- 1. Re: steel wheels for pickup (score: 1)
- Author: Kevin Wayne Williams <kww@gte.net>
- Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:06:51 -0400
- The OE wheels are 14"x4.5'. The only modern tire that will fit *safely* is a Kumho Power Star 758, a 145R14 tire. MiniMania used to import and sell them. You can sometimes find a 14"x5.5" wheel that
- /html/morris/2007-08/msg00003.html (7,512 bytes)
- 2. Re: steel wheels for pickup (score: 1)
- Author: Kevin Wayne Williams <kww@gte.net>
- Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:56:16 -0400
- Undersized? Find me a single brand of 165x14 tires that the tire manufacturer claims will work on those tiny rims. 145R14 is about the same as the stock original, and they work fine. I've used 165R14
- /html/morris/2007-08/msg00004.html (8,626 bytes)
- 3. Re: Shipping Woes (score: 1)
- Author: Kevin Wayne Williams <kww@gte.net>
- Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:23:07 -0400
- Buy $3.00 worth of flat white contact paper, and cover the side of the box with it. Then take your box to the UPS office in San Jose. KWW /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.te
- /html/morris/2007-08/msg00017.html (7,997 bytes)
- 4. Tango commercial with Morris Minor (score: 1)
- Author: Kevin Wayne Williams <kww@gte.net>
- Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 11:46:22 -0400
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjHzS_twDVY /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try /// http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo /// Archives at http://www.team.net/arch
- /html/morris/2006-05/msg00004.html (6,574 bytes)
- 5. Re: Palo Alto All British Meet... pix (score: 1)
- Author: Kevin Wayne Williams <kww@gte.net>
- Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 23:32:53 -0400
- Obviously, I couldn't make it this year. The truck sure attracts attention down here in the Netherlands Antilles ... so far as I know, it's the only Morris Minor pickup in South America. Apparently t
- /html/morris/2005-09/msg00004.html (7,638 bytes)
- 6. Re: 1500cc Transplant? (score: 1)
- Author: Kevin Wayne Williams <kww@gte.net>
- Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 09:34:35 -0400
- I haven't heard of this one going well. As others pointed out, the Datsun swap works nicely. I ran a 1275 in my truck for a while and was happy with it. If you want simple, trouble free, and original
- /html/morris/2005-09/msg00011.html (8,268 bytes)
- 7. Re: Posts or mail messages (score: 1)
- Author: Kevin Wayne Williams <kww@gte.net>
- Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 14:01:37 -0400
- It's just you. I get at least one message a month on this hyperactive list. KWW /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try /// http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo ///
- /html/morris/2005-06/msg00012.html (6,831 bytes)
- 8. Slipped a decimal point? (score: 1)
- Author: Kevin Wayne Williams <kww@gte.net>
- Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 16:58:13 -0400
- Can anyone see anything about this van that makes it worth anywhere near the asking price? http://www.hymanltd.com/search/details.asp?stockno=2918&suffix=4&recordcount=1 KWW /// unsubscribe/change ad
- /html/morris/2005-06/msg00013.html (7,281 bytes)
- 9. Re: Slipped a decimal point? (score: 1)
- Author: Kevin Wayne Williams <kww@gte.net>
- Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 18:20:58 -0400
- I turned down an 18,000 guilder offer on my truck a couple of months ago, and I think I could have probably gotten 30,000 (about $17,000 USD). Of course, I think I have the only Morris Minor pickup i
- /html/morris/2005-06/msg00016.html (7,889 bytes)
- 10. Cab seal for truck (score: 1)
- Author: Kevin Wayne Williams <kww@gte.net>
- Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 13:45:11 -0400
- Does anyone have a source for a good cab seal on a pickup? Just had my truck repainted, and the old seal really needed to be replaced. The seals available from East Sussex Minors seal the cab to the
- /html/morris/2005-05/msg00011.html (6,940 bytes)
- 11. Morris on a desert island (score: 1)
