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Hi All, In the midst of replacing my 1965 Midget gas tank with a new one from Moss of new england. The fuel line that goes from the tank to the pump was in poor shape so I snapped it off to replace it with new one. 1/4 inch line with what seems like 13mm threads. Kinda like a large brake line fitting that fits in the tank. Thought I had the bases covered but cant find anything local to work. Been to NAPA, carquest ect. Moss motors shows the part but no number. Any ideas on where to... MORE
Right good friends! Went for the "blast" to check out this new electronic set up. What a difference!! It is very noticably smoother at all revs, but very noticable at low down when just pottering along. It just ticks over with no engine snatch or hesitancy at all. One can even pull away from standstill without touching the accelarator, just gently ease up the clutch and off she goes! And, at the top end those orange and red segments come up on the tach without any discernable misfire at all, and all oh so smooooth! As you can tell... MORE
For those in the UK, Bromsgrove MG have presently got contactless (ie electronic) SU type (actually QH judging from the picture) fuel pumps on ebay at a buy it now price of 38 plus a fiver postage which is cheaper than conventional pattern ones at my local factors. End Tuesday morning. No interest in Bromsgrove MG just passing on the tip. Cheers Jeremy "Jeremy Cogman" 18817... MORE
It varies +/- earth too. I have to use a different location on my -ve Sprite to dad's +ve mk2 Jag. Sorry I can't remember where though. Annoying as I'll have to do it by trial and error next time too. I even called Aldon, Petronix's agent in the UK and they didn't know where to do it either. Cheers Jeremy "Jeremy Cogman" 18816... MORE
Maybe you are right, but I had UK spec '78 1500 and a '71 Sprite. I got a heavy duty track anti-roll bar for the 1500, and used the original spec 1500 one to replace the thinner one on the Sprite. I don't recall the sizes but the 1500 one was definately thicker. Guy "Guy Weller" 18781... MORE
Alex I understand you have a Moss out there? I have their UK parts catalogue here that lists complete anti-roll bar (sway bar) kits as follows: Anti-Roll Bar Kit - Standard (9/16") Part no. AJJ3314 70.50 GBP, approx 105.75 USD Anti-Roll Bar Kit - Fast Road (5/8") Part no. AJJ3357 70.50 GBP, approx 105.75 USD Anti-Roll Bar Kit - Race (11/16") Part no. AJJ3358 76.38 GBP, approx 114.57 USD They also do roll bars alone, without the fitting kit which include the 3/4" and 7/8" diameter competition bars. Their performance section explains rolls bars as follows: 'It is important... MORE
David... Whatever the consequence, it would be anything but good, for sure...that's why the straps are there. But I can understand why you might remove them for off-road use under certain circumstances as in Bob G.'s case, also. But I'd definitely have 'em back on for the road, Dave, most especially 1/4 elliptic. BTW, you guys in the UK....just saw one of the new "AbFab" episodes which play over the Comedy Channel "over here".... still zany and funnier than hell!! Whoopee Goldberg in this one....hilarious! :) Cap'n. Bob (Ret'd) '60 Frog PilotRob@... 18786... MORE
On the sky channel 'Men and Motors ',*** there is a programme called Rally UK. The opening sequence (and trailers) shows a dark blue midget showing off its tossability for a few seconds. Does anybody know the car / driver ? regards Alan *** this programme is on before the channel changes to scantily clad women at 10 pm ahem! or so I 'm told 8o) "alan.east-jones" 18766... MORE
Alex Anti-roll bars (sway bar) became standard on home market (UK) MG Midgets from GAN5-138801, and Australian assembled Midgets. They were optional on all North American Midgets until GAN6-203341 (December 1975) when they became a standard fitment. It became a BMC optional extra fromJanuary 1964. However an anti-roll bar kit was available from the Donald Healey Motor Company Ltd from the Austin Healey Sprite Mk1. Nigel "amukdigiphoto " 18765... MORE
Don wrote "course you need a job as a computer programmer to afford the gas for it." Well, the cost of petrol is relatively cheap in UK at the moment Aprox 74 p / litre or $5.50 / US gallon Now, during and after this proposed Bush conflict in the Gulf what do you suppose will happen to the price of petrol ? Regards Alan "Jones, Alan" 18696... MORE
Rio I don't think I've ever come across a review that criticised these little cars, but have read many that extoll their virtues. I, like probably everyone else on this list simply 'fell in love with my little Midget'. It was the first car I ever bought - going on the basis that if I were going to have to drive - I'd drive a car that was fun to drive'. So whats the appeal of them? They're not particularly fast in terms of top speed, nor acceleration, but the key word hear is 'fun'. Think in terms of... MORE
Rio, I too have bought a 67 Sprite non-running and have never driven one. I thought it looked neat and had that character not found on any new vehicle out there today. I keep imagining myself in my Sprite, all restored, looking good, out on the road with the sun shining down on me, and it just takes away all my daily worries and concerns. That is till I realize there aren't too many sunny days here in Seattle area. I also imagine what it would be like driving around town in it picking up women who are excited... MORE
