Vintage Minor Register

Reassembled the Big Ends without washers engine runs complete with original 'clatter'. Brakes are improving the more I run it up and down the street. Looked for a easy job; so fitted the spare wheel. I copied the angle from the original but not sure if the wheel should be held in a more vertical pos...

Winter has arrived, so no rush to get an MOT. Thinking that I will wait until Spring now. I have been right round the brakes again, I found that I had not fitted the outboard, cam washer to the front brakes, now sorted. Brakes ready for testing. Being a bit paranoid about the rattles on the engine, ...

thanks Halbe enjoyed that - a lot of time spent on that engine

Thanks Barry, I had not thought of the spring 'wind-up' bit, it would explain things. It might go someway to explain a problem that I think Kartik was having with his brakes? If the brakes were over-adjusted, and there was a lot of movement in the rear springs, once the brakes were applied axel move...

Hi - I am in the process of putting my rear brakes back together at the moment. The backplates that I removed from the axel had the cam positioned behind the axel. I did wonder why the cam on the front brakes operates in front of the axel while that on the rear was positioned behind the axel. I had ...

Slow progress this week, backplate brazed and painted, now need to see if I can find the washer that Ian mentioned. Better check that I have fitted them on the other backplates. There should be a large steel washer under the head of the brake cam - not visible in John's photos. brazed backplate.jpg

I called at the garage today. Unfortunately the car was not there so sorry, no photographs. I talked to the garage owner who told me that the car had been recently inherited and that the new owner possibly intended to sell. I have written to the owner making him aware of the Register/Forum and askin...

Hi Kartik - a couple of photos as promised + a few nuggets of Minor ;knowledge' gained from the Communities: The front and rear backplates are the same; the plate itself has two identical bosses, that hold the brake pivot and brake cam, 'crimped' to it - these bosses often become loose and cause pro...

Hi Kartik - I have one of my cable based, rear brake assemblies in 'bits' at the moment if you need any photos that show how the bushes etc fit just shout. {if the linings/shoe heels/drums were really, really warn, might the cam turn through 90 degrees and park itself on the wrong part of the cam? -...

Now how did I not spot that when I re-bushed the cam?
I have made a jig to ensure the housings are square to the backplate -will see if I can grind off existing weld and braze it while it is held in the jig.

Does anyone know whether the Front Backplates and the Rear Backplates are the same?

I checked with Ian Harris yesterday to see if he had any 'bonded' shoes available. He tells me that he is in some discussions about bonding. I decided to reline my rear shoes with New (old stock) linings that I had picked up somewhere on my travels hence not sure about their hard/soft rating. When I...

I managed to get hold of a copy of Harry Edward's Infomation Manual for the Morris Minor today. In an attempt to sort out my 'poor' brakes I looked for advice in the adjusting (cable) brakes section: "it is advisable to have a final road test on a dry macadamised surface, where the correctness ...

Update: door locks fitted and catchplates made and fitted; headlamp rims modified with the help of £15's worth of Dremel drums/discs! (Lesson: try rims on bowls before you buy!) Managed to get it into third gear. Engine still 'rattles' a bit but pulls quite well - might have another yet another go a...

enjoyed the videos Kartik, looks great, not sure if I would have the nerve to negotiate that traffic with 'half' a car - I worried a lot about my little ride on a quiet estate road!

well done

John