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Listers I'm looking for a source of stainless pan head upholstery screws. I guess pan head would be the term as the screw I'm looking for is a pan head type sheet metal screw with the "finishing" washer attached to the screw. ( make sense?) Any suggestions/ (I've already tried a local marine shop). Larry Pitts 60 Bugeye 76 MGB (with new front bushings and tie rod ends- interesting project-nice ride) Larry Pitts 28338... MORE
I have a snug top hard top for my 76 that I got off a 300.00 parts car. It works well. It only came with the front clips so I had to sacrifice the parts car soft top frame into a mounting bracket for the rear mounts of the top. I like it. There is no porthole window in the rear corners, but it is nice all the same. If my Midgets pic is still on the site, you can see how one looks on the car. It should still be labeled under matt's 1976 midget. I will look... MORE
Alan, That appears to be a bugeye rear. As far as I know, and others will undobtedly chime in here, the only way to achieve that on your 73 is to convert to a bugeye tub, or use a rear clip from one. The top in those pics look a lot like an original bugeye hard top. These are sometimes available on ebay, or sometimes a lister runs across one. The nose is available in the US. Frank Clarici of the spridgets@... ,net list has one, although his does not have the grill that shows on your picture. Good... MORE
My '65 Riviera blue Midget has an original white removable hardtop which seals out the weather just fine - and it is quiet. I love the hard top and I do use it a lot here in Pennsylvania when the weather isn't so nice. Warning - they aren't light (the original ones at least.) When it's off the car it is very easy to carry around by yourself but you can't reach far enough over the car from any direction to be able to simply lift it on or off by yourself - it isn't a one man job... MORE
Bill Just fit new rear wheel cylinders they only cost about 10 UK pounds or less each and can be fitted in an hour or so and will work fine for years. Back in May I blew a wheel cylinder out on my way down from Scotland to Cumbria while leading a classic car run. Replaced mine at the roadside then spent the next couple of days driving up and down mountains before driving the 400 miles home. Pulled both rear cylinders off the following weekend checked them out and refitted them in the workshop just to make sure.... MORE
'Restoring Sprites and Midgets - an Enthusiasts Guide' by Grahame Bristow (Brooklands Books) Nigel, Checked the garage library at noon and don't have a copy. Thanks for the check list, I'll see if I can get a copy of the book before I get too far. Steve Quandt Steve Quandt 28272... MORE
Steve Woohoo! Many congrats. I don't think I am ahead of you Steve, I'm just finishing off the final primer coats on the passenger side wing ready for colour - that will be the last 'bit' on the car that needs to be colour coated. I still have both doors, bootlid and bonnet to colour coat as well. I don't know if you have this book or not - 'Restoring Sprites and Midgets - an Enthusiasts Guide' by Grahame Bristow (Brooklands Books) but it really is a very useful book in terms of reassembly. It's been written with the... MORE
G'day Paul I'm not certain why you would want to fit tapered roller bearings. This has been raised quite a number of times in the past (perhaps before you were on the list) and see below for one of the more recent comments. avagoodday Colin We have had many discussions on the differences between the use of angular contact ball bearings, as used originally in Spridgets, and the use of any type of tapered roller bearing. Without launching into a complex and boring diatribe on the rights and wrongs of either type of bearing, the simple answer is that... MORE
can't be certain, but I suspect it should. The late ital 1275 engine (also an A+) will fit. I know the MG Metro turbo cyl head fits! Still looking for one of them to turbo my Mk1 Sprite with. (along withe the pistons, manifolds carb and complete ignition system.) anyone know of a rotten but running Metro turbo? Stewart "Ford Prefect" 28144... MORE
Your're right, Colin... I am "ashamed" (head hanging down, eyes averted, ears "flat"). And not to pass the buck you understand, but it's Brad's fault...... 'cause he's the one who brought "it" up. :) Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 28043... MORE
Not yet, but the doney they use to deliver mail in NM is down with a head cold I hear... Robert Houston The Supreme Court ruled there cannot be a nativity scene in Washington,DC this Christmas. This isn't for any religious or constitutional reason, they simply have not been able to find three wise men or a virgin in the nation's capitol. There was no problem however finding enough asses to fill the stable rbhouston@... 28033... MORE
David Having an Old Holborn moment there The engine has 2 crankshafts rotating in opposite directions. Crankshft gears are in mesh - the idler drove the camshaft. The square four overhead cam engine was made in the mid-30's but overhead valve models were made from '53 to '59. The manufacturers described it as "Whispering Wildfire". Alan "Alan" 27997... MORE
David Both crankshafts had a gear on the end of them, then there was a an idler gear connecting them both I believe . Magnificent cylinder head also. Alan - "Alan" 27996... MORE
Hi, Guy and David, There are varying degrees of symmetry and our engines are not symmetrical vertically. I also no mathematician, but I am an engineer! The simplest way I can describe it is to say that:- when the crank is at 90 degrees from TDC, the pistons are not half way down the bore! At this point in a 1275 motor the piston is at 57% of its stroke. Hence when the crank is in this position all 4 pistons are at 57% stroke. Compare this when the crank is at TDC or BDC, you will have 0%... MORE