- Author: Kevin Wayne Williams <kww@gte.net>
- Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 07:20:44 -0800
- My 1960 Morris pickup is about to come with me when I move to Bonaire (a small Dutch island off the north coast of Venezuela). If I bring parts in with me, no duty. Afterwards, 18% tax and shipment p
- /html/morris/2004-11/msg00002.html (6,916 bytes)
- 12. Free 1969 RHD Morris Traveller Harness (score: 1)
- Author: Kevin Wayne Williams <kww@gte.net>
- Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 17:06:55 -0800
- In my stock of things that I can't take to the island with me is a never-used wiring harness for a 1969 British spec traveller. Who wants it? KWW /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@
- /html/morris/2004-11/msg00003.html (6,973 bytes)
- 13. Re: Free 1969 RHD Morris Traveller Harness (score: 1)
- Author: Kevin Wayne Williams <kww@gte.net>
- Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 20:33:06 -0800
- And with this message, Randy takes the prize. KWW /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try /// http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo /// Archives at http://www.team.n
- /html/morris/2004-11/msg00004.html (7,281 bytes)
- 14. Re: Fueling a Morris Sedan or Convertible in the USA (score: 1)
- Author: Kevin Wayne Williams <kww@gte.net>
- Date: Mon, 07 Jun 2004 17:47:18 -0700
- I use what I call the "peeling back the foreskin" approach. Place the nozzle in lightly, pull the black bellows back with one hand, and run the fuel as slowly as possible. KWW /// unsubscribe/change
- /html/morris/2004-06/msg00008.html (7,757 bytes)
- 15. Re: Engine Venting Question (score: 1)
- Author: Kevin Wayne Williams <kww@gte.net>
- Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 05:33:50 -0700
- I have to agree with the value of a vacuum gauge. I run one full time. Bought it from www.westach.com . I am running a Shorrocks supercharger on my 948, so proper venting is a bit more critical. I us
- /html/morris/2004-06/msg00020.html (7,265 bytes)
- 16. Re: Crankshaft/Clutch/Measurements &/or compatibility (score: 1)
- Author: Kevin Wayne Williams <kww@gte.net>
- Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 22:47:19 -0700
- Are you sure about that, Paul? When I used a 948 throwout bearing on my 948 mounted ribcase, I got no clutch action. I used a 1275 TO to get it to work. I have to echo Paul on this one. I mounted a r
- /html/morris/2004-06/msg00025.html (8,827 bytes)
- 17. Re: Questions (score: 1)
- Author: Kevin Wayne Williams <kww@gte.net>
- Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2004 22:18:00 -0800
- I just had a 1959 model rebuilt by Palo Alto Speedometer (www.paspeedo.com) and was happy with the result. You have something strange going on. Put in a 165 degree thermostat, and you should run at 1
- /html/morris/2004-02/msg00003.html (7,192 bytes)
- 18. Blown 948 Dyno Testing results (score: 1)
- Author: Kevin Wayne Williams <kww@gte.net>
- Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 17:48:08 -0800
- Just got off the chassis dyno with my Morris pickup (948 bored to 972, Shorrocks supercharger, HIF44 carb), and got it tuned reasonably decently, but would like to hear some input. At idle, I set it
- /html/morris/2004-02/msg00012.html (8,296 bytes)
- 19. Re: Blown 948 Dyno Testing results (score: 1)
- Author: Kevin Wayne Williams <kww@gte.net>
- Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 09:32:13 -0800
- I get about 5 pounds boost. I could go higher, but we are talking a 948 block here. Everything is mild: stock cam, late (larger) 948 valves, 8:1 compression, .40 over pistons. I run with the vacuum a
- /html/morris/2004-02/msg00014.html (7,830 bytes)
- 20. Re: Blown 948 Dyno Testing results (score: 1)
- Author: Kevin Wayne Williams <kww@gte.net>
- Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 15:14:20 -0800
- "Heavier dashpot spring" was the wisdom of the world, so I gave it a shot. The dyno will have to wait until next week, but the preliminary tests with a green dashpot spring were very good. Low end pe
- /html/morris/2004-02/msg00015.html (8,253 bytes)
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