As weather and time permits i will be checking out the engine further,and keep you guys updated.Nice to have such a pool dedicated lbc car nuts to turn to.Talk about disapointing.Didnt get many good chances to take the midget out this past summer.Made plans to go to the british car show near us in richmond Va,in october,loaded the car grabbed the wife,top down and away....Got about 3 miles when overheating started #~!!%#*&!!!!....Took us back home still determined.Had to go in the mini van.The show had some nice cars though only about 4 midgets.I guess i should have went home... MORE
Last Midget off th line was on the 7th December 1979, had black paintwork was retained by British Leyland and is now part of the BMIHT Collection. Chassis number was GAN6-229526 Nigel "amukdigiphoto " 18509... MORE
It was my understanding that there were 1979 cars manufactured after October exported to Canada....they were dated 1980... Don't quote me....... HELP ME HERE LISTERS..... David A. Stevens Jr. Utilities Engineer II NYS Office Of General Services Sheridan Avenue Steam Plant 79 Sheridan Avenue Albany, NY 12210 "Stevens, David" 18508... MORE
Yes those seals for the spring boxes on QE cars have been NLA in the UK for as long as I've had the car 15 years. They are a bit of a double edged sword because anything that does get in is then going to be kept in. I just make sure the whole box is drenched in waxoyl. jeremy.cogman@... 18472... MORE
This is a hoax virus. I am reading this from my server on work computer. I am not on his email list from here. To see what I am talking about, go here. http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/jdbgmgr.htm David, I appreciate your trying to correct something that you thought you did wrong. I often use snopes to find out if it is the real deal or not. I found out on their website that Bill Gates is not gonna send me billions of dollars for forwarding all those emails to test his beta tester for email forward tracking. It is true however, that... MORE
a place to start is to try to get an online insurance quote for the car www.directline.co.uk or www.tesco.com both do it, which should give you an idea if it's still in existence or not. Also try writing to/emailing the MG Owners' Club and MG Car Clubs as they frequently publish lost and found type requests. Regards David "David Jacobs" 18423... MORE
Hi all, Just got home from a week in Scotland, having had a great time. Unfortunately I came home to 440 e-mails, so I must apologise to you all for deleting every one of them! It would have taken me too long to read them. But I gather from the topic lines that Bre had a Birthday!! Many Happy Returns Bree. All mail will from now on be opened and read!! Margaret South Lincolnshire mmbrock88@... 18430... MORE
Yep, measured the piston again 1" dia. Have the dust cover just did not include it in the photo. Any ideas on why they went from a 7/8" bore to a 1" bore when the slave master is a 7/8 inch bore? "And odd thing to is the repair kit for the 7/8" bore is $3.25 and for the 1" is $13.95 this for a rubber seal and dust boot? I called Moss and they could not answer if the piston was different in the 1" than the 7/8" just that they had kits for both 7/8 and 1"... MORE
Hope this helps Sheet Gauge In MM 1 0.300 7.62 2 0.276 7.01 3 0.252 6.40 4 0.232 5.89 5 0.212 5.38 6 0.192 4.88 7 0.176 4.47 8 0.160 4.06 9 0.144 3.66 10 0.128 3.25 11 0.116 2.95 12 0.104 2.64 13 0.092 2.34 14 0.080 2.03 15 0.072 1.83 16 0.064 1.63 17 0.056 1.42 18 0.048 1.22 19 0.040 1.02 20 0.036 0.91 21 0.032 0.81 22 0.028 0.71 23 0.024 0.61 24 0.022 0.56 25 0.020 0.51 26 0.018 0.46 27 0.0164 0.42 28 0.0148 0.38 29 0.0136 0.35 30 0.0124 0.32 Tim Trenwith... MORE
I'm going to make a dangerous assumption that you are in the USA and not the UK as the gauge sizes are different and wire gauge is different again from sheet gauge, but this site has THE US Code that covers it. If you look at http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/15/206.html you can find the official standard for sheet and plate iron and steel (brought to you by the department of verbosely repeated redundancies). Unfortunately, there's an error in the HTML on the page, and the table comes out looking bad. If you do a [View Source] it's more(!) readable :-) "David Jacobs"... MORE
Capt. Bob How could you pass on the '69 Bug eye that is worth $3200 as a parts car? # 2401130828. These cars must be HOT in Mich. Bill French Hilton Head frenchww@... 18359... MORE
Thought you might be interested in this - not seen a hardtop like this before. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2401321557&category =29757 Nigel "amukdigiphoto " 18314... MORE
Question : What is the height of globalization? Answer : Princess Diana's death Question : How come? Answer : An English princess with an Egyptian boyfriend crashes in a French tunnel, driving a German car with a Dutch engine, driven by a Belgian who was high on Scottish whiskey, followed closely by Italian Paparazzi, on Japanese motorcycles, treated by an American doctor, using Brazilian medicines! And this is sent to you by an American, using Bill Gates' technology which he got from the Japanese. And you are probably reading this on one of the IBM clones that use Philippine-made... MORE
