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Hi; I was hoping you will be able to help. I was out today with my '61 bugeye. First gear has always been noisy, today as the revs climbed, the noise became almost a banging from the rear of the trans tunnel? Noise disappears when shifting up to 2nd. thanks Michael (Iver28) Rifton, NY. mcmcsey@... 22680... MORE
Just wondering if there is anyone in the NY/NJ/CT/PA area with a Factory MKII hardtop that would be interested in swapping it for my Factory MKI hardtop "george07876" 22673... MORE
Well, John... You've got a normal Sprite, then. LHD ones develop a list to the left...theory is over time, the Unibody structure takes a "set" and since it is normally the driver's side which is occupied the most, that's the way the body can be expected to go. The "stock" rear springs were too stiff for the car to begin with ...the 10 leaf are worse in this respect. You can take the car to a spring shop and see what they can do for you. I am not a "spring man" so I do not really know... but... MORE
It's full of a coarse steel wool - kind of like a Brillo pad (steel pan scouring pad) but without the soap 8^) Difficult to clean thoroughly and effectively I would have thought - I read somewhere that the best "cleaning" is to cut the canister in half, clear out the contents (inc. mesh) and weld back up, leaving the can empty! Me , I'm replacing the whole timing cover complete with new canister on my 1275 rebuild. Steve "Steve Clark" 22656... MORE
I've just fitted two new leaf springs to my Frog, it now looks like a Landrover! there's a 5" gap between the top of the tyre and the wheel arch and although everthings connected correctly the poor car is listing to the right. If anyone out there has fitted these bloody "uprated" springs and has managed to return their Frog to a nomal height., please email me or ring 07931 646794 John "johnhendrusson" 22649... MORE
Tower Paint will put any color for which you have a code in an aerosol can. I've used their stuff for small touch up. The color match was very good, not perfect. It was about twelve bucks for a 12 oz. can, plus $4 or $5 for shipping. Don't have their info handy, but I think they are on the web. "Jeffrey Holmes" 22641... MORE
measure inside dimensions of a window frame. They each need to be somewhere about 3/4 of the track width between the inner faces of the front wheels - give or take a few inches. Measure by holding the sticks side by side and slide them lengthways so that one end of each stick contacts the face edge of each wheel rim. Mark the overlap position on the sticks accurately with a sharp pencil. Do this at the rear radius of the wheels first, with the sticks held close up to the chassis rails or engine sump. Repeat at the... MORE
As there was a thread recently regarding front end alignment, beginning with message 22461, I have posted a couple of photos of a simple apparatus that I used this week to estimate and rough-in the toe in on my Sprite this week, in case it might be useful. The apparatus comprises a 48" construction ruler, and a pair of 18" x 24" L squares. The short legs of the L squares are clamped to the opposite ends of the ruler, such that the long legs extend outwardly from the ruler and parallel to each other, such edges being separated... MORE
Any DuPont dealer can make you a little 4 ounce can of these colors in lacquer. You probably won't want to paint the car in lacquer, but you can see what it looked like when new. The codes are Aconite DuPont#43274, Black Tulip=DuPont#43274(!! not a misprint!!), Green Mallard=DuPont#30014. "Jeffrey Holmes" 22611... MORE
It could or you could fit a spacer, machined to a wedge shape. However the studs would then no longer enter the carb perpendicular to it's face. The kludgy solution to this is to enlarge the mounting holes in the carb. The correct solution is to redrill and tap (probably filling beforehand) the stud mounting holes in the manifold. After all this effort I'd have thought it would be simpler / cheaper to get a suitable manifold. Could the manifold face be machined at an angle to, in effect, rotate the carb, or does this not help move the... MORE
I have a 8/75 mg midget and am having a major problem with it. The problem is that has way too much negative camber, tip in at top of tire, on the left front. I have replaced the off center bushings in the left lower a-arm, bought a shop manual from Moss and checked the measurements on the pivot points for the lower a-arms, checked the distance measurements on the left lower a-arm against the right lower a-arm, pulled and checked the left shock mount to see if it had been modified and it hasn't. I guess my question... MORE
Wimpy... If you can't correct the camber situation with one of Speedwell's lower adjustable kits along with an offset upper bushing to the extent of not more than an inch or so of negative camber (while "matching" the other side accordingly, BTW), then you are off to the frame straightener. Matter of fact, now that I think about, the frame straightener is where you should go with all regular stock bushings renewed. What the hell....if a job is worth doing it is worth doing right so to hell with a band-aid fix for this one. "Safe" as in proper... MORE
If we all just use the same last name, wear cowboy hats and somehow all fit into the Spridget, I'll bet somebody in Texas or San Francisco will let us stay for free, just to get us out of sight of their regular customers. The last time I was in San Francisco the desk clerks asked me to say Ya'll and Awl (oil) for them everytime I came into the lobby. I finally just went and set on pier 39 with the seals until the novelty wore off. Then they got me on "fixin' to". "I'm fixin to buy... MORE
