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Sprite 1300? would that be a 1275? Stewart "Ford Prefect" 38037... MORE
G'day Guys Now if you don't want the Sprite Mk 2 transistor radio I advertised, here is another rare accessory. With a little effort you can probably convert it to use a 9V battery and take it with you to the next Concours. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4397447720&category=43526&rd=1 avagoodday Colin "Colin Dodds" 38033... MORE
I have a 76 midget. I have restored it from the ground up. Right now I have tried to replace the rod bearings but can't find any to fit. Victoria Brittish has sent me every one of thiers and none fit. It is a 1500 but the new bearings are too wide to fit. Any help? "marcwb2" 38004... MORE
I have purchased every bearing that Victoria Brittish has and tried them all. None of them fit. The originals are thinner. I have a 76 midget with a 1500. Any suggestions? I have tried to find crossovers but even those don't fit. Help Please !?! "marcwb2" 38003... MORE
Gav, I've been blowing my own horn about removing the bumpers from my 1975 and am planning to get some pix up. I'm not finished yet but my sinister plan will be visible. Rob C Webfoot Leisure.com Your Local Pool Store-On the Web rob@... 866-530-9801 toll free " robbiesg@... " 37994... MORE
G'day all Well this guy describes this as: 3000 MkI MkII MkIII Sprite Healey bugeye bj8 bn1/bn2 and it isn't, but isn't it wonderful? Someone must want to buy it! Can't you just see it with a small block Chevy and air suspension? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Very-Early-Austin-complete-rolling-chassis-Vintage-part_W0QQitemZ7989430709QQcategoryZ33615QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Now this is an incredible item. It is a blanking plug that replaces the distributor. WOW, just think how long each tank of gas will last! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7989275125&category=72205&rd=1 avagoodday Colin "Colin Dodds" 37990... MORE
Do you believe this, two sets in the same day! This set is uesd, but MUCH cheaper. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&category=34209&item=4564518616 gogetem Colin "Colin Dodds" 37985... MORE
G'day guys No, nothing to do with Ace Ventura. On eBay are a complete set of NOS Ace Mercury wheel caps, optional on early MG Midget, and rarer than rocking horse excrement. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&category=33744&item=7988917546 Go gettem Colin "Colin Dodds" 37984... MORE
G'day Wolf The seat bases and backs are totally interchangeable, until 1966 when they went to tubular frames. The bases are different, but only because the Bugeye seats had a mesh insert at the base (for drainage?). Otherwise the size and shape are identical to Mk II and Mk III seats. I will send you pictures. The backs are the same size, shape and curvature, but the later ones were a little stiffer. Bottom line is: strip off the vinyl and foam, clean and paint them, and re-trim them in the Bugeye pattern, and no-one will ever know the... MORE
Yes, it is. A company called Nanjing Automobile (Group) Corporation. They plan to produce MG sportscars in the UK (and saloon cars under the Austin name, in China), though it has been said the UK part will be 'high value' products, so to my mind, this means you can forget any thoughts of a new Midget. However, the whole thing is still not cut and dried, as one of the rival bidders, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) have said they will ask for a judicial review of the administrators' handling of the sale. SAIC have also already bought intellectual... MORE
I got some racing 13x6s made by Aero for $40 a piece - the good news/bad news was that I had to replace my studs with 7/16" ones so I could run the correct lug nuts (1"). I had to find a dealer willing to call the factory for them. Bart makes some as well, but they were out of them right now. Jackie Cooper "Jackie Cooper" 37976... MORE
The buyers were the people who put foward those propsals you have been looking at.. but are the wrong buyers, they will not be restoring rover to life but Austin instead, hope the see sence and just put austin badges on the smaller cars and leave the 75 as a rover Stewart 1975 MG midget 1992 Rover (Sterling) 827 Coupe "Ford Prefect" 37970... MORE
Jim...what Colin said. :) Do NOT use a low-friction oil in your (older) rebuilt motor or the rings will more than likely NOT "seat" as the bores will more than likely "glaze" and you'll have a "re-do" on your hands. Use a normal 10W-40wt mineral based "SF" oil for break-in. Change out filter and oil within 100 miles (to remove initial metal contamination) and again at 400 more miles for the same reason. After initial 500 mile break-in (don't forget to re-torque the head and re-adjust the valves accordingly...then the carbs.) The "new" factory motors are a different story... MORE
