Dave's Solutions

24/10/2026

Another Morris Minor in the workshop this week! 🔧🙂

This one came in for some welding repairs, including a new rear spring hanger, repairs to the inner wheel arch and a replacement jacking point.

While it was here, I also fitted a new bump stop and topped up the dampers.

However, while unloading the car from the trailer, I noticed an unusual squeaking noise coming from the driver’s side front wheel.

Once I had the car up on the ramp, I discovered that the wheel bearing was starting to fail. I let the owners know, and they asked me to replace both front wheel bearings while the car was here.

Now, I know it might sound a little strange, but I really enjoy doing wheel bearings! 🤣

There’s something really satisfying about taking an old, worn and filthy assembly, stripping it down, thoroughly cleaning everything, and rebuilding it with lovely fresh bearings and grease.

Then it’s all back together, refitted and ready for many more miles!

And, of course, any excuse to get the bearing grease packer out! 🤣🔧

Another little Moggy repaired and ready to head home! 🙂

24/10/2026

The little white Moggy is finished and back with its owner! 🙂🔧

Following on from my post last month, quite a bit more work has gone into getting this Morris Minor back on the road!

The front suspension has been cleaned, painted and reassembled with new poly bushes and fresh grease. The rear axle has had new half-shaft seals fitted, and the braking system has been completely rebuilt.

This included a front disc brake conversion, new rear drums and shoes, new brake lines throughout and the addition of a brake servo. After bleeding and adjusting everything, the brakes are now working brilliantly! It’s certainly got plenty of stopping power! 😎

Next up was the electrics!

A new wiring loom had been fitted previously, but during testing I discovered a few wires connected incorrectly at various plugs and switches, along with some dirty connections and a faulty flasher unit.

It took a fair bit of time working through everything, testing and checking circuits. I even had to dig out the wiring diagram at one point! 🤣

The engine, gearbox and rear axle have all been serviced too, so mechanically it’s had plenty of attention.

The interior also needed some love. Unfortunately, after spending a considerable amount of time in a barn, a few mice and rats had decided to make it their home! 🐀

A thorough clean and disinfection later, and it’s a much nicer place to sit!

And that’s another Morris Minor ready to be enjoyed!

This hasn’t been a full restoration, nor was it intended to be. I’ve worked through the jobs the owner originally requested, offering advice and recommendations as other things came to light.

The aim was to make this little Moggy safe, reliable and enjoyable to drive again.

And that’s exactly what we’ve achieved!

It’s always satisfying seeing a classic car go home knowing it’s in a much better condition than when it arrived. 🙂🔧

15/10/2026

15 days late, but I’ve officially been running my business full-time for a whole year! 🎉

Thank you so much to everyone who has trusted me to work on their cars over the last 12 months!

I never expected to be quite as busy as I am, but I’m loving every day of it!

Thanks, everyone! 🙂🔧

13/10/2026

Earlier this year, I removed a very tired and unhealthy engine and transmission from this Trans Am and dropped them off with Simon Devos at Vospower Ltd to be rebuilt.

After Simon had fully rebuilt both and test-run the engine a few times on his test rig, they were back with me last week, ready to go back into the car!

When removing the engine and transmission, I noticed a few things that needed attention.

For example, the driver’s side engine mounting bracket only went through one side of the mount, and a chain had been fitted to stop the engine from trying to twist itself free! 😳

The gearbox mount was another interesting one. It was only bolted to one side of the chassis, as the holes on the other side didn’t line up, meaning the gearbox could actually move! 😳

Thankfully, everything is now back together, properly fitted and secured as it should be.

The Trans Am is now ready to be enjoyed again! 😎🔧

07/10/2026

Another Morris pick up came in last week, belonging to a member of the Gloucester Morris Minor Club. They just wanted the home made boxing panels removed and a replacement ones fitted, along with the B post ends, and a few smaller holes sorting.
They also needed the corrosion  on the lower part of the pick up cab fixing, the holes in the bonnet filling, and the little wing on the front valance repairing.

22/09/2026

10/09/2026

I normally like to wait until a car is finished before posting about it, but this one has been with me for a few weeks now, so I thought I’d share some of the progress so far!

It came to me with quite a list of jobs, upgrades and a few things that needed finishing or checking over. However, during my initial inspection, I found some fairly serious corrosion underneath the car that needed addressing before I could move on to anything else.

The ends of the crossmember, sections of the sills, spring hangers and several areas of one of the chassis legs all required replacement or repair, along with a few other smaller areas I found along the way.

Once all the welding was completed, I thoroughly went over the underside with the wire wheel, sanding and scraping everything back to remove the surface rust and old underseal.

The entire underside was then treated with rust converter/preventer before being repainted and finished with a protective stone-chip coating. It’s been a lot of work, but it’s made a huge difference!

It’s now at the point where I can start working through the rest of the original job list. I’ve already managed to tick a few things off while waiting for various paints and coatings to dry.

Hopefully it won’t be too long now before this one is back with its owner. The worst of the work is behind us, and when it goes home it’ll be a much safer car than the one I originally collected, with the added peace of mind that the underside has been properly repaired and protected for the future. 🙂🔧

04/09/2026

It’s been a busy few weeks!

One of the cars I’ve had in recently has been this MG. It came to me not running, and the brakes weren’t particularly happy either!

The main issue with the engine was the twin SU carbs. One had the choke permanently around 50% open, while the other wasn’t connected to the linkage at all. The linkage needed fully resetting, one of the jets had an issue and needed taking apart, the dashpot springs were incorrect, and the oil in the dashpots was too thick. The list goes on — lots of little things that needed adjusting or changing on these carbs!

They’re now balanced and the mixtures have been adjusted. Along with this, I re-gapped the spark plugs and adjusted the tappets.

While investigating the lack of brakes and solid brake pedal, I found that the master cylinder wasn’t working correctly. It wouldn’t allow fluid through to the rear brakes and was holding pressure in the front circuit.

A new master cylinder was fitted (what a fiddly job!), the system was bled and the rear brakes adjusted.

While changing the master cylinder, I also replaced the brake light switch, as the old one was permanently on and leaving the brake lights illuminated all the time.

I also found that the brake pedal was binding on its bush and pivot pin. I stripped it all apart, thoroughly cleaned everything up, and it’s now operating smoothly again.

The MG is now ready to be returned to its owner and, most importantly, enjoyed! 🙂🔧