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Looks like another one for you Don. I'd be living in the shed with it if I bought another just now. But someone has already spent $$$ with the intention of restoration. eg the heater. But I'm most taken with the tread on the spare tyre. Mike "Mike Allen" 36919... MORE
The early cars would have had an L instead of a U for North American cars; the U only came in from 1967. The second letter (the one after your U) is a model year code letter, starting in 1970 with A. Then the serial number (which started at 101 so yours would have been the 91078th car, except there were various breaks in the numbering, so it wouldn't!) Then the last letter, which once again, only appeared in 1967, G, or more rarely M, indicates the manufacturing site - G being the MG plant at Abingdon and M... MORE
p.s. If you want to know the origonal color without a doubt, contact British motor Heritage. For a small fee they will look through their archives and find out the origonal color, and even what options it left the factory with. "gan5ub91179g" 36876... MORE
I have a 1500 US Spec and had that same occurance a long time ago. I thought I had a vapor lock so I did the old shade tree trick. I walked over to the closest stop-n-rob (mini market which sells petrol for you guys on the other side of the pond) and got my self a bag of ice. I iced down the carbs and the ignition module. i noticed that was a bit hot as well. 15 minutes of that, it was ready to go. Well, 2 years later after driving her on a 90 mile round... MORE
My car recently broken down and I was hoping somebody might be able to give some idea of the likely fault and how to fix it. After being run fairly hard for about 30 mins then pulling up to traffic lights my '76 1500cc Midget had very little power when I tried to pull away from lights. Pressing the accelerator made neighter the speed increase or the Revs. Instead it just made the engine sound rougher. I pulled over straight away and found out that the lower two pistons ( furthest from the driver) were doing nothing. (I pulled... MORE
If you google for 'screen saver generator' or similar, there's plenty of free/shareware programmes available to make your own. (and loads of pics on the net to use), or some image editing software, such as Paint Shop Pro, comes with a generator built in. Hope this helps. David "David Jacobs" 36855... MORE
I'm trying to figure out the color of my 1962 MG Midget. I think the best I can tell it was green. Does this mean that it had to be almond green? What were the interior color options? "carbuffcamerabuff" 36842... MORE
Stewart, You talkin' to me? Mine was Brooklands Green and although I've replaced nearly everything menchanical the car still looks like the dogs breakfast. While retaining some original color it has primer and various "Test" hues in strategic spots. My sole bright spot appearance wise is some American Racing mags a friend used to run on his H production racer. Cleaned 'em up, painted the spaces and I think they look might fine. I think I still have pix up at the company website, address below, under NERO's Garage. Rob C-75 Midget at the Hospital Webfoot Leisure.com Your Local... MORE
Ah, a Grant...very good looking. That cap.... how about you sand it down lightly and spray it semi-gloss black or whatever color turns you on? :):) Cap'n Bob Basic Frog "Robert E. Shlafer" 36835... MORE
Rick, My V6 is a GM crate motor sold for replacement of the Chevy S10 2.8L V6. It is rated at 160 hp if the stock S10 2bbl intake and cast iron exhaust manifolds were bolted back on it. With my headers and Holley/Offy intake system, I would guess mines's up toward 190 or so, but I have no dyno data. This month I am planning to install a set of Crane roller rockers, so that sould push it up over 200hp. My traction sucks. The 185s I have don't hook up. The only time they did when I... MORE
I don't know what the deal is with motors and me. I think the only things I have that have good motors anymore are the two new cars I got in December. They are good, because I purchased them brand new. I don't tear things up; I just tend to buy other peoples worn and abused stuff, and more than likely they tell me things are fantastic, when in fact they aren't. Skorpion Motorcycle Motor dropped a valve, chewed the piston up, etc. etc. etc. - recently sold to a racer - was caused when the PO jacked with... MORE
Rebuilt the ZS on my 79 this weekend. Using the Haynes manual, got all the adjustments correct until I came to the part about CO2 levels and the air screw part. I went to my local old car mechanic and asked if he had a CO2 monitor I could use. He looked at me like I had two heads. "Nope, haven't used one of those in ten years or so." My question is, how do I adjust the setting of the air screw without a monitor? I kinda set it where it ran okay, but I like being exact... MORE
