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"200 watts" This should be enough to blow your head right off your shoulders, Tad! :) Actually, sounds like a pretty good set-up. The speakers in the headrests are certainly ideal for a convertible for sure. Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 29284... MORE
...or you could put Fiero seats in the car. Mine have speakers built in to the headrests and I can hear them just fine. And for now they are only getting 20 amps supplied from the Sony CD head unit. In the future I'll be adding an electronic crossover, 2 amplifiers (for a total of 200 watts), a pair of 6-1/2" separate speakers and a pair of 10" subwoofers....then again maybe that set-up is better suited for the C. :) Tad Orlando, FL 69 MGC GT 74 RWA Midget "Richard Rivenbark" 29278... MORE
Tim I am not that familiar with the 1500 cars but I expect the engine will have to come out to replace the clutch and so this is going to cost 300 in most garages, however if money is tight and the engine was running OK before the gasket blew why not just get that fixed (maybe 150 or so). The problem with second hand engines is that they may be no better than the one you have and you are not going to know without removing the head and checking the bores, so it will still cost you... MORE
Tim, I take it that you don't wish to do the work yourself? Repairs to a 1500 engine are really quite straightforward and its a really great way to learn about all aspects of the engine. An expert like Frank will take an engine and gearbox out in about an hour, I take a little longer, more like 1hour 15 minutes. If your engine was running OK before the head gasket blew then there is no need to take the engine out although obviously the clutch will. If you feel that these things are better left to the garage,... MORE
"Isn't that confusing" Yes Bradman, it is...very confusing! May I suggest that "A.S.S.Leader"? I mean you still got the front and the back, the head and the tail. And this sounds more respectul 'cause it doesn't imply you got one up the other, which appears (I didn't say it "was") the point of the more "confusing" version?! :) Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 29229... MORE
If you are trying to fix the illumination of your speedo why are you taking it apart? its just a bulb that clips onto the back of it AFIK. Stewart "Ford Prefect" 29204... MORE
Terry JPEG's are no good for what he wants - they take out detail in the compression algorithm's. He needs an 'uncompressed' image like a .tif. I'm assuming these were 24 bit colour scans ? Nigel "amukdigiphoto" 29203... MORE
Further to my query regarding the water leak, I think it has been answered finally by the fact that on it's way to the garage this morning to be inspected, the head gasket blew. As usual this happened about 400 yards from the garage in question, leading me to wonder why as these things couldn't have waited for a few minuites longer until I was actually AT the garage and saved me a recovery fee. Anyway, its now in Jentree garage in Pevensey where they will have a good look as to what exactly needs doing on it. As... MORE
Hi Tried scanning in a colour postcard, 6 in x 4 in. 150 dpi = 1.5 meg file < 10 sec to scan 300 " = 6 " " 600 " = 24 " " took 1.5 min to scan 1200 " = 96 " " 2400 " = 385 meg file This is bit map no compression. Tried jpeg format. All jpegs have some compression, normally adjustable. Tried 600 dpi in jpeg format minimium compression and got 12 meg file, scanned in less than 1 min tried 150 dpi in jpeg format minimium compression and got 700 k... MORE
Hello troupe,..I'm looking for a set of Cornercraft Ace Mercury wheel disks (read hubcaps) for my 62 Midget. They were an option on the MG B and the Midget in the early sixties...anybody have any leads?..i'm also looking for a hardtop as well. Tomorrow i'm off to dear Don Mays house to bolt the rebuilt head on and visit his very cute Spridet coversion. if all goes well i'll be driving him home that eve (may car,..not Don.). wish us luck. Samuel. p.s. here's a link for the hubcap history http://www.mgcars.org.uk/namgbr/article3.htm "modernlmi2000" 29177... MORE
!500 rocker covers are red normally (for some weird reason) mine has the UK spec silver rocker cover, but the rest is a pinkish red,a and metallic, although I have yet to clean it off properly.. Stewart "Ford Prefect" 29151... MORE
Mine is red, rocker cover to oil pan which was black. U.S. export? Mine is not the only red 1500 motor I've seen. Rob C Webfoot Leisure.com rob@... 630-841-6077 robbiesg@... 29147... MORE
All this talk of T.Horlers book on Spridgets made me get my copy out, And I noticed the 1500 RB engines shown in it appear to be painted black with a silver rocker cover, mine isn't, it's a pinkish red metallic colour, not a million miles away from then engine that was in my old 1300 FWD triumph. If it was gold or silver I could understand it, these were recon units. My engine does have remnants of silver paint on the rocker cover though. Stewart General Reality Failure : Reboot Universe "Ford Prefect" 29117... MORE
OUR NIGE SAID (Long time since I used that expression, remember OUR NIGE & RED FIVE) "Original Midget & Sprite by Terry Horler Published by Bay View Books ISBN 1-870979-45-1 Doesn't cover any form of restoration, but is invaluable as a reference boo k, charting production changes and historical information. (Does come up on ebay but is horrifically expensive!)" ************************************************* SO I'm looking into buying a copy and the prices at Amazon are currently. AMAZON U.K. Search for Horler: then listed under the description, Original Sprite and Midget, The complete guide to AH and MG etc etc =A324.99 NEW,... MORE
