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looznutz
I am not the Stig
Joined: 19 Apr 2010
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Location: Los Angeles California
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 Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 12:28 pm Post subject: 51 Morri and I need to pick a name for it. |
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| Hello everyone my name is Edgar I live in Los Angeles California USA and not to long ago I aquired a 1951 Morris Minor. I have liked this car since I was a child but never really put much thought into getting one. Well one day I was browsing the ads and there it was for sale - make a resonable offer. Well I made the offer and the gentleman took it. We exchanged money for car and here I am; a proud owner of a Morri. The car was shipped to New York and the owner drove it from New York to Los Angeles were the gentleman who sold it to me bought it. My plans now are just to get it registered and drive it the way it is for a while. The future plans are to put a Jag front and rear end, a toyota 3stg turbo motor and new paint job. The car has rust on the right wing and I will probably need help in getting the panels from Australia.
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graham
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Location: Wanguri NT
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looznutz
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| Sorry it is a Toyota 3sgt turbo motor. As for horsepower Toyota claims 225 stock. Wich should be plenty for the Turtle.
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Hoary Morrie
Got the hang of this ...
Joined: 07 Sep 2004
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Location: Brisbane
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| Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 1:12 pm Post subject: |
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Someone drove a Morris from New York to Los Angeles!!!!
Bet that hasn't happened too many times.......
The guy deserves a medal.
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looznutz
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| He drove it with the original side valve motor and the motor still running nice and smooth. It will need a head gasket though or maybe just the head nut retorquing. I will need to rebuild the carburetor as it is fouled from letting it sit for sometime. I will need to rebuild the fuel pump as well.
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rascar
Got the keys
Joined: 11 May 2010
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Location: Brisbane, QLD Australia. Bingley, West Yorkshire UK.
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Hi Edgar,
Brilliant bit of info on the NY to LA trip. You gotta take your hat off for that one!
Looking forward to some updates on how you get on with the little side-valve before the retrofit.
We lived in Belmont Shores for a couple of years and on a few occasions spotted a light blue Minor and also a white one running around Long Beach and once up in Century City.. Still have the photo's somewhere as it just looked so cool.
How did you go with a name?
Cheers,
Darrell
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minormadman
I can steer now
Joined: 13 Jan 2010
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Location: YORK .ENGLAND
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| Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 8:46 am Post subject: |
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Hello Loosenuts.
I have just recently held a poll (conducted for me by another Forum member) on selecting a name.
Inviting all Forum members to suggest names which were entered into the poll ,after a set time there were 9 names voted on eventually giving a tie for first place.
The Guy I got the car from originally, ended up casting the final vote-which actually finished up with the name of "Phoenix" sort of rising from the ashes so to speak (it was going to be scrapped before my ownership)
If youre game- let the forum know a little bit more about yourself-the car-your background-hobbies and go with it.
You maybe surprised to see what comes up and at the end you can still glean ideas from them all and still call it what you like if you want.
regards
Cliff
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