Sage Green Morris Minor 1000 - 1958
Jan 29th 2021
Fitted an extending bonnet stay from ESM.
It really does make working in the engine bay easier, lighter and less prone to whacking my head on those sharp corners of the bonnet.
Easy to fit. Took about 1/2 hour in total.
I found the spring easier to remove and refit when the bonnet was at its normal non extended position.
15 Jan 2021
Spent the last few weeks planning, getting parts and finally fitting
water temperature and oil pressure gauges to the dash.
Decide, after seeing other dash layouts, that the better looking option was to fitt the gauges into the main dash rather than a separate bracket.
Bought genuine Smiths magnolia gauges and the correct senders. Bought a second hand thermostat housing that already had a 1/8 BSP port and modified an oil banjo bolt by drilling and tapping 1/8 BSP for the oil pressure sender.
Ran cable for water temp sender through a piece of aluminium tube clamped to the engine studs that already existed. ( these were fitted for a different type of air filter, I suspect)
Ran temp gauge off 10 volt stabiliser and oil gauge direct of 12 volts. added in line fuse from fuse box.
Results as below.
Original dash with windscreen washer button on right and Morris badge covering another small hole, on the left.
With lights
April 2nd 2022 Decided to buy and fit heat shield to carburettor. Found one on Ebay:- Morris Minor 1000 Traveller Single HS2 Stainless Ste...
