Morris Minor, cutting out the rot, Cornflakes & Plastic bags, Project Mildred EP 07

In the seventh episode of Project Mildred, we start to cut out the rot and we find a nasty surprise of cornflakes and plastic bags.

During the Covid lockdown of 2020 Lou & Pete decided to purchase a Morris Minor 1000 1961 1100cc. With no prior experience in vehicle restoration they decided to undertake a challenge unlike any other they had undertaken before. This is their journey.

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[brenohighland]

i am doing up a morris van as we speak ---i thought mine was bad ----i feel better now

[SimpsonsClassics]

Wow that’s some proper ginger dust isn’t it!

[vincentjohnson]

Watching you rip out all the rubbish and getting stuck in gives me heart to tackle the little jobs on my moggie which i thought were bid ! great video and waiting for more, keep em coming

[paultubby]

Don’t throw the door posts away. Inside they have the threaded plates for the door hinges to secure too. You will need to clean and re use them in your new door pillars. Nice work 👍

[TheLinbig]

Great job ! Just goes to show what you can do with a few basic tools ! Keep up the good work

[paulcherylfinlayson]

Great work Pete keep it up. You're a braver man than me. I enjoy watching your progress. 😊😊👍👍

[tobymiddleton]

Great vid. Some naughty holes there mate!

People do what they need go do to keep their cars going. Luckily you're going to be able to do things properly now. Chances are it'll never need doing again if you use the right rust prevention

[gmyster]

Another brilliant video Pete keep them coming

[seanmcgrath]

Another great job Peter. Keep’em coming!

[davidallum]

That was good, you are staying positive so keep it up.👍

[lucythemoggy]

dont cut out too much at once. your sills as rusty as they r will stop the body from twisting. once that happens, the car is scrap. make up a brace across the sides and back to front of the car, to keep the body straight and true

[davidcole]

I had a saloon moggie and a estate back in the mid 1970's, great concept cars, but rust was a major problem even after 10 years, lots of water traps with few drains on the sills and door posts, it was designed to rot. When the MOT came around you scraped and cleaned off the rust, stuffed the holes with mesh inside and anything else which came to hand, yes plastic bags too, and a liberal stuffing of polyester filler, rubbed down, primer and finish paint and trust to luck that the MOT tester was only checking with a small screwdriver and did not have a magnet to get your MOT ticket. Aghh, happy days. So to see restoration done with steel replacement sections the same water traps are reintroduced made from the same carbon steel sheet, albiet it a bit thicker as a retro part, ok, it's great and looks good, but in 15 years it will need to be done all over again if it sees water.

[jerjones]

You’re a brave man taking on such a task! It’s cool to see the Morris alive and well in the world. Also, a tip on the video production; if it’s possible turn off autofocus on your camera and just preset the focus manually for your shot beforehand. That way it won’t keep going in and out of focus on your shots. Keep cracking on!

[TheGentlemensMotorRacingTeam]

Well done sir, absolute coincidence I was trying to remove old underseal off my mini subframe and found those twisted wire wheels just smear it all around. Somone told me the petrol technique and that worked for me. Great video, keep up the good work and I hope to catch up soon

[robertdavies]

I have a rotten chassis section near engine and front inner wheel it needs cutting out and new welded in can u advise

[chooiseah]

tedious surgery, all cancer parts discarded ;)
stay safe

[summerflowers]

Those cheeky mice have used plastic bags as bedding. I’ve had them nesting in my Traveller, and my Sprinter camper, in the bonnet insulation, and the felt air duct! Can’t leave anything laying the little rotters. Thanks for the vids, keep em coming. Is sandblasting that expensive? Cheers.

[mopedmarathon]

Don’t use the heat gun on any areas you will have visible on the finished car. The heat will warp and distort the metal. Use coarse discs on a random orbital. A grinder will also cause too much heat if used to remove paint.

[rivaest]

Amazing just how much rot you are finding as the work progresses. Just one thought. I've never tackled anything like this let alone attempted to do any welding on a vehicle but having watched so many of the restoration shows on TV I just wondered if there was enough integrity left in those sill areas not to warrant fitting tubular braces across the door openings?

[supermansbigsister]

You appear to be cutting an awful lot of metal out in one go..