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Total Articles in our Library: 55

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Awakening a Sleeping MG: Posted on: Saturday April 27, 2013
Checklist and procedure for starting an MG (or other similar classic British cars) that have been in long term storage.

Buying a Used Vehicle

Importing a Morris Minor from the UK to Australia: The legal and shipping steps involved in bringing a Traveller Down Under.
Used Car Checklist: A great checklist when buying any kind of car, print this out and take it with you if you're considering buying.
Used Car Checklist (Printable) (pdf): A nicely formatted, printable PDF version of the SOL Used Car Buying Guide checklist.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Awakening a Sleeping MG: Checklist and procedure for starting an MG (or other similar classic British cars) that have been in long term storage.

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General Care

Car Lifts Compared: Choosing a car lift for your home garage: buyer's guide to four post lifts, two post lifts, in-ground, and single post lift systems reviewed and compared.
Leather Care: How to keep your seats from fading or cracking, and looking their best.
Twist Drill Talk: How to get the most from your drill bits in the garage, and how to sharpen, inspect and keep them in top working order.

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Service and Repair

Basic Servicing

Checking and Filling Gearbox Oil: Basic service: Checking and filling the Morris Minor's gearbox (transmission) oil level.
Minor Adjustments & Modification Guide: Overview of common upgrades to modernize your Morris Minor while retaining it's classic character, with an introduction about the history of the Minor.
Oil Change Manual for the B-Series Engine: Simple oil change guide for the BMC B-Series engine as found in the MGB, MGA, Magnette, Austin, Morris Major and Marina, Nash Metropolitan, Riley, Princess, Mercedes-Benz Campervan, Woseley, and TVR, with many pictures!

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Suspension and Wheels

Morris Major Wheels on the Minor: My experiences using Sprite and Major wheels on the Minor.
Mounting Tires: How to change tubes and tires yourself and get a nice cardio workout in the deal.
Rebuilding the Morris Minor Rear Axle and Driveshaft: What a "diff" a little maintenance can make!

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Brakes and Clutch

Bleeding The Hydraulic Clutch System: A simple tip that might solve your clutch bleeding frustration.

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Engine and Tuning

Building a No-Leak A-Series Engine: Sealing the BMC A-Series engine against oil leaks: Installation of the rear main cap, engine gaskets, timing cover seal and frost plugs.
Make a Spark Tester: Diagnosing a weak spark with a few bits and pieces from the junk bin.
Oil Filter Study: A good website showing what oil filters are made of, and good and bad components to look for.

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Carburetors and Fuel

Weber Factory Calibration Settings (pdf): Stock settings for various Weber carbs.

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Electrical and Instruments

Battery Storage, Fact or Fiction?: Will leaving your battery sitting on concrete cause it to discharge?
Car Batteries 101: Testing, maintenance, troubleshooting and charging advice for the common automotive 12V lead-acid car battery.
Ground Point Preparation: Removing corrosion from your car's ground points often solves all kinds of electrical gremlins.
Servicing The Lucas Wiper Switch: How to restore the Lucas Wiper, Washer, and Overdrive switch stalk from the early 1970s MGB and other British vehicles of similar vintage.
Understanding Alternators: Operation and theory of the alternator, explained in simple terms.
Understanding the Ignition System: Operation and theory of the ignition system, explained in simple terms.

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Interior and Upholstery

DIY Wood Steering Wheel: Part 1 Introduction, Design & Prototype: How to build your own wooden steering wheel: Justification, Budget, Objectives, Donor Wheel, Design, and building a Prototype.
DIY Wood Steering Wheel: Part 2 Choosing Wood, Making Blanks: How to build your own wooden steering wheel: choosing lumber for making the wheel, material list and cost, design and making the blanks for the halves, cutting segments and making splines, gluing the hexagons
DIY Wood Steering Wheel: Part 3 Machining the Halves & Rounding: How to build your own wooden steering wheel: making a router table, marking the wood, cutting the shape of the wheel and center groove, assembling wheel halves and rounding
DIY Wood Steering Wheel: Part 4 Fitting the Wood to the Steel & Finger Grooves: How to build your own wooden steering wheel: fitting the wooden wheel to the steel frame, cutting space for the spokes, making finger grooves with a wood file
DIY Wood Steering Wheel: Part 5 Attaching to the Steel Frame & Finishing: How to build your own wooden steering wheel: fastening the wooden wheel to the frame with epoxy, clamping, finishing hand sanding, mother of pearl inlay, wood stain and varnish
DIY Wood Steering Wheel: Part 6 The Finished Product & Conclusion: How to build your own wooden steering wheel: the finished steering wheel, final thoughts and total time and cost tallies (Final Part)
Low Cost Cockpit Sound and Thermal Insulation (pdf): Here is how I did a low-cost thermal and sound insulation for my interior, and a comparison between it and a sound deadening material such as Dynamat Extreme.
Rebuilding the Morris Minor Interior: Thoughts on rebuilding a Moggy interior; seats, parcel shelf, interior panels, carpet, mats.

