Vintage Minor Register

NSR brake finally assembled, though I had to remove the recently fitted slave cylinder in order to fit the shoes - does anybody know if this is correct, or did I miss a trick?

Starting to gather some new parts: Sourced two Ash battens to fit on the floor support brackets where the new floor is to be fitted. These were sold as off-cuts on E-Bay by a very helpful seller that cut them down to the required finished dimensions, just leaving me to mitre the ends to-length. Ash ...

Where do these go?!

Whilst working on a complete refresh of the dash, it's clear the Ignition Warning Lamp is also a little past its best.

I'm pleased to have spotted this perished fuel hose now rather than later. I suspect I've had more flexible copper pipe!
Now replaced with some 6mm ID fuel hose that I had to-hand.

Although it isn't the official part, I have found what appears to be a suitable return spring for the brake pedal, or at least as an interim solution.
Specifications are: 70mm x 10mm, 1.6mm wire dia.

Some progress to report on the hydraulic brakes. After excellent guidance from Ian Harris Morris Spares, the new Master cylinder is now installed. I don't know whether I was doing something wrong, but I ended up removing the pedal to get it in. No major hardship as I could then replace the broken pi...

Fuses - where to start? The two non-standard fuses, by today’s physical sizing, in the Lucas fuse box are well documented as 6A (dynamo) and 25A (accessories), though in the Maddox the latter is currently 35A. Perhaps this is to also accommodate the wiper motor and additional rear lighting? For the ...

Work on the Maddox has been slow due to a multitude of distractions. However, I figure there are 4 key tasks: 1. Get UK registration sorted - in theory, initiated with help of the Bullnose Morris Club, but ... 2. Re-fit brakes 3. Sort wiring, as what is left of original looks decidedly unreliable an...

Simon, I believe you are correct about self-aligning types not being suitable. I only mentioned them in passing. Equally, I don't recall being aware of slot-filled bearings. There is a lot of information in the SKF General Catalogue, but I've selected 4 scans that might prove interesting. 'Selection...

Super 'Technical Topic' in M176 on Rear Hub Bearings. I agree with Simon's view that a high torque on the retaining nut seems unnecessary, since no pre-load is expected on a ball bearing - compared to a Taper Roller bearing where the correct pre-load is critical - and the presence of a lock washer s...

Thanks Ian. I probably should also have asked for the inside spacing of the wheels/tyres, as that's important if the trailer's not a flatbed.

Weights & Dims?
Ian, do you have the approx. weight and outer dimensions of the 'Maddox', from a trailering perpsective?
Thanks, Paul.

Continuing the brake union thread, these can become seized. I've recently had great success with this handy tool (see picture) which clamps securely around a Flare Nut, even better than a conventional flare nut spanner. A standard spanner, even a full ring type, can struggle on a seized nut as by de...

Thanks Ian. Good to see that both unions have remained serviceable. It's scary how easy it is to twist a brake line like that.
The flares look like 'simple' single type, rather than double or bubble that may be seen today?