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spacecraft re-entering the earth's atmosphere. The lead pair of reindeer would absorb 14.3 quintillion joules of energy per second each. In short, they would burst into flames almost instantaneously, exposing the reindeer behind them and creating deafening sonic booms in their wake. The entire reindeer team would be vaporized within 4.26 thousandths of a second, or right about the time Santa reached the fifth house on his trip. Not that it matters, however, since Santa, as a result of accelerating from a dead stop to 650 m.p.s. in .001 seconds, would be subjected to acceleration forces of 17,500 g's.... MORE
From: amukdigiphoto [mailto: amukdigiphoto@... ] Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 2:13 PM To: midgetsprite@yahoogroups.com Subject: [midgetsprite] Re: Which side is the right side? no LBC .. short as anything Chris What do you mean beginning? ;) Nigel "Duncan Sinclair" 27680... MORE
Duncan wrote I did consider hooking up a block from the roof beams in the garage but the better half was terrified I would damage the new roof....Put her foot down about that one :-) Thats how I did it. Removed the bonnet, jacked the car up onto rar ramps at the front . A couple of short ropes around the engine (removed the alternator manifold / carbs and starter first)Used a block and tackle with the load over spead between 3 beams . Took the weight of the engine with the block and tackle then jacked the car... MORE
when you pull just the engine by itself, you have to lift it slightly before you can move it forwards, so that the front pulley clears the cross member (assuming you have an A series engined car, not a 1500 - the cross member is different) However, the top of the gearbox comes up against the heater ducting below the battery tray, so you have to lift a bit and pull a bit repeatedly and gradually work the thing past all the obstructions. If you pull the engine and 'box together, it's slightly easier from this respect, but you... MORE
This bonnet for sale, shows the car photo, it comes off of. This is a very short time listing! "Zeewclouskiwiz" 27560... MORE
Hi Rich... Bob Gardner and Jim Curtice give sound advice in your case however, let's look a little deeper into Jim's advice, after checking the "easier" Bob's advice first, 'cause if he's correct and your throttle cable is hanging up in it's fitting in the heat shield, then the problem is "sol-ved" and we need look no further (maybe!:). The chokes on SU's are mechanical. Gum is not usually strong enough to overpower the mechanical advantage of a cable operated choke, assuming the cable isn't way out of shape, though of course anything is possible. If the butterflies are... MORE
Hi all- Well, I'm now running the main harness. REALLY need help with layout. Car is 1973 US model. I have good diagram. What is need to see is how the factory physically laid out the harness in the engine compartment. Wish I would have taken pictures...... Anyway, any ya'll that have pictures that would help, I would be forever in your debt. Thanks. Paul "dfwip" 27512... MORE
Don First make sure that your release bearing is not being held on, leaving the clutch partially disengaged. This could be a sticky throw out arm or a problem in the slave / master cyl inder. Usually the problem is found at the clutch end. If its not this then the driven plate friction material could have worn too thin OR it has over heated due to slipping - this will result in a shiny glazed finish of the friction material. Will work ok until the engine torque required to move the vehicle (accelerating /going up hill, or with... MORE
David Yes, I'm fully aware of that, but its 'perceived value' isn't it? Also I th =3D=0D ink Sussex Sports Cars are particularly expensive as dealers go. I also had a browse a =3D=0D t some of the other cars they had for sale and spotted a very nice Series 1 L =3D=0D otus Elan, price? a snip at around =A325k! I also don't think it is 'just' the 'rarity' factor, I could quote you many =3D=0D 'rare' cars that don't fetch lots of money, because people don't want them. It's t =3D=0D he 'desirability' factor as well that... MORE
Chris That 'vision in green' looks far too nice for you, I thought you were looking for one that needed a little work? ;) Seriously though it looks good, nice straight body, nice bright shiny paintwork, sills painted the correct colour black this time, wire wheels look in good condition, useful extras - boot rack and roll over bar and most importantly it looks like it been cared for and looked after. I'd question the total mileage of 14,000 miles, or is that the mileage on the new unleaded reconditioned engine? The seller is also throwing in a new... MORE
Jim Well it's overpriced in my mind, specially when I recently saw a 1969 S2 FHC E Type Jaguar on chrome wires and Magnolia Leather recently resprayed in BRG needing general tidying, but solid and useable sell for =A38,200! I know which one I'd have! Nigel "amukdigiphoto" 27432... MORE
Jim... Since you've gone with an Ignitor (PerTronix?) why not go with the same (PerTronix) wires. Assume (ass-u-me) you are using one of their coils as well? Otherwise, Accel, NGK, Magnecor, etc. are available at performance speed shops. Go with a metal conductor type like the original Lucas "Bumblebee" performance wire more or less, in 7 or 8mm depending upon whether you choose to use the stock Lucas resistor tips. If you really want to go crazy with wires and want something really wild and very well insulated (and "built")....go Nology Hot Wires. Vizard dynoed these and found they... MORE
