MorrisItalSLX

Sold on to a new operator?

Gorgeous number plates, it’s a crying shame those routed/ribbed Perspex plates aren’t more popular

Indeed we do, behold the dashmat! They work in 2 ways, either protecting a good dash from cracking or hiding the cracks on a bad dash.

You may need to use my patented* seat repair method as done on the Corolla when the rubber base ripped, nothing a bit of fine gauge rope couldn’t fix.

As they say, Honesty is the best policy.

Ford Transit Mk1/2 & Bedford CF

You can really see the British Leyland in the rear arch of the Dolly Sprint.

I’d weld on a tubular bend to that filler neck to negate the need for such a long rubber section. Loving the progress, these little trivial jobs that need doing but also really don’t need doing are a real pain.

I like how there all the chairs are upholstered differently.

It’s appears to be a Leyland Titan OPD2/1, body by Commonwealth Engineering of Granville NSW. Operated by the NSW State Government and in service from the late 1940s to the late 1970s (roughly). Given the street furniture in the photo, I’d say it was taken in the mid-late 1960s

My 1990 Corolla has now joined the 200k club, that’s 40k in my ownership. (It’s more impressive if you ignore the fact that it is in kilometres)

…And we’re here! I think it’s officially run in.

Nearly there…

FTFY

It surprises me that they would use aluminium for the core plug in the first place. Brass would have been far more suitable, or even steel as you have used here.

From memory, the plastic “pod” should simply un-clip, just pull it towards yourself when sitting in the car. I remember helping fit a stereo in my friend Fintan’s facelift saloon many moons ago. We swapped it out for a very flash double din unit as you can get double din versions of the “pod”, we got one from the Toyota dealer for quite a reasonable sum.

It’s got the blue velour/corduroy interior!

I recently replaced the heavily worn wiper linkage bushes on my earlier Corolla, which could be similar to yours knowing how fond Toyota is of parts bin raiding from older models. (Using the same radio connector plugs since the early eighties, for example).

The V6 is definitely the better engine as the 4 pot I had (technically still have) was dismally grim to drive. A perfectly adequate engine for the smaller Hyundai models, but simply not enough oomph for the larger Sonata.

The automotive equivalent of eating yesterday’s porridge.

Firstly, a mileage update. Secondly, the wiper linkage has always been a tad loose and sloppy which is a known weakness of these Corollas. With all the rain we’ve been having on the east coast of Australia the AE92 owners Facebook page has been awash with people with failed wiper linkages. The upside of this is someone has found a solution, replacing the bushings. So, between showers I cracked on. Everything was surprisingly willing to come off, the wiper arms and scuttle panel were only hampered by the bonnet constantly getting in the way. I was hoping to get away with replacing the bushings in situ, but there was simply no access so the whole linkage had to come out as well as the wiper motor. Again, nothing put up a fight and the bonnet was still in the way. The original bushings were indeed as shagged as I had thought, date stamped 1990 and made by Trico as it happens. The new bushings are shared with other 80s & 90s Australian built Toyotas, Nissans and Holdens. The old bushes were cut away and the new ones pressed into place, the ball joints greased and the whole lot put back into place. The refreshed linkage was certainly stiffer than before, making it quite tricky to feed back into the plenum. With everything back together and the wiper arms adjusted so they no longer hit the A post or the scuttle the difference was night and day. Before the wipers would flop about and the linkage would clunk and rattle, now it’s all as tight as a drum ready for the deluge coming next week.

All these Volvos are making my trousers very uncomfortable.

When I questioned carb tuning with my seasoned Toyota bothering mechanic he said under no circumstances should you mess with these carbs. His advice was to by a brand new carb (still available) and run it exactly as it came out of the box, any adjustment you make to it will make it worse. Ive considered the Weber route, but I’m not keen on ditching the factory intake system. There is a possibility that an EFI intake could be modified to work, but I’ve only theorised about this.

Lucky bastard! That’s my absolute favourite Mini. In fact, I decree it to be the best Mini of all time. My opinion on this point will not be changed and I accept no substitutes.