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"A wooden dash done right...." Very true, Rob Webb....you gotta watch the "grounds", though! Leaf Green, guy, as shown on Gerard's and Ed's sight. Every other color on the car contrasts well with Leaf Green and it's a very easy color to work with. Doesn't really show ordinary grime and dust so easily and cleans up nicely. Oil Temp: You're the second lister to say basically the same thing. Another wrote that his oil temp gauge has matched his coolant temp gauge since God knows when.... according to him they never really differ to any great extent at all.... MORE
Sounds like you're going to need everything in the major rebuild kit, and maybe some more, like wheel bearings and possibly some work on the steering rack. Slack at the steering wheel could be just a matter of the clamp bolt where the steering shaft connects to the rack being loose. I've seen just that on two previous Spridgets. "Jeffrey Holmes " 19748... MORE
Greetings, I'm trying to get a Midget back on the road. I haven't tore apart the front suspension yet, but the passenger's side has about 5 degrees of camber (or zero if you pull on the top of the tire) and there is some play in the steering wheel. Should I tear the suspension apart and replace only the visibly worn items, or should I go ahead and order a "major suspension rebuild" kit from Mo$$, and replace steering components as needed. The car is not overly rusty, but it is a 1970 with 93,000 miles. Thanks for any... MORE
Yep... Prop shaft, wheels, tires or associated. or even a loose exhaust system banging around while not under "pressure" from a running engine, but I'd guess the former rather than the latter, for sure. If it was a loose exhaust, it's vibration would probably be different under "pressure" of running, most likely vibrating at higher frequency against part of the body I would think. Might be the rear end but this vibration would be accompanied by some sort of growl or gear noise I would assume. Cap'n. Bob (Ret'd) '60 Frog PilotRob@... 19722... MORE
Mr. Holmes. First, I find your comment comparing me to your dog very offensive. Second , I stand by what I said. The ORIGINAL (my capitals) 1920's method w as to Copper plate, then Nickel plate, then Chrome plate. Third, I state that the "Final finish is dependant of the preparation". I consider better press tooling and probably the use of more malleable or duc tile steel is part of the preparation for massed produced parts. For one off restoration of corroded parts then I still insist that the fina l finish is dependant on the preparation Fourth, I... MORE
Nigel... Let me tell you something, I wish to hell it was possible to run a Judson on today's unleaded premiums. I worked my tail off for 2 years to get this to work as did a buddy of mine who lives in Holland. Have been a member of the Judson List for more than a few years now. Based upon the promise of Delrin vanes from the USA Judson rebuilder, I even had my new Rivergate engine "tailored" for this blower. That's how much I was into this application. I figured with self- lubricating vanes, 2 stroke synthetic... MORE
No sweat. By the time you also rebuild the trans, diff, suspension, electrics and brakes, that engine rebuild will be only a small part of the cost :-) "Jeffrey Holmes " 19635... MORE
That's why they invented tilt steering wheels, so you could move them out of the way. Also the 10-13" wheels too. Bob, Portland, OR "Robert Webb " 19634... MORE
Tks for all the advice, the serious ones and the joking ones...... - No hole at float. - Tank full - No miss ground The matter is that after some days, the coil resistor inside the floating unit gets shorted.......so then tank down, and unit to gauge repair shop, reassembly, and the matter is..............(Story starts again) I take out tank 6 times, Im getting bored about....... So then get your brains to work a little more.....help needed. Tks again Northern friends!!!!!! Jorge Far enough!!!!!! Enjoying summer here!!!!! "Jorge Dimitrakis" 19638... MORE
Are you going to restore it stock (concourse), or personal enjoyment? Are you doing a "frame off" (every nut & bolt removed, cleaned or replaced) restoration, or running/simi-running car and you are going through it a little at a time? If you are going concourse, you should find out if it is the original engine. (BMHT can give you the serial numbers) If you are, and it is original, you might want to have it rebuilt. If not, the 1275 does make a very nice upgrade for a Bugeye. Disc brakes, 5 speed, 3.90 rear end, are also nice.... MORE
I have found upon exiting vehicle that once i wedge my left foot out and plant it on terrafirma that i can use a low tuck posture with a sidewase roll and lift [using arms and same poor and now twisted left leg] to raise myself from same whilst dragging other foot and leg out.With practice i can do this in one swift smooth flowing motion.belive that and ill sell you a great TR3 i know of.HA HA .... "stanley hill" 19617... MORE
Looking ahead to Spring... 21 days and counting! Anyone have plans for a storage rack for hardtops? Could just sling it from the rafters in the shed but i'm looking for some ideas. Thanks George Stronghilos 19596... MORE
Hi guys Thought some of you may be interested in this - couple of original frogeye steering wheels on ebay - damaged sadly - if you can repair them may be worth while. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=9903&item=24048 89787 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=9903&item=24048 96292 Nigel "amukdigiphoto " 19539... MORE
