Morris Mini Traveller BRM

[docka]

Thought it was about time I introduced myself to you all and to thank you for your contributions to an excellent and inspiring forum.
This is my car, 1964 Woody, bought in 2005 and used a fair bit until 2014, since then she's been in the barn, resting

I'd like some forum help over the coming months, in getting her back on the road. She's running the standard and original 850cc engine/carb/exhaust and I think the only mods I want to carry out are twin carbs, free flow manifold and RC40 and refurb the S 7.5" discs I bought on ebay a year or two back (is there a 'how to guide' on this anywhere?) plus the wood will need work/replacement at some point (pic is from 2006 and the wood has sadly deteriorated ). Bodywork is mostly ok but A panels/wings/doors/sills don't seem to be the best fit so I'm guessing they've been replaced at some time... Floor pan has been repaired with small weld under where the seat frame hits.
I'd also like to add rear seatbelts somehow (?) for the very occasional country ride with our two young kids.

She's reasonably original from what I can tell though missing a few bits (wood on back doors, some interior trim items, bits and bobs) though I'm no expert on Minis, despite having owned a few in the past - van, pickup and Mk 3 saloon).

Anyway, I will keep updating this thread with progress (slowly!) and hopefully you'll say hello and perhaps help me on my mission. Any comments welcomed, I'm not easily offended!

And to those of you attending Blyton, have a great day, I'm hoping to come next year with my son...
Cheers

docka

[Tim]

Nice one, I do like a Traveller.

Tim

[docka]

Thanks Tim.

Looks like all the Blytoneers had such fun this weekend judging by all the pics and stories!

More than a little envious here, seems like an event not t be missed if it's on again next year...

[docka]

I've started digging out boxes of parts from storage to see what I have and what I need. Some parts I had on my mini Van 20 odd years ago, some are bought, some inherited from my older brother's mini days.

Found the 'S' brake/hub setup so I will need to buy a seal kit/flexi hoses/pads (I'll be giving you a call Rich if you're reading!)
The discs look ok so will see how I go with them. Callipers are a bit pitted on the outside, is it ok to shotblast them or would that be a bad idea?

Also found two sets of twin carbs on AEG573 manifolds, can anyone tell me how to identify them please?
Amongst the other finds are
HiLos
2 lowered Koni shocks
2 lowered Spax shocks
Neg camber/rose jointed bottom arms
Peco back box
LCB manifold...
and more to follow... it's like christmas!

Some of these parts I won't need as I intend to only tweak the head/carbs/exhaust and front suspension.
Cheers
docka

[docka]

Forgot to add, the car is still in the hay barn at the moment, I'm nearing the day when I can pull her out and get her into the nearly completed workshop!

[InimiaD]

The Travellers are really coming out of the woodwork now.(sorry for the pun)
There are plenty of members on here that will offer help and guidance with your project.

[mk1]

Hi, Welcome to the forum, I am afraid I missed this post until I picked up on it in the HiJacked post thread.

BRM looks great! & will be even better once its out on the road again, it sounds like you have a bit of work planned over the next few months.

I have always been a sucker for a performance traveller ever since I did my supercharged 850 about 15 years ago now.

I look forward to watching your progress.

As far as swapping from normal drums to disks then its simply a case of swapping the hubs, front CV's, driveshafts & brake hoses over. Ideally you should change the brake master cylinder at the same time as the S one has a bigger reservoir on it & reduces the chance of running out of fluid. As I say, not essential, but worth doing.

[mk1]

An AEG 573 manifold is a Cooper S item, there are no differences between twin carb set ups apart from the needles & springs. They will originally have had small triangular tabs on the float chambers that identified what model they were destined for, but these often go missing over the years.

[docka]

Thanks guys
The supercharged 850 sounds good, any pics?

Thanks for the tip on the master cylinder, are the S ones available new?

I'm confused over the CV joints issue, I thought my 64 would have hardie-spicers, must go and check....

I'm getting psyched to work on the car now, poor thing needs rescuing from her current hideaway!

[newtune]

Think there pics on the main site under "cars Mark should never have sold"
No a few interesting cars

[newtune]

Oh no Marks done away with that page ! Loved that page ! Bring it back !

Some pic's here

viewtopic.php?t=8182

[docka]

thanks for the link, Mark's Traveller certainly looks the part, I'd love to have a go in a supercharged 850 mini one day...
Sadly the engineering is waaaay beyond my skill and budget.
I would be interested in obtaining a tuned 850 head though one day...

[mk1]

The supercharged 850 sounds good, any pics?

See below.

Thanks for the tip on the master cylinder, are the S ones available new?
Yes from Minispares.

I'm confused over the CV joints issue, I thought my 64 would have hardie-spicers, must go and check....
Only post 66 Ss had Hardy Spicer joints, the CV on disk brakes cars is larger than the drum braked / Cooper disk equivalent. HJaving checked you don't have to change the inner drive shaft coupling or the drive shafts

I'm getting psyched to work on the car now, poor thing needs rescuing from her current hideaway!
Looks like a fantastic project.

M

[NZ Woody]

Hi there. This looks like it is going to be an awesome wee woody back on the roads again soon.
I love these cars too and after owning many standard mini saloons have finally found an original 67 Woody to buy.
Mine needs a wee bit of work to get back on the road including another wood set.
I too have young children who are mad on minis so would like to fit belts in the back for them so will keep an eye on your progress.
I live in what I think is a perfect country New Zealand....... But not for doing up minis!!!
The freight from the UK kills a fair bit of stuff so it's either save up or make do!
So keep smiling and keep posting and I will keep an eye on the forum for any updates.

[mk1]

Welcome to the forum NZ Woody. We have quite a few members from NZ & I am sure they will be happy to help where they can.

M

[docka]

BRM is out of the barn. Still running with her 850 engine which in an ideal world I'd have liked to keep in but I'm really looking forward to having more poke with the 1330 going in soon...

Other jobs to do include touching the paint up, fitting the refurbed S discs/hubs, little bit of welding on the rear floor and wheel arch, get the sodding indicators working, that kind of thing.

[Time Bandit]

That looks nice, brings back some good traveller memories for me in the '80s and early '90s. My old man had a '66 Morris, same colour as yours, which was to be restored eventually and my mother had a MKII Austin Countryman which she used as a daily runabout. I borrowed it one day shortly after it had a pair of new wings on it and a respray and promptly hit a pheasant which mashed a wing, bent the bonnet and did the grille not a lot of good either...my old man didn't believe I'd hit a pheasant and thought I'd stuffed it in a dyke back until I pointed out a bit of pheasant still stuck in the grille! Alas my mother actually hated the car, too old fashioned or some such bollocks, and it ended up abandoned and unloved in the yard at my dad's workshop and just slowly fell into disrepair. Unfortunately my dad had stroke in the mid '90s and had to give up his workshop so the travellers had to go, sold off for next to nowt as they needed to go
Thanks for showing yours, like I said brings back some good memories, and good luck with it, bet it'll be spot on when it's finished.

[docka]

Great story, cheers.
Bloody pheasants eh!
I was tootling around the roads and lanes of Cumbria around that time too, various Minis, Subarus and Fords. Good times.

[miniminor]

thought I'd stuffed it in a dyke

Love a surf blue mini!, That would make a great playmate for my saloon!
Good luck with the resto / refurb.

[docka]

Engine is in. Finally. Plenty to do. Will this be the year I get out and about in it??