Rick W

Thanks Bodge the one on that website seems to be made of GRP from the description, the Kooblekars one is made of steel, which leads me to think there are two companys. Im thinking the GRP one would be cheaper, though not as nice as steel. Do Kooblekars export to UK. Any more info gratefully received 8-)

I would have thought you would have been OK with water pump grease for cars. Not white though, more orange, but very thick stuff.

Scrapyard rescues. If anyone sees something in a shed, scrappy or a field, and cant afford to rescue/salvage it, let someone else know so they can! 8-)

Dum, dum, dum...another one bites the dust....dum, dum, dum...etc,etc :-D

Thanks John and Rolf. I was thinking plumbing tubing as well. As for the hosing, no motor factors do it around here, hence I was thinking getting the long lengths in as they werent too expensive. Do you know what condition yours are in Rolf? There is a right angled piece of hosing that may be difficult as it is such a tight bend, did you have any problems with that John?

Apparently theres one lurking on a scrapyard near me somewhere, I need to go and have a look....when time permits :-(

While I have your attention.....any ideas where I might be able to get the water hoses from? I can get radiator hose from one of our suppliers, but they only supply in 1 metre lengths which seems a bit overkill for what is fitted. Good old Morris seemed to use a different size hose for each part and only 3- 4 inches of it! While Im at it, a couple of my metal water pipes have more holes than a golf course, again , any ideas gratefully received.

I know the bloke, I got a head gasket from him, but he is charging £25 per gasket now as he hasnt many left. the reason I ask is that someone is selling 4 of them on Ebay, but it hasnt any bids, they are on at £20 for 4, but they are for the 1949-> Morris. Shame, I thought I had spotted a bargain.....oh well 8-)

Thanks Rolf, I thought the part number would begin with LV as a prefix?

As the title suggests Im looking for the original part number for the 1944 Morris Commercial.

Thanks

I would have thought plain, correct me if Im wrong but I thought they were only painted in camo post Normandy Landings, do a pic search on google and have a look.

Theres no substitute for the stuff you can get from Frosts surely, its blooming marvellous, Ive done all mine with it. Just spray the stuff on and keep it wet over half an hour, leave to dry, its easy and effective. Expensive tho, but you can reuse it.

No :-D

Stop SHOUTING!It hurts my eyes.... ;-)

Being an archaeologist and a believer in the use of metal detectors- I have 2, I could advise you! First you need to decide on how much you want to spend on the machine. Ive got a lightweight good one that cost me about £200ish a couple of years ago, and an all dancing and singing one which cost £1200ish. I dont get much time to play with them having a family and a business to run but the rewards are great. Not in a monetary sense though, but finding a little piece of history someone has lost. Its an obssesive hobby, bit like MVs! Go out and get a copy of one or both magazines- The Searcher and Treasure Hunter, have a look at them and look at the sort of prices you can afford, Im guessing a reasonable one will cost you at least £300ish. Stay in touch! 8-)

Too much exhaust fumes!! :-D

Maybe you should ask Jack what its like to be the "Supreme Being"!! :whistle:

Hello to you both! i am trying to get my 1 year old daughter and my missus to take an interest....they will be......its a matter of time.... :afro: :whistle:

Thats what I was afraid of.Many thanks for that, i dont want to get too involved with the gearbox! ;-)

John,

Please take note and bow to my superiority. :police: I put my rank down to the superb use of wasting hours away at work when Im sure I should be doing something more to grease the wheels of industry!! How could my time be better spent...oh yes....derusting odd bits of metal with a wire brush..... :help:

Its starts as a simple look, then before you know it, your hobby is snowballing and your bank balance is screaming for mercy. Welcome :-D

Can any of you Morris owners advise me on the taking off of the transfer box. It would make cleaning around that area a helluva lot easier. The various manuals I have tell you how to split the box, but I dont want to do that, as I can see me ending up with a pile of cogs on the floor. What I want to be able to do is find out which bolts attach it to the gearbox, ( I can only seem to positively identify one bolt so far which goes through both), and take off the transfer box as a whole with the propssliding out each side of the box, is this possible? If so can you give me any hints on how etc?

Cheers guys :? :dunno:

If the poor old soul regains his memory can you give me a shout. I take it they are all based on Beetle so you need a decent chassis and engine to start with?

Going through the process of moving house. Im sure estate agents are specially bred people designed to make your life a living stressfull nightmare! On a plus note the new house has a big garage/workshop and a manshed! All wired up! On another plus note we had a work experience lad in for a couple of days this week, and his days were spent very productively painting the Morris chassis, he actually did a fair job, so next week is a lesson in degreasing the underside of the gearbox! ;-)

Cheers guys has anyone a pic of this white patch, I wouldnt have thought Brit vehicles would ve had a completely white diff, but I could be wrong :-)