Can anyone tell me if the gear ratio at the rear end in a 75 - 1500 midget is different than a 74 - 1275 also is the housing the same. Thanks Don Too many mgs "Don " 19487... MORE
From previous Emails re. carbs Would it be ok to fit a pair of 1 3/4" SUs to my bog standard 998cc head ? I think it would look real cool. What size needles and springs should I use ? Regards Alan 8o) "Jones, Alan" 19483... MORE
They were sold with a stock oil cooler and spin off filter? Never owned a later model one. The original factory color was deep purple. (inside of the trunk and under hood was not repainted) The front suspension needs some work. Above 50 it feels out of control. Always something new to learn. Where to begin . . I can remove all the smog stuff as the cut off year now in California for smog check is 1974. Not that I do not want to be politically correct, but for the amount I drive a single cow produces more... MORE
It's a long way from Santa Clara to Berkeley on city streets, 53 miles of city driving, but the 74 rwa is tucked in the drive way next to the 63. Engine ran great, temp fine, oil pressure fine, trans except for normal noisy first performed great. Front end . . . a bit loose somewhere, needs looking into. Discovered a PO had a oil cooler and torsion bar. installed. Over all a great car. Nice spring day here so top down was great. First act when I got home was to remove the tacky wheel edge plastic trim.... MORE
Bob Thanks for this - most interesting. I have also been looking at various carb setups to replace the existing 2 x 1 1/4, mainly I have to confess because a single carb is easier to set up, and tune and no need to balance the pesky thing - yeah I'm lazy ; ) I've looked at the Weber 45DCOE and 40DCOE, but for my application on a virtually stock 1275, I don't see the benefits. The setup I cam considering is the MG Metro carb - the SU 1.75 HIF on a decent manifold - that may well... MORE
Yep, Nigel, I did set it up on a chassis dyno in it's application on my PO'd '74 Vizardized RWA Midget which got 90hp at the rear wheels. God, I loved driving that car.....lowered, with flares for the Yoko 008R 60 Series 185's. Had a 2" exhaust from the large bore LCB through a "reversed" glass pack. Great sound and went like hell! Back then I was doing a lot of highway driving commuting to my domicile in LaGuardia from Stamford (60 mile round trip) at least once, and sometimes twice a week. With the stock ribcase and 3.7... MORE
Hi all, found this on the BBB list, someone out there in Yankee land might be interested. I am, but too far away !! It looks like this guy knows what he is doing, he's certainly got all the right parts IMHO regards alan Posted 17 February 2003 at 03:55:48 UK time Brust, Sacramento CA, roethler@... I am replacing the a-series MG with an A-series toyota (4age). This summer will be the big swapout and I'm wondering if anyone is in need of a complete 1275 driveline: 1275 +.030 8.8 pistons CAHT11 LCB Header ported head alloy valve cover... MORE
Hi all, Was wondering if anyone in the UK has any experience of fibreglass front ends? I have been toying with the idea but I'm unsure as to whether to take the plunge or not..... A friend of mine bought a fibreglass front end for a Spitfire from Moss many years ago and never used it was fairly terrible, I'm hoping things might have moved on.... all answers gratfully recieved..... Neil "Neil Rouse" 19372... MORE
Nigel states, in part..."fit some aluminum panels and watch it zoom.....fitting a bigger carb ain't gonna help..." Oh, yeah, Nigel...wanna bet? Just watch this!! :):) Your way will work but look at the bucks!! And I got a 45DCOE sitting on the kitchen floor from my old, PO'd Vizardized '74 Midget! :) I got a Cooper S cam with 1.5 RR's and the better flowing aluminum head running a med bore LCB through a 1.75 RC40 on bascially the stock twin 1.25 set-up (but H6 needles and red springs). You gonna tell me this set-up ain't dying for more... MORE
From: PilotRob@... Subject: Re: Re: manifolds Said I haven't met anyone who has done the 1.75 conversion that can tell me: "My stock 1275 used to do 0-60 (or the quarter mile) in blah, blah seconds (and blah, blah mph). Well: Cap'n Bob et al It's quite easy to get hold of the performance curves for an 1275 MG Metro , I think. Then compare. I'm sure that, when the MG Metro came out, it was the fastest A series MG produced. (then succeeded by the Turbo version) A couple of years ago several MGs went to Silverstone in... MORE
Hi, Chris Lever: Welcome aboard and especially so in that you have a '74 RWA Spridget, thereby identifying you as a person of special taste and class, the fact that I myself owned a "Vizardized" variant of one of these in the past, having nothing at all to do with my opinion in this respect, of course! :) If it is not going overboard, the lost fluid certainly must be "within" somewhere and a leaking diaphram in the booster does sound like a likely suspect, for sure. Cap'n. Bob (Ret'd) '60 Frog PilotRob@... 19291... MORE
Kim... Car came with the "Wheelrite" kit, same kit sold by FASPEC. It also came with the generic FASPEC black, unmarked shocks, which are way too stiff. So re-equipped all four paws with Gas-Adjust GR2's which are the softer of the Gas-Adjust gas shocks. Much better all around. Better than the "normal" lever set-up...for normal street driving, yes. The "variable" action rather than the lever's "same" or "single" rate of action gives a less disturbed ride, IMHO. These shocks also handle my wider 5.5 wheels and 70 series 175's without a problem. You might want to keep good levers... MORE
