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Doing background xtra work in NYC film industry, Big Bob!! Not a lot of it but, it's gettin' there, slowly but surely! I'm the guy in the background walkin' down the sidewalk on the other side of the street, maybe buying a newspaper at the corner bodega or one of many rushing around on a subway platform or gettin' caught in the door as the train pulls out! What I need is a steady background gig on a soap, "As The Stomach Turns" or something like that! :) Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 24161... MORE
Hia P Rob, You got that one alright. I did not meen that we should start shooting any body, but i get sick of some people on this list always wanting to kill or mame cats, if i suggest that we kill some street kids in Brazil it should not shock anyone, as killing things seems to come up all to often. The cats of this world have as much right to be here as the homeless in brazil. I am not crazy..... can any see my point now...... "Beckers" 24128... MORE
In between all the I wish I had not posted that posts I was able to re-install the steering column cowl on the 73 Purple Midget (Black Tulip) Then worked up my resolve to break out the MIG welder and tack one of the fenders back on the Bugeye bonnet. Some of the tack welds look fairy close to the real things. Took the 73 out for a run down the block and back for the first time. Bit of a noise maker in low but ok in the rest of the gears. The engine is very strong, all... MORE
Well, Dave... As Brad says.."welocme to the dark side" I figured if Biff was going to call me an a$$hole, the very least I could do is to be cooperative. Using "cats" instead of the more traditional "birds" in that post to Neil, and for added impact, using "rock" instead of the more traditional "stone" is my attempt at being cooperative in seeing it his way!! I hope I haven't offended! Now let's give poor Jeremy and others a "cat-break", here!! Obligatory LBC content: Anyone want a louvered steel BE bonnet? Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 24113... MORE
Well, Don May... I just had a fibreglass BE bonnet enter my life by coincidence. I just had my steel one overhauled in terms of new metal strips, etc. It's got cooling louvres (they work beautifully, BTW) and pretty soon will have a nice smooth finish between the grille and parking lights... no more "unsightly" horzontal seams!! :) Some guy refused a fibreglass one that just came in to S&C up the road from me so it became available. Might be a good time to convert over to save a little weight...give it a tilt front end treatment, etc.!... MORE
Arggh Someone save me from this punishment. I think I'm going mad. Yes, many of you probably believe that from recent posts. All this scraping, paint removing, sanding, grinding, is driving me mad. It seems never ending, I'm getting desperate to get some paint on, yet the end is still nowhere in sight! Have pity on this wretched poor soul. Nigel "amukdigiphoto" 24096... MORE
You can have my louvered steel bonnet, Don May....I want a fibreglass one!! :):) Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 24099... MORE
That is my next step . . . buy a fiberglass one and be done with it. Now I know why Glen let it sit in his yard so long before telling me it was mine if I would just take it away. :-) I was determined to save it if it killed me I fear I have a coffin shaped like a bugeye bonnet. What a funeral that would be. Would I be the first person buried in one? Don "Don May" 24104... MORE
The bugeye bonnet is going to kill me also. You have my utmost condolences. It is not that we are going mad . . . we were mad to start in the first place. I am tempted to spray paint over all of it and sit it in the corner of the living room as a decor conversation piece, or buy one of those cute bugeye cookie jars for the kitchen. mercy, mercy, mercy. Don "Don May" 24098... MORE
I know a lot of you saw this on other lists today, but some how i forgot this list.. FOR SALE 1979 Midget Great shape! 79' Midget with just over 20,000 original miles, this car was always garaged and it shows. The Previous owner kept this car at her Cabin in Michigan for her weekend jaunts to the golf course. No fooling little old lady only drove on weekends LOL This car has a weber carburetor conversion (Im told it's a $500.00 upgrade) Cd stereo system that I paid around $300 for I have new front floor mats that... MORE
Cap'n Bob, Appreciate the insight. The last 1275 I drove was a 73 back in 1981. Didn't know jack about such cars so comparison's are impossible. I was planning to lower the rear of the car with a block arrangement that raises the rear axle where it attaches to the spring. Since fitting the new wheels and tires I'm not so sure about this. I had to do some sugery on the rear to eliminate the "tuck-in" flange for clearance. The front wheels were even worse. Had to raise the wheel cutout an inch. Will probably flair them. Do... MORE
Well, Rob... Vicky B. offers a rear spring lowering kit at a very reasonable price so you wouldn't be out much if this approach didn't work. I think the Ford Sierra 5 speed is what Guy Weller has used or is currently using....and.... .....refering to fellow spritester Daniel's handy, dandy informative book, we find (Pg. 63) that "Frontline Spridget, Ltd. has a sseparate kit, with special adapter plate that allows conversion to the Ford" Sierra 5 speed gearbox. On Pg. 144 Daniel further kindly provides: http://www.mgcars.org.uk/frontine Also, if the lowering blocks don't work you might try Motobuild, Ltd. for... MORE
I bought my car as a rolling chassis, and live in a restricted area with only a car port (You cannot work on cars in the neighborhood, and if you do you can only work on them two hours). I bought the Duravent cover from Moss. It keeps the cats prints off. They seem to like walking on a warm hood, and with the cover being gray, I don't see any cat prints on the cover. It also has kept prying eyes from neighbors and theives from knowing what was going on. The car was fully restored in 14... MORE
