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[richardmorris]

42 minutes ago, brownnova said:

I need to do this… 

Castor oil was original, veg oil ok, extra virgin olive oil a waste, but on no account mineral oil. I do have some castor oil bottled up in 50ml lots but it’s collect-only now. 

[Mr Pastry]

18 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Castor oil was original, veg oil ok, extra virgin olive oil a waste, but on no account mineral oil. I do have some castor oil bottled up in 50ml lots but it’s collect-only now. 

After putting the oil in, I think it is worthwhile rotating the cylinder 180 degrees, to try and spread the oil around and equalise wear.  I usually do this on a service as well.  It rotates easily by hand with the load off the suspension.  

[D.E]

I didn't expect to see this thing at a concours d'elegance...

[richardmorris]

15 minutes ago, Mr Pastry said:

After putting the oil in, I think it is worthwhile rotating the cylinder 180 degrees, to try and spread the oil around and equalise wear.  I usually do this on a service as well.  It rotates easily by hand with the load off the suspension.  

Indeed it is. I also bounce up and down on the tow bar and front bumper and rock the car from side to side.

[richardmorris]

Surely a ridiculous price? £650,000 for a Ford escort?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-62701247

 

[timolloyd]

1 hour ago, D.E said:

I didn't expect to see this thing at a concours d'elegance...

One for the giffer tat thread!

[Fumbler]

8 hours ago, Fumbler said:

Argh. I rather like it

I have a feeling this is aluminium. As much as I'd like to polish it up, it'll go very furry very quickly, so it's best to paint it up. It's currently in primer awaiting a quick sanding before paint.

[ProgRocker]

3 hours ago, adw1977 said:

Prices of Mark 3 Escorts are getting ridiculous. 

BBC News - Princess Diana's Ford Escort sells for £650K at auction
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-62701247

I was about to post this. Yikes! 

[SiC]

Got some more SGS welding gas today. 20l refill cost £73!
Think I may have to investigate CO2 soon.

Took the Focus now it's got fresh tyres on the back and I need to get moneys worth out of them. Actually quite enjoy driving it. A good steer that is easy to use. Just wished the air con worked.
I always strap the bottles in as they have a habit of flying around and smashing a boot to pieces. After a bit of searching I found the strap down points.
It's one thing about this car, everything Ford does seems built to a cheap price. I've never seen such a naff tie down point. Basically a metal rod tack welded to the body.


After getting gas we went to the local sea front to have lunch and an ice cream.
Spotted this nice looking VW.


Then chilled out on the beach.



While led there, I had a rare chance to contemplate and gather thoughts. I think I'm about ready to sell my MG BGT soon. It won't be easy as after 5yrs I've got quite attached to the old crate. However I can't afford to keep it and can't justify spending to store it when I don't use it. It will be difficult seeing it go though and that thought of seeing it drive away is a hard one.

But if I want something else, something needs to go.

Also contemplating that I may sell the Boxster later next year too for similar reasons. I love driving it but less attachment so won't be quite as sad. I enjoy driving it but I fancy something different. No rush on that though and will probably get another summer out of it.

[High Jetter]

2 hours ago, D.E said:

I didn't expect to see this thing at a concours d'elegance...

I think it needs moar auxillary lights, tbh.

[brownnova]

Went plane spotting with the kids yesterday… Pontiac clearly the only choice for the job.

Then on to then AVRO museum to look at a Vulcan. 


Good little museum, well worth a visit. 

[High Jetter]

AS 11pm curfew continues...

[mitsisigma01]

Mini minor ? 

Found this in the loft of my elderly neighbour

No manual unfortunately just the oiled paper envelope which I think came with the car bought for her 21st birthday by her father ..

She thinks it was a Morris Minor imported by her dad from Hong Kong in 1964 ...

In the bottom left corner of the envelope is AKD 1975 ,any idea what that is , possibly number plate ?

EDIT; AKD1975 is the part number for the envelope!!!🤔😣🤭

I've shown her the Morris paint colour charts from 1963 and she thinks it was a two door in a brown colour with a full white roof ? Similar to this.

Were Hong Kong export minors given white roof paint to reflect heat or was this available on UK cars ?

Any Morris Mini Minor experts around please ? 

