Retropower Uncut Episode 128: MORRIS MINOR RESTOMOD Ready For The Road!

[@briangreen6602]

Everytime I see Morris, I fancy one of those purple Quality Street choc sweets.

[@marcusott2973]

Brazil nut🤤, now I want one too.

[@Whateverpoopiepants]

Mini ( the bmw one ) did a colour that’s really similar to this and some how some guy got away with calling it “ black eye purple”

[@robertcook2572]

​@@marcusott2973Nah, it's a hazelnut

[@thefamilyrobbo]

​@@Whateverpoopiepants 😂

[@malcomthewasp]

You mean morris the mx5

[@keithfarrell3370]

Walking around an open inspection pit makes my arse twitch. Projects are all class. Really impressive.

[@Ralph2]

Every week the attention to detail blows me away.

[@ourfarmhouseinspain]

There is a parallel here on budgets with Admiral Rickover, who was in charge of the early development of the US nuclear navy. He told his engineers that when the project was 90% completed, they'd better still have 50% of the budget available to complete it, because it was going to be needed.

[@GuyChapman]

That Minor is a real triumph. But not a Triumph, obviously. That would break down.

[@RichardLyleEsq]

Get well soon, Stu.

[@AdeReeves]

Get well soon Stu ...

[@jasontozer8079]

Please don't apologise for the workshop being busy & noisy' I for one enjoyed the unfinessed reality' My best wishes to Stu - hope he makes a speedy recovery & is feeing better very soon. (watched this in the bath again, with a LARGE glass of wine - lovely)

[@colinunderdown1758]

Who would have thought that a humble "Moggy" would have so much electrical wizardry in it .🙂 My favourite as well as my mum taught me to drive in one.🙂

[@alexbrown1995]

I just bought one that had been in a barn for 10 years. It has no electronic anything in it and will probably stay that way...

[@doctormengele961]

Who could ever forget the burble in the exhaust slowing down 😂👍

[@alexbrown1995]

@@doctormengele961 A mate at school had one and he broke every wheel by cracking them between stud holes. I still remember him saying ‘oh no, not again’ as a corner of the car slumped…..

[@doctormengele961]

@@alexbrown1995 😂👍

[@samwilliams1101]

Camaro centre console looks like the robot from Hitchikers guide to the galaxy

[@johnsutcliffe3209]

Haha. I was looking for this comment. I was going with Dr Who cyberman but I think your more on the money.

[@andymair7992]

I really want to see the Moggy running and on the road footage! Pkz?

[@jimsound7888]

that moggie to me is the best yet. Stunning

[@fredericrike5974]

From one stunner to the next. Churchill is coming on- the shapes your metal wizards were heading for are coming very clear. Can't wait to hear your driving impression after redesigning the OEM set up- my first Jag was a refugee from the Yard- still had mounts in it for a radio and an electric dash box lock. Brisk handling was always brisk, very brisk, nothing very E type about it. Fr

[@craigmccarthy2114]

Moris is a belter lot of work in that and thought

[@hankscorpio2216]

Do the vents look like someone kicked a minion in the knackers to anyone else? I can't unsee it. 🤣

[@robbrown6495]

Morris is looking great. "Normally when you're closing your boot you don't have anything in your hands." The thing I like most about the boot in a car is that you can put things in it, AND take things out!

[@markkneill-boxley7434]

I just wrestled my boot shut with two bags for life in each hand 😳 my shoulder may never work again....

[@Braveheart7914-idfl]

Sunday night complete 👏👏👏

[@tismeDenis]

Like many Sunday'ers, I've watched Morris's re-birthing since day one & now what a fine looking machine it is.... Only suggestion is to sleeve the mirror cable somehow. Wonderful job chaps 👍👍👍

[@hOgOjUnG]

That fuel tank is gorgeous

[@terencetaylor2012]

As an engineer i can appreciate the level of detail you guys go to Er Wow

[@roadracejoe]

The moggys crying out for a funky bonnet badge 🤔 first class work as always guys 👌

[@alfgarnet-nq6dl]

and hole for starting handle and trafficators would set it off

[@westaussiejeff1547]

Get well soon Stu! Looking foward to see your finished job.

[@bsport131]

Such an amazing variety of projects with amazing results.

