Morris Minor Ratrod

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

Unfortunately, you can rarely match original Lucas/Unipart durability. Trips to autojumbles and knowing your shit with part numbers allows you to stock up on NOS parts and avoid this Chinese rubbish.

[BenHar]

But it seems to pull quite well with a longish second. What diff has it got?

I really don't know.

Jack it up on one side. Turn the raised wheel and count how many times the prop shaft turns. Divide by two to get the ratio.

Ben

[Hooli]

But it seems to pull quite well with a longish second. What diff has it got?

I really don't know.

Jack it up on one side. Turn the raised wheel and count how many times the prop shaft turns. Divide by two to get the ratio.

Ben

I thought there was a way, but I'd gone blank on how. Nice one Ben.

3.7 or 3.9 for Midget diffs I think.

[SiC]

I'll check when I get time. Currently cracking on with the Dolomite as have a fixed deadline to get it back on its wheels before my new garage door arrives.

Really the next thing that should be done on this car is get the plate off and then rip out the engine, gearbox and diff. Especially if a Midget diff. Then lob in one of the spare engines and diffs with a used 'box. Probably plate is grand, engine+box+diff is grand and half, then running car with the spare bits in probably another two grand.

If I cba

Would certainly make me popular on AS if I did that too

[panhard65]

The ratio will be stamped on the diff somewhere. To get the plate off they now require an mot so I have been told, not that will be a problem now.

[SiC]

The diffs I have are stamped into the ring gear.

[SiC]

To get the plate off they now require an mot so I have been told, not that will be a problem now.

Interesting. When did they change that?

Noticed it's on the DVLA site too
https://www.gov.uk/personalised-vehicle ... number-off

Hopefully will mean less chancers that rip the plate off
something rare and unloved, to then scrap the car for parts.

I would like to get this MOT'd anyway. Especially to take the plate off as less chance for an inspection. Probably why they are saying it now as effectively making someone else pay for the inspection, instead out of their DVLA budget. Will need a few bits sorting like improving the horn contacts and such.

[angrydicky]

I’m usually against number plates being flogged but in this case the ID sounds suspect anyway. So crack on.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

But it seems to pull quite well with a longish second. What diff has it got?

I really don't know.

Jack it up on one side. Turn the raised wheel and count how many times the prop shaft turns. Divide by two to get the ratio.

Ben

Or just jack it up under the diff and count the prop revolutions to one wheel rotation.

[mercrocker]

I’m usually against number plates being flogged but in this case the ID sounds suspect anyway. So crack on.

My thoughts exactly. Nothing to be lost here, cash in.