Rick, I put on a glass pack for a Camaro on my 1500 (stock motor). It;s a 2 inch pipe and gives the little beast a snarly AND deep note. A little loud but not enough to do anything about. Best part was the $28 buck it cost. Though much longer it fit nicely where the stock resonator went so the system goes straight out on the Drivers side. Was also able to use the stock hanger points. Rob C-75 Midget headed to the Dr. Webfoot Leisure.com Your Local Pool Store-On the Web rob@... 866-530-9801 toll free " robbiesg@...... MORE
Hi I have noticed for quite awhile the faint smell of coolant while the engine is running. No dripping or smoke from the block. More like that "pissing" thing they do. In the process of changing the carbs and now have a clear view of the teltale rust trail coming from the front side of the head (manifold side). should I?? Crack all the head bolts a 1/2 turn then retourque everthing Just retorque now,possibly finding a loose head bolt in that area. I will probably end up having to do the new gasket but thought it may be... MORE
The E-type sounds like sucha' deal. I'm sure there's nothing wrong with it that 5 years of hard work and $50,000 worth of parts won't fix...unless it needs a compete restoration, which would take longer and cost more. But, when you're finished - It's not a Spridget. You might collect a few freckle-faced farm gals with a Spridget, but for those Uptown Girls, you gotta' have the Jag. "joe blxfstz" 36770... MORE
Sure. Rebuild it. It ain't rocket science. Get a Haynes manual, $20 or thereabouts at Advance Auto, and you won't need the barrel. "joe blxfstz" 36769... MORE
Dear Listers, Since folks seemed to have so much fun with carb adjusting let me try and keep the ball rolling. What would be anyone's best guess on a timing setting for a 1500 engine with dual 1.25 carbs, 2 inch exhaust and the lower U.S. compression? My Haynes gives anything from 10dgs BTDC (UK spec) to 2 dgs.ATDC in stock US single carb tune. I'm just not happy with the way the motor runs in all ranges and am trying to set a baseline timing. Any input is appreciated. Rob C Webfoot Leisure.com Your Local Pool Store-On the... MORE
If I can use an example of US interest in a marque...the 500,000 new Mini left the factory recently, a US model. Over half of the Mini's were headed to the US...I find that an interesting fact. Nice car but its really too big.. "Jim" 36683... MORE
Terry, the hoses go in place of the rigid pipe from the block to the filter head and the cooler itself usually goes in the nosecone in front of the radiator. For remote filter units, look at MGB V8 conversions (and factory V8s) as they use them - absolutely no room for an engine mounted filter there. David "David Jacobs" 36635... MORE
Ginny, 40 year motorcycle man here.... over 200K miles on bikes. Depending upon the bike, your windshield can be either Lexan of Plexi. If it is the cheaper Plexi it will become cloudy (a white-ish haze) and eventually it will begin to show stress fractures. Lexan doesn't do that. Sounds like you have Plexi in which case, there is nothing you can do about the cloudiness because it is inside the Plexi and won't polish out. Strong sunshine is the culprit. Novus and the other plasitic polishes work fine to a point. You will need to know if there... MORE
Oh MAN, I wish I had the money to do a restoration like that. "Ginger" 36613... MORE
Jim, The factory kindly cut a hunk out of the right hand side footwell for you already - have you tried getting at the bolt through hole filled by the big rubber bung that's in there? David "David Jacobs" 36598... MORE
Why not measure the thickness of the heat exchanger (including the amount the threaded bit sticks out, for the room needed to get the filter unscrewed) and measure the gap under the existing filter and compare? If it's tight, you could get a remote filter and position the filter somewhere with more space, but if you're going to that sort of trouble, you might as well fit a standard oil/air cooler, as the plumbing would be a bit simpler. And it won't put additional load on the cooling system like the oil/water one would. David "David Jacobs" 36585... MORE
Gee, it might be cheaper to get him than build that rotisserie to turn over my BE. He could just hold it upside down while I work on it. LOLOL Bob "Robert D. Gardner" 36566... MORE
Gelcoat stress cracks need to be sanded until gone. The best way to do this is to use a thin, contrasting color paint (lacquer types work well) to paint the surface and penetrate into the cracks. Then, using wet/dry 220 grit sandpaper with water, sand the surface until all the color you added is gone. Rinse and repeat...as necessary, if needed. You may find the cracking is localized due to the top design (not stiff enough in some areas compaired to others - story of my life) and you might need to remove more material in the cracked areas... MORE
