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is it a hard job to replace the slave cylinder and clutch master. i am more concerned about the slave cylinder, and will i be getting into the trans. thank russ "rodesmg" 35988... MORE
I was a member over a year ago and had to drop out. Well I'm back and this time I need to seel my 1973 Midget. If anyone is close to Las Vegas and wants it, it's going cheap at $750. I need to sell it due to my retiring from the Air Force and moving back to Louisiana. Here is what I have in it: It runs good (28+ miles per gallon in town) 5 new tires with less than 2000 miles 3 year old top no broken glass Vynil coverd seats Cassete radio (not installed) Weber carb... MORE
"Put 'um up, Rob" he said as he threw a left hook that missed badly. Actually, I might have to agree about Triumph engineering (did I say that out loud?) - 'cept for technology developed in the '50's, the Sprite and pre 74 Midgets are pretty good and have tremendous potential if someone has skill...or money to pay someone with skill. Your are also right that not much weight can come off any flywheel - even an "A" series or it will granade...then you really need money. The trick is knowing how much and from where to remove the... MORE
Yea, like he said... For those who have held one, you know the "A" series flywheel is about, oh, half a ton...alright, maybe not that heavy, but very heavy. Having that much mass smooths the acceleration of the engine reducing vibration but limits how quickly it will accelerate with everything else being equal. "Jim" 35920... MORE
1. Advantages 2. dis-advantages 1.You know how your Spridget performs with two people aboard? OK...take one out. There you have your "increase" in terms of a lightened flywheel as it appli es to lower gear acceleration, very generally speaking, more or less. 2. Depending upon state of tune and your touch with the clutch...slightly increased clutch wear (depending upon how you drive) due to less rotational inertia o f the idling motor. IOW, you may have to "slip" the clutch a little more to get away from a stop without stalling. There are mildly lightened steel flywheels for the... MORE
FWIW, Had my flywheel lightened by a local mechanic who specializes in imports and is very familiar with British makes. For all you 1500 spridgeteers our there my guy only took out about 1 lb. of material. Told me the flywheel is pretty light as it is and any more might be counter-productive. So 1500 guys we either have better Triumph technology in our motors OR we've been screwed again. I personally like the better technology option. Rob C Webfoot Leisure.com Your Local Pool Store-On the Web rob@... 866-530-9801 toll free " robbiesg@... " 35916... MORE
Enough cat related sillyness. I have searched the archives and found nothing in regard to this subject. I remember seeing a site somewhere that provided some guidance in regard to lightening the cast iron flywheel used on "A" series engines. Does anyone know where I might find this info? Jim '73 Midget '03 VFR800 "Jim" 35903... MORE
'cause it takes a little time for the oil leaking from the running motor to drip upon the clutch lining? Or is the clutch "slipping" very slightly and the lining getting hot accordingly after a little time driving? Smell anything burning? Which are the only things I can think of 'cause the problem doesn't reveal itself initially when all is "cold" and all is apparently well 'til it's driven a while. Cap'n Bob '60 Frog "Robert E. Shlafer" 35876... MORE
It happens only after everything is fully warmed up, 20 or 30 minutes driving and is quuite pronoinced in 1st and R. Clutch is fairly new, 10K miles, no sign of opil dripping from the bellhousing. Could it be a motor/trans mount or something equally simple? "joe blxfstz" 35873... MORE
[ www.lbcarco.net ] ( Little British Car Co.) has trans listed. Midget trans are about 1200 I got this link by going to ; [www.teglerizer.com/mgstuff/mglinks.htm ] They have a list of part links and other links of interest "nwptsailor" 35860... MORE
Welcome, Jim.... rear RWA Midgets have a nice "balanced" look their square wheel-arched brothers don't share. Fr'instance, a Frogeye bonnet looks far more at home on the former as compared to the latter. A "tuned" 1380 matched with a 5 speed.... excellent!!! But more importantly, how do you feel about cats??? Cap'n Bob '60 Frog "Robert E. Shlafer" 35836... MORE
I should introduce myself. My name is Jim and I live in the great pacific northwest, near Seattle, WA, USA. I have a '73 Midget that I have owned since 1987. It has seen little use since the mid '90's for a number of reasons but it is currently in the "state" of being rebuilt (well, it has been in this state for a couple of years now). I've been accumulating parts and slowly working on my beast. I'm finishing up the suspension rebuild (poly bushings, new springs, Spax shocks in the rear, new lever shocks in the front)... MORE
Could look for a Maestro 1275 engine, yep I know its FWD and transverse.. but its not like a mini engine.. the gearbox is bolted to the end so its probably the very similar to a midget 1275 once you get past the single SU Stewart "Ford Prefect" 35827... MORE
