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Don - Why would you want to sleeve a master cylinder? never heard of such a practice, thats something your better of replacing the whole thing, the shipping in both directions will probably pay for the new cylinder? Later Rick Bender "Rick Bender" 31000... MORE
Subject: Re: [midgetsprite] Re: Master cylinder I've used a lot of these services and by far and away the best one is: Sierrra Specialty Automotive 3494 Chandler Rd Quincy CA. 95971 Web site is: www.brakecylinder.com Email is: joe at brakecylinder.com. Owners name is Joe Way. In the States, he will pay the return shipping if you include payment with item shipped to be sleeved. I have no financial interest, just a satisfied customer. Paul A "Paul Asgeirsson" 31002... MORE
Nope, don't think I have any extra's. My book and engine says that you should look for the carbs & intake manifold from a 65-66 MGB & GT. They & I am running a pair of HS4's and if you cut the manifold (the 65-66 MGB... is A 1798 CC) and slide it together, mine has piece of hose and two hose clamps in the middle, it works just great and you don't notice any thing out of line. If you get the manifold, you can use any pair of HS4's. Bolts are / \ or vise versa. Get... MORE
It can be a reliable daily car if you look after it.. I ran a 1959 frogeye from 1998 to 2001 as my only car, clocking up in the r egion of 40K in that time. The car was not a prime example when I started and its still not a prime example. It had been modified, (1275, ribcase box , Disk front brakes, later diff, 3.9:1, Fiberglass bonnet,). Mainly to save the steel bonnet, and make it a truly usable car, which it was. In the 150 0 already has most of these parts. I did service it... MORE
Hi Ben If I was you I would try to buy a part restored 1500 that somebody has given up on. It's amazing how much people spend on the mechanics, blinkered to the fact that the shell is totally rotten. We did the same with an MGB when the engine blew. As well as a recon engine and new carbs we also got a set of wires,overdrive box, new brakes, a good interior, a silent back axle, 2 new tyres and a webasto roof! Not bad for =A3300 Take whatever you need from the donor car and then sell... MORE
Ben, My 1500 has Peco exhaust, oil cooler but no magnetronic ignition or kenlowe fan, from Nov 2002 until Oct 2003 it was in daily use and i covered 15000 miles in that time as well as several large jouneys includng Le Mans and back which all told was 1000 miles in 4 days. (I'm in the UK) My car is far from perfect but regular and pre-emtive maintainance is the key to reliablility. Once you've ironed out all the faults that the previous owners failed to take care of (in my case my own brother!) its pretty easy... MORE
Jim- I will keep you posted. I am "down" to about 200 lbs but am over 6' tall. Ingress and egress is not a problem, but the movement of my foot from gas to brake is difficult. It would be impossible if my feet were bigger than size 8! Your idea about "relaxing the webbing underneath is excellent. I will give it a try. I plan on adding to the metal clips so I can tighten them as needed in the future. Talked with a friend of mine who does a lot of restoration work. He explained the different... MORE
Paul... Considering the way he seat is mounted, I've no idea how one could lower it. You could take the new cushion(s) out and sit upon them as often as possible in the comfort of your home until they "settle" to the extent they are useable, assuming the old cushion(s) are still serviceable to the extent you can at least drive the car. I am not joking here...if their height truly prevents you from driving the car, some "out of the box" remedy is required. Or you could carefully "crush" them (VERY carefully, obviously) by artificial means.....a hydraulic "press"... MORE
Bob, Guilty as charged. On my BE, all of the slots on the screws that hold the aluminum tub trim have to be dead on horizontal. In places where nobody can ever see, I might use an odd fastener that doesn't match the others... but it will bother me when I do. Places that can be seen - I've written down on my shopping list to get one more stainless 1/4-28 bolt so that they all will match. Cable tie tails on wire bundles have to point in the same direction - even though they're cut off anyways. Hose... MORE
This may be a stupid guestion, but could someone please tell me what light bulbs I should use to replace the front turn signals, the rear turn signals, the tail lights and the brake lights? Are they 1175 bulbs? Please help me I can't fined a match for the BMC part number. cheers, Chris "redfisher001" 30825... MORE
Can anyone offer tips on how to clean Braided SS fuel lines without damaging the inner core. I'd like to bring back their original shine if possible. Jim C 73 Midget 67 MGB Jim Crowder 30794... MORE
Pre-rubber bumper UK spridgets (and US ones up to...?) had the same pressure switch - I've replaced it on mine after about ten years, so they're not totally reliable! One trick I someone told me was to pour boiling water then ice-water over the switch to free it up in case something had got stuck inside. This worked to some extent, but I thought it was safer to have the brake lights coming on before the car was standing on it's nose! David "David Jacobs" 30780... MORE