We put the pan back onto the 1275, but cannot go further until I have the proper gaskets. I will not make them out of silicone!! So, in the interim, we took the 1098 apart. The problem we found, in the removing the frozen pistons, is that there are sleeves on the back two cylinders. One of the sleeves was moving when I was trying to pound the piston out. What holds the sleeve still? I want to build a motor for the Frogeye, to get it on the road, until the 1275 is built. I have two guys... MORE
"....an occurence you may not be able to predict, perchance?" LOL! Quite possibly, Nigel! :) But nothing that couldn't be handled with a little "chassis tuning" subsequent to a little experimentation in a vacant lot, eh? :) Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 24067... MORE
David, my understanding of the spacers on the steering rack are that they are there to help alignment withthe steering column. Column and rack need to be pretty accurately at 90 degrees to each other or the steering column wants to describe an arc as you turn the wheel. The rack should be fitted with loosened bolts first so that it can rotate around its own long axis in its alignment to the chassis. Then fit the steering column. Spin the steeering wheel a few times lock to lock to lign it all up and then tighten the rack,... MORE
David... The swipe of a cat's paw is sufficient to open up your tonneau cover? Really? Dave, with all due respect my friend, get yourself an "el cheapo" Tyvek lightweight cover and your problem is solved...really, end of story. Keeps sap and bird droppings off the paint as well and can be hosed off in a heartbeat. Saves the top, tonneau, plastic windows from the sun, etc. Thing can be rolled up into a small ball and thrown in the trunk easy. Carry mine around all the time. Put it on, take it off in a heartbeat. And.....kill your... MORE
Things at work have finally settled down from the past few months. We have gotten a second weekend off in a row, and I was able to get the mechanic from the truck shop to come over to my house this a.m. at 8:30. Some of you know, the 68 Sprite locked itself into first gear a while ago. It also had the original engine it rolled out of the factory with still in it, all smoking and original. If I am to repair the tranny, I will replace the engine, if only temporarily, to fix the original one.... MORE
Being the owner of a somewhat converted rubber bumper 76 midget,I would like to say that my reasons for the change were simple.# 1 i got a nice car at a great price.#2 After much consideration and head scratching,I decided i could go without any bumpers.Having grown up in the 60S I never got over the hotrod/sportscar thing.Back then a midget/sprite looked pretty tough with no bumpers,A roll bar,wide stripes on bonnet and boot.They even had mag wheels[not minilight style]on some.Any way much as i prefer an older model chrome bumper model this is what i have to work... MORE
I hope you all had a good English beer on your night out, What English beers can you get in the 'states anyway? Margaret from South Lincolnshire UK (not from Chicago but near to Boston !!!!! ) would like a local get together - good idea - we should also do it in the midlands, but the Warwickshire Mascot members already do that - see the mag. Just to let you Americans know - The people from Lincolnshire are known as the Poachers. Texans, one of the greatest Lance Armstrong SIX TOUR DE FRANCE WINS The toughest human physical... MORE
G'day all My posting on Mars has prompted Dave Gay to send me these little gems. There is at least one hear that you should memorise to astound your friends at the breadth of your knowledge. avagoodday Colin A dime has 118 ridges around the edge. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue. A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. A shark is the only fish that... MORE
Don There were quite a few modifications made to the Rubber Bumper (RB) Midget over and above the obvious ones, which im sure everyone will point out to you. I'm sure you're aware of the history behind these modifcations, but to recap the RB Midget came about to meet the ever more stringent emission and control regulations imposed in the relatively large North American Market. It was also felt at that time that the A Series engine had pretty much reached the end of it's useful development cycle and as Triumph were then part of the BL stable, it's... MORE
Nigel, I certainly respect your desire for originality and admire the effort you are putting into the restoration of your car. The propensity over here to modify these cars, perhaps more so than the British, I am sure is influenced by the fact they are still relatively plentiful on this side of the pond. Rubber bumper cars in particular are very inexpensive here in California because many collectors dislike the rubber bumpers and see them as a bastardization of the original design to satisfy auto laws in the US and the stringent smog regulations in California. Also seeing that... MORE
Don, My '75 has the bumpers removed and I discovered the following: Rear end:Area below the tail lights is flat and obviously not meant to be visible. Front: There are two large rectangular cutouts in the wings roughly in the position of the 1275 turn signals that are there to clear a large steel support for the bumper corners. Obiously there is no chrome surround or grille worth mentioning. In addition the bumper support frame extensions must be dealt with as they stick out pas the grille opening. I have had the grille extensions sawed off back inside and... MORE
Nigel, I had asked because a rubber bumper car was selling close by for 500 dollars, but now that I have read all the feedback I will not do anything about it. Some was curiosity about the changes in the 1275 to the 1500 and now that I realize what those changes are both the drive train and body I am not tempted to buy it anymore. Thanks for the feedback, very appreciated. Don "Don May" 23971... MORE