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Body and Paint

BMC/BL Paint Codes and Colors: Scans of paint chip samples for BMC and British Leyland colours from 1964 to 1978, with names and paint codes for makes such as MG (MGB), Triumph (Spitfire, TR6), Austin (Mini), Austin-Healey (Midget), Morris Minor, Riley, Wolseley
Car Bodywork 101: Lesson #1 Prep Work: The first part of the series on automotive bodywork, Prep Work, covers basic preparation before painting such as rough sanding, applying and sanding filler, applying and sanding primer, and fixing high spots.
Car Bodywork 101: Lesson #2 Sanding Jamb Areas: Part 2 in this series on automotive bodywork, Sanding Door and Hood Jamb Areas, covers "jambing", basic sanding technique, supplies like sandpaper, Scotchbrite and blocks, sanding technique, cleaning and paint masking tips.
Car Bodywork 101: Lesson #3 Painting Jamb Areas: Part 3 in this series on automotive bodywork, Painting Door and Hood Jamb Areas, covers Tools for Automotive Painting, Fixing Paint Runs and Overspray, Block Sanding Final Primer, and color hold-out (even color).
Car Bodywork 101: Lesson #4 Final Prep: Part 4 in this series on automotive bodywork covers Final Body Preparation, Masking the Body, Masking Curves and Letters, Masking Cracks and Tight Areas, and Final Air and Solvent Cleaning.
Car Bodywork 101: Lesson #5 Painting: Time for Paint! Part 5 in this series covers Mixing Automotive Paint, Automotive Paint Systems, Painting in Your Garage, and Painting Tips.
Car Bodywork 101: Lesson #6 Undercoating: The final part of this automotive bodywork tutorial series covers undercoating your car and final words on bodywork and painting.
Color Sanding: How to get an excellent finish when repainting your car.
Morris Paint Codes and Colors, 1964: Ditzler/PPG Imported Car Colors 1964 for Morris Minor

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Restoration

Build a Body Rotator: The ultimate low-buck body restoration aid (mirror)
Media Blasting and Air Compressors Explained: How to choose the right blasting equipment for car restoration; sand, slag, alox, and glass beads; gun and nozzle selection and air compressor buying guide.

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Reference

BMC A-Series Engine Codes: Mostly complete list of cars fitted with the BMC A-Series engine, 1952 to 1999
Bolt Torque Specification: Universal torque specs in ft-lbs for SAE Grade steel hex bolts.
British Car Production Figures: Total production data for all British makes and models.
CO% to Air Fuel Ratio (AFR) Table: Handy chart for CO based tuning.
Morris Minor Identification Guide: From Potteries Branch MMOC, identification guide for Minor Series MM, Series II, Early 1000 (Series III), Late 1000 (Series V)
Morris Minor Traveller History: History of the Morris Minor and Traveller introduction in 1954.
Standard Threads Reference: Table comparing UNC, UNF, USP, BSW (Whitworth), BSP (Pipe) and Metric threads.
Wrench and Socket Reference: Reference table of US (Imperial), Metric and Whitworth wrench sizes.

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Streaming Video

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Contemporary Publications

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Humour and Miscellaneous

A Minor In The Loop: Ode to a convertible Morris Minor spotted on the highway during a storm
The Problem with Morries: Keeping the Minor Spirit alive with the help of long time and new enthusiasts.
US-British Technical Terms: Translations of terms with different meanings on different sides of the Atlantic.
Well-Traveled Traveller With a California History: The storied history of a well loved 1956 Minor Traveller from San Francisco

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