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Funny how the mind works sometimes. Not even sure how it came up, but when I got home yesterday I started to wonder where I had put Penny's fuel line -- and even if I had kept it at all. Now I know I need the fitting at the tank end, but couldn't remember where I put it. Hunted the shop for a few minutes and no luck. Then as a last resort I grabbed a shovel and dug through the snow on my trailer -- and there was the line. It's now safely stored away in the shop.

I do wonder how the brain gets these ideas sometimes. Why that popped into my mind to check I'll never know. :playful:
 
I read the title and thought maybe you saved a Morris Minor from a crusher. ;)
 
Nothing that dramatic, Trevor. :grin:
 
Trevor Jessie said:
I read the title and thought maybe you saved a Morris Minor from a crusher. ;)
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I did that exactly a year ago this week...

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I've been tempted by a Morris Minor a couple times...

Nice work, Gerard.
 
Many moons ago I read an article about a young couple that drove a Morris Minor in a trip around the world. They picked the Minor because they were sold everywhere in the world and they made some where around a million of them. Scavenging parts along the way was not a problem and the Minor they started with was definitely not pristine.

I've always liked them but not many in central US.

Nice save, Gerard!

Kurt
 
Nice. It's hard to believe that car was headed for the crusher. Glad you saved it.
 
Thanks guys. Yep, the guy was going to yank out the freshly rebuilt 998 and rib case gearbox and crush the rest. It took me an entire week of "arm twisting" to convince him to sell me the entire car. Were this not a Series II (not a "1000") I would have probably given up, but these early version are very rare in the US (and probably almost as much in the UK), and this one certainly didn't deserve to be crushed over a damaged fender. Interestingly, the UK plate is the original issue from 1953, and unknown to me at the time of purchase, is that I would get those plates and the original registration logbook with the car as well. All the more reason to keep this one alive.


I originally bought it because I have a 2 litre Fiat Twincam drivetrain for it that was already modified and ready to go in a Morris Minor. I have everything from the radiator to the exhaust. As it turned out, the engine ran so well, I just didn't have the heart to yank it out at this stage. There were a number of things that needed attention, but most of it was not too big a deal, and the car (which had probably not been washed in 20 years) cleaned up pretty nicely. That fender was repaired without bondo too.

Hoping for some new seat kits down the road.

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nomad said:
Many moons ago I read an article about a young couple that drove a Morris Minor in a trip around the world. They picked the Minor because they were sold everywhere in the world and they made some where around a million of them. Scavenging parts along the way was not a problem and the Minor they started with was definitely not pristine. Kurt
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My mother and her sister came to Canada - from Holland in 1956, originally for 2 years. They flew to Vancouver, but, as their brother (my uncle) was there and a newlywed, they didn't want to impose so decided to go to Toronto. They bought a Minor (Dinky) for $250. My mother learned to drive for the trip, and as she was taking a lesson in the car noticed a wheel roll past her through the intersection.... yup. fell off. They drove through the USA and 1) drove up a mountain near or at Yosemite till they started rollign backwards at which point they turned around. 2) Had the bumper fall off somewhere - and had it welded back on. and 3) got a flat tire and had to wait three days till they could order in a new one - no one had the size. She still talks fondly of the car!
 
Very nice work on that fender [wing!]. Did you do the work on it Gerard? Hardly need's any bondo!!

Kurt.
 
nomad said:
Very nice work on that fender [wing!]. Did you do the work on it Gerard? Hardly need's any bondo!!

Kurt.
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Thanks! Yep, that's my doing. Only some Metalglaze and high build primer required.
 
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