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MG Midget in distress.
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So, by the weekend then?
There is but I did not get steel in the concrete slab. It is thick enough because the guy that poured it messed up and made it 6" not 4" like I wanted. It cost him 1 1/2 yards of concrete because he was an honest guy and charged me what he quoted.
I was out of town when he poured it and I only found out about the thickness mistake because a friend was there and he told me that Johnnie had to eat the extra concrete. He said Johnnie called the concrete co cussing them for shorting him. Then my friend said look at the forms they are 6" not 4"
I have an inspection pit in the other garage so I can get under the cars easily and it is cooler in summer.
David
I was out of town when he poured it and I only found out about the thickness mistake because a friend was there and he told me that Johnnie had to eat the extra concrete. He said Johnnie called the concrete co cussing them for shorting him. Then my friend said look at the forms they are 6" not 4"
I have an inspection pit in the other garage so I can get under the cars easily and it is cooler in summer.
David
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I'm genuinely excited for you re this project, David. A labour of love...has to be
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I have restored several Midgets and have lots of bits left over to prove it! They ranged from a USA car , (I live in Spain now), to a Californian car I found on a driveway in Liverpool where it had languished for 15 years.... You will have a load of fun with this car, take your time, I usually take 6 months to go from wreck to pristine. Good luck!
So far it seems that Triumph or the PO used a random selection of metric and SAE bolts. I think it must have been Triumph as the top left and right hand bolts on the radiator shroud are SAE and the bottom pair are Metric.
I plan to remove the engine and transmission to refresh/rebuild which ever is necessary. That will make the other work in the engine bay area easier.
The smog system has been partially deleted. I need to find out what I need to do to get a good setup. The PO had installed Webbers badly so I plan to go back to the SU carbs. I picked up a pair with manifold.
Taking lots of photos.
David
I plan to remove the engine and transmission to refresh/rebuild which ever is necessary. That will make the other work in the engine bay area easier.
The smog system has been partially deleted. I need to find out what I need to do to get a good setup. The PO had installed Webbers badly so I plan to go back to the SU carbs. I picked up a pair with manifold.
Taking lots of photos.
David
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Good on you for taking this one on. Looking forward to following along on this one -- hoping for some inspiration to get working on my Bugeye
Shouldn't be any metric on there, guessing a PO used what they had. Something I liked when I did my first Bugeye, could get the nuts and bolts from the local hardware store.
Shouldn't be any metric on there, guessing a PO used what they had. Something I liked when I did my first Bugeye, could get the nuts and bolts from the local hardware store.
Making good progress.
Engine and transmission are out. I think I will get a compression tester to see where I am starting from.
The car came with an oil cooler. The hoses for the oil cooler are huge for such a small engine. You can see one that I have looped back from the inlet to the outlet to keep trash out of the system.
They make getting to things like the distributer tough.
David
Engine and transmission are out. I think I will get a compression tester to see where I am starting from.
The car came with an oil cooler. The hoses for the oil cooler are huge for such a small engine. You can see one that I have looped back from the inlet to the outlet to keep trash out of the system.
They make getting to things like the distributer tough.
David
Thank you.
Giving it a better look over the body seems in good condition rust wise. There is a bit of damage on the drivers side rear that has been bondoed up. Will dig that out and all the other patches of bondo I can find. In the boot passengers side the rear spring hanger has a small hole along the back corner. No other rust in the area that I can see at the moment. Will remove the rear spring hanger to get a better look.
Trying to get my head around what has been done to the wiring.
David
Giving it a better look over the body seems in good condition rust wise. There is a bit of damage on the drivers side rear that has been bondoed up. Will dig that out and all the other patches of bondo I can find. In the boot passengers side the rear spring hanger has a small hole along the back corner. No other rust in the area that I can see at the moment. Will remove the rear spring hanger to get a better look.
Trying to get my head around what has been done to the wiring.
David
Got the engine and transmission separated and it looks like a clutch is needed as the friction disc is worn a bit and the pressure plate pressure pad seems to have some cracking.
Spun the engine over to do a compression test. Not very good at 30, 30, 50, and 60. but the oil pressure was good at 60. I knew I was going to do an engine overhaul but was interested to see how bad it was.
Making progress on the battery shelf area.
My HF sand blast cabinet works great now since I did some mods to it. The final one being to add a blower from an old vacuum cleaner to keep the dust clear in the cabinet.
David
Spun the engine over to do a compression test. Not very good at 30, 30, 50, and 60. but the oil pressure was good at 60. I knew I was going to do an engine overhaul but was interested to see how bad it was.
Making progress on the battery shelf area.
My HF sand blast cabinet works great now since I did some mods to it. The final one being to add a blower from an old vacuum cleaner to keep the dust clear in the cabinet.
David
Thank you.
Incidentally the material is repurposed Bank storage shelving.
Some years ago a local bank donated a lot of shelving to the school where my wife is a teacher. When the school had picked out all they needed they asked if anyone wanted the remaining shelves. I jumped at it and have been repurposing them ever since.
This is what the shelf looked like when I got the Midget.
David
Incidentally the material is repurposed Bank storage shelving.
Some years ago a local bank donated a lot of shelving to the school where my wife is a teacher. When the school had picked out all they needed they asked if anyone wanted the remaining shelves. I jumped at it and have been repurposing them ever since.
This is what the shelf looked like when I got the Midget.
David