Any Mg Midget ideas

[sprintmini]

I came across an MG Midget a couple of months back.
it's now sat in my garage and I've realised it has been fitted with not just a fibreglass front but also a fibreglass rear end.
As the car will never be a show car I'm intending on not even repainting it but leaving it in the scratched crazed state.
I want to lower the car a bit and as it's currently British Racing Green I'm planning on just painting the wheels black and leaving it at that.
Does anyone have any other ideas for Midgets?

[andyborris]

Any pics? Some of the fibreglass bodied cars are very valuable....

[composimmonite]

I've had a couple of Spridgets and nice cars - even if a little small for me.
Lowering is easy. Longer U bolts and blocks on rear. Front you use longer bolts for the lower spring pan to the wishbone and spacers to lower the pan. People sometimes simply use a pile of penny washers but most MG specialists have the kits with spacers.
Is it a 1275 or a 1500 ?

[sprintmini]

I will try upload some pics, it's just a standard looking Midget the plastic body is a copy of the original so not a rare lenham or such.
It's also A series powered which I prefer.

[sprintmini]

[sprintmini]

[sprintmini]

[alolympic]

Loads of potential with this, already looks good.
Have you tried doing a Google search for 'modified MG Midget or Austin Healey Sprite'?
There are just a few matches on there......

[sprintmini]

Jan 10, 2016 11:51:07 GMT composimmonite said:

I've had a couple of Spridgets and nice cars - even if a little small for me.
Lowering is easy. Longer U bolts and blocks on rear. Front you use longer bolts for the lower spring pan to the wishbone and spacers to lower the pan. People sometimes simply use a pile of penny washers but most MG specialists have the kits with spacers.
Is it a 1275 or a 1500 ?

I'm not that well up on MG's so thanks for the info.
sounds fairly easy at the back, I will have to investigate the front to see how it's done.

[79cord]

With ro-styles I hope you are thinking of giving them a two-tone (or even three)& not all black... that would be pretty boring.
Grille NEEDS recessing?

[sprintmini]

[sprintmini]

I'm thinking along the lines of the blue one above.
Yeah the grill has been removed as it looked like it was thrown on from a distance.

[sprintmini]

I have been offered a wire wheel set including axle but it's right down on the south coast.
I like the idea of coloured wire wheels, say red or black unsure about the Rostyle wheels but may look for the earlier version of the Rostyle.

[bstardchild]

It's been done before but Honda S2000 Engine and Box would make a barking mad fun car

[goldnrust]

Jan 10, 2016 12:36:25 GMT sprintmini said:

I saw the pictures of this midget floating about the web a few weeks back, I thought it looked great. I really like how the black wires work and the sortta stripped back minimal approach to the rest of the car. Less is definitely more!

[Adambt]

Had a couple of midgets myself but didn't get much further with visuals than a predictable set of minilites. Personally I haven't seen many heavily modded ones that don't look a bit naff. I like their classic looks anyway. I focussed on engine mods and tuned up the 1275 engine, great fun to drive with a little bit more poke.

I ditched the baby twin sus in favour of a single 1 3/4 SU which made a big difference and was easier to set up, plus lightened internals, uprated cam etc, usual A-series stuff. I think a sorted midget is the most driving fun you can have below the speed limit!

[composimmonite]

Jan 10, 2016 16:19:15 GMT Adambt said:

I ditched the baby twin sus in favour of a single 1 3/4 SU which made a big difference and was easier to set up, plus lightened internals, uprated cam etc, usual A-series stuff. I think a sorted midget is the most driving fun you can have below the speed limit!

I removed the engine & box from my Austin Sprite (post Healey agreement version) before selling as new owner just wanted a rolling shