Driving a BIG block MM Morris Minor for the first time…
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ส.ค. 2024
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On the final episode of the MM Morris Minor build, Tomo gets out on the open road to test out the freshly built engine! This BIG BLOCK Morris Minor has a bunch of mods listed below:
040" Flat top pistons
266 Graham Russel camshaft
1.5:1 Forged rockers
Kent Camshaft followers
MED Alloy timing cover and rear plate
Double row vernier timing chain
Double Row valve springs
LCB extractors (Ceramic Coated)
High flow water pump with water outlet
Alloy radiator
Mechanical temperature gauge
Twin SU 1.25" carburetors
Billet spin on oil filter housing (Minisport)
Billet coolant outlet blank (MED)
Billet mechanical fuel pump blanking plate (MED)
Fuel pressure regulator with pressure gauge outlet (MED)
ROMAC Harmonic balancer
Hi torque Starter motor
Custom Hydraulic clutch setup
Custom exhaust system
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wow thats a great looker and really looks like dural area, those early morrys had big cutaway guards and mine runs 14 inch wheels nearly fills the gap
I could see the smile on your face😁 and tell that you are proud of your work. Good job there Tomo👍
Nice job tomo very clean and tidy engine bay👏👏
Thanks mate!
Love those old Morries but I must say when I saw the title of the video I was expecting something like a 454.
😂😂 sorry to disappoint. Would have been the quicker MM out there if we did do it
@@Tomostuneups not disappointed, I liked hearing the mods. Years ago I put a 1600cc engine in my 1300 Escort. They bought in stricter rules just after that with regards to mods in New Zealand. I got knocked back on my WOF (roadworthy) inspection so had to jump through all sorts of hoops, get an engineer to look at it for $300, all for 5 or 11hp extra which was within the less than I think 10% power increase.
I was joking with a wrecker about my "big block" being knocked when a guy that worked there got all butt hurt that I had called my little 1600 a "big block". I told him it was just a joke and I already knew that. We live in a steep street that has rough chip which has a curve at the bottom that makes it easy to break traction. I heard a V8 do a burnout one day in the pouring rain when I was at home. He made it all the way up the hill and as he crested it there was a huge bang and silence. The car coasted to a stop outside my place.
This clown had been doing it practically weekly, even in school travel hours with kids on the street. Heard it cranking over a few times, then a door and bonnet open, a few more cranks but you could hear he had murdered it. This was the days before cellphones and about a quarter of an hour later there's a quiet knock on the door. It's the same bogan from the wreckers. Asks me if we have a phone he could use, "no, we just moved in and there's no phone yet". I asked him "is that a big block" and he says yes. "Shame" I said as I closed the door.
His car was out there for a few hours before he got back from his walk with a tow truck.
new subscriber glad to be here ,we had one of these come in for a rwc years ago ,the indicators popped out the side of the door ,could someone please tell me what they are called its a strange name and the ol fella told me but i dont recall what he called them ,great job on the Morris mate ,should be very proud off yourself ,tip top job
Hi mate, thanks for subscribing to the channel. Be sure to checkout the full build along with a DIY engine build I’m releasing each Saturday at 10am AEDT with the A series we did on it.
Super proud of my efforts on this car. Being the biggest build I have done, I feel it was a good starting point.
Definitely upset the purists with some mods I’ve done, but the customer is happy with the end result, and that’s all that matters.
As for the indicators that pop out, they’re called “trafficators”. We had the intention to get them operational but ran out of time with the build
Thanks again for subscribing. Be sure to checkout some of my upcoming videos 😎
love to suport Australian car builders ,i work in a panel shop and 1st thing monday morning im showing Stiffie this Morris build ,hes grandad left him a lil van and hes takin out all the 120y runnin gear and takin it back to factory spec ,expect some more subs as we are all car enthusiasts and fully support our Aussie builders ,ill watch more off your videos tonight
@@PETERNESS that means a lot mate, thank you! I maynt be the biggest Aussie car builder, but I do the best job I can. My aim is to pass on the knowledge I’ve obtained over the last 2 decades and if I can help at least one person out there, then I’ve succeeded in my end goal.
Look forward to hearing your reviews on the previous parts of this build mate. Cheers, Tomo
The pop-out indicators are called trafficators. in the UK.
