This Really Is the Final Morris Minor for Us
Posted: 27 Oct 2014, 02:36
Father, as part of his impending funeral arrangements ( Drs have already written him off twice in last five years ) , has somewhat reduced what was stored in his garage. All the wood for the boat has been made accessilble in the hope for the boat to find a good home with better experts than he thought he was. Now, apart from the wood that is that SHOULD belong in the Traveller. As ever nothing is so simple. This 1964 Rose Taupe model had some 'repair' work done on it by his friend. (so welding is done to a fashion rather than a standard- but should last another five years ), was first registered at a UK LVLO/DVLA in 1972. My son has decided that it is worth the additional time to complete the cleaning , repaint as required and re-assemble as it is sound enough, once the garage is truly accessible to work inside. We have to decide which panels will need to be repaired before re-fitting- the doors are perhaps the worst , along with a re-think on how much wood is structurally OK or otherwise. In tandem with working on the 4 door engine and body finishing we have decided that the gearbox and trim internals can get cleaned up and stored away before Christmas, and its only do we fit a 1275cc engine for modern motorway use or not that will decide a timescale of 10 months to MOT is reasonable.
We changed out the very flat tyre for a slightly better crossply wheel so it does roll better now ( brakes need doing but will be last, searching the loft for all the misc bolts and bits is next priority ) . Final pic shows a Vauxhall Viva/?chevette cylinder head- again that is free to anyone whom can make use of.
We changed out the very flat tyre for a slightly better crossply wheel so it does roll better now ( brakes need doing but will be last, searching the loft for all the misc bolts and bits is next priority ) . Final pic shows a Vauxhall Viva/?chevette cylinder head- again that is free to anyone whom can make use of.