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Bill.... You gotta be good at "multi-tasking" and "free association" to keep up, Bill! :) It's a nuke thing, a cat thing and an LBC thing, all rolled up into one post...you gotta keep a facile mind. Posts like these either challenge you, or push you right off the deep end...there is no middle ground...no shades of gray...."be there or be square". Just remember... a pro-cat remark is never out of place in an LBC post! :) Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 22880... MORE
Hi, The bulb for the flasher unit, according to my Brown & Gammons catalogue covering Midget 1275 & 1500 and Sprite Mk 4 is part no. 57H382, but I'm sure that any bulb of the right rating with the same fixing method would suffice. As for the green cover on the dash, I can't find it in any of the catalogues or manuals I have. Perhaps you could use a piece of green perspex and glue it in place? Not original I know, but needs must!! Margaret South Lincolnshire UK mmbrock88@... 22873... MORE
David, I had to stop and think about that, I grew up calling them wind wings but that was in North Louisiana. Thinking perhaps it was just what we called them when I was growing up I asked a native Californian and he also called them wind wings. Would never have thought to call them quarterlights. Now I wonder why they would be officially called quaterlights, I mean they are there to direct the wind flow. I suppose it depends where you grew up what they were called. Some people say bugeye, some people say frogeye . . .... MORE
I was on the midget sprite mailing list with another E-mail account, I changed e mail accounts and subscribed to the midget sprite account at this account. Now I get all this yahoo popup stuff in the mail, I didn't have any of that before. What happened? Thanks Jerry Rein 73 Gidget Midget Jertigger33@... 22863... MORE
And a pleasant good morning to you, Don May.... Surprise! It's cloudy and raining (slightly) as summer engulfs us in temperatures as high as.......58F. Of course, I'll be applying plenty of sunscreen before taking the BE out later this morning for Sunday brunch with the guys at the infamous Long Ridge Tavern (and stormdoor company), in the event the weather remains stable or improves just a bit. I do not remember seeing my reflection in the hubcap of the rather large truck that knocked my PO'd '67 off the Thruway a couple of years ago....of course, the sun had... MORE
The photo of this is posted in my list Photo Album. Don May/California Spridget.jpg Purists please advert your eyes . . . Playing around yesterday cross dressing my 69 Midget that is sort of a parts car and sort of not going to be a parts car. At the moment I can't bring myself to use my 74rwa for this project as it is such a beautiful car as it is. So . . . I am playing around with the 69 "sort of a parts car" with the thought of rounding the rear wheel wells. Notice I took... MORE
Well, the carpet and seats are in. Everyone can relax. I used nuts and bolts for the seats and made up cuss words as I went along. That's got to be THE most frustrating job EVER. My knees hurt. My back hurts. And two of my knuckles hurt. Jeeeez LOUISE. "Virginia" 22849... MORE
Gingerino! Yes...but..the job is done correctly and it's a "one off" deal....and the seats are securely buttoned down (as they should be) which means YOU are securely buttoned down assuming you use your seat belt. See....your flying out of the car at the speed of light on a tight turn (I mean, all the screaming, swearing and everything) is going to attract a lot of the "wrong" kind of attention...could give LBC's a bad name....not good...:):) Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 22856... MORE
DON'T. Use nuts and bolts. MUCH more secure! Thats my four peneth - for what its worth. (about half a peneth perhaps! :-) R. "Roger Stinson" 22844... MORE
I wouldn't. All that will be holding the seats would be the little metal on the threads where they go through the sheet metal. You may not have room for a washer but at least put a not on the ends of the bolts to give you a little more surface area. Bob, Troutdale, OR "Robert Webb" 22838... MORE
When I restored my 67 Sprite I used a Kit from Moss Motors It fit perfectly and came with all the correct snaps and instructions. however now I am selling my sprite and , my MGB to buy a BMW Z-3 . check it out at http://www.namgbr.org/namgbr/classified.htm Craig 67 AH SPRITE OLD ENGLISH WHITE 74 MGB TAHITTI BLUE 89 AUDI QUATRO SILVER crfkingfish@... 22842... MORE