@@radiogorgie626 he called them semaphore
5:40 If it was mine, I'd punch a hole just above where it's hanging and install temp gauge in dash. Doesn't match the two rectangular gauges, but the speedo's round, so wouldn't be out of place. Instead of looking like an after market add on, it would look factory. And, it would be out of harm's (and knee's) way. Maybe owner will come around.
I agree. The benefit of having it here is that it can be moved and doesn’t need to cut a hole in the dash, keeping it somewhat original. Good idea though putting it in the dash! If I had thought of that, I’d have suggested it to the owner. Hopefully he reads this and asks for it to happen 🤞🏼
Looking really good!!!😍 great job!
Thanks for all your help with this build mate 👌🏼
If you have the skillset,find a stronger rear axle rather than just change the diff.
Halfshafts snap easily as I know from experience with a standard 1098cc.
My van broke 3, the first by an MOT tester when I wasn't present, the second during an enthusiastic 3 point turn and the 3rd pulling out in to traffic.
The van wasn't overloaded, just carrying a few tools.
That’s a valid point! Any recommendations other than custom shafts?
Given the owner is well into his 80’s and I wouldn’t imagine he’d break an axle given his driving style (also owns an Aventador for the fun side of life), the MM is just a blast from his past to relive his childhood.
Did the MOT tester have to pay for it as it happened whilst it was in their possession?
I guess it can happen at anytime as I once snapped the cv joint in Grace pulling out of a street with ease. If I had thought a little more in depth about this build, the finer details would have made the biggest difference.
But, leaves the door open for further endeavors with the customer
@@Tomostuneups MOT garage were useless and never got a penny from them.
I was only using the van for work, though I am an enthusiastic driver.
They are known for it and from memory the MG Midget shafts might be factory hardened and slide straight in.
If you have the skillset and your customer the budget, maybe change the axle and I think down under you have far more choice of small RWD cars to pick something from.
The front swivels are another known weak point and Moggies would often be stranded with a front wheel disappeared up in to the arch, so just make sure they are not worn and remind customer to keep them frequently greased.
Good to hear a fella his age is still having fun and wish him all the best from London, UK.
@@matthewjenkins1161 thanks so much for your info.
Given this is a vehicle I’d never heard about, let alone worked on before, it was all challenge to say the least.
The more people I spoke to, I found out fairly quickly people were rather divided on the subject, either with or heavily against the build and it would be sacrilegious to do anything other than “keep it stock”.
I ended up replacing the front stub axles and uprights as the old ones had seen better days, along with the full bush kit in the front end (not documented cus my microphone went dead and didn’t want it to look like a cheap 80’s dubbed movie with bad lip syncing).
Knowing the shaft size, length and overall diameters of the diff, I would have been able to upgrade it to a small rear wheel drive replacement. Arghh, coulda, shoulda, woulda.
Sorry to hear about the broken axles, by the sound of it, she’s still on the road and you’re enjoying it thoroughly!
Like the other comments, I appreciate your input, advice and stories 👌🏼
@@Tomostuneups No worries, first video watched and now a subscriber.
Minis were my real passion and always fascinated me the differences on the Aussie cars, which I first noted on Charlene's "Willy" in Neighbours.
Over here, the square fronted Clubman was released alongside the round nose Mk3, so had wind up windows and concealed door hinges.
The Mk1 and 2 with external hinged doors never had wind up windows or the front quarter lights.
I'm 49 now and not in great health, so my days of climbing under rotten Minis are over and I daily an X350 generation Jag XJ6.
The Morris Minor is like the Mini or Beetle so plentiful even today, that you should be able to do what you like, without too many upset at you.
There will always be some though and you'll never please everyone.
@@matthewjenkins1161 very well said mate and I appreciate you.
The Uk minis always fascinate me as we only had them made here in Zetland for a few years, before going bankrupt and leaving the country.
Speaking of round nose minis, be sure to checkout “the black Mozzie” when future episodes come out.
I guess you’ll never please everyone, but the person I pleased was the person paying the bill in the end 🙂
I do hope your health sees you through and you do get better.
Tip 1, Moggie 1000 1st gear max 2mph/3kph. If fairly flat use 2nd. 1st for mountaineering, if that fails you still have reverse.
