Bringing CPT the Morris Minor back to life

Bringing CPT the Morris Minor back to life Registered on 4 September 1968, Morris Minor CPT679G's uneventful life around the Northallerton area

That's the passenger door windows, winding mechanism and door catch gubbins installed. The quarterlight was a right pain...
16/06/2026

That's the passenger door windows, winding mechanism and door catch gubbins installed. The quarterlight was a right pain but everything now works, which is the most important thing. I'm very pleased with the shut lines, as Minor doors were notoriously ill-fitting. When we first got the car, neither door closed properly, they were hanging off the body at a jaunty angle. The A-posts were rotten at the bottom and the hinge panels completely gone, so I replaced them with new metal. It's amazing to think that what was once a giant breeding ground for tin-worm is now completely solid.

After a month off working on CPT due to visiting Canada and Alaska (!), this week I finally got back to grips with the l...
12/06/2026

After a month off working on CPT due to visiting Canada and Alaska (!), this week I finally got back to grips with the list of outstanding jobs on the car. The rebuilt heater, complete with new matrix, has gone back in, the gearbox filled with oil (20w/50) and the cover screwed back in place - a somewhat heftier job than I imagined!
Next came a good dose of Dinitrol rust preventer around the inner sills and the covers bolted in place.
I've now aligned both the doors and will reinstall the various gubbins over the coming days. Finally, I installed a heat shield above where the silencer goes, followed closely by the exhaust system itself.
That 'to do' list is getting shorter.....

Today's progress - the clutch linkage successfully installed (a slightly fiddly job) and the prop shaft back on. That's ...
06/05/2026

Today's progress - the clutch linkage successfully installed (a slightly fiddly job) and the prop shaft back on. That's all the mechanical components back on the car, although there's still a huge amount of other work to complete.

That bit of reconstruction when you've reinstalled the engine and gearbox, then neither my friend Harry nor myself could...
03/05/2026

That bit of reconstruction when you've reinstalled the engine and gearbox, then neither my friend Harry nor myself could remember whether we put the clutch thrust bearing in. Only one solution, removw the gearbox and take a look. Guess what? There it is, right where it should be. 🙄 Oh well, bolt the gearbox back on and put it down to experience! Doh!
BUT ... if even a couple of years ago anyone had suggested I might remove and reinstall a car gearbox on a Sunday afternoon, I'd have thought they were bonkers. But that's what I did and, despite the futility of it, I feel quite pleased with myself! (Thanks to H for helping align the drive shaft)

Front suspension, steering links and brakes set up today. It will all need to be checked but another step forward. The s...
22/04/2026

Front suspension, steering links and brakes set up today. It will all need to be checked but another step forward. The silicone bushes put up a proper battle but went in eventually.

Just shy of five years between these two pictures, quite a difference all round! A few holes in the bodywork have fortun...
14/04/2026

Just shy of five years between these two pictures, quite a difference all round! A few holes in the bodywork have fortunately disappeared....

Well, that's DEFINITELY progress! Engine off its stand, gearbox bolted on, and in the car! There's still a very long way...
14/04/2026

Well, that's DEFINITELY progress! Engine off its stand, gearbox bolted on, and in the car! There's still a very long way to go but this is certainly progress! And thanks to my friend Harry for his help, expertise and engine hoist!

At last, off the rotisserie! Now I can get the engine in, finish the front suspension and do a host of other jobs.
12/04/2026

At last, off the rotisserie! Now I can get the engine in, finish the front suspension and do a host of other jobs.

Engine rebuild just about complete, new clutch installed, sump back on, now it needs to come off the stand to reattach t...
29/03/2026

Engine rebuild just about complete, new clutch installed, sump back on, now it needs to come off the stand to reattach the distributor drive, oil filter, etc. Then it can go back in the car.

Nice, shiny.....
21/03/2026

Nice, shiny.....

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