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Some time ago there was some discussion on how to test the brake light switch for a 1500. I either cannot find the messages or I deleted them. Can anyone enlighten me again? Also for those in the Chicago club, yesterday's swap meet was well worth the 300 mile drive, thanks for the work. TIA Steve Quandt "Steve Quandt" 30434... MORE
A dad walks into a supermarket with his young son. The kid is holding a $1coin. Suddenly, the boy starts choking, going blue in the face. The dad realizes the boy has swallowed the $1 coin and starts panicking, shouting for help. A well dressed, attractive, but serious looking woman in a blue business suit is sitting at a coffee bar in the supermarket, reading her newspaper and sipping a cup of coffee. At the sound of the commotion, she looks up, puts her coffee cup down on the saucer, neatly folds the newspaper and places it on the... MORE
Sounds like the start of a bad perverted e-mail. What a strange day this is... Saw a tubbed out S10 running around the streets. The Canadian Millitary (they have a millitary?) beat the US Marines to Haiti. My USPS Mail Lady just stopped by my house. No big deal, but it is Sunday... That explains the confused part. As far as the excited part, she was bringing my seat covers from Prestige Auto Trim on the other side of the pond. Covers look fantastic, and are nearly an exact match color and texture wise to the vinyl I am... MORE
or one of the Alan's Bob's or Jim's that covers most of the list ;) N "amukdigiphoto" 30395... MORE
"....it was warm enough to work outside" Yep...best part of MY day. Took the cover off the BE, washed and vacuumed it thoroughly and took it for a beer!! Great. :) Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 30361... MORE
Hi All, Some of you may have seen or remember the Ginetta that my friend Chuck has built over the last couple years. It is a G35 and only one of two I know about. This car is also on the official Ginnetta (UK) web site as " a V8 Ginetta in the USA". This car has extensive modifications that tremendously improve the design of the car and can easily state not only has the car a one of a kind (most are built with 4 cylinder Ford Pinto engines), but the quality of everything is top notch. Much... MORE
G'day all Just to show we are completely bi-partisan Down Under - we call it a firewall. But the hood is still the soft bit that covers the occupants, the bonnet covers the engine, and the boot is where you put the luggage. How can a trunk, which is at the front of an elephant, be at the back of a car? avagoodday Colin "Colin@SpriteParts" 30256... MORE
"...you bloody well made it up! :)" Not at all, Nigel!! :) When Jon referred to this part as a "clip", I had no idea what the hell he was talking about at first. Since my '67 came with a BE steel bonnet on it, the rear fibreglass piece looked like the natural thing to do to me. After removing the external panels, I probably would have gone with adhesives for attachment, along with what was required for "trimming", most especially in consideration of the "longer" cockpit area of the '67, fold-down top, etc. (The car would have looked... MORE
N ? didn't Prince do something like that . . . or is it a Napoleonic complex ? :-) Indeed thrifty. Can't stand to see anything thrown away that can be reasonably repaired. In mechanics and restoration there seems to be two schools of thought, those who throw away whole units rather than repair them and those who replace only the worn out parts. Observant that you are you certainly know which category I fit into . . . and most Cubans . . . out of necessity. My washing machine has a large computer board in it, should... MORE
Evan, Go to TAP plastics if you have one near you. They have two thickness of clear vinyl that will work for replacement. The thinner is easer to use for an old top as it is more fixable and costs only a few dollars for enough to do several windows while the thick stuff sold as window replacement is about 22.00 for only enough for one window and if you make a mistake you are out that much. The thin is the same substance only thinner but very just as strong and very cheap. Is your present one sewn... MORE
TJ, On your soft pedel problem, I don't think it is the MC. Try bleeding the brakes one or two times, remember to start at the farthest wheel from th MC and work closer. A soft pedel that will pump up hard usually is air in the lines. Where the air came from is a nother story. If it fixes the problem and is ok for a while, then returnes, you must find the leak, perhaps in the stop light switch (as you noted). Cheers, Bob in San Diego "Robert D. Gardner" 30220... MORE
Well! I guess I could be sarcastic and snippy and say "thanks for the underwhelming response" or something like that but I'll try to bite my tongue and just be grateful for the response I DID get from an email to Barney Gaylord, the webmaster of "MGA With an Attitude." He responded quickly with a detailed message and a link to pictures of the gearbox in question. For those who might run into a similar problem: The reverse light switch caused the reverse selector detent to stick and that allowed reverse to be selected all of the time. The... MORE
Jim Just cut the rotted areas out, make up a cardboard template to fit the hole, use that to mark out some sheet steel, cut it out, butt mig weld the steel in, linish flat with a grinder and skim with some bondo and sand flat. Don't worry about the other side as it's hidden by the dash. Nigel "amukdigiphoto" 30162... MORE
