Morris Minor Project Update - Part 14

[@dazt103]

Hello from Manchester in the UK. Only recently found this channel and have to say I'm really enjoying seeing the Minor resto. 👍. Thanks for sharing you experiences.

[@Badgertronix]

Hello and welcome. Great to have you along for the journey :)

[@MrWeeRhys]

My favourite series on KZbin, you're a top geezer

[@Badgertronix]

Cheers mate :)

[@wyattoneable]

These videos work out because I can keep working and listen to your story. Modification sounds expensive so yes, keep her original. It will probably be worth more in the end anyway. Way to go Supercheap Auto! I look forward to your road trip.

[@CarsExposed]

Loving this project mate as you know ... the thousand miles adventure sounds good to me it should be fun 😋😊👍👍👍

[@Badgertronix]

Thanks mate 😀 it's going to be a long drive once it's done but should be a good laugh

[@TheCowgirlNiamh]

Catching up Jonathan! Looking forward to seeing whatever you do to her 👍☺️

[@ziggassedup]

That's cool mate..I'll just sit back and watch Johno.

[@Badgertronix]

Cheers mate. You're welcome to come on the roadtrip and fix up my bodges along the way

[@jaggass]

Im confident that you can do all the welding on it.

[@Badgertronix]

Thanks, I'm feeling pretty confident

[@TheDavey333]

Goodbye pork pie, there’s a classic, gonna watch it later 😂

[@Badgertronix]

Awesome, enjoy!

[@VinsAnnetteSingh]

Happy Saturday dear friend

[@Badgertronix]

Have a great weekend!

[@themechanic6117]

Enjoying the vids. I think all black would look good!

[@Badgertronix]

Thanks. That was my original idea, I like the idea of some 2 tone highlights though

[@MrNev27]

Could call the road trip 'Goodbye Morepork Pie', for a bit of double entendre. (For the non Kiwis here a Morepork is New Zealand's small native owl.) Great channel, thanks for sharing.

[@Badgertronix]

That's a clever name but probably too confusing for an international audience! Cheers

[@janlabij7302]

There's a site on youtube called Jonathan W, who is doing up a 1951 Studebaker wit pretty bad floor, trunk, and rocker panal rust through. You might want to watch him make new floor panels. The guy is a wizard at making these without special tools. He says in the video "I'm almost too embarrassed to show how I do this, 'cause everbody already knows how."

[@Badgertronix]

I shall check him out. I can definitely say that I don't know already know! Cheers

[@janlabij7302]

@@Badgertronix - Yeah, that's why I quoted him. After you do dozens of floor panels and rocker panels, you too can say to someone who is gushing over your work "Nothing to it, really. It's about as tough as falling off a log."

[@ultraliner2118]

Hey mate, not long cottoned on to your channel and am loving the MM content! Picked up my first 1962 MM today to compliment my 1971 Mini 850. I'd be keen to join you on your south island run(am in Wellington). Let me know when yo plan to make the trip and provided my Minor is ready to go i;m keen as ;)

[@rareblues78daddy]

In the US, the equivalent of Super Cheap Auto would be NAPA (National Automotive Parts Association,) Auto Zone, or O'Reilly Auto Parts.

[@Badgertronix]

Thanks for the info. I'll remember that for when I do a US roadtrip. One day...

[@TheThomasdahl]

I would try to get a 5 speed gearbox. Plenty of options available. That extra gear makes a huge difference on modern roads. I am sure nobody will notice, but you will. It really turns the car into a daily driver. My wife has driven hers everyday for 35 years. Her first and only car.

[@Badgertronix]

Gearbox can be substituted as long as it uses the existing mounting points. I will keep an eye out for options. Thanks

[@TheThomasdahl]

@@Badgertronix of course.. I think mine is from a Toyota Bluebird.. With a custom bell housing. So look out for a suitable bell housing and then search for a box. I'll ask around for you. Will be really worth your while to consider this upgrade.

[@TheThomasdahl]

This should be it... www.mmoc.org.uk/Messageboard/viewtopic.php?t=52106

[@NHSEE]

1000km no problem for a moggy, here in england there was a run done every year for about 10 years where they did John O Groats to Lands End which is 1400km and that had to be done in 24 hours. Cars used to manage it no problem.

[@Badgertronix]

Hopefully there won't be too many issues but it will be a good test of my handiwork. There are a few mountain passes to get through which will be a big test on performance and brakes especially!

[@VinsAnnetteSingh]

Wow awesome! We enjoyed watching Great channel! New friend here Thanks for sharing Have a great weekend Stay connected Thanks

[@Badgertronix]

Thanks for watching

[@AndrewSandilands-tk6st]

Looking forward to the rest of the build, shame you’re changing from the original colour though...

