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I snagged one off of a forklift that was painted, and had a chain and a lar ge ring that goes inside the tank orifice, to that it can't get lost. Kinda like the original Mustang gas caps. Brad "" 30871... MORE

I noticed in some old brochures that the gas cap on my car would have been painted Riviera Blue to match the body, but mine is a non- original lockable chrome cap. The only aftermarket reproduction gas caps I see for sale are chrome. Does anyone know where to find a reproduction cap that is non-chrome so that I can paint it? (I assume chrome can't be painted and that it is difficult to remove). Thanks, Kevin "Kevin Odhner" 30862... MORE

Chris... I think it's strictly a matter of waiting for the "right" person to come along (ebay?). The 10cc (2" main) is the "preferred" engine for those restoring originally equipped 1098 machines. It is also the smoothest running Series A (IMHO). They've got a silky smooth, "sweet" exhaust note not found in the more "square" motors. My BE came equipped with a "10cc". I sold it for $1K (it was in excellent shape) to a guy who was restoring a '65 Sprite when I replaced it with the current Cooper "S" spec 1293. Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 30859... MORE

Could someone please tell me what a 1098 core is worth? When I say "core" I mean block, rods, crank (2"main) oil pan, and back plate. I tried trading if for a 1275, but that deal fell through. Chris "redfisher001" 30853... MORE

Bill, Fairly common fault. The selector fork wears and the result is that the 1st / 2nd gear moves a fraction too far along its splines and allows the spring loaded plungers to pop out, preventing the gear cluster from moving back as it should. Sorry, that is probably not too clear until you have dismantled the box to fix it! Cause is likely to be from "crawling" in first gear with your hand resting on the lever. One can often get it back out of 1st by pulling REALLY hard on the gear lever whilst driving. As you... MORE

Clutch Slave Cylinder =A317.95 Clutch Slave Cylinder Repair Kit =A328.06 I thought prices for our LBC were a little whacky , but can you explain this New MX5 clutch slave cylinder =A317.95 Clutch slave cylinder repair kit =A328.06 Anybody supplying bits for LBCs with this kind of deal? Alan "Alan East-Jones" 30823... MORE

Well they cam today!!! I've unwrapped one, and the only gripe so far is that they used clamp on balancing weights on the front of the wheel! I would have preferred tape, but what the hey, they do look great. I haven't picked up the anti seize yet so I wont be mounting them today, but I should be back on the road by this weekend. Lordy the tires do look a lot wider. Robert Houston Texan in New Mexico 73 Midget "I'm not all that sold on the idea of becoming the poor man's Cher" J. Joplin rbhouston@...... MORE

Thank you for your responses By Modern driving I am assuming that they are talking about fast road and motorway driving 60-80 mph. I'm not sure exactly what rpm she'd be doing at that speed but I would imagine that it would be around the 4000+ mark. Given what has been said then in 90F summer heat an oil cooler would be very beneficial for fast use. However I wouldn't take the Midget onto the motorway for the same reasons that I wouldn't take the Cooper onto the motorway 1. It is too small and vulnerable 2. It is... MORE

If you want to keep the rear axle and suspension stock, I wouldn't go overboard in increasing the power output from standard - even an enthusiastically driven 1275 can break standard halfshafts! David "David Jacobs" 30801... MORE

Listers - My current project Midget (75) has no motor or trans, I'm searching for alternate powertrains to transplant into it, does anyone have photos, info or web sites they have run across on hot rodded Midgets they could pass along to me? Currently have a Ford 2.0 litre 4 cylinder with matching 4 speed, but looking at other options, plan on looking around for a 2.3L Ford 4 cyl with a five speed, which could be transplanted without too much hassle. Ford 2.3L turbo motor would be nice too, but don't want to spend a ton of cash,... MORE

Alan Thats the new one they've just brought out for the later 1275/1500 cars - I received it as well. The one for the earlier cars had been out for some time and contained the same useful information re tuning. N "amukdigiphoto" 30784... MORE

