Tony, aw shucks, I thought it was 'de FEET' that builds character! At least the little MGA has character already built in it.
Andy, I have the same problem in my 1976 jeep CJ5. The floor boards and firewall would literally get so hot it would burn your hands, thanks to the catalytic converter located right under my feet. I ended up putting this fiberglass aluminum foil 'space age' material underneath my floorboards and installed carpet as well. Those 2 items helped quite a bit, however I still need to deal with the firewall someday. Of course in the jeep with the soft top installed it is sometimes frustrating because the door windows have to be zipped all of the way up or all the way down, otherwise the window flops outside. So when the window is up it gets too hot, whe the window is down its too cold. I too wish I had extra ventilation in my jeep similar to the ones used in the old Toyota LandCruiser. Those are opened by kicking the vents open with your foot.
Anyways, I guess this MGA is going to need a little more yankee ingenuity afterall!
Andy, I have the same problem in my 1976 jeep CJ5. The floor boards and firewall would literally get so hot it would burn your hands, thanks to the catalytic converter located right under my feet. I ended up putting this fiberglass aluminum foil 'space age' material underneath my floorboards and installed carpet as well. Those 2 items helped quite a bit, however I still need to deal with the firewall someday. Of course in the jeep with the soft top installed it is sometimes frustrating because the door windows have to be zipped all of the way up or all the way down, otherwise the window flops outside. So when the window is up it gets too hot, whe the window is down its too cold. I too wish I had extra ventilation in my jeep similar to the ones used in the old Toyota LandCruiser. Those are opened by kicking the vents open with your foot.
Anyways, I guess this MGA is going to need a little more yankee ingenuity afterall!