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#494115 - 08/26/08 07:03 PM VOILA!! '63 Midget Engine's In
tony barnhill Silver Member Great Pumpkin Registered: 11/16/02 Posts: 21719 Loc: Gurley, Alabama, USA	My friend Rik Holman came over right after lunch & we spent the afternoon hooking up all the final small items & then stuffing the engine in.....it went real easy, about 2 hours for the actual installation. After we called Jack & he explained the motor mount trick, things went even more smoothly (attach the diver-side mount to the engine with the mount bracket in the car...take the passenger mount bracket out of the car & attach the motor mount to it....install the transmission mount to the body using the long bolts before messing with the engine mounts...then, drop the driver-side motor mount in its mount bracket & start the nut...then install the passenger mount/bracket assembly...BINGO!) ....& one of the best tips I've gotten off this site is the water pipe foam insulation tip (cover the edge of the battery shelf with a piece, put a piece over the edge of the slam panel & the 2 small radiator panels on either side of it) We didn't scratch a thing!! & the driveshaft slid right in!! Rik's the Midget Man!! Now, I start hooking things up & install all the hang-on's!! WOO HOO!! Attachments Edited by tony barnhill (08/26/08 08:31 PM) Edit Reason: Changed to a much clearer photo. _________________________ Tony "theAutoist" Barnhill SUPPORTING VENDOR
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#494128 - 08/26/08 07:45 PM Re: VOILA!! '63 Midget Engine's In [Re: tony barnhill]
jlaird Bronze Member Great Pumpkin Registered: 11/13/05 Posts: 17646 Loc: Niceville FL	Really looking great. wow. _________________________ Jack Laird Retired USAF AN5L 24515, Eng. 9C-U-H 16218, Apr. 1959 "Miss Agatha" On the road again and smiling. We were there, Lake of the Ozarks, 2008!!
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#494130 - 08/26/08 07:48 PM Re: VOILA!! '63 Midget Engine's In [Re: tony barnhill]
drooartz Gold Member Yoda Registered: 03/11/05 Posts: 4406 Loc: Utah, USA	Fantastic, Tony (and Rik)! You're going to have a good time with that little car once it's all done. We'll make you a Spridgeteer yet. _________________________ Drew Frink -- http://www.drooartz.com 1959 AH Sprite AN5L27843 -- Tunebug 2007 Triumph Bonneville 2009 Honda Fit Sport Follow my winter progress on the Tunebug: http://www.drooartz.com/index.php?page=61
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#494131 - 08/26/08 07:54 PM Re: VOILA!! '63 Midget Engine's In [Re: drooartz]
Baz Platinum Member Yoda Registered: 07/01/06 Posts: 3607 Loc: Springfield, Illinois	Good on ya both! Waiting for the 'Vroooom' post! _________________________
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#494132 - 08/26/08 08:02 PM Re: VOILA!! '63 Midget Engine's In [Re: Baz]
ecurie_ecosse Silver Member Jedi Knight Registered: 04/13/06 Posts: 1306 Loc: louisiana	Aren't we all,Barry? Nice looking engine bay,looks better without that guy sitting in there. Stuart.
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#494153 - 08/26/08 09:10 PM Re: VOILA!! '63 Midget Engine's In [Re: tony barnhill]
58Custom Jedi Hopeful Registered: 04/17/08 Posts: 189 Loc: SoCal	Hazzah!! Excellent job and good news! can't wait to see more pix. Man, the engine compartment of a restored Midget is so pretty. Everything is so easy to see, what little of it there is. _________________________ Tom Crocker ____________________ 1969 MG Midget (New!) 1968 Mercury Cougar 1958 Ford Custom 300 1970 Honda CT90
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#494154 - 08/26/08 09:12 PM Re: VOILA!! '63 Midget Engine's In [Re: 58Custom]
tony barnhill Silver Member Great Pumpkin Registered: 11/16/02 Posts: 21719 Loc: Gurley, Alabama, USA	Originally Posted By: 58Custom ...what little of it there is. hehehehe....wait'll I install the generator & carbs & radiator! _________________________ Tony "theAutoist" Barnhill SUPPORTING VENDOR
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#494185 - 08/26/08 11:41 PM Re: VOILA!! '63 Midget Engine's In [Re: tony barnhill]
tosoutherncars Jedi Knight Registered: 01/01/07 Posts: 1120 Loc: Ottawa, Ontario	Originally Posted By: tony barnhill hehehehe....wait'll I install the generator & carbs & radiator! Generator, Tony? You're really going concours on this one? _________________________ -Duncan, Ottawa '78 Midget 1500 "Milo" '77 VW Rabbit "Gertie" Craigslist Seller - "In my opinion it's in good condition. I'll say this for the car, it is overall fairly solid by my standards, based on seeing other rusted out cars."
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#494255 - 08/27/08 09:03 AM Re: VOILA!! '63 Midget Engine's In [Re: tosoutherncars]
bugimike Silver Member Yoda Registered: 11/15/03 Posts: 7138 Loc: S.E. Fla.	The most telling (and I'm sure, satisfying!) part is NO scratches !!! Nicely done!!! Looks SWEET!! Edited by bugimike (08/27/08 09:04 AM) _________________________ Mike 59 Bugeye "Ol' Bug-I" 69 Sprite "Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." Will Rogers
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#494341 - 08/27/08 12:37 PM Re: VOILA!! '63 Midget Engine's In [Re: bugimike]
DrEntropy Great Pumpkin Registered: 09/15/05 Posts: 20646 Loc: Elsinore, DK	Stunning, Tee!!! Very impressive. And if any a' youse-guys are interested: those long floaty thingies called "pool noodles" work as well or better than pipe insulation for edge protection. _________________________ '64 MGB '67 Lotus Elan S-3 DHC '69 Lotus Elan +2 '78 Alfa Romeo Spider-current Daily: O=\/=O '84 300D Turbo:"Diesela"-SWMBO's Daily: OO\|#\|OO '66 Alfa Romeo GT - Upscale Yard Art: Oo=\/=oO Support bacteria. They're the only culture some people have.
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#494356 - 08/27/08 01:35 PM Re: VOILA!! '63 Midget Engine's In [Re: DrEntropy]
RocknTommy Senior Member Registered: 02/13/07 Posts: 77 Loc: PA	Sure is nice and clean. You must be very excited! _________________________ 1975 MG Midget 1985 300ZX 1992 Volvo 740 Wagon
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#494369 - 08/27/08 02:09 PM Re: VOILA!! '63 Midget Engine's In [Re: tosoutherncars]
tony barnhill Silver Member Great Pumpkin Registered: 11/16/02 Posts: 21719 Loc: Gurley, Alabama, USA	Originally Posted By: tosoutherncars Originally Posted By: tony barnhill hehehehe....wait'll I install the generator & carbs & radiator! Generator, Tony? You're really going concours on this one? Yep, generator - its rebuilt & ready to install! _________________________ Tony "theAutoist" Barnhill SUPPORTING VENDOR
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#494381 - 08/27/08 02:47 PM Re: VOILA!! '63 Midget Engine's In [Re: tony barnhill]
GeeBee1 Jedi Warrior Registered: 05/16/08 Posts: 421 Loc: Auckland	Very Nice Tony _________________________ Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground
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#494440 - 08/27/08 05:19 PM Re: VOILA!! '63 Midget Engine's In [Re: GeeBee1]
HAN8L1965 Silver Member Jedi Trainee Registered: 01/07/06 Posts: 233 Loc: Ohio, Lewis Center	Absoutley excellent! Mark
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#494608 - 08/27/08 10:56 PM Re: VOILA!! '63 Midget Engine's In [Re: HAN8L1965]
Rik Senior Member Registered: 01/14/08 Posts: 80 Loc: Madison, Al	Tony, Hopefully your ceramic coated exhaust manifold will be ready for pickup Friday. Rik
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