[@Badgertronix]

I'm not sure how original that colour is. It has been hand painted at some point. Thanks

[@AndrewSandilands-tk6st]

Oh dear....🤦‍♂️ lol

[@stevewoodw]

If you can get black and white you could make a light grey - if you can make light grey you can add some green or blue and get a muted colour that it would have been - isn't this possible?

[@Badgertronix]

I hadn't thought of that. Could be a good option, thanks

[@stevewoodw]

@@Badgertronix - I was thinking about it after making this comment - mixing in a bit of blue and red to make a light mauve colour with the grey could look good but too much red and too little blue - a pink moggie...? I don't think so....

[@Badgertronix]

@@stevewoodw I'll definitely avoid the pink but you could be onto something with a tint added to the base

[@pbaylis1]

Nice update. You'll have a couple of main types of viewer: Those who just like to see a nice transformation of a classic car, and those who are doing, or have done, a similar restoration. I'm in the latter group. In that group will be the pros who have done it all before and those who are literally learning from your experience. Again, I'm in the latter. From my perspective, I'll be watching for details of how you approach rust and mechanical repairs, welding and painting (if you're painting it yourself), including some of the finer details like compressor and welder setups. I'll be using and/or adapting your methods so my moggie project will be at least as good as yours:-) Cheers mate! Oh, and how about a yellow in keeping with the Good bye Pork Pie theme:-)

[@Badgertronix]

It's hard to please everyone but I think you've got some good ideas there. There will be some very detailed videos and some technical ones going over equipment and processes. Then some of those get repetitive so I may need to do some broader videos as well to cover progress quicker. I don't think I could paint it yellow, it would remind me of my mum's old Renault 4 :) Good luck with your restoration!

[@TheThomasdahl]

Our Moggie, same color as yours, has original drum brakes and we drive in Germany. They are OK... But I would add a brake vacuum booster. Get an old one and nobody will notice, but you will stop with confidence!

[@Badgertronix]

I can probably get away with adding a brake booster after it has been re registered. Good brakes would be nice!

[@aussietonner]

please reconsider to keep original paint... its a nice colour!

[@Badgertronix]

I shall consider it. Not too sure what the original colour actually was though. Cheers

[@mostlymoparih5682]

Little snippets make it easier to keep up with youl Ketchup? You got some burgers on the barbie? Oh and I'll need some mustard two2 too tree3.

[@Badgertronix]

Snippets, morsels and large portions. There's a place for them all, especially with condiments like those

[@kenvaughey7255]

Good to see you are still on it, only just seen the previous episode. Now I am also NOT a professional, just an enthusist who has done this sort of repairs before and I can offer advice on stuff that has worked for me, It may not be 100% correct but it keeps the car on the road, the last morris I built was for my daughter so obviously safety was my main priority.Are you able to buy sheet metal? because a lot of the repairs needed can be cut out of flat steel thus avoiding the need to buy repair panels, everything is available but it all costs money. Now I dont want to write chapter and verse on here and bore the arse off a casual reader, but if I can help in any way please send me an pm address that I can reply to. Regards.

[@Badgertronix]

Awesome, thanks for the advice. Sheet metal is easy to get and I have a friend of a friend who works at a sheetmetal place who has offered to assist with folding metal. I don't want to skimp on quality, but I don't want to spend the earth on buying bits I could make. Always great to hear from people who have restored one of these before. [e-mail] Cheers

[@Memory_Gatherers]

I just bought a right tatty old moggy and found this channel yesterday, some handy tips mate thanks. Mine is in worse shape than yours :D should keep me busy. Hope your having fun. Oh yeah, I'm a total novice too,less so than yourself so.....arghhhhh!!!!

[@Badgertronix]

that's awesome. This little cars are probably as easy a restoration project as you can hope for but still lots of work and lots of learning. Enjoy!

[@Memory_Gatherers]

@@Badgertronix I just need to learn to weld now yikes!

[@davidbates247]

Good bye pork Pye Sounds good I'll have a look at that

[@MrWeeRhys]

Wolves ay we!

[@Badgertronix]

It's a classic

[@davidbates247]

@@Badgertronix you guna be in the blondini gang ?

[@Badgertronix]

Absolutely. Might have to work on my golden locks 😂

[@zoidberg444]

Up the Wolves!

[@Uticagreens]

How are the folks in Christchurch doing?

[@Badgertronix]

Thanks for thinking of us. I work in Christchurch and things are slowly getting back to normal :)

[@SteveRobReviews]

$60 so far but a guessing contest to the closed amount would be interesting :) Morris seems to be one odd vehicle many will be watching to see it go back together in a glossed over version for my tastes and easier on yours . LOL

[@mostlymoparih5682]

Dang Badger sounds like you live in a Socialist country like my buddy Steve. We don't have pork pie but here in the great Garden State we do have pork roll. Wait pork pie is the name the car? Sorry we don't have any pork pie or pork roll cars here. Your car without it's doors on looks like pork pie at the end of the movie, just don't set your car on fire when you're finished.