Before I install the wrong spark plugs and poke a hole in the top of a piston or two, I thought I better get some professional help from the group. I've installed the Ignitor and a 40K coil, now I don't know what range plug to install. I'm equally unsure about the plug wires. The other up-grades to this engine are a Kent 266 cam, bored 20 over and fully balanced with an aluminum flywheel. What combination of spark plugs and wires would be best suited to this engine. TIA Jim C 73 Midget 67 MGB "klutterbutt92530" 27424... MORE
Thanks to Pilot Rob, Duncan, and David C. for responses. To answer collectively, fuel is being fed to the carb. Last time running wasn't too long ago. I removed the brake MC for resleeving/rebuild at the time, and decided then to address the pedal box area corrosion. I have not yet tried, as Duncan suggested, to hold No1 wire close to the block (3/8") and check for a spark. Since I haven't mucked with anything near the plugs/dizzy/carb, suspect lack of juice to the plugs is not the issue. I'm going to swap out the coil to see if... MORE
From: Pete Skalski [mailto: pskalski@... ] Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 7:41 PM To: midgetsprite@yahoogroups.com Subject: [midgetsprite] Re: 1500 - Low voltage troubleshooting - Help Thanks to Pilot Rob, Duncan, and David C. for responses. To answer collectively, fuel is being fed to the carb. Last time running wasn't too long ago. I removed the brake MC for resleeving/rebuild at the time, and decided then to address the pedal box area corrosion. I have not yet tried, as Duncan suggested, to hold No1 wire close to the block (3/8") and check for a spark. Since I haven't mucked with... MORE
OK....in for dime, in for a dollar. I ordered the wire wheels today...13x5.5 inch. I plan to put 175x70s on them as this will give me roughly the same diameter...no? Any brand suggestions? Sources? Dunlops? I refuse to put something that says Kumho on my car.... 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... MORE
Chris I do understand. It's just that I'm trying to get you to avoid the pitfall I fell into! I wa =3D=0D s much the same as you, did lots of research, got itchy feet, looked at loads of cars, =3D=0D finally fell in love with one, nice colour, wire wheels, looked pretty good, had, h =3D=0D ad lots of work done to it by the previous owners (mechanical) took the plunge =3D=0D and bought it. It wasn't till later when I started looking deeper into the bodywork that I =3D=0D realised that whilst it wasnt a 'rust bucket'... MORE
Hello all, I'm sure someone out there can help, and would greatly appreciate any or all feedback regarding this one. The engine is turning, but not starting. I have a spark at the coil, and the dizzy has not been touched since last start. The coil is the ballast type with resistor, and the wires were moved, in order to address a bit of corrosion in the pedal box area, but all wires were returned to their original position. Thanks in advance for any words of advice regarding a fix. Pete 78 midget Granville, OH "Pete Skalski" 27356... MORE
Chris Well 2-3k is definitely in the 'dodgy' middle-ground category, where you're =3D=0D going to find the bodged and rusty ones for sure. If thats your budget, you can find reasonable 'honest no-too-messed-about-with' cars, but they will all probably need some work doing to them. Once again I will emphasise how important it is to choose wisely, 2-3k is a =3D=0D difficult price area to find a good one, lots of lemons about going for tha =3D=0D t kind of money. As I've said before, and having the benefit of hindsight, I'd push that 3k =3D=0D to 5k and... MORE
Chris You're most welcome to the help, thats what the list's here for. I'm also in Surrey as it happens. If you're looking for a usable Midget, rather than a 'concour's or 'rust heap' theres plenty to choose from, but the expression Caveat Emptor definitely applies to this group of cars, ie the middle ground. The first piece of advice I can give you is to look at the bodywork very carefully indeed, as this is the most expensive to fix by a long way. Tired mechanicals are easy enough to replace/recondition, bodywork can be a major expense -... MORE
-Hi david,yes it was the wires from the gearbox switch that l was checking on,will do that and run them under batt tray then to the loom ,many thanks to you all . regards wes - "wesley5060" 27322... MORE
I think Wes meant the wires from the reverse light *switch*, Mr Pedantic! They do come forwards out of the gearbox tunnel then into the main loom. David "David Jacobs" 27312... MORE
Wes Not on my car they don't no, which is a GAN5 MK3 1970 They're part of the rear loom, which connects into the main loom via some bullet connectors near the indicator switch. From what I recall, the rear loom runs along the sill up into the side well by the rear wheel arch and then comes out by the rear tail lights, and runs along the back of the boot. Sorry to be a little vague, but my looms off my car and I can't remember exactly. Nigel "amukdigiphoto" 27309... MORE
Sorry all me again,do the wires for the reversing lights come up from the gearbox then run along under the battery tray then in to the loom? . wes "wesley5060" 27303... MORE
Wes I know where you're coming from here. My dash was in pretty poor condition, with extra holes. Some PO who seemed to think there was a need to light his cigarette's on the move put a cigaratte Lighter in the hole where the ignition went, sadly for me, the cigarette lighter was larger than the ignition, so the hole was widened out by about 1/4" all the way round. Another PO who wanted to see how well his battery was charging put an ammeter in the space where the MG Badge went, this was then moved to the... MORE
