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Hi everyone, My name is Jon and I am the owner of www.purelyclassic.co.uk I sell car parts for MG, AH, Triumph and MX5's. My new site is in the final stages of construction now but if you do require any details please drop me an email. Please feel free to visit my site as it is open now, just not for sales yet. Thanks Jon "Purely Classic Car Parts" 16770... MORE
www.purelyclassic.co.uk Best of luck and success with your new business, Jon. Let us know when you can ship overseas! :) Cap'n. Bob (Ret'd) '60 Frog PilotRob@... 16777... MORE
Hi I can not put all 4,000 parts we make on the web www.mgcars.org.uk/ah/ its just a sample of some of the parts we make for the MG Midget Mk1/2/3 1500cc, Austin Healey Sprite Mk1/2/3/4, MGB,MGC, MGA, MGA T/C, MGF, Austin Healey 100/4 100/6 and 3000 I have a lot of new parts for MG Midget and Austin Healey out soon so have a look at my web I will post new photos of new parts in a week From Ashley Hinton adsanhinton@... 16772... MORE
yes its possible to convert a 79 rubber bumper midget to chrome bumper we are making the parts to do just that so have a look at my web its at www.mgcars.org.uk/ah/ adsanhinton@... 16764... MORE
Interesting point. The website http://www.mgcars.org.uk/midgetspriteclub/sprite/spriteaus.htm though lists YHAN 1 as bieng Australian. I have the heritage certificate somewhere, which confirms that it was a CKD kit. If you want more information, give Colin Dodds an email. He's the registrar of the Sprite Car Club of Australia - colin@... Cheers! John "John Cunningham" 16738... MORE
I wasn't meaning to get into serious debate about this gun thing as whatever view I may have personnally, it make no difference to the outside world! - Bit like , "Lets have a vote to ban meteorites" I think you are right, but it is by no means agreed yet. Police can, and do carry arms, but they are only issued in response to specific, identified situations, and not carried by UK police as part of their normal equipment. Guy "Guy Weller" 16685... MORE
No debate intended Guy Weller, none at all. "Discuss", yes! Argue, debate, NO! Opinions are like...well! Everyone has one! :) I was simply curious, having read about UK authorities considering the arming of police about a year or so ago, in view of historical significance. Didn't know how this had turned out. Thanx for the update, GW! :) Cap'n. Bob (Ret'd) '60 Frog PilotRob@... 16687... MORE
I can't imagine BMC going against type, so it's most likely supposed to be a 3 synchro 'B' series gearbox, as fitted in MGAs, MGBs and countless other saloons of the period. I (or rather Neil Cairns on http://www.mgcars.org.uk/mgccz/technic/codeseng.pdf ) can confirm that the 15F engine is the correct one for a USA spec Metropolitan. Regards David "David Jacobs" 16678... MORE
try the MGA Forum at www.mgcars.org.uk "Jeremy Cogman" 16663... MORE
Anyone out there with a 58 to 66 Spridget needing one of the best books to work on it?? Go here http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1872668656 goes off at midnight central time. I was out looking at yard sales today, and found a neat little box. It is 11" x 12 1/4" x 1 3/4" and appears to be made out of balsa or some similar type wood. The face of it has printing on it, the top says Classic British Automobiles. There are 5 cars on it as well. 1933 Bentley 3.5 Litre, 1948 Jaguar XK120, 'Out For A Jaunt' 1902 Wolseley,... MORE
An alternative could be www.photobox.co.uk - you get a 30 mb "album" which upgrades to 100 mb if you order prints. See the start of my Midget collection at www.photobox.co.uk/sclarks@... Cheers, Steve Southampton UK "Steve Clark" 16647... MORE
An alternative could be www.photobox.co.uk - you get a 30 mb "album" which upgrades to 10mb if you order prints. See the start of my Midget collection at www.photobox.co.uk/sclarks@... Cheers, Steve Southampton UK "Steve Clark" 16646... MORE
Yeah, no problems Don, I'll delete my old photo's. Anyway, how about just 1 photo each of our LBC's with names, so we can put a name to a car or face if you so wish? Gary King (Newcastle UK) 69 Sprite MKIV "Gary" 16643... MORE
Gerard, I seem to remember that you are from the USA? I am in the UK and we have a site called http://www.friendsreunited.co.uk Friends Reunited is a simple to use website that allows you to find out what your old friends are doing now. It's database lists over 40,000 UK Secondary and Primary Schools, Colleges and Universities. More than 7 Million people have registered and this is grows at over 15,000 a day. Have a look, you may have something like this that you don't know about. Regards, Gary King (Newcastle UK) 69 Sprite MKIV 67 Morris Traveller "Gaz"... MORE