I have 2 main mechanical issues I will need to fix before doing any real driving. (I have many other non-mechanical issues, some even just mental). 1. Brake pedal needs "pumped" to build up pressure. Once I pump it a few times I can hold it down and it stays firmly (doesn't go all the way to the floor no matter how hard I push). Before I pump it, it goes all the way to the floor. When I let off the brakes, and drive for a bit, I need to go through the whole process again. I don't... MORE
Neighbors must think me crazy . . . My 73 has the notorious sticking fuel pump contacts. Usually it works but after about a week of sitting it acts up. I keep my knock off hammer behind the seat . . . if I do not hear the fuel pump start clicking when I turn on the key I reach back behind me, take the big lead knock off hammer and hit the back wheel arch behind the passenger seat. It gets the message and starts clicking. Works every time.... Beats getting out, finding a broom handle and sticking... MORE
David By safety I was more refering to driver saftey than car strength, in that a hard top offers more protection from low flying tarmac than a soft top, it always shockes me how many (even top level competitors) press against the roof when they roll a car, this being a thin piece of tin or even canvas between you and 100mph tarmac. There are also several rules about drivers arms/heads not being able to get out of a cockpit in the event of an accident Regards Chris Valentine Dunlop Motorsport maybe in general, but in the specific arena... MORE
Rob I've pondered this one myself, I must admit. Mainly because I've always really hated the look of the standard OE hardtop that is fitted to the later Midgets and Sprites. For some reason in my mind - it just doesn't look 'right', it looks ungainly and an 'afterthought'. However the original BMC and Healey Hardtops for the Frogeye and early MKII Sprites and MK I and II Midgets looks 'right' and elegant. I've never actually sat down and analysed the differences between these hardtops, but the earlier one in my mind just looks 'curvier' and more 'sporty' whereas... MORE
Rob I've pondered this one myself, I must admit. Mainly because I've always really hated the look of the standard OE hardtop that is fitted to the later Midgets and Sprites. For some reason in my mind - it just doesn't look 'right', it looks ungainly and an 'afterthought'. However the original BMC and Healey Hardtops for the Frogeye and early MKII Sprites and MK I and II Midgets looks 'right' and elegant. I've never actually sat down and analysed the differences between these hardtops, but the earlier one in my mind just looks 'curvier' and more 'sporty' whereas... MORE
Don. I believe the rails were originally bolted down on top of the carpet. On mine, I bolt them direct to the floor, but with a strip of car inner tube between them and the floor. Not sure that this really makes any difference. I then slit the carpets where the runners are, leaving it connected across the front, but extending the slits through to the rear edge at the back. This way, it is easy to slide the carpets out from the front for drying after those inevitable soakings ! Guy "Guy Weller" 30087... MORE
Don. I believe the rails were originally bolted down on top of the carpet. On mine, I bolt them direct to the floor, but with a strip of car inner tube between them and the floor. Not sure that this really makes any difference. I then slit the carpets where the runners are, leaving it connected across the front, but extending the slits through to the rear edge at the back. This way, it is easy to slide the carpets out from the front for drying after those inevitable soakings ! Guy "Guy Weller" 30088... MORE
Don. I believe the rails were originally bolted down on top of the carpet. On mine, I bolt them direct to the floor, but with a strip of car inner tube between them and the floor. Not sure that this really makes any difference. I then slit the carpets where the runners are, leaving it connected across the front, but extending the slits through to the rear edge at the back. This way, it is easy to slide the carpets out from the front for drying after those inevitable soakings ! Guy "Guy Weller" 30089... MORE
Thanks Guy, As you, I tend to believe they were bolted down through the carpet which served as a sponge to trap water and rust them. I'll take your lead and coat the bottom of the rails with something to prevent rust and mount them on rubber strips and split the carpet around them. "Don May" 30090... MORE
Morning, Does anyone know if from the factory the seat rails were installed on top of the carpet or directly to the floor board and the carpet installed around the rails? Have seen it both ways but that was on previously owned cars so have no reference to factory practice. Either way . . . in all the cars I have and had the seat rails were very prone to rust. Don "Don May" 30086... MORE
Nigel, are you wanting some biscuit coloured vinyl? Guy "Guy Weller" 30064... MORE
Duncan Thats what I decided to do. I'm probably going to get the vinyl material from Woolies. http://www.woolies-trim.co.uk They do several types of grained black vinyl, pretty close to the original, but I don't think they do a biscuit coloured one. Nigel "amukdigiphoto" 30022... MORE
