| Gallery, Projects and General > Project Logs |
| My project fleabay Midget!! |
| << < (5/8) > >> |
| johnbaz:
Ralph I've not actually been out in it yet (no MOT etc when i got it from the bay!) As far as i know, it's not been upgraded for unleaded but i've been told that if you run it on unleaded, it'll probably be around 20,000 miles before any damage is evident, i have a spare engine in the garage so i suppose i could strip the jhead from that and get the hardened seats/ new valves fitted... David- i had my heart set on a BGT until i saw two early chome bumpered midgets come down our road, they had the tops down and two fairly elderly gents and their wives were in them (flat caps and handlebar moustaches!!- that was just the women :ddb: ) They were bright red and gorgeous so, it had to be a midegt then :thumbup: Your was a beauty :bow: Dean- i think that back in the 70's there were loads of strikes so the car companies bought in whatever they could from wherever they could get it, much of the steel was low grade apparently, the old Vauxhall vivas were notoriously bad for rusting, many of the cars from back then suffered from the dread tinworm :bang: BTW, i've already had a problem with the rubbish electrical system, one of the contacts on the ignition switch fell off for some reason, the car would start and only keep running whils the key was in the start position, let go and it stopped :scratch: It was sorted very quickly once i asked on the MG forum (they know every problem related to Midgets on there so there's no need to start testing everything :thumbup: ) Cheers, John :beer: |
| HS93:
For you chaps in the USA you can get NEW shells for most MG's http://www.bmh-ltd.com/mgb.htm http://www.bmh-ltd.com/midgetshell.htm far quicker than welding (if you cannot weld like me) so buy a scrap tatty one and re shell .. Peter |
| Brass_Machine:
--- Quote from: johnbaz on November 07, 2010, 04:15:39 PM ---... (flat caps and handlebar moustaches!!- that was just the women :ddb: ) --- End quote --- See? That's the problem... If I were to get the things that I enjoy (the cars, motorcycles etc...), I would end up with a large handle bar 'stache with a tweed jacket (plus appropriate elbow patches), hat and pipe! Eric |
| johnbaz:
--- Quote from: Brass_Machine on November 07, 2010, 04:26:38 PM --- --- Quote from: johnbaz on November 07, 2010, 04:15:39 PM ---... (flat caps and handlebar moustaches!!- that was just the women :ddb: ) --- End quote --- See? That's the problem... If I were to get the things that I enjoy (the cars, motorcycles etc...), I would end up with a large handle bar 'stache with a tweed jacket (plus appropriate elbow patches), hat and pipe! Eric --- End quote --- Eric- it's been a bit chilly here in Sheffield today so scarves would be an essential too!!! I think i'll get the hardtop re-painted, cut new windows from some 3mm perspex (acrylic sheet) that i have and buy some new rubber seals to set them in until i get a new softop for it, i quiet like the Midgets' i've seen with hartops fitted!! It's in a bit of a mess at the moment but i have all the fixing brackets and nuts/screws to fit it, i reckon it will paint up lovely!!! The old acrylic windows actually will polish up like new with metal polish (i used Brasso!!), here's the difference that 10 minutes of polishing can do!! The one on the left is the polished one (a bit obvious really :wave: ) John :beer: |
| Brass_Machine:
Nice clean up on the acrylic. Hard tops aren't bad. Much nicer in the winter than the cloth stuff... If you are like me, then it will get driven in the winter :) Eric |
| Navigation |
| Message Index |
| Next page |
| Previous page |