Vintage Minor Register

After another new set of D16 Plugs, a new condenser and loads of new carb bits, including a Jet and needle, the car not only managed to get up the hill, I managed to get it into second gear! If I had more confidence in the brakes I might have attempted third gear. I had balanced the brake cables but...

will do - I will be in that area on 18th Nov, will call into the garage

John

MU 3842 -- today, a Black 4 door saloon outside of Canal Garage in Boroughbridge, North Yorks. Looked a very nice, original car. I managed to have a look at the door handles, door buffers, the sliding roof and some interior detail. The door opened/closed/clicked very nicely! - the brake drums had b...

Update: an on-site support visit from PeterB resulted in a working ignition warning light and dash lamp. Without the support offered of this and the PWM community I would not have made much progress with my car; for a community to throw in personalised on-site support is pretty impressive! dash fitt...

Managed to make a roof lining + fit the glass + rear seats. A few wrinkles to sort out another day! Spent a lot of time extending the seat runners for the Driver's seat so that I can fit in the car and have some chance of being able to operating the controls. Back to grappling with the electrics tom...

I knew that old mahogany front door would come in handy sometime! - could not find any images to help me to design the rear frames so came up with this arrangement. I assume that when I can find some headlining, that it will fit behind the framing that I have made. Will just need to work out how to ...

Thanks Ian, Halbe - at the exciting stage; will the things that I have rebuilt work? will the things that I have not been inside work? (gearbox/diff). Anyone know how these electric wipers are wired and operate? from this Vintage Car Parts photo, it looks like the positive supply might go to the sid...

Electrickery makes ones brain hurt! - gave up and fitted the bonnet and rear wings. Having a blitz this week to see if I can get it to the drive-it stage! bonnet and wings fitted.jpg rear wings fitted.jpg Now back to the Questions: which of the two 'eyes' on the brake pedal should the linkage to the...

Peter, the quality of your photos must have John Haynes a bit worried! Your switch makes sense; mine must be off a supa-dupa, go-faster vehicle or missing a lot of bits! Have just checked again, there is electrical continuity between the three Brass Posts/contacts in the 'Dip' section and the three ...

Hi Ian - amazed that such a simple switch is presenting me with so many problems; must be old age! - the wiring diagram makes sense as does your explaination. But when I test for continuity between the '12 O'clock' contact (wiring diagram) {Black wire = dipped fillament} and the '2 O'clock' {Horn ea...

I think I must have got a bit confused with this switch, it can only be the Dip Switch. The button on the end that I thought was the horn msut be a temporary Dip? Will need to try to find the horn switch that I have somewhere that fits to the steering column bracket.

Again, Thank you Peter - off to Middlesbrough now, will be able to use your photo + info to make the contact for the Ignition Warning light this afternoon and have another go at F1 + F2. It is the Horn Push switch and Dip Switch that I am still unsure about. There are only three terminals that I can...

now while I am picking everyone's electrical brains, the wiring diagram shows a dotted line linking the F1 and F2 terminals on the PLC. I assume that means there is an internal connection. If so why is there an F2 terminal? should something be connected to it?

Thanks Peter, you have saved the day once more! - I think that I can sort out the Dash light from your superb photos. Am still stuck with the ignition light. I gather from another thread that it should have a 2.5 Volt - 0.5 Watt Bulb giving a total resistance (when the bulb is warmed up of, {I will ...

Started to think about wiring things up. A few electrical questions; the photo below shows the back of the ignition warning light and the Dash lamp. I think both lamps have a connection missing. Should the ignition bulb holder have a 'loose' wire through the centre hole, with a soldered washer on th...