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The Dirty Dozen –

The Minimalist

Morris Minor

Survival Kit

A Morris Minor doesn’t need a van full of tools — just the right ones.

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The Dirty Dozen is your compact roadside survival kit: twelve tools (it's actually 14 if you count them individually) that live quietly in the boot until the day they save your bacon. They don’t rattle, they don’t rust (much), and they’ll get you home from 90% of breakdowns. The other 10%? It's probably not fixable at the side of the road.

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For the minimalist owner — the one who loves driving their Minor more than lying underneath it — this kit is the perfect compromise. You’re not pretending to be a full-time mechanic. You just want to be self-reliant enough to tighten a loose nut, swap a fuse, or coax the old girl or boy back to life at the side of the road.

What's In the Kit?

Image by Val  Mar

1/4" Whitworth Spanner

For body panels, engine bay and brakes

Image by Dmitriy Demidov

7/16" AF Spanner

For the distributor, engine bay, and hinges amongst others

Image by Steve Johnson

Medium Crossheaded Screwdriver

For the distributor, internal body panels and trim

Image by Anton Savinov

Tyre Pressure Gauge

For checking the tyre pressures after you've hit that big pothole

Image by Matt Artz

5/16" Whitworth Spanner

For suspension parts

Adjustable Wrench

Adjustable Spanner

When one spanner isn't enough or for worn nuts and bolts

Image by Jorge Campos

13/16" Insulated Sparkplug Socket

For removing and replacing the sparkplugs safely

Red Flashlight

Torch

Self explanatory!

Image by Eric TERRADE

1/2" AF Spanner

For the engine bay, charging system, thermostat, manifold etc

Image by Carlos Felipe Ramírez Mesa

Flat Bladed Screwdriver

For carb adjustment, hose clips, electrical fittings

Image by JESHOOTS.COM

Pliers

For wire crimping, picking up items, for undoing things and lots of other useful jobs

Image by Barry A

Tape, Cable Ties and Fuses

Hose issues, electrical connections, loose parts.

Fuses are normally 35 amp glass but this can vary

For more tool related information, see our book:

The Morris Minor Tool Box Companion

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Listing almost every tool for almost every job on a Morris Minor

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