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| Powder Keg:
My sister used to have a Triumph Spitfire that had all 3 tops. It was a fun little car. Emphasis on little |
| PeeWee:
Looking very good, brings back memories of my restoration of a Triumph GT6 Mk3. like everyone says, small but huge on the fun side. |
| madjackghengis:
Hi Andy, it's a bit interesting seeing the wheel on the other side, but from the looks of the metal work you should have it fixed up and ready to go for that get together. As far as the unleaded and engine issue, I wouldn't worry about it at all. I have been doing engine work for forty years now, and it was a big to do over the unleaded valve seats and doing a complete job before your Harley engine blew up, but after a little bit of experience, I found valve seats and valves last about half as long as they would with leaded gas, and once they've gone bad enough to not clean up and still have proper seat height and stem clearance, new seats put in, and new valves and guides puts them right back in order, quickly and fairly inexpensively. I pay about seven or eight dollars a seat from the manufacturer, here in the colonies, not from Harley, but a company that exclusively makes seats, and a pair of valves is about fifty bucks, but that's because they're made for Harleys, and everyone knows Harley riders have cash falling out of their pockets. If you've got adjustable lifters, you will know when the seats need replacing, as the stems will have gotten rather tall, taking the head from a spare engine and having it ready is a good idea, lets you do the job when you have the time and the money, not when the engine demands it. I think the standard British sheet metal is a bit thinner than American, at least it always seemed so when I was welding it. I know that Triumph, Norton and BSA had some rough times a couple of decades ago and their quality control got to resemble Harley's for a while, so rust was pretty common. Taking off the hunking blocks of rubber was the biggest fix as far as looks, and having the choice of transmissions sounds like a real good change from my own experience. I hope you enjoy your midget as much as I enjoyed mine. I still miss it occasionally. So far you've done a nice job on getting the metal back where it belongs, it's going to look good when you've got her back inspected and all that rot, and are driving it. I'm enjoying the pictures of the rebuild. :poke: mad jack |
| andyf:
--- Quote from: madjackghengis on November 10, 2010, 11:32:02 AM ---Hi Andy, .... --- End quote --- Jack, I think that should be "Hi John". My only contribution to this thread and the Midget is the old steering wheel which will be on its way to John on the next day or two. Cheers, Andy |
| NickG:
Just found this John but glad I did! My first car was a 1977 midget 1500 - it was almost half the price (believe it or not) to insure that when I was 17 than the other offer on the table which was my grandads 1.0 litre skoda! I actually ended up driving the skoda too for a short while but that's another story! I am now thinking of getting another classic. I was thinking of changing my car for something like a porsche boxter, so a modern, quick roadster but the insurance is still so high it made me think, why not work out some costs to run a classic as well as an every day car. There are many advantages, insurance is under £200 a year with a small excess rather than around £8-900 with a £4-500 excess! If I get the right year it will be tax exempt, parts will be cheaper and I can do any work myself! I also get to keep a normal every day car. It's nice to know that there are a lot of like minded people - David, nice looking MGB GT - I really fancy a C GT. I have grown to love fast cars and think the extra poke of the C would give me enough excitement despite their faults! Peewee .. I also love GT6's, TR6's or maybe even a BGT V8 at a push. It's a different kind of enjoyment driving the older classics though, am quite excited at the prospect of looking for one soon! Great work on the Midget John, am sure I'll learn a lot by following this thread. I always wanted to remove the rubber bumpers from my midget too. I often cursed the 1500 engine too but with hindsight, it was smoother than the A-Series and I didn't realise the benefits of an 8 port head at the time but dare say it must be at least as, if not more tuneable than the a-series too? Nick |
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