Hi all I have just received an excellent Spridget catalogue from MOSS that not only lists all of their parts but is also a tuning guide as well. In there they recommend that for modern driving a 1500 would really benefit from a thermostatically controlled oil cooler, uprated relief spring and a supplementary rocker oil feed kit. This is apparently due to the Spitfire engine being mated to the "wrong gearbox" and subsequent over revving leading to the oil thinning and thus pressure dropping. As I am not flogging mine down the motorway at 80mph all day is this... MORE

James... Anything you can do to "cool" a motor which is otherwise running at a normal temperature extends service life. Yesterday's petroleum oils got by on viscosity more than film strength. Today they get by on both, more or less, while synthetics go more with film strength than viscosity for superior lubrication, inclusive of their ability to maintain superior film strength at higher operation temperature than the most modern of petroleums. Oil which is "overcooled" does not perform as well as oil running at "proper" temperature...thus the oilstat. However, one must monitor the oilstat for proper operation and thus,... MORE

I do not know the definitive answer to these questions for a frogeye, but - on my midget, which is pretty much the same as far as engine compartment painting is concerned, 1. left unpainted.2 ditto. 3 Painted. 4 Painted, except for starter nose inside clutch bell. 5. unpainted 6. unpainted 7. painted 8. Painted. water pump, painted. Cooling blades? (Cooling fan? if so, yellow) Hopefully this answer will stir the relevant persons into action to correct any misconceptions, but I think that these are correct from memory. R. "Roger Stinson" 30761... MORE

Buick / Rover v8 same engine fitted into MGB V8 Perhaps ? Chap I work with was in the develpment when the engine came over for evaluation. In its stock form gave about 93 bhp (exact figures may not be correct) . After Rover had developed (at great expense) it for Brit use, the power was down to 84 bhp. My mate was not impressed and told the management so. Same engine was fitted into Range Rovers and Discoverys also alan "Alan East-Jones" 30758... MORE

I am about to install new interior door panels. Should I glue a sheet of plastic behind the panel? Was a plastic liner used from the factory? What is the purpose and does it do any good? Enough questions for this early..... Thanks for the help. Paul '73 RWA (almost 5 speed) "dfwip" 30741... MORE

Paul, A plastic liner was not used from the factory. What was used was a tan color duct tape like material that was cut into various shapes and taped over the various openings to the interior door. Don "Don May" 30743... 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

yes, that's the chappy - it shouldn't be flat though, it should have a slight dish to it to be a proper Belleville washer. The later E clip is probably cheaper as it does both functions of the Belleville washer (basically a spring) and the circlip combined. When you consider this cylinder was probably used on all sorts of different cars sold in their millions, a few pennies saved on the cost of parts soon adds up! David "David Jacobs" 30722... MORE

yup - all aluminium, so it's nice and light, and it WILL fit in a Spridget (just) - in it's later Rover 3.5 form, it has been done a few times. However, it's a larger engine, externally, compared to say a Ford or Chevy smallblock V8. http://www.mgcars.org.uk/midgetspriteclub/surrey/mightymidget.html Regards David "David Jacobs" 30721... MORE

Jim Well according to the book I have (Grahame Bristow's) the felt washers are there to stop the rods from rattling, he doesnt say anything about installing them with grease, but I still feel that it will help lubricate that mechanism. N "amukdigiphoto" 30707... MORE

Duncan Yeah, but as I said - it seems they're no longer available, so you're lucky if you can re-use, I'm re-using mine, well 7 of them, 1's gone awol! And I agree on removing the spring, I took mine out with the engine still in the car, so didn't have that problem, but did when I tried to refit - had to use the long bolts method. Nigel "amukdigiphoto" 30706... MORE

Nigel, I think that to do it the trolley jack way you need to have the engine in place to add weight - or get somone to sit on the front wing to compress the spring. Guy "Guy Weller" 30740... MORE

what about rod bolts/nuts? David "David Jacobs" 30683... MORE

The original method of fixing *was* a circlip plus a Belleville washer. It's not clear when the change was made to the awful E clip, or even if that was ever a factory fitment or just on replacement cylinders. David "David Jacobs" 30677... MORE