I thought R was “race” 😂😂
mate i am so impressed i hope my 51 morry will end up good i hope u dont fold and go under
Hey mate,
Thanks for the reply and I appreciate your feedback. I was really stoked with this build and it turned out better than I had imagined! I was rather nervous about the build, but I took it one step at a time. This was filmed out the back of Richmond area NSW, so close, but no cigar haha Thanks again mate,
Tomo
@@Tomostuneups what sort of money did the motor cost,,i have thought of having mine a bit quicker
@@alwood9148 do you have Instagram? Send me a dm through there for further detailed info.
It was around 15k from memory, that’s everything from a second hand block, head, sump, gasket kit, MED timing cover, twin SU’s, port and polished head, unleaded conversion, bigger pistons, boring, Graham Russell camshaft, cam followers etc
@@Tomostuneups thats got the goodies u have there,, i deal with older bikes this is the first car for yrs so out of touch costwise ,no instagram but i might ask a friend to help much appreciate it tomo ,Al
@@Tomostuneups i forgot to mention my channel alwood here some of the many bikes
forgot to ask if u went to disc,s did colin help? i,m debating i have new shoes etc but not fitted cheers mate
@@alwood9148 hey mate, great question!
We stuck with 8” drums for this build. After speaking with Colin, if we had done the disc brake conversion kit, we would have needed bigger wheels to clear the brakes, which then would have increased track above the legal limit of 25mm per side, deeming it to be illegal and unable to engineer track. Plus the cost was much higher and my customer wasn’t prepared to pay for the upgrade.
If you can source a diff from an old, Major, Lancer, Wolseley 1500 the originals [not the later] had a 3.72, later models had maybe 4.3 and last a Minor 4.5, Reason was, Australians hate to change gears too often so they made mad revers out of them with a Minor 1000 diff. My Major broke 2 axles , parts man said the part number was different for Minor and Major shafts, but i doubt it.
Ohh that’s handy!
Colin from Sprite parts (my main supplier) had advised me about a diff centre replacement once the vehicle was together he could get for me from the states. The cost was over 1k AUD which sadly wasn’t in the budget to do to the vehicle and probably would have done it justice by changing it as the drivability would have been much better.
Given how far in over my head I was with this build and not knowing all these finer details until the job was done, these few little details that are now coming to light, definitely would have just added that extra piece of mind to the build.
Thanks for your info btw!
@@TomostuneupsWhoops, we might ? have had a different shape in Australian models of the Lancer, Major, Don't know whether or not they updated the design from the 1950s model in the UK and gave it tail fins or whether ours was an OZ version only built at the old Zetland plant. A bit sad to put such low gearing in just to make it "Town Car' friendly, [I threw my Major into reverse changing down from third to second on 3 occasions, no crunch going in, fortunately did not take my foot off the clutch pedal before getting into neutral] lesson learnt, do NOT put an extension on your gear lever because you think it will make it easier to use,STUPID.
My first car was a Riley 1.5, basically the same as the Wolseley 1.5, I broke the hard shaft more than once, the Morris Minor half shaft was a direct replacement.
@@consul6262 Thats what happens when you cobble together existing parts for cost reasons, funnily enough, had they used shorter axles they could have fitted the same diff as the bigger B series vehicles.
The OHV engine is definitely more efficient and will give you more power, but side valve engines are absolutely bullet proof. If you need proof of this, look at the ubiquitous Briggs and Stratton side valve engine and even the old flat top Ford (etc) engines.
Well said sir! How many mowers run no cooling systems and/or side valves, loads! Don’t fix something that ain’t broken. In our case, he wanted more power and regardless of money, we would have ran out of extra power fairly quickly if we had stuck with the old engine. What a great alternative this turned out to be 😍
what brakes did you put on, std 7" or 8" or disc brakes
Hey mate. We ran with 8” drums at the front. Once bled and adjusted they worked a treat!
Won't last 5 minutes with you driving it pass a fucking test.
What test?
Driving.
Good thing the owner is 80 and doesn’t need to sit one
For the record, I drove this car for many miles prior to giving the customer the car back in which every heat cycle it experienced, I had no issues.
@@Tomostuneups you should you don't thrash a classic car like that