Thank you Dermot. I’m looking into buying a morris minor convertible. Do you offer an inspection. Service for buyers ? If so the cost please.

thank you very helpful video 👍

Good luck.

This was really useful thanks. Had a look at a prospect over the weekend. Looked OK on the outside! It was parked on a steep driveway and I noticed that the drivers door was sagging a a bit which made me suspicious of the door pillar. Looked ok on the photos when parked up on the flat. It's difficult when you can't really start poking around with a screwdriver with the owner watching. There were other tell-tale signs too which all added up to a decision to walk away sadly.

AAAAAAaaaaaaaargh that's not a good vid to watch before going to sleep.

Had the same issues getting it on i used a big zip tie and a plastic shim between the syncro and the gear if the synchronizer moves towards the 1st gear the pill 💊 will pop up just enough to stop you from getting the synchronizer gear on once on i removed the zippy strap it made life easy put each spring and ball under the strap individually then slide gear on the wedge between the first and reverse synchronizer will keep it steady enough the pill moves up and down as the synchronizer slides

I have an right old wreck of a Morris Minor to sort, the floor needs sorting as I can see tarmac and pretty much everything else too :) just done Mig and Tig Level 1 and back in sept for level 2 so these will help a lot cheers, - subbed

Brilliant, just bought one myself and this is a great starting point. Thanks

Are you also missing the Throttle cam?

Bro just crash landed jn his own vehicle XDD

Thanks a lot Dermot. Very helpful.

What wire thickness was that with, Dermot? Thanks for the vid.

Very helpful video, thanks a lot.

Very good video, very helpful and thanks a lot.

This deserves a lot more views top video

Nice video, just bought a '71 Minor and your video was really helpful in checking for rust. Thankfully mine is not too bad apart from front bump stops

Great video again

Thanks again lad, I like your simple ideas.

Good find, I hope it worked out for you lad.

Well done lad

Well done lad

Well done lad, I am going through your videos with interest, I have just got a minor that needs a huge amount of work.

Thanks lad, I'll be using this, you explain it just right.

Maybe some day they will manufacture new Morris Minors . Far better than a lot of the new cars.

Where’s the Morris Minor ?

Hi, thanks for your uploads. I wanted to share - I am restoring a 61 Morris Minor 1000 2d (using the same welder) and am finding all the same bodges and ridiculous previous patches that is making it all the more difficult. It’s almost like our cars are the same or have been bodged by the same person. Your videos have been an invaluable source of inspiration and confirmation when I stagnate, exhausted by the enormity of the job. Hope progress had been fruitful.

Good video

Cheers for this video its been very helpful :)

Hi.dont fit repair panel complete just fit the least you have to.been doing this kind of work for over fifty yrs.good luck.kevin

Useful videos Detmot. Can you show what happens on the inside of the boxing panel?

Great video, thanks for the upload. 8:30 that weld may need less voltage on the selection switches and/or more wire speed (amps) for increased penetration.....it's always a trade off? .... often the case when using MIGs with too high a capacity for thin bodywork steel, the low end current and voltage is tough to set with too large a step between settings. Older sprung hi tensile body steel maybe thicker but I find it's tougher to weld due to its carbon content. The Internet would have you believe that bigger is better with MIG amps. A 90 amp MIG really is all the power and still then some you need for car monocoques. We aren't dealing with gate hinge gauge here etc. Interesting video. Been MIG welding over 40 years, it gets easier but, every day is school day😊😎

The things we do for the love of these cars , yet in the 70s the scrapyards were all full of Morris minors of every description. Some of them weren’t in bad condition either. You could buy any part for these cars for pennies.

I want to buy a welder , would you recommend that Clarke 135 ?? I m restoring a Fiat 850 coupe 1971

That was a good help to me.....thanks for sharing.

Asked about the gear movement on your other video and see it moved at 1:30 in this one. Thanks for sharing your rebuild. It's been helpful. Been watching multiple videos to try to get some simple answers with the rebuild. Thanks again, and I hope you are doing well and feeling better.

Thanks for the gear update. Helping my Dad with his gearbox and might be experiencing the same issues with the pin wear. The locks had him stopped for a while and I was able to get it in. Got it together and the spring and ball popped out. With the "awesome" help within the pages of the manuals, I'm still uncertain about something. Are there three spring & ball bearings in the gear you replaced or just one and the pin? Also, should the gear under that it's riding back and forth on move, or slide, on the mainshaft?

Hi Dermot, I’m interested to know what bhp you are aiming to obtain from your engine. I have a 1275 A+ and wondering if 90 to 100 bhp is achievable and the mods needed to get there

I'm doing a similar job on my four door and was told the boxing plat fixes to the undersill inner, not outer. When I do weld mine in think I will temp fit the door & align sill finisher outside then work in. It's a right head scratcher with these replacement panels. Good luck 👍

Hi Dermot, great video - you'll already have a load of advice from the MIG welding forum, almost endless amount of knowledge from the folk on there! One thing we spotted, we'd recommend turning the gas off at the bottle when you're not using it, there's always a chance of a little leak which can go unnoticed, might save yourself a bit of gas :) - practice makes perfect, keep up the good work!

How's progress? I had a similar situation with the boxing plate on my 4 door. Not much room for plug welds at the front as there was a 5mm drop.

Very useful and informative, a really helpful and honest review of the area's to look out for. Thank you for sharing.

How did you do the deal on front cover on transmission

Take as long as you want on your project we'll all be out here enjoying your progress! 👍

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It allllll started out as a little stone chip! lol It's really coming along , there sure has been a lot of clapped out old metal and some 'special' previous repairs removed so far. the car will be as good as new or better by the time you're done! 👍😎

Is that the structural tinfoil? 😁

Good video , I think the Morris was designed with rust in mind!

Thanks, good video. I’ve been considering a moggy for a while, but I’m not familiar with them, and this video is a great help. Replacing or fabricating some panels doesn’t phase me, as I was brought up on welding up mostly 70’s + 80’s cars. Hopefully later this summer I can have a look around for one, after I’ve got a few other things out of the way.

Any news on the rebuild ? Keep it

Where is the teardown/disessembly video of the gearbox ?