[@Badgertronix]

As car restorations go I don't think it will be too expensive. I'm not going for absolute perfection, more a reliable car that looks nice.

[@Badgertronix]

Everybody should have pork pie. Used to get them from Harrod's whenever we were in London. Flaming cars are best avoided

[@blastingmariachi4492]

Same as Australia

[@zoidberg444]

Supercheap would put Halfords out of business pretty quick if they ever came to the UK. It's silly you have to get disc breaks certified to the tune of $1000. Really an MOT tester could certify them safe. Certainly 3rd rate disc brakes are safer than all drum brakes. Looking forward to the road trip mate. 😎

[@Badgertronix]

I haven't been in Halfords for over a decade. I remember them being decent enough but nowhere near the range of Supercheap. The certifying authority share some photos of what people have tried to pass. You would be amazed at some of the great work! Brake hoses acting as suspension limiters, dodgy seat belt mounts etc. It shoulf be a great roadtrip 😁 cheers mate

[@lenkowalyshen9571]

Why don't you, tint the white paint to other then just the 2 you have to pick from ??? I am a Autobody Trades man of 30 yrs.I am doing up a 1951 A40 Austin Countryman

[@Badgertronix]

That seems like a popular suggestion. I shall do some testing. Thanks

[@philtimson5449]

Oh a road trip!! Black and white, will look like a cop car Although I’m sure someone from UK will correct me (I think they were the colour it is already)

[@Badgertronix]

a big roadtrip for a little car. The UK police version was a greeny/blue and white 2 door. This could look similar in black and white. Cheers

[@markbowry3182]

if you have a FB account then I would suggest joining this group, for any questions and for sourcing parts although its uk centric it does have a fair number of members from your part of the globe. facebook.com/groups/morrisminorowners/

[@Badgertronix]

I'm already on there and getting plenty of great advice. It's a great resource

[@paulmayou370]

Great speech mate you should run for priminister lol keep the great videos running

[@Badgertronix]

I'm not useless enough to be prime minister mate 😂😂

[@ahorabesame]

Hola amigo, podría activar subtítulos en español, gracias

[@Badgertronix]

I will if I can figure out how :)

[@EXOVCDS]

Black & white... with red & blue lights on top! Cop car racing across the Island!

[@Badgertronix]

I think the term 'racing' will be applied very loosely in this case 😂😂

[@EXOVCDS]

@@Badgertronix Start at the top of the Island... going downhill is easier! =)

[@mostlymoparih5682]

@@EXOVCDS Say who the heck are you? Okay butt this is the last time. Who the heck are you?

[@mostlymoparih5682]

@@Badgertronix kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3bVg62ejr9kqKc Start at 1:30 and a few seconds you hear him say the number tree3 just like you dew. You guys in NZ are knot the only wons that say free2 instead of tree3. Ya know, like in two2 too tree3. Okay nuff said, Happy Motoring Oh wait Hi Charlie Oh and Patrick?

[@bigears4426]

A generator is fine for a old car no high drain things , and look better in the engine bay, for brakes fit a remote booster ( hide it ) no engineer needed

[@Badgertronix]

Thanks for the ideas

[@lukelayh6118]

I think a white body with a cool checker pattern on the roof

[@Badgertronix]

That might be beyond my skills but I'll consider it!

[@lukelayh6118]

Badgertronix you can buy vinyls of the pattern you just need to paint the entire car white then lay the vinyl on the roof, nothing you can’t do with a squeegee heat gun and razor blade plus it’s a learning experience for you :)

[@alank247]

Good Bye Pork Pie! Shirl... Get the best air compressor you can afford - you can never have enough air. I am sure that Super Cheap will do a cheap pot blaster like those at Harbor Freight, very messy, but a hundred times better than your current siphon fed gun. Good luck with the resto.

[@Badgertronix]

Since my last painting efforts that came out pretty good I have a new compressor and some new spray guns 😀 cheers

[@alank247]

@@Badgertronix Good stuff - you need decent reliable air for any half decent paint job. I was referring to your little siphon fed sand blaster. A better compressor would allow you to use a pressure pot blaster - 100 times more effective than what you're using now. Cheers mate.

[@volgnit]

I've never seen a black and white Morrie thou. It might look as though it's a wanna be old Ministry Of Transport traffic cop car. Lol !! But.....if ya put a bit of that black paint into a lot of that white paint, you'll have a grey Morrie thou. Now you're talkin' !!

[@Badgertronix]

Grey would be a good colour. I managed to obtain a flashing roof light from the 70s ish. Could stick that on top of a black and white one and call it a not so rapid response car

[@txsviking]

Nope. No Pork pie on Netflix lol.

[@davidbates247]

It's on youtube just watched it

[@Badgertronix]

and if there was it would probably be the remake which is just not the same