Mg midget and mgb parts shared ?
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although the Spridgets look very much the same throughout the years there are very many variations of parts over the years
save the parts until you get your Spridget
when, or better still before, you get a Spridget get a copy of the relevant Driver's Handbook as it'll tell you so much and if you read it and refer to it you'll know more than most Spridget owners even very long term owners
you can also get a paper copy of the original factory Parts Catalogue and factory Workshop Manual or all three on the less convenient DVD
Driver's Handbooks for prevention (and workshop manuals for repairs)
Driver's Handbook - http://www.mgocshop.co.uk/catalog/Online_Catalogue...
Parts Catalogues - http://www.mgocshop.co.uk/catalog/Online_Catalogue...
Workshop Manual - http://www.mgocshop.co.uk/catalog/Workshop_Manuals...
DVD with all three on - http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/Item--i-GRID012000
save the parts until you get your Spridget
when, or better still before, you get a Spridget get a copy of the relevant Driver's Handbook as it'll tell you so much and if you read it and refer to it you'll know more than most Spridget owners even very long term owners
you can also get a paper copy of the original factory Parts Catalogue and factory Workshop Manual or all three on the less convenient DVD
Driver's Handbooks for prevention (and workshop manuals for repairs)
Driver's Handbook - http://www.mgocshop.co.uk/catalog/Online_Catalogue...
Parts Catalogues - http://www.mgocshop.co.uk/catalog/Online_Catalogue...
Workshop Manual - http://www.mgocshop.co.uk/catalog/Workshop_Manuals...
DVD with all three on - http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/Item--i-GRID012000
Good tip to get the Moss catalogues. They send them out free or you can do it online.
However it depends what sort of parts you have and how many. When I helped clear my grandfather's garages there were parts for at least five different models of MG and between my mum and I we ebayed all of it. It took too long to sort and a lot of it wasn't worth much or was still available from the owners club or Moss.
Apart from all the boxes of used spark plugs and blown bulbs... We binned them!
However it depends what sort of parts you have and how many. When I helped clear my grandfather's garages there were parts for at least five different models of MG and between my mum and I we ebayed all of it. It took too long to sort and a lot of it wasn't worth much or was still available from the owners club or Moss.
Apart from all the boxes of used spark plugs and blown bulbs... We binned them!
any info including from the web and forums (including and often especially mine) needs checking and cross referencing with other (reliable) sources, preferably two others
all databases have errors and suppliers catalogues often copy errors or contradict other suppliers catalogues and then you have equivalent replacement parts change of part numbers
the T*ss catalogue I can tell you for certain has errors and if you order the wrong part because of their cataloguing errors and even if you have exchanged a dozen or more emails with them before ordering the part the fault will be yours not T*ss or their 'er' managers
yes they do have downloadable pdf catalogues but bear in mind the need to cross reference
as has been said some original parts are worth saving, not electrical parts now as if you buy from the right places (not always the usual suppliers) they are fine - many rubber parts or parts with rubber in are still abysmal quality as are many newly made metal parts
as it tends to be very quiet around here, especially on Spridgets I'd suggest visiting the MG BBS Midget and Sprite forms and Archives for detailed info on Spridgets - http://www2.mg-cars.org.uk/cgi-bin/gen5?runprog=mg...
still relevant in principle is Paul's excellent MGB web site, mgb-stuff - http://www.mgb-stuff.org.uk/hometext.htm
and the excellent 200+ John Twist videos - http://www.youtube.com/user/Universitymotorsltd#g/...
all databases have errors and suppliers catalogues often copy errors or contradict other suppliers catalogues and then you have equivalent replacement parts change of part numbers
the T*ss catalogue I can tell you for certain has errors and if you order the wrong part because of their cataloguing errors and even if you have exchanged a dozen or more emails with them before ordering the part the fault will be yours not T*ss or their 'er' managers
yes they do have downloadable pdf catalogues but bear in mind the need to cross reference
as has been said some original parts are worth saving, not electrical parts now as if you buy from the right places (not always the usual suppliers) they are fine - many rubber parts or parts with rubber in are still abysmal quality as are many newly made metal parts
as it tends to be very quiet around here, especially on Spridgets I'd suggest visiting the MG BBS Midget and Sprite forms and Archives for detailed info on Spridgets - http://www2.mg-cars.org.uk/cgi-bin/gen5?runprog=mg...
still relevant in principle is Paul's excellent MGB web site, mgb-stuff - http://www.mgb-stuff.org.uk/hometext.htm
and the excellent 200+ John Twist videos - http://www.youtube.com/user/Universitymotorsltd#g/...
Headlights, rear lights, rubber bumper front indicator lenses
Nuts and bolts.
Gauges to some degree.
Door catch plates.
Roadster hood catches and tonneau stick holders.
Dash switches (exception being plastic dash rubber bumper Bs which used dash switches more in common with Minis than Midgets).
That's really about it, suspension and brakes all different, engines, gearboxes, props, axles all different. Interiors all different as are all body panels.
Very little shared between the 2 cars.
Nuts and bolts.
Gauges to some degree.
Door catch plates.
Roadster hood catches and tonneau stick holders.
Dash switches (exception being plastic dash rubber bumper Bs which used dash switches more in common with Minis than Midgets).
That's really about it, suspension and brakes all different, engines, gearboxes, props, axles all different. Interiors all different as are all body panels.
Very little shared between the 2 cars.
Thanks guys that's a great amount of info
Although I have admired these cars for many years I've only got round to buying these 3 in the last year
It's a learning curve to say the least
Although I can say the best way to learn it by parting one out, you also meet a nice bunch of knowledgeable chaps in the progress !
Although I have admired these cars for many years I've only got round to buying these 3 in the last year
It's a learning curve to say the least
Although I can say the best way to learn it by parting one out, you also meet a nice bunch of knowledgeable chaps in the progress !
most/many, not all, classic car owners have little or no idea how well their cars could or should go because they don't drive them enough and/or in the way they were designed to be driven and despite what they think they don't fully service, maintain or repair them and believe that all the cars of that model are that slow, poor handling and unreliable because they've not driven a good mechanical example to know the difference
one of the worst things about classic cars is past and present owners not looking after their classics enough and/or driving their classics enough, please don't be in that group as there's already too many of them
WO,
IIRC door plates come in early and later versions on the Spridgets (I don't know about on Bs)
one of the worst things about classic cars is past and present owners not looking after their classics enough and/or driving their classics enough, please don't be in that group as there's already too many of them
WO,
IIRC door plates come in early and later versions on the Spridgets (I don't know about on Bs)
Midgets were based on the A30 / A35, whereas the B was based on the Farina designed Morris Oxford / Austin Cambridge, if I remember correctly. So, no surprise they share relatively little.
Once BL got the hang of dipping into the parts bin, they loved it though, didn't they? Marina door handles, anyone?
Once BL got the hang of dipping into the parts bin, they loved it though, didn't they? Marina door handles, anyone?
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