Have a hankering to get the MIG welder out ?
Want tappets that you can adjust in minutes ?
This could be for you....
Sorry , couldn't resist, but as we are all a little bit 'car nuts'.
Morris 1100 MkII 1971 20,000 miles Restoration Project / Barn Find 4 door
Bought last September from a friend who 'got ill' and 'passed away' at the start of his restoration of the Morris 1100.
The story...
Lady owner from new, who drove it to the local shops till march 2004 when she bumped into the gate post. The car then got reversed into her garage and left. I believe she never drove again.
In 2013 the lady 'passed away' and her neighbour (my friend) bought it to restore in his retirement. 'It'll get me out of the house !'
Sub frame , rear brakes reconditioned, car partially stripped and put into boxes.
My friend passed away Sept 2015 and the car came to me.
I've re-instated the mechanicals, engine (original head has had hardened valve inserts done for unleaded - Jan 2016) , hydro-lastic suspension re-filled, brakes (wheels end), clutch , electricals checked, fuel pump re-commissioned.
So it now starts ,runs and stops-ish.
I've done a quick look around and the obvious problems / welding listed below. (I had planned to do it properly, new sills, etc... but I'm loathed to patch it up for an MOT and make it harder to re-instate later).
The good,
1971 - maker her 45- ish years old. Tax exempt.
21,000 miles. (see MOT)
Engine sounds like new
Interior is like new, seats look like they've never been sat in.
even the window winders feel new.
Starts , runs , drives.
Problems :-
Front valence rusty
Both headlight surrounds rusty / missing.
drivers wing , dented and rusty missing ( new 3 part wing supplied)
passenger wing , dinted , rusty / missing at bottom
drivers sill holed / rusty
passenger sill holed / rusty
drivers floor patched badly and fibre glassed internally
passenger floor patched and fibre glassed internally
drivers doors (both) need door bottoms
passengers doors front needs door bottom
both rear wheelarches badly repaired
rear valance to wing (both sides) rusty / holed / badly repaired.
Rear subframe mounting plates attached but need checking.
The original paint has lost it gleam and 'my friend' has rubbed down bits of rust and primed.
All the chrome is there, mainly on the car, some loose , but some is marked.
I can't find the rear boot wheel / parcel shelf.
Little paperwork, one MOT , few service bills , logbook - 2 previous owners (as per above)
There's going to be other things that I've missed.
24/3/2016 - been driving it around the yard. Steering has no play, nice and tight. Steering wheel is as new. Sounds like a nice engine, no un-toward noises.
20/06/2016 - started first time and warms up to temperature. Tried explaining to the 'kids' what a choke is for but they drifted off...
21/08/2016 - started first time , brakes needed a good pump to operate (probably the master cylinder seals). Ran out of petrol - must get some more !
It owes me £800 , but open to sensible offers !
Warrington, Cheshire.
Mobile 07970 012661
(There's a club donation should it sell through here !)
More pictures below..
