Vintage Minor Register

I have to admit I had predicted £250 would be the final price and was somewhat surprised that it finally went for £350! I drew the same conclusion that that the remote was perhaps the sought after item as the Derrington remote is not easy to find.

Crows Foot is something like this http://www.teng.co.uk/m386513-c-teng-tools-3-or-8-inches-drive-13mm-crow-foot-wrench_1136_pd.asp Marvellous things, it took me an age to figure out how to torque down the cylinder head on my M Type due to lack of space for a spanner or socket until somebody suggeste...

What a very useful document, thank you to Peter for allowing it to be posted!

Just bringing this one to the top again in case it jogs anyone, more specifically we are seeking only the passenger side of the bonnet in order to modify it for side exit exhaust. We don't want to butcher the 'good' one on the car...

Hmmm well I have my minor is now set at 1 1/4" BTDC retarded with the Bosch distributor on and it runs really well with lots of torque and a good power output. I was recommended this by a guy who rebuilds M types (Andy King) and it seems to work. By the way lee_rob , I would for sure listen to...

Very simple to do with a strobe light and also it takes out the guess work! As long as you have marked no 1 TDC correctly, and of course the points gap then you can get it exactly as required... I was happy to do it by feel, but my father made me do it properly!

Now finished, MOT'd January and working through the little gremlins.


Out with Sam by TomDrewett, on Flickr

Hello Lee_Rob I don't know if my post will help, but may at least raise a smile. I puzzled with my (recently rebuilt) M Type timing and spent a few evenings setting the static ignition timing and then puzzling why it was running so awfully. I ended up as Ronald suggests in his posts and setting it w...