10, 2009 boring update - but ordered a bunch of sandpapaper and invested in a few litres of high build primer also reinstalled my shitty as door seals and windlace - should cut down on rattles etc for a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted February 15, 2009 Author Share Posted February 15, 2009 cho spent ages on bonnet getting is nice re welded on the bonnet support as it has polled through the spotweld and bent a little took out the bend sanded out all the gouges - can only assume someone tried sanding it with a pair of keys? tonnes of stone chips on the drivers side of the hump theres about a teaspoon of bog in the whole thing should be fairly smick now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tortron Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 yuh found some rust typical rear of front wings place wings have clearly been that way for a while (patched up with lead) bit inbehind the wings near the bottom door hinge will want repair before next wof can be this weekends job otherwise men as brew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted February 19, 2009 Author Share Posted February 19, 2009 Yo dawg We heard you like morris minors so we put a morris minor in yo morris minor so you can hold up traffic while you hold up traffic! il go back for the rest of the running gear and panels/doors early next week theres about 3 cars worth of parts!(including one they are choptopping) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted March 9, 2009 Author Share Posted March 9, 2009 chur skids on brew next step is to remember where i put my other spare carbs figure out how to mount to engine (bolts are horizontal rather than that angle stz) some sort of adaptor flange or something? figure out/build linkages decide what airfilters i want to run (2 original ones, adaptor to a single original, twin pancakes/cones etc) cut up my spare combined intake/exhaust manifold to suit/make extractors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted April 5, 2009 Author Share Posted April 5, 2009 probably good for doubling the bhp but seriously this is close to what im planning on having all i need now is the choke linkages to arrive and a fuel line splitter - then dort dort (note* also need an exhaust to run with these - may cut down a standard manifold for now- have some bike headders im going to have a play with) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted May 11, 2009 Author Share Posted May 11, 2009 yikes, bottom of 2nd page bump carbs and all linkages are done - all shiny and functional just need to make the manifolds up, so giz your profile cutter or something since just before the beach hop i have been having a prick of a time with the car randomly developing (usually after a bit of high revs, but not all the time) a miss, which would sometimes go away if i could get the revs up enough. so gave the inners of the distributor a good clean (springs and plates were gummed up with something (no vac advance on this)) gave it an oil replaced rotor - the one in there had a loose (2mm movement either way) contact recrimped grounding wire as it was nearly broken through and hello, problem is solved a combination of all of the above was leading to the timing becoming all over the show at random times. runs nice and smooth and starts 1st pop once again, so thats pretty meke. Timing wants to be a little more advanced than it is now but thats no problem. As an interesting point, the owners manual states that you should advance the timing until it starts to pink and then back off "a bit" playing it by ear until optimum performance is obtained Have my spare engine stripped down to its component pieces, all of which are undergoing cleaning and eventually respray of the block and other little bits, polishing of all the alloy (not sanding as i want to retain the cast look, tho i am removing the worst of the casting marks). before it all goes back together i will see what can be improved in the porting side of things reground cam double valve springs lightened fly wheel to go with my twin carbs and headers she should fly along quite nicely at the moment bodywise she is undergoing some major prep work currently have half the outside primed and block sanded, removing any nick or scratch that threatens to mar the new paint job. Not too much to do really, theres only 1 dent on the thing and that was pretty shallow anyway. Dont remember if i mentioned, but i stripped down the front wings and removed teh shitty bog job hiding the rust in the rear of them (every morrie rusts here) giving the mig a good work out. The only other rust is in the boot lid - which is slightly worse than i thought, but shouldnt take more than 5 mins to patch. next to do is finish the exterior sanding interior sanding prep inside boot (removing gas tank as i want to paint this differently) prep engine bay (will remove as much as i can, not that theres anything really to remove and pop out the engine) then a final strip down of anything i dont want paint on, then spray everything (will be a front and rear wing off paintjob for lushness) have changed direction a little from what i was originally intending, but i think its going to come out real nice but il keep that under my bowler hat for now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted May 23, 2009 Author Share Posted May 23, 2009 just as a wee milestone shes now rust and hole free! tho thats not all that impressive as there was barely any rust in it edit: also exterior is now just about ready for its final paint need to do interior, in boot and under bonnet also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted June 16, 2009 Author Share Posted June 16, 2009 sweet just got 7 flanges cut (seperated the exhaust and inlet and plus 2 for the carb end) all cut from 10mm steel $65 including postage big ups to reautomotive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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