TIA

 

Having said all that I am still trying to piece together a timeline of her strange life ...

Some or all of the information may be slightly wrong or totally wrong ....or totally correct

[somewhatfoolish]

On 8/26/2022 at 7:39 PM, HMC said:

 

WTF

Bully's special prize!

  

12 hours ago, Fumbler said:

Argh. I rather like it

80s Detroit wants its trim back.

[Mr Pastry]

6 hours ago, mitsisigma01 said:

Any Morris Mini Minor experts around please ? 

It says Mini Minor on the envelope so that would be a Morris Mini, 1959 -67, not a Minor as such.   Confused....?

[Split_Pin]

High praise indeed!

 

[mitsisigma01]

2 hours ago, Mr Pastry said:

Confused....?

You, me and her too

[SiC]

8 hours ago, mitsisigma01 said:

Morris Mini Minor

That was the original name of the Mini.

Austin Seven and Morris Mini Minor were launch names.

Later known just as a Mini. 

[somewhatfoolish]

Wasn't it the Austin Se7en? 

[Metal Guru]

5 hours ago, Mr Pastry said:

It says Mini Minor on the envelope so that would be a Morris Mini, 1959 -67, not a Minor as such.   Confused....?

No confusion. There was the Morris Minor , then came the smaller Morris Mini Minor , which just became Mini.

[Fumbler]

Smol run in the lacquer (annoyingly) managed to melt the base coat. Usually this means I've got to do it again. But I don't want to. Instead, I'm doing the right thing and splodging on some base with a Q tip and then some lacquer afterwards. I'm still doing some things properly though- the run was levelled with a razor blade and then blended with the rest of the panel 

[wuvvum]

2 hours ago, somewhatfoolish said:

Wasn't it the Austin Se7en? 

Aye - Seven with a v was the early A30.  (And the little pre-war car obvs.)

[mitsisigma01]

Were UK market Minors supplied with white painted top and dreary colours for the main body or was it just an export thing 🤔🤔...

Also when did they drop the Minor bit from the Mini Minor as I've seen a photo of them with a lurid green mini that was at the earliest in 71 when they got married and I think they bought it new , it doesn't look too be an early Mini (pre 71) but it is a shitty quality picture 🤷‍♂️

[Fumbler]

I'm happy with this. Now to leave the clear to harden up.

[Lankytim]

Sorting out the wife’s grandmas house and the boxes and boxes of photos, mostly of people we have no idea the identity of. Naturally I was on the hunt for shite and found this negative of a Morris 1100.  I hankered after one of these years ago but even back in the 90s they were mostly terminally rotten. 

[SiC]

6 hours ago, somewhatfoolish said:

Wasn't it the Austin Se7en? 

Yeah but auto correct decided otherwise. 

[vulgalour]

Jensen Healey Mk2 spring set... yeah.  It looks exactly the same but every spring is just a bit too short so I had to re-use the old ones, which are what you see in the photo above.  Nobody seems to list a brake shoe spring kit for a Princess/Ambassador so it's just as well my springs are still okay.  Shoes are some old Moprod asbestos-rich ones that @Mr_Bo11ox provided years ago.  Backing plate is silver because I'd run out of black, but you know what, it makes it way easier to see what you're doing so I'm okay with it.  They nearly ended up pink, I just happened to have more silver available.  Job still isn't done though, I need some large E clips, and I had to take the angle grinder to one end of the flexihose because it's welded the thread into the nut on the hard line and now I have that problem to deal with too.  Couldn't refit the outer drum because I hadn't clamped the brake cylinder down to compensate for the extra material on the new shoes.  I also learned that I do not own a C clamp, such an ubiquitous tool I just assumed I had one.  What was very weird and slightly alarming was that the bleed nipple on the brake cylinder you have to remove to get said cylinder off wasn't seized, didn't put up any fight at all, and even still had its little dust cap on.

 

[Fumbler]

I r now haz twin colour coded mirror cappings

I glued it to a stick for lacquering. I managed to get a metallic green forearm first time around.

[stuboy]

Been up to the beach villa and missus wanted to make a start on the storage cupboard it's full of tat.. but found 3 old chairs.. any idea on age and this speedo without a lense.. any idea where from?

[vulgalour]

That instrument panel is from a Lada 1200.