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Hello out there in Midget land, Been following the discussion on Weber carbs and thought I would get advice on a carb switch I am planning. I have a 75 with a stock 78 motor (the original was toast after 7 years of sitting under a tarp) and am thinking of trading the Zenith for the twin SU setup. Seems like a no brainer as it's nearly twice the air flow of the Zenith ace and was standard in the UK for my year. Would appreciate the thoughts and experiences of any Midget listers on this plan. Rob Coxworth... MORE

Rob C. ..... If he double 1.5 SU's were standard for the same engine in European trim, I'd do it and put the Zenith on Ebay in a heartbeat! I think Larry Macy did this with his 1500? Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 22757... MORE

"Thanks Bob & Allen for the education" (You owe me big time, Don May!!:):) Assuming it's a stock 1275 you are looking at Don, the correct model of the 45DCOE for the set-up is 45DCOE13. The DCOE is my favorite performance carb. I got mine initially when the shafts of the stock SU's my PO'd '74 started leaking air and needed rebuilding. I figured what the hell and sprung for the 45DCOE tuned for the stock 1275, instead. Glad I did. Worked just fine right out of the box, with the addition of a "deep" K&N filter. Subsequently, the... MORE

I've just cleaned up my '68 midget engine parts prior to putting it back together. I checked the oil separator to see what it comprised. It is packed with very coarse steel wool. I did not note any deterioration after probably 60k miles and I just flushed it to get it ready to go back on Jim Lundgren gztracker@... 22741... MORE

Hello Folks I had my Carbs adjusted this past spring on my 1971 MG Midget. At the time they were fine, but now when I start up the car I get a big wiff of gas coming from the tail pipe. I have check all my nuts and bolts and every thing is tight. What is the next step? I have not lost any power and it is running better then it ever has, but the smell is a little to much. Any help would be appreciated Jason 1971 MG Midget 1964 MG Midget "Jason Gross" 22738... MORE

Believe me, I am no fan of Japanese cars in general but... I now own both a Midget and and Miata. And I lap about seven seconds slower in the Midget. And for the $3k that APT wants for a "warm" 1275 I can buy another Miata or a supercharger. Sure, you throw enough money in a Midget and it could beat a Boxster, but the point for me is bang for the buck. A $4k Miata will beat a $4K Midget. BTW both are a kick to drive. Jay Shaffer 22743... MORE

Thanks Bob and Allen for the education. Reason I asked is I am looking for a bugeye and saw one that had a 1275 engine with a Weber on it and did not know the pro an cons of them at all. Don "Don May" 22733... MORE

Ah...congrats on the "new" car! "Late for work"...yes...of course! :) Yes...humidity could be the culprit..maybe. If you just got the car, then a major tune-up when you can get around to it is most definitely in order to start owner-ship "fresh" so to speak, with the engine running as best it can. This way you know what you've truly got and where it's at when you "began". Now we're just grasping at straws. It could be connections, distributor cap, etc.,etc.,etc. or a "combo" of same. In the meantime, simply renewing the wires may or may not help but it's... MORE

Don... Dave Vizard's excellent book goes into the "differences" in good detail. Usually, the Weber sidedraught carbs. are utilized along with other performance upgrades such as cam, inlet valve size increase, flowed heads, etc., though they can be used on the stock mechanically sound motor, the benefit in the latter case mostly confined to more "quick response" rather than a true "power" increase due to scads more aiflow available by larger throats. The operative word in the foregoing is "mechanically sound". The engine in question has got to be developing good vacuum for the Weber is a "fixed venturi"... MORE

Ketil.. Fires a couple of times: Does this occur more in wet rather than dry weather? Fr'instance, when was the last time you renewed ignition wires, etc. If it is not humidity related but rather temperature related, then amount of "choke" may require adjustment. Consider: Not continuing to run for the initial start can often be a blessing in disguise with respect to initial oil pressure, whether the filter you are using is equipped with an anti-drainback valve or not. Rate of turnover: There is a certain amount of drag associated with starting with the clutch disengaged in the... MORE

Hi all Does anyone have one of the above engines for sale in the North West England. Its for a friend who is desperately looking to get his car back on the road for the summer. I can be contacted at Impsport71@... or his number is 07814068004. Cheers Dermot. "Dermot" 22714... MORE

I see that a Weber side draft carburetor is a popular modification to Spridget engines. Ok . . . I admit ignorance . . . what are the benefits of doing this? How much power is gained? How easy are they to maintain? What are the pros and cons? Don "Don May" 22718... MORE

In the UK a company called Wood & Pickett do a kit for the Mini (the proper one not the BMW shouting thing) that might be adaptable. Moss in the UK sell it www.mossint.co.uk (I think) as do minispares www.minispares.com. And yes, I do! Good Evening All, You may think I'm crazy, but I was thinking about doing some slight modifications to my 74'Midget. And one of the things I had on my mind is power windows. Is this possible, is there enough room to put the motor in the door? Has anyone done this? I hope to get... MORE

Michael...BTDT....bad feeling...$$$$$$$ How would you like it if basically, you would never have to worry about this again, especially in consideration of today's prices on rebuilt LBC gearboxi? Datsun 210 5 speed: Better ratios, especially for a 948/1098 Better acceleration & better cruise Synchro. on First Very much more quiet running And when and if you do have a problem (not likely), rebuilts are $500 instead of $1.000. Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 22683... MORE

Well there are really good reasons to try and get the car down to the level of a 1275 car, one is the centre of gravity is lower, and thus the car will tend to roll less. The cause of the 1500RB cars bad handling (in relative terms!) is not its extra weight although this is a contributory factor, but its 1.5" extra ride height, this I would like to loose. At the front I can't actually see anything different to even my frogeye, so it must be the springs that are different, even if the lower wishbones are... MORE

The rubber bumpers were required to pass US legislation that required a car suffer no damage in a 5 or 15 MPH impact IIRC, However the ride height was raised because at about the same tine US legislation required the headligh ts to be above a certain height, this being the second time the spridgets h eadlights fell foul of US law makers! As for the wings the front arch is different on a 1500 wing to the earlier car. The 1275 wings I have are original BMC items (not pattern or Heritage) I also have a pair of... MORE

Origainal to the 1275.. it handles a lot better for one thing!, the loss in road holding is not really down to the weight of the bumpers, but more down to the raised ride height forced on the car by american leglation about the heiaght of he headlights IIRC. although they are damned heavy as anyone who has lifted a pair of ruber bumpers will testify! One other reason is that the front wings I have for it are in fact 1275 items, adn these look very odd as not only are they diferent round the indicator mountings but... MORE

Yes the rubber bumpers are going back on, too expensive ATM to fit the chrome ones, nit to mention the sheer amount of angle grinding that would bees to be done at the front just to remove the front bumper mountings!, But the 1275 springs are cheaper than the 1500 items and the rear springs certainly need replacement, when I took them off there was a huge amount of rust between each leaf, in fat the 'straps' that hold them together to the rear of the spring had been split by the rust (although I suppose it could have... MORE

Been looking at the 1500 shell, and I now remember why wor stalled on it about 10 years ago! the rear arches are shot, and to add to this the boot floor where it meets the inner arch under teh 'chasis' rail that runs round the inner rear arch has evapoarated , the chrassis section is fine, but the floor part of it is just not there. To add to this the small pices atht sits beween the boot floor at the back and the rea sectio of the rear wing has rotted away toatlly, there just is nothing... MORE