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Nelson... Well, "knock" is pretty well tied to compression ratios and timing along with octanes of course, but you already know this. You are looking at a cam with numbers similiar to a Kent #276. The lift numbers may be the other way around but this is a minor point (usually a bit more lift for exhaust rather than inlet, when cam is assymetric, 'cause exhaust valve is smaller I guess?). This is a very fast road cam, similiar to what an APT VP3 or Kent #286 would be for a 1275, more or less. Minimum compression ratio for... MORE
Frank has left the building.......... ...... leaving in his wake welded up patch panels, grinded, sanded, spot-primed, de-rusted 71 body. That's only because we didn't get here until 8AM, I didn't have any filler, and we ate lunch, and we talked about water pumps repairs, cleaned some of the weekend wreckage, went for a tool buying trip, and he had to leave by 2PM. Whew. And the shirts DO look great. Peter C "Peter C." 27108... MORE
Slave bolts are just lung bolts. Take out two of the existing bolts, put long ones in, doing them up, but not tight, remove the other two original bolts and then release the two long ones reasonably evenly. Two long bolts reside permanently in my tool box just for this purpose! Very cheap special tool. If you put the bolts the right way around you can get the ratchet from your socket set onto it and that makes life a lot easier. R "Roger Stinson" 27053... MORE
I have used this method several times. Very easy to remove and install the springs this way with or without the engine in place and the cost is only two longer bolts and a couple of washers and nuts! I have found spacers and washers between the a-arm hole and the nut or bolt head make it easier to use a wrench to loosen and tighten as it raises the nut or head out of the indented area of the a-arm where the holes are located. I used a couple of large washers and socket wrench heads (makes about... MORE
Roger I presume by 'slave bolts' you mean Spring Compressors? or am I getting confused? I could have used 'Spring Compressors' but it's just yet another tool to buy! You're lucky with the Spridget front suspension that you can remove and install the spring without the need for Spring Compressors, but that's rather dependant on the engine being in! Nigel "amukdigiphoto" 27049... MORE
Hi all! I got my new sealed beams from that place up North, they were really good. Unlike MOSS! ;) Anyway, They work fine, I had to been the chrome in three new places , as the 'Werner' beans had slightly different lugs and needed new holes to slot into the bowl. Aside from that all is good! Now, as for brackets.... I was hoping to be able to buy some. But can't find any. (I am going to attach the bracket to the bumper screw/bolts. So any recomendations there? Or am I going to have to buy 1... MORE
Yeah, yeah , yeah !!!!!! military planes don't count though. but relatively speaking is it more expensive now? i.e if an average Joe was paid $100 a week and petrol was $1 a gallon in 1970 then in 2003 he is paid $1000 a week and petrol is $9 a gallon , relatively speaking the petrol is cheaper now. Federal and local taxes etc not withstanding of course I don't know the actual figures which is why I'm asking. I believe in GB the pro rata is about the same, but of course stand to be corrected. And cars... MORE
Alan... Which came first? The chicken or the egg? :):) Oil is basic power for production...of nearly anything and everything. There are other factors of course like normal inflation, with or without the cost of basic power tripling over a short period. Oil was US$ 9.00 bbl. back in the early 60's, if that. Airline kerosene was US 15 cents a US gallon under fleet purchase, if that, back then. As a kid, leaded high test ran about 40 cents a gallon or so. The foregoing notwithstanding, the modern cars of today are far safer/better machines for sure. Part... MORE
I got the door reassembled and hung in place but with the new door seals it does not close completely. It appears that the seal is holding the door off. I can not seem to get the latch adjusted far enough in to pull it closed. Does the body side of the latch have some adjustment? The hinges can be adjusted some but that only affects the door gaps. Thanks for the answers. BTW the manual doesn't say much on this topic. Martyn "Martyn Eastwood" 27001... MORE
Was looking at a book about classic British cars and there was this picture of a restored? frogeye with the worst panel gaps I have ever seen. The front of the sill missed the wing by about an inch and a half. If it were mine........ Terry "terry.isherwood" 26930... MORE
I agree also on this point, I've seen some really poor bonnet gaps on frogeyes, even on restored cars! I guess this is an area on those cars difficult to get right, not that I'd know from experience never having owned one... maybe after I've finished the one I'm working on! Why especially me? Why single me out? I thought this list was here for like-minded individuals to share experiences of working on these cars so that we may all benefit. I'd be the first one to admit, that I'm a novice at car restoration, but I've tried to... MORE
