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ChrisInAdelaide overdrive
Joined: 24 Feb 2005 Posts: 93 Location: Adelaide, South Australia
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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 3:10 pm Post subject: Our first Morrie - drove him home today :-) |
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A 1954 Series II in quite nice condition.
Bought from Petter Cottam in Kapunda, if any club members remember him.
We will be at the next Adelaide meeting, and joining.
Thanks to all that helped in the search - Chris
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Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3834 Location: 4559 near a big pineapple, Qld
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ChrisInAdelaide overdrive
Joined: 24 Feb 2005 Posts: 93 Location: Adelaide, South Australia
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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 7:15 pm Post subject: Pics |
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Tomorrow!
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Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Posts: 5266 Location: Wollondilly, NSW
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ChrisInAdelaide overdrive
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ChrisInAdelaide overdrive
Joined: 24 Feb 2005 Posts: 93 Location: Adelaide, South Australia
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Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 11:45 am Post subject: |
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Scott,
Yes, we will repaint the interior the same colour as the outside.
I have a spare steering wheel (the old one is cactus), but can't quite work out how to remove the old one.
Anyone have any ideas?
We want to keep it as original as we can, so will retain positive earth.
I have some great Morrie books, and one shows how to replace the trafficators.
Thanks again for the assistance - Chris
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Scouse moderator
Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Posts: 5266 Location: Wollondilly, NSW
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Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 11:58 am Post subject: |
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ChrisInAdelaide wrote: | I have a spare steering wheel (the old one is cactus), but can't quite work out how to remove the old one.
Anyone have any ideas?
| -Disconnect the battery,
-On one side of the steering wheel boss you'll see a screw. This holds the horn switch in place. Remove the switch & undo the wire,
-Technically, you'll now use a socket to undo the steering wheel nut. As you'll see, it's very big. You'll probably also find evidence of previous removal in the shape of chisel or centre punch marks which is the "usual" method of removal when a large socket isn't handy .
-Undo the nut a few turns but don't take it right off.
-Hopefully, with a bit of wiggling & holding your tongue the right way, the steering wheel will release & come loose. This might be easy, this might be hard depending on when it was last removed. Sometimes banging the steering wheel rim can shock it loose but if it's really, really tight, then a puller might be required (I've never come to that stage though).
-When the steering wheel is loose, remove the nut & then the wheel.
There's 2 types of steering wheel to column fitments:
The early type locates using a keyway,
The later type uses splines.
You'll soon find out if your spare steering wheel is the same .
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bigginger I can steer now
Joined: 24 Aug 2005 Posts: 187 Location: Somerset, Britain
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Paul M valued contributor
Joined: 29 May 2004 Posts: 380 Location: Adelaide
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Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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Chris, If you can hang out till the club meeting, Ive got a socket plus the adaptor (the socket is a 3/4 drive)
Cheers, Paul
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ChrisInAdelaide overdrive
Joined: 24 Feb 2005 Posts: 93 Location: Adelaide, South Australia
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Triumph Man valued contributor
Joined: 13 Sep 2003 Posts: 1890
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Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 8:42 am Post subject: |
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I used an old bit of exhast pipe, (not morrie) heated it up & belted it over a spare steering nut, drilled a hole through it for a screw driver to go through, instant socket, but as Scott said most nuts have been butchered, like rear wheel hub nuts, so the socket wont go over it untill you chissel it off again, then file it up nice before putting it back on.
Put the new wheel on with the wheels strait, & the nut finger tight, drive down the street then reset the wheel to centre, while it's on the road, only way to get the wheel dead square.
Trev
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ChrisInAdelaide overdrive
Joined: 24 Feb 2005 Posts: 93 Location: Adelaide, South Australia
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Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 3:53 pm Post subject: All-British Day |
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Do you folks reckon that there will be Morrie Club officials there this Sunday?
We would like to join the Club then and get our new baby inspected so that we can drive him on a Morrie Club log book.
TIA - Chris
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57morrie Free Wheeling
Joined: 20 Nov 2005 Posts: 124 Location: South Australia
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Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 6:31 pm Post subject: All British Day |
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There will be plenty of us committee members and historic registrars there next sunday. I will also be able to date your car and you can join the club then as well
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ChrisInAdelaide overdrive
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Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3834 Location: 4559 near a big pineapple, Qld
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ChrisInAdelaide overdrive
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Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 5:13 pm Post subject: |
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Picked up his new plates yesterday - "MORY 54".
I was surprised that no one had taken them before.
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ChrisInAdelaide overdrive
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jg1982 I can steer now
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sunalp2 Free Wheeling
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jg1982 I can steer now
Joined: 19 Jan 2006 Posts: 185 Location: Adelaide
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Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 1:52 am Post subject: |
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Ouch :*(
Fixing/fixed it? Doesn't look particularly worse than mine.
Looked at the rest of your pics too, nice sunbeam
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ChrisInAdelaide overdrive
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