I had to do just that on my 68 midget, loosen the pedal box and wedge a screwdrive under it to give me enough clearance to install the new switch. and as someone else said, taking care not to get the wires so twisted that they break. Cute little operation!! Mark 68 midget "MARK" 30772... MORE
I'm guessing without checking, Is this switch a mechanical one? Minis had pressure switch mounted in a tee piece (or possibly a 4 way connector ) in the hydraulic line before it was ( or just where it was) teed off to the rear brakes. It was fitted under the bonnet and easy to get at - only downer was if it needed replacing you had to bleed the brakes. Could be a simple mod ( Period though not original) that could be put to use in the midget. I never heard of one going wrong and almost bulletproof.... MORE
Dave, Yeah, it's certainly "live and learn" with these little monsters.. so you don't feel so bad. I just spent the better part of a day trying to remove the pedal assembly from the seized pivot bolt from the pedal box of a early MGB. what a job.... Mike mk2sprite@... 30751... MORE
G'day Nigel The smaller hole is in the centre at the compensator, the larger hole is at the brake end. avagoodday Colin "Colin@SpriteParts" 30708... MORE
Nigel, are you asking about the solid rods or the flexible cable to the handbrake lever inside the car? David "David Jacobs" 30723... MORE
Colin Thanks for that. Thats weird then, Moss must have sent me the wrong size clevis pin, because there's no way that clevis pin would fit the smaller size hole on the brake cable and the compensator - and I double checked that the part number on it was correct. hmm! How annoying, I needn't have drilled out that hole then! Nigel "amukdigiphoto" 30714... MORE
What's wrong with this picture? My brake light switch failed on my '71 Midget, so I ordered a replacment from Moss. I start to remove the old switch (the neck of the switch is threaded and mounted in a threaded hole in the clutch/brake pedal box) by attempting to rotate it out of its hole........to my surprise (I should not be, being a Midget owner!) it won't rotate because of lack of clearance! Am I crazy, or is this: 1. Just something on my car only, or 2. One of those loveable (hateful) design glitches that make owning one... MORE
Jim Not sure to be honest, but I'm sure I read somewhere they should be reassembled with grease to help lubricate the movements, otherwise they just wear out. I can't for the life of me remember where I read it! I replaced all the clevis pins as a matter of course, partially because some of the original ones were worn. I also found that the clevis pin supplied for the connection between the handbrake compensator unit and the handbrake cable wouldnt fit! I double checked it was the right clevis pin, and tried it in the end of the... MORE
Nigel, pardon me for ignorence but where do those grease drenched felt washer for the handbrake mechanism go, is it inside the handle support? Jens Bill Strangely enough, I had planned on doing work on my rear axle yesterday, mainly to install the brake pipes but I had a few other jobs to do as well, such as re-installing the circlip that 'pinged' off! I had already bought two of the original type circlips for this and also bought some circlip pliers for the job. I have to say it was about a 5 second job to install those... MORE
Jens You took me a little too literally. If you recall I said I was working on the rear axle - the handbrake mechanism that links the two levers inside the brake drums is connected by rods held together with clevis pins - the felt washers with grease on them fit on the clevis pins where the rods join together - helps stop rattle and allows the joints to move smoothly. Not easy to explain, a parts book picture would explain it better. Nigel "amukdigiphoto" 30658... MORE
Bill Strangely enough, I had planned on doing work on my rear axle yesterday, mainly to install the brake pipes but I had a few other jobs to do as well, such as re-installing the circlip that 'pinged' off! I had already bought two of the original type circlips for this and also bought some circlip pliers for the job. I have to say it was about a 5 second job to install those circlips - went on sweet as a nut - no problems, so much so I took the other 'e' clip off and installed the other... MORE
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G'day all Steve, DO NOT USE COPPER PIPE FOR YOUR BRAKE LINES. Copper "work hardens" under vibration, becomes brittle, and breaks. This happens particularly at the point where the pipe exits the tube nuts. It will not happen overnight, but it will happen. In the last month I have had to replace pipes in three cars that suddenly lost all brake pressure. All three had fractured copper brake pipes. Steel pipe is a bitch to bend, but it will last your lifetime (and maybe extend it). avagoodday Colin "Colin@SpriteParts" 30614... MORE