Hi Geri, I am no mathematician, so I am quite happy to accept what you say, and I am not arguing with you... but logic makes it hard to believe! If all 4 pistons are identical, and the throw on each crank journal the same, then I cannot see why the volume displaced by one going down should be any different from the displacement of the adjacent one going up. Neither can I see why the length of con rod should make any difference either. However I can well imagine that there are complex effects of the inertia of... MORE
Many thanks for the replies. Yes, I realise that the system is the sum of its many parts. And I should have thought it through a little more as I am planning to fit an MGMetro head and camshaft. Now I'm thinking I need to fit the water heated inlet manifold also. So the question changes a little. How much hassle is it to fit an LCB in a midget. (In a mini we had to attack the bulkhead (firewall) with an 'ammer to create space) Is it possible to retain the metro inlet manifold , do I need... MORE
Zappa? Is that you Zappa? Leak is most likely caused by a sticking fuel float inlet valve. It may have a bit of grit in it. They are easy to replace, but try cleaning it first. Another likely culprit is the short length of flexible plastic tube that connects from the base of the carburetta bowl to the main jet. They come loose and leak at the bowl end. There should be a small neoprene washer, a brass washer and a gland nut. Don't overtighten the gland nut, but do make sure the pipe is pushed well into the... MORE
David I mean in terms of the 'state of tune' of the engine. Did the MG Metro not have a different inlet manifold, cylinder head, bigger inlet and exhaust valves and carbs etc ? Nigel "amukdigiphoto" 27945... MORE
Next question: OK....:) Is the flow capability of the stock valved alum. head equal to the flow capability of a stock A+ Metro head? gotcha, gotcha gotcha gotcha........ GOTCHA!! 'cause nobody (as far as I know) knows the answer to this one. :) Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 27956... MORE
Without having the benefit of Vizards book along side of me. Cap'n Bob. Are tubular LCB manifolds worth the presumed hassle of fitting. I know they were a real B*st*rd to fit into a mini , apart from the noise I didn't really notice humungous amounts of increased performance. Given exhaust gas velocity exiting from a ported head (now that desription could apply to some listers LOL) is a LCB worth fitting along with a stainless straight through pipe with a single silencer? (Mufflers are what women use to keep their dannies and neck warm !) Or is the... MORE
Hi Robert. Actually, if you read my post you will see that we are in full agreement. We both state the source of the increased pressure as coming past the pistons, rather than the volume displaced by the pistons which is balanced out. And we both refer to the oil leak problem that ensues. Interesting stuff about filling a 2-stroke crankcase. This was effectively the best way of increasing the compression ratios on a 2 stroke. I never went as far as you with using bondo, but I do remember there were a number of firms selling crank-case fillers... MORE
You are correct, in a perfect world, the pressure would balance out to be zero, but a little pressure sneaks past the rings, the valve guides, etc and any positive pressure pushes oil out the rear seal. Interesting side tangent when talking about two cycle engines. When I was a 16 year old kid, I worked for a marine place and we built racing Johnson outboard motors. Roy Rogers,( the great cowboy movie star) had us build his engines. Twin Johnson 35's for off shore racing. My boss and I drilled the crankcase full of holes and inserted one... MORE
I should ask the guys at work, but I'm on holiday 'til the 5th Jan. so I'll ask you guys. Because of the action of the rods and pistons, doesn't the sump / crankcase, suck as well as blow? I know two strokes use this phenomena to suck in petroil / air mixture then transfer it by blowing it to the head ready for combustion. Alan BTW - Isn't it noticible that the number of posts have reduced during the holiday, which leads me to think that most group members use their PC at work to correspond. I bet... MORE
BECKERS states (in part).. "....it lowers fuel octane anyway" Yeah, this is true and a tough one to call (except in a high compression motor or when higher octanes are available at reasonable cost) against crankcase evacuation of vapors/pressures with respect to oil being forced passed seals or out the rear scroll "seal". But it's basically why I run "vented" instead of "evacuated", the thought of introducing oil (in any amount) into the combustion process "going against the grain" personally, though there are cases (Judson and to a lesser extent, Shorrocks applications) where this comes with the territory so... MORE
Paul.... Assuming you are using the normal intake manifold mounted stock PCV valve, most likely the rubber diaphragm is "weak"....we all know what happens to rubber exposed to ozone (air) either sitting on a shelf in a parts wharehouse or mounted on an engine which has sat for a long period of time. The high idle along with intermitten excessive "smoking" is almost a dead giveaway. Check that hose between the flame arrester and the PCV valve as well. Rubber develops "hairline" cracks with age. Like most rubber, it lasts longer when used (not abused) while exposed to whatever... MORE