[@10zoll]

04:45 It seems you ve picked the wrong day to stop sniffing glue and dont call me shirley ;-)

[@chrischallis4240]

CV8 - that is a HUGE bonnet !

[@bigbird2100]

Great video 👍 I think you should do a guess the steering rack and win a retropower mug etc!Get better Stewart.

[@Zaranathax]

Regarding the forgetting of things (Escort) - have a big white board on the wall for each car and write stuff on it as it occurs to anyone.

[@johnnyboy1586]

Wouldn't want to take this beauty out in winter with salt on the road 😮

[@djwozzawoz]

We all need a "Bobby" in our Car Life..

[@mikesautotruckrepairinc.cr5621]

Great episode as always, hope Stu feels better quickly. Morris looks fantastic and if ye get it out for testing try swinging by a couple of blokes not too far from ye that were messing around with a Mini and give them some tips on completing a project please.

[@theimbiber]

I can't even comprehend the cost of that moggy !

[@ericnichols8995]

Great work as always.

[@micheltebraake7915]

Good job!

[@gsmdo8836]

I know it's the customer's choice, but could you have converted the Camaro to RHD if they'd wanted that done? 🤔

[@mattsmith4053]

I actually said out loud "hey sexy mama, wanna kill all humans?" when you showed the Camaro centre console. Would only take a bit of airbrushing now it's silver....

[@farmer-jon]

Can you please do an Autofocus on the zinc metal spraying? Parts, pieces, setup, pressures, spray pattern, and coating thickness. I am still hoping to be able to do my farm equipment and maybe my Land Rovers.

[@foamdataservices]

There is a video where they describe the hot zinc coating. The gun for it is over £2000, it’s not really a “home” type process, since you effectively melt the zinc rod and then spray it hot onto the shell. I looked at setting up a bay, since I have a large barn, but it was prohibitively expensive vs subcontracting it out.

[@joelredman8729]

❤❤❤ Morris....

[@parrotraiser6541]

Do custom radiator cores come in standard sizes? Possibly with data on the power output that they can dissipate? That would shorten design time and prevent the specification of some expensively odd shape.

[@Andrew-vx2ls]

Good question! It is possible to do some benchmarking by looking the the cross sectional area of cars with similar power and/or using the figures suggested by the SAE. Having established this CSA, you can then look for a size that goes with your project and then contact a reputable firm (Radtec in GB are excellent - no affiliation, just a happy customer). Firms often take cores from OEM to keep costs down. Caterham radiators come from VW Polos...

[@benoitbourdaire4194]

On the Jensen, intercooler in front of condenser: no risk that the air conditioning won't cool very well?

[@nigelwest3430]

I think the rule you are looking for is the 80:20 rule, 20% of the work takes 80% of the time

[@gordowg1wg145]

That's the Pareto principle, originally posited as 80-20 for weath distribution, it has been applied (almost) universally because it is so accurately descriptive. It's also sometimes referred to as the 90-10 rule. In practice, I've found it can also be considered a 90-90 rule - 90% of the work done, 90% of the work still to be done 😉👍

[@davidpearce8829]

Great work as always, love watching the videos. I often wonder why you only fit Dynamat to the corners sections of the roof. Could you please tell me why you dont fit more Dynamat on the roof panel.

[@jonlyons1033]

When you say "summit racing" is it summit as in peak or summit as in i can't remember?

[@stevesloan6775]

As a veteran 3D modeller/ animator... "Sometimes the perceived shortest way to execute a task, ends up longer then the perceived longest-way".

[@cliffordbody4516]

the camero :who ever choise the car first then colour then wheels its nice to see somebody with good taste im sure it make all the hard work ,,,,,well!!!!! say no more

[@haraldothegreat]

That Morris is an eyesore! I can't believe it's still there

[@MrG61-u9k]

"Unnecessary complication to solve relatively simple problems" Pot kettle 🤔

[@danielfyffe5230]

Stratos!?

[@BipedalMale]

Is one of the horn buttons on the Landruiser wheel upside down?

[@marcodebarkingville1827]

Some nice cars here but the guy with the $100k+ purple Morris must have rocks in his head.

[@18robsmith]

You need to stick a time lapse camera up to record the move.