"Did it make the job better or save you money?" Both, Bob.... Assuming decent paint/technique, the paintjob is in the bodywork/prep, not the paint. The paint won't cover lousy bodywork/prep....any imperfections will show. If not immediately, then within the first year. The actual spraying takes maybe 20 minutes, the bodywork many, many hours.. it's all in the prep. Ratio is about 1000 to 1 (more or less) depending upon how much bodywork/prep has to be done to ef fect a decent job. Cap'n Bob '60 Frog "Robert E. Shlafer" 35802... MORE
Aside from Margaret's suggestion of the Heritage certificate, you can probably find the original colour on hard-to-get-at places such as up underneath the dashboard top area, inside the transmission tunnel or inside the heater ducts in the footwells; all places that are unlikely to get repainted in a casual paint job. For the factory colour code, there's pretty much only one of each shade for any given year of manufacture, and this year can be obtained from the chassis number. There are tables of the codes available in various books, or http://www.teglerizer.com/mgcolors/ has a good visual indication of most... MORE
Hi all Need some help on where to find and what to ask for. Broke the line from the clutch m/c to slave on a '67 Midget. Seems like 5/16" standard flare. But all the ones I have found at the auto stores will not fit into the adapter piece. Is it a special fitting? metric? It does not have the British bubble flare on the tube like the brake side which made me think it was just done that way so you could fit a standard steel line and fitting. Will be thankful for any help with this..... MORE
Hi Guys, I remember reading somewhere recently about some sticky type drop cloths you can use in the garage for painting that will stick to the floor walls etc to help contain dust. Anybody know where I can get these as I cant remember where I read it :-) Thanks Duncan "Duncan Sinclair" 35778... MORE
Duncan, I know a remodeling construction guy and I noticed that when he was working on a house, he would roll out some kind of thin plastic sheet, perhaps 4 or 6 feet wide, that had a light sticky glue on one side. It would stick to carpet and floors and not slide around but not sticky enough to be a problem pulling it up after the job was cleaned up. Kept the rugs and floors from paint drops and dirt etc. The backing was about as sticky as a yellow post-it note and I think it was clear... MORE
G'day Tom The LHD and RHD Bugeye body shells are identical. All you need to convert your car are: a.. RHD steering rack b.. RHD dashboard c.. new clutch and brake lines from the master cylinder across to the right side of the car d.. new (longer) wires from the headlight dip switch across to the right side of the car And that's it. avagoodday Colin "Colin Dodds" 35747... MORE
No everything is the same. The only thing that changes is the stick position and of course which are you stick out the window :) After some practice it is quite easy to swap back and fore between LHD and RHD cars though saying that I drive the RHD on the left side of the road when in the UK. Duncan "Duncan Sinclair" 35751... MORE
Chuck...do not be mislead by compression ratios which could be had back when leaded ("manly") octanes were available . Today's unleaded "garbage" octanes require a little more thought in this di rection, assuming a cast iron head and the ignition advance curve you're probably working with, along with a "mild" cam with relatively little duration which will favor maximum "trapping" of the combustion gases in favor of the low end of the useable rpm spectrum (torque.. as in street application). With aluminum heads you can go about a point higher than with cast iron, all else being equal. Also,... MORE
Hi all,I am building a 59 bugeye with a datsun 5 speed and parts from a 72 midget.The 1275 is a smog head 72 motor and I was just wondering if anybody knows a mild street way to build this motor.I would like a mild street cam ,am planing on a header and punching the block 20 over.I have the vizards book but its a lot to digest.He says MG metro pistons work fine but thats only 8.8 to 1 cr.I think I would like to have about 10 to 1 C.R..I don't think My motor has ever been... MORE
Stephan, It could be slippage between the 2 halves of the crank pulley. There is a rubber insert between the 2 parts providing a damper for crank vibrations. It could be that this has deteriorated allowing the marks to shift in relation to the crank, whilst the timing remains the same. Guy "Guy Weller" 35695... MORE
Spence - Guess that would be me, progress has slowed due to cold weather (hard to heat the garage with a small space heater) and the holidays and all, the frame strengthening is almost finished and I'm gathering parts to begin construction on the headers & steering. I've finally removed a complete motor from a donor car, up until now I've been using a junk block and heads to fab the mounts, I hope to finish the frame rails in the next couple of weeks and get the motor & trans back in the car, I'll take a few... MORE
I just found a 58 Bug-eye project in Concord (SF East Bay-area) CA. that I thought I'd pass along. I haven't seen the car and I'm real tempted to but if I do go there'd be a big chance that I'd also bring it home=85 so I'm not going. Besides, my wife would kill me if I brought another project home. Fell free to contact Charlie via email at WELLSC@... Good luck to whoever gets this car. I have no financial interest in this deal. -Drew Drew, I got the car through a neighbor about 3-4 years ago. I... MORE