Bill, When you say 'Gold' do you mean yellow (Yellow Ochre in BL-ese) or brown? (Autmn Leaf) In 1973 the interior colours changed from black and Autumn Leaf to Navy and Yellow Ochre so you might have either. I'm not 100% sure of which body colours had which interiors as I've lent my Original Sprite and Midget book to a guy in work. The colours available over this period (and my recollection of which interior colour they came with) were: Black (Autumn Leaf or Black/Navy, never Yellow Ochre?) Glacier White (Aut. Leaf or Black/Navy) Bronze Yellow (Black/Navy) Harvest Gold... MORE
The 74 I have still has the original Aconite paint in the trunk and under the hood. It looks like an eggplant. Check out this wonderful site for photos of Spridget colors over the years. http://www.teglerizer.com/mgcolors/index.html#Blue%20colo 1973 there was Black Tulip 1974 - 75 was Aconite How purple can you get . . . Don "Don May" 22562... MORE
Need a little help. The '73 RWA Midget Mk III we got to fix up, was a dark/med blue ( repainted black) exterior with the Gold (Hazelnut/Autumn Leaf) interior. We want to keep the interior gold, Question is: What stock exterior colors were offered in 1973 with this gold interior, besides the Blue? My "Body service parts list" does not show the Gold in a G-AN4 ( Midget Mk. III ) Thank you, Bill French Hilton Head frenchww@... 22549... MORE
Well, I think I win the "I knew I probably shouldn't have done that" prize for the day. Last week I power washed the engine on my '78 1500. I proceeded to drive it for about 20 minutes, after I cleaned the engine. Everything was fine. Today I go to start it up - turn the key - nothing. No clicking, nothing. I find that the lights work, and the brights, but I cannot flash the brights. I can also hear the whine of the fuel pump. I look under the hood and check every connection - everything looks... MORE
Yep, David... The new cars are definitely far better "runners" for sure. They run efficently on 87 unleaded PON and polute not and are much more safe than ever before BUT.....they are anything but user friendly when it comes to maintenance. They are expensive as hell to maintain when they have a problem. Simply opening up the taps at each wheel and the clutch slave with an empty beer can at each "tap" and waiting for the fluid (drip, drip, drip...slowly but surely as they drain simultaneously at the same time) in the MC to fall to almost the... MORE
what have you got against alignment specialists?! Seriously, once you get it something near, by whatever method you come up with, I'd get it checked out properly. There could be a problem with the string from the rear wheel method, as the front and rear track aren't the same (the difference is not so much for Rostyles as for wire wheels) One way of doing it would be to use a plumb line from the front wheel rim, front and rear (you'll probably have to use a spacer to clear the tyre) and mark the equivalent point on the... MORE
Don I feel for you. It brings back memories of when I first started welding, it's such an unnatural process, it is difficult to get to grips with, but you can do it with patience and practice. Having just finished welding my 71 Midget, new floor pans, inner and outer sills, front and side footwell panels, lower rear wings all on both sides and outer boot floor area, I wil happily share some tips with you. I had never really welded before I started and it did take some practice to get used to it, even now I can... MORE
Hi Folks! Greetings from Fairbanks, Alaska I have the opportunity to buy a 1976 Midget Special. It's been sitting on flat tires, and hasen't been started or driven(far as the landlord knows) for a number of years. It's been kept covered, paint's in good shape, interior very good, top has cracks, but there's a new one in the trunk Only one small dent in the right side door, looks like a base ball hit it. All glass is good. What would be a good lo-ball starting price.($ Please if possible) The landlord wants to re-coup money lost from the... MORE
Don, Welding falls into the same category as my don't dos, body work (including welding), concrete and drywall finishing, if you don't do it lots the results are usually poor. Sooooooooooooo practice, practice, practice. Hope the nap helps!! Steve Quandt "Steve Quandt" 22441... MORE
Mark...welcome. :) The Arkley isn't my favorite body style BUT....."B" 1800 in there? Whoa, whoa... that's gotta "go" pretty well! :) I guess the standard '69 weighs about 1500lbs. Have any idea how much the Arkley conversion "lightens"? Anyone? Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 22434... MORE
"The car has a manual 5speed in good condition. Has new radiator,tires (on 280zx rims), and hoses.Motor is bad. Body has rust. Be a good parts car or restoration project. $300 obo. Also have other motor parts for building a motor (pistons,block,etc.) I am located in Cocoa, FL. (321)638-407 or email huxeric@... " DLancer7676@... 22427... MORE
How are the starters failing? I can't see that it would be the regulator. When you start you start from battery voltage, the engine isn't turning fast enough for the alternator to bne doing anything. I have a 74 midget that is eating starters left and right... I'm a novice electrician (I know I picked the wrong car to restore BUT...) It has an electronic ignition, and so far it's gone through 3 starters in 4 months. (A couple was the shop's fault) Is there anyone out there that might be able to point me in the right direction... MORE