G'day Jim Joe's correct when he says :"A good many new cars come with Mobil 1 as the original factory fill" However, these cars were/are designed for light weight synthetic oils. For example, often you will find overhead camshafts running directly in aluminium cylinder heads, with no intervening bearing material. Your car was designed with larger tolerances, and required a heavier grade oil. Rebuilding it doesn't change that. We use a standard mineral based oil (Penrite HPR30 which is 20W60 weight) in both road and race engines, and never have a problem with it. About 12 months ago we... MORE
Hi Everyone, I'm new to the list and happy to have found you guys. I have a 62 Sprite (1098) that is in pretty good, 'hobbyist' level shape that I am trying to bring back to a professional level of quality. I've owned several brit cars over the years - Midgets and Spitfires. This is my first Austin Healey. My sprite looks great at about 10 feet but when you get a little closer, you can see the substandard body work ripples in the back. It has mismatched door releases, and late model seats. Beyond that, it runs good... MORE
Steve, I would try moulding the replacement piece from something like "knead it putty", sets very strong. But as your problem is going to be the strength of the join between the original piece and the putty, I would cut out some small support strips or pieces and attach them with small screws across the original body of the switch and putty. That way its the metal thats bearing the force of levering the switch and not the joining face between the plastic and putty which I don't think will ever be very strong. Cheers, Eriks "Eriks Skinkis" 37934... MORE
A good many new cars come with Mobil 1 as the original factory fill, no special oil for break in. For a complete rebuild to factory or better tolerances, I'd think 10W30, but you might prefer 15W50. Since the price of petroleum oil has increased so much, and Mobil 1 is $4/qt at Wal-Mart, I've started running it in everything, Sprite, Caddy, Volvo, lawn mowers, generator. Keeps things simple. An early (500 miles?) oil change might be a good idea, sort of just in case there's something unexpected left in the engine. I once did an instrumented test with... MORE
G'day all Now here's a Sprite accessory you don't see very often! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5599337260&category=1523&rd=1 avagoodday Colin "Colin Dodds" 37922... MORE
Some may remember my telling of my purchase on Ebay of an Haynes MGB manual, and a Haynes Weber manual (includes SU and Stromberg) at a good price. Well, the seller, Bookmarz, has apparently just given them to me free. I tracked them when they didn't show up in 10 days, and got a form letter email back telling me how to trace the shipment on their web page. I waited a couple of days and tried again, and when no info showed on the tracking site, I emailed a complaint. They sent the same form letter again and... MORE
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&item=7987342559&category=36677 also does a 4-1/2" wide 1958 Frogeye sticker with price at about a 1$ AlanEJ No financial interest etc "Alan" 37924... MORE
It's a good thing you are not in the USA. If you had used a "torch" over here, that fuel pump could have caused a major disintegration of the body of the car and of you. Nelson Purposely dismantled MK 2 Sprite "Nelson Wittstock" 37915... MORE
G'day Jim Now that you have won the battle with the Midget, grab yourself a beer and consider the benefits of owning a Bugeye. avagoodday Colin "Colin Dodds" 37907... MORE
Hi, Jed! I live in a nice neighborhood, and my `79 Midget is garaged. However, I sometimes park in less than desirable areas and I have had issues with young jerks throwing beer cans, McDonald's waste, etc. into the cockpit of my car if not covered with a tonneau - in broad daylight in mall parking lots, etc.!! Also had a radio stolen once (before the car was garaged). The idiots tore open the top with a knife to crawl into the cockpit and ripped out the entire console. Radio was a Blaupunt with a "code," so it was... MORE
G'day guys Here's a little story that deserves to be told. Way back last August, I bought a used Datsun 5-speed box in the US, and had it shipped to Paul Asgeirsson at Morriservice to be rebuilt. A mate of mine was coming home from the US, and between the two of us we arranged Paul to supply two 5-speed conversion kits, my gearbox and another one for my mate. Well eventually they arrived, and in March my 5-speed Datto box and a kit went to another mate (Steve) 600 miles away, down in Melbourne. Steve fitted it to... MORE
Hi All this might be a good deal for some one. I just loved the way he describes his midget. this is on ebay Item number: 4562466233 If I were on the west cost I might try to buy it myself Hope you all have a great day Rick 79 midget "mtman19552002" 37868... MORE