in the UK, you can find deals on entry level MG TFs (115hp 1.6) for less than 14,000 (around the same as a 1.6 MX5/Miata over here) and sometimes as low as 13,000 - just about scrapes under your U$20,000 limit. Food for thought? David "David Jacobs" 16576... MORE
It sure looks like the manual choke is original. I mean, the pull on the dash seems to be original, theres even a place where its slightly sunk into the dash (i dont know if theres just an empty hole there on the dash of automatic-choked cars) Dang, victoria-british ought to open a repair shop too...i might even buy parts from them if they did (they're less than 20minutes away, but i still order from Moss) I kind of hope something comes from that earlier post that asked *exactly* what suburb of KC i'm from (again, liberty, just in... MORE
asuming the advance springs are anything like correct, something else must be restricting the motion of the points' rotating baseplate - the connecting wire maybe? With the cap off, can you move the baseplate by hand? Does yours still have vacuum advance as well? If so, that can be checked by the usual sucking on the pipe method! (I also have a 45D fitted to my 1380 A series - it came from Moss UK as a 'performance' item and as it is one of the later designs, it has the sliding points which are supposed to last better/wear... MORE
Hi, 13 years ago I paid =A3200 for a Mk3 with a dented bonnet; fibreglass wings , one of which was ripped open; broken windscreen; no MOT or tax; but the engine was good, as was the rest of the body. Another =A3250 got her on the road. The overall condition then was what would now be classified as 3/4 by the MGOC. Perhaps this info. will give you a guide as to what to pay now. Incidentally, Ava had a Heritage shell rebuild 10 years ago, and is still going strong! Margaret South Lincolnshire (UK) mmbrock88@... 16411... MORE
Well I ended up drilling a couple of small holes in it and just broke it out, not too bad. Went on to the next step trying to remove the inner snap ring. Holy sh==. What a nightmare, I tried everything I could get my hands on, 2 different snap ring pliers,long needle nose,and whatever else. Was starting to think it was some kind of British joke. Finally took it over to a mechanic who got it out for me and to my surprise it doesn't look too bad inside the larger bore so I think it is do-able.... MORE
Not many chevys in Britain. I've used my Sprite for over a decade all year round for over a decade. You just need to be aware of the handling of rwd cars. Invest some of that grand in skid training. "Jeremy Cogman" 16362... MORE
Good luck with the rebuild John. Have you joined the Midget and Sprite club? I think the Dorset area is fairly active. http://www.mgcars.org.uk/midgetspriteclub/ "Jeremy Cogman" 16361... MORE
Hello, I am a new member of the group checking in to see if my filter works OK ! Resident in Dorset UK , about to re start a RWA re build. John john melhuish 16358... MORE
Hi Steve, Regarding the roll over frame... At present I am using the roll-over design that is listed on Gerard's site (tech tips). Boy, it is a saviour on your back, and easy to work on at any position. Not too sure about the weight, my guess would be around 500 lbs for my Bug Eye Sprite. If you decide to take this route it does help if you re-support the rear section (where the rear wheel arches are) with a 2x4 along the edge of the vertical section (when the car is in the upright position). Hard to... MORE
Heyup I've recently bought a '77 1500 and it's in lovely standard shape due to a full rebuild about 10 years ago. My wife is using it to drive 30 miles to work every day and I'm slightly concerned about the state it's going to be in by the end of our horrible winter! Anyone got any tips for keeping it i n one piece through the constantly wet / icey / salted / mucky roads??? A g uy I work with suggested buying a grease gun to use on a nipple near the ki ngpins. Is he talking... MORE
Yup, take it to a glass fitter. I can turn my hands to most things but after many hours wrestling with my new mk2 Sprite glass & seal I have up and gave a local firm 50 quid to do the job. I could get everything in but the two bottoms corners. Removal was easier but it was still stuck in with years of old grime and I expect the fitter wiould not have charged much more to remove the old one. On a related subject I now get water creeping betweeen glass and seal at the top of... MORE