Hi Rick Welcome to the list, and well done on your bravery on buying a load of bits that's meant to be a car! You don't say if you're in the US or UK (apologies to other list members in other countries) but the majority of list members are from one or other of these two countries. I mainly use Moss (www.moss-europe.com) for the simple reason they pretty much have any part you may want under the same roof. I wouldn't say they were the best (and other list members have their own favourites) but I've found them to... MORE
Nigel, The MGOC ones are quite well sealed at the back. The coloured vinyl front side is seam welded to a semi-transparent plastic sheet which covers the back of the hardboard. Only problem is that you then have to puncture this backing sheet where you fit the fastening clips. Even so, I think it does serve to keep moisture out. On mine, I also made up plastic sheets to cover all the door apertures first. I used some of that "fablon" sticky-backed plastic sold for covering books etc. I am not sure about the grain pattern. It seems to... MORE
Don Looking good, but it looks weird seeing a Frog/Bugeye bonnet on a later round wheel arch Spridget - can't get my head round that lol! Nigel "amukdigiphoto" 28932... MORE
I was thinking in terms of the dyno for correct needle selection, and correct setting of the distributor. Although not totally ignorant, I do not have the experience to set up either properly myself. (there goes the perfectionist again!) I also liked the sound of those rimflo valves, which, together with a few simple head mods, can bring even more of the 'fun factor'. Reading that book has suddenly given me a far greater understanding of why what I discovered over the years was working, actually works. Not only that, I can see how to improve on it. The... MORE
Hi, Roger.. We do have a lister who has done the Vizard carb (and I believe intake manifold) mods to the stock 1.25SU's. I hope we hear from him. Supposedly with these street mods, the 1.25 set-up will match the flow rate of a stock pair of 1.5's. The foregoing notwithstanding, Vizard improvements are flow bench tested/verified. Today, David is semi- retired working on "improving" American V-8's!! (and did objective testing as well on Oil Extreme...like Grassroots, good results!:). Following Vizard's engine building advice (though substituting a 45DCOE with 38mm throats) I spec'd. a "fast road" 1340 for my... MORE
It may be the gage. Do the thermostat, or at least check it. Pull it out and put in a pan of cold water on the stove and bring to boil. It should open around 160 or 180 degrees. Then either check water temp against gage with a thermomator ( I use an instant read cooking thermometer) (Maybe that is why I am not married any more lolol) or use the shade tree mechanics method. 100 - 130 degrees. Hot to touch but can hold hand on hose for about 10 seconds. 130 - 150 degrees Hotter, can hold... MORE
Hi folks! I have just purchased a 1977 MG Midget 1500 in what I can only describe as 'tired' condition. Although it has an MOT it does have a few faults, and as I am not in the least bit mechanically minded I need some advice as to what repair is required. There is a water leak coming from the engine in quite a steady stream from somewhere at the top of the engine below the head: it is a bit difficult to see exactly where as it is obscured by the manifold and carbs.The water temperature gauge on... MORE
Having just broke two propshafts on a test rig and having to do full risk assesment on the items I can say that..... If you completely dissasmble the propshaft then make sure you mark it up and reassemble everything in the same orientation. Most important is that two pins on the Hookes Joints at each end of the shaft are exactly in the same plane. Because of the spline teeth in the sliding part there is only one possible to way to assemble this correctly. (possibly 180 degrees out, but only if the spline has an even Nr of... MORE
From: amukdigiphoto [mailto: amukdigiphoto@... ] Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 5:34 AM To: midgetsprite@yahoogroups.com Subject: [midgetsprite] Re: Paint Advice Duncan I'm not familiar with the base coat/clear coat system, although the last time I ordered some cellulose gloss from my paint factor, they did ask if that was what I wanted, as thats the alternative to the 'all-in-one' system that I'm most familiar with and use. The all-in-one system contains the pigment and the gloss, and the high shine is slowly built up by successive coats, flatting back inbetween. To achieve the very high shine, you let the paint... MORE
Nigel, Excellent Expert Explanation The "guide coat" thing I think about like this... The surface to be sprayed should be flat, concave, or convex, but should not have dimples, hollows or high spots. Spraying a very thin dusting coat of a contrasting colour at first just changes the colour of the panel, but as you then flatten off with paper around a flat block it has the effect of removing the guide colour from all the peaks and high spots. The valleys and low spots remain untouched by the flat block show they show up with the contrasting colour.... MORE
Duncan I'm not familiar with the base coat/clear coat system, although the last time I ordered some cellulose gloss from my paint factor, they did ask if that was what I wanted, as thats the alternative to the 'all-in-one' system that I'm most familiar with and use. The all-in-one system contains the pigment and the gloss, and the high shine is slowly built up by successive coats, flatting back inbetween. To achieve the very high shine, you let the paint fully harden (4-5 weeks) then use a gentle rubbing compound on it and a rotary buffer. Regarding etch primer,... MORE