[@andybegbie8553]

What was the rear view mirror/camera/reversing camera you mentioned on Sun, I think it was in the Morris? Ta

[@retropowercars]

Gentex FDM

[@andybegbie8553]

@@retropowercars thanks

[@leuvenlife]

I do think that the rear view camera being at headlight height is going to be annoying despite the auto dipping function. This will cause the dipping function to be almost permanently active when a car is behind at night even if the lights aren't blinding the driver.

[@retropowercars]

It's at the top of the window. The lower one is only activated when reversing

[@leuvenlife]

@@retropowercars oh, my bad. Sorry

[@ericjohnson2335]

Just curious to hear what is going on with the V-12 E-Type Jag roadster that you have been working on?

[@retropowercars]

At the Composites place having a mould taken from the bonnet 😉

[@doctormengele961]

Magnificent build luv it, lovely work 👍👌

[@bobz1736]

Great update guys - followed you for years. Re the Moggy - to be honest I don't like the painted wheels 😕

[@smudgetherealmc]

Surprised to see the fuel filler inlet half way down the side of the tank. So the tank could never be filled above that level - is that usual and all part of the need to vent?

[@retropowercars]

It will fill above that level no problem. It needs to vent the air out of the top as you do so.

[@Bosch1300]

You guys might get de monetized at 2min40 that boot work though. Lol great work guys

[@darrenquirk2269]

Beautiful job on the Morris interior. It's being driving me mad for months, trying to think of which car I recognise the exterior rear light cluster from. They're not original to the Morris are they? Will somebody please put me out of my misery? 🙃

[@ralphmillais5237]

Porsche 356!

[@MattNZ1975]

18:43 the poor thing looks petrified.

[@cliveturner4788]

Did I hear you say Allegro (s) some time ago?

[@miketucker7466]

Does the moggy need an IVA?

[@samueljohnclark]

A LSA in a carbon fibre bodied Jensen.😁😁😁😁😁

[@davidyates748]

Get well soon Stu! I'm hoping that at least one of the new projects is one of the BL abominations that were mentioned a while back 😁

[@retropowercars]

Welllllll.... you might not be disappointed

[@davidyates748]

@@retropowercars can't wait!

[@deanclennell]

Powered boots are handy if you are short and can't reach to close it (not me but I know somebody.)

[@Zeem4]

A pull strap attached to the inside of the bootlid achieves the same thing with much less weight and complexity.

[@18robsmith]

@@Zeem4 as do high heels ;-)

[@deanclennell]

@@18robsmith alas Mrs C cannot wear high heels.

[@deanclennell]

@@Zeem4 agreed but on an SUV which needs boot space for a wheelchair and a walking frame a powered boot is good to have for a short person.

[@walkingwithdogs8547]

Needed to be chopped, so it doesn't still look like an OAP car.😂

[@boldorboy08]

15:01 Boys will be boys eh?

[@gerryjamesedwards1227]

The Camaro's heater vent/control console looks like a shocked robot Jar-Jar Binks. Sorry.

[@TazR6]

30:55 Please let it be the Allegro. Pretty please.

[@retropowercars]

😜

[@TazR6]

@@retropowercars Oooooh. I'm excited.

[@alfgarnet-nq6dl]

great but does she ,,,,, fart changing up or from 4th to 3rd , i have a 1960 morry 1098cc 4 dr 10% finnished ready for the r oad have fitted new petrol gauge , rev counter , diggital speedo oin pressure gauge and water temp gauge on a small dash in drivers glove comp out of the way when closed , elecrtronic dizzy new pet pump cant wait for her first drive after 2 years off road £ will you say how much shes cost ????????????????? greatest british car produced , thomas

[@oikkuoek]

Solid "nope" for the tank hack. Modern fuel tends to melt every foam invented, sooner or later. The bits of the foam clogg fuel injectors, usually in mid run, causing acute leaning in fuel delivery. Direct out vents suck dirt into the tank and too small surge tank cavitates the pump and airrates the fuel. With all politeness, I strongly suggest going back to drawing board with this one.

[@alexbrown1995]

I thought the foam was going on the outside of the tank?

[@oikkuoek]

@@alexbrown1995 There was some blue sponge inside the tank.

[@judgedread-q4t]

Foam is used for safety reasons, required for competition use I assume.

[@chrishay8385]

What is itwith putting great big TV screens in A lovely E type jags dashboard,sorry but whatever you trim it with it still looks shxxe Sorry guys you do brilliant work but big tellys in megabucks restomods does not work Just horrible!!