I have two pilot bearings, one is a roller type and the other a pourous metal. Which is the better (pros & cons) bearing to use? Jim C 73 Midget 67 MGB "klutterbutt92530" 26875... MORE
I used POR 15 in my wheel wells and part of the engine compartment this summer and had some of it become bubbly as it cured. When I talked to their techies I was told that this was probably due to the humidity being too high and the surface was setting up before the lower material and this created problems for the material below the surface. He had me sand the bubbles with 320 sandpaper and redo it. I plan to use their engine kit when I get to working on the engine. Their Austin Healey green should look... MORE
That's what I hear too. At least that's what the lovely plastic surgeon told me as I was going under. "Virginia" 26845... MORE
Air in the lines seems to be the concensus. Is this a do it yourself thing with minimal tools? "Virginia" 26827... MORE
From: Virginia [mailto: vleonard@... ] Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 8:20 PM To: midgetsprite@yahoogroups.com Subject: [midgetsprite] Gosh Dangit..was:Re: oil preference Air in the lines seems to be the concensus. Is this a do it yourself thing with minimal tools? "Duncan Sinclair" 26828... MORE
Tom... As I understand it, about 5k for the whole shebang but you already have good doors and other useful parts. So the only correct way of doing this is to email or phone for exactly what YOU need as I believe the tub may come in different stages of completion. (If there are any listers who know more about this, please feel free to chime in) As you know, you can never stop rust, though you can slow it down. One way or the other, you are going to be spending a lot of bucks (and/or time) on... MORE
Tom... Of course, I hope you find what you are looking for locally and in time, I am sure you will. But, if the car is to be a keeper, I'd look long and hard at a Heritage shell, (assuming the RWA variety is available:). Expensive, yes. But the advantages as to new metal and a choice as to excellent prep over the long term??? Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 26754... MORE
Chris N. I don't think the Rockwell hardness situation I spoke of previously applies then for those who supplied these defective items were known and their stuff should have been removed from shelves easily by Jan. of '03 and replaced by those of decent quality. I know at the time Bill Perry was building my engine a coupla years ago, he had more than a few Spridgets in his shop for engine rebuild caused my metal contamination from these subtandard parts. But they should have been long gone by 01/03. Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 26706... MORE
Hi guys I've just re-assembled my kingpin/stub axles and I must say I'm rather pleased with them. One question though which I'm a little unsure of. There are two small rubber seals that go on the stub axle. One is a square cross-section seal and one is a round cross-section seal. Now it's my understanding (and I may well be wrong) that both of these seals go into the lower part of the stub axle. The square cross-sectioned one goes on top of the lower part of the stub axle, where the dust tube sits on, and the round... MORE
Chris N. A couple of years ago, the market was flooded with lifters from the UK of low rockwell hardness. Bill Perry (and others) got a warning on these. When did you get yours? You see, the problem is all that metal that is no longer there went circulating around in your oil. Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 26685... MORE
The "frame" rails the are just in front of the seats and parallel to the tunnel do they get covered in vinyl? As the carpet kit does not have enough material to cover them and the car did not have original carpet. Thanks. Martyn "Martyn Eastwood" 26673... MORE
I had a lister a few months back as me about if I could help them get a bonnet/hood (the metal thing that covers the engine) for a non-Bugeye Sprite. I have forgotten that listers name. If you are in need of a bonnet still, contact me. So I will know who you are, I had mentioned a possible source, if you can tell me who that source was, I will know it is you. I know many folks out there are needing a bonnet minus the rust along the front of the nose. If you need one, send... MORE
Tim Blasting and powder coating is the way to go. Just make sure the blasting media used isnt too harsh for the material. San =3D=0D d blasting is gentler than bead or shotblasting. Nigel "amukdigiphoto" 26644... MORE
If you leave the bodies natural they will look horrid within a year, especially the rears. Frost or Eastwood do what amounts to a metal varnish i.e. a clear coating or you could paint them in aluminium paint or a light coating of 'clear' waxoyl. As the rears are rarely seen I'd be tempted to paint them. The fronts will fair better in the relatively dry anvironment of the engine bay but very minimum I'd wipe them over with oil every so often. "Jeremy Cogman" 26635... MORE