I'm going to have to drill holes in the floor pan. No way around it because I'm putting in bigger seats. Anyway, can I use self-tapping metal screws to mount the runners for the seats? Sure would make things easier. Virginia 65 midget (that's what I drive, not what I am.....Bob :) ) "Virginia" 22836... MORE
^ . . ^ =0= ....Quite obviously, the $%%#ing cat was abused prior to the "event". I mean, to take time out from eating, sleeping, hunting and personal grooming, the offense would have had to have been of a quite serious nature...monstrous, actually. Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 22825... MORE
20/50 in a ribcase Bob, Troutdale, OR 60 Bugeye "Robert Webb" 22810... MORE
or even rarer, a Bugeye with automatic transmission AND a clutch! David "David Jacobs" 22800... MORE
Well there is a 1959 "Bugeye" sprite on Ebay in the Woodbridge, NJ area http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6023&item=2419973494 I have no interest just saw it posted. Martin Cooper Martin Cooper 22795... MORE
"Let sleeping dogs lie" I absolutely agree with you, Don May... why go looking for trouble? Don't fix it if it ain't busted! It would be another matter were there a plan to "convert" the closed loop system. The restrictors on the carb. adjustment nuts are another matter. If a "flat" more "rich" is what is required to eliminate "flat spots" (suspected "lean surge) in cruise, then this one is an easy fix! :) Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 22786... MORE
Hi, Don... Well, I have to admit I am doing most of this from memory of what I had on my po'd '74.....this was like 20+ years ago!! Naturally, when I looked at all that stuff cluttering up the engine compartment, I barfed! Then I took it all off, cut the restrictors on the carbs, got a ventilated/ filtered oil filler cap and set up a "ventilated" rather than "evacuated" system. But as Gerard and many others have correctly pointed out, a properly working PCV system is a "good thing" in more than one respect. Yes...the engine breathes in... MORE
Hi, Don May... 1. The missing hose from the carb. to the charcoal cannister MAY be for the fuel bowls with respect to an "anti- runon" valve feature. This is a guess on my part. What this did was create a vacuum at the fuel bowls when oil pressure fell to zero through a solenoid switch when the ignition was switched off. The fuel bowls were vented to the charcoal cannister as part of the closed loop fuel system. The solenoid switch was wired "hot" which is why the PO MAY have disconnected this. 2. The line off your... MORE
I'm considering getting a spin on oil filter adapter for my 948 Sprite engine. My question is - Is this simply a matter of making the future filter changes less messy and inconvenient or do the cartridge filters do a more efficient job of cleaning the oil than the felt or paper filters? Nelson '62 Mk 2 "witstock7" 22767... MORE
Hi all: I have a really nice 1964 Beach F Vee Mk 5, serial number V-16 that is monoposto legal (fan, generator, new Dunlops with z-bar rear suspension) and with two races on a fresh motor that I would like to swap for a Spridget Vintage racer (anything from spec sprite on up to an H, G or F Prod car). I have been asking $5800 for the Beach, but would consider an offer in the mid to low $5K range or preferably a Spridget trade. If you have ever wanted to run an open wheel car here is... 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
I have to give some background prior to my question. Last Wednesday, I was running around in my stock 65 Sprite. Cornering a bit more spirited than most, the car feels nice and in control, no worries. Next day, I am going through town, thinking to myself how good this car has been running. The thought crosses my mind, I wonder what will go wrong next, so that I hopefully can beat it to the punch. No such luck, within a mile of that thought, my left rear tire blows out. I am 1/4 of a mile from a... 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
My salvation in removing large nuts has been an electric impact wrench. That way I dot have to worry about tipping the car over when removing the nuts. Jerry Midget-Gidget Rein Jertigger33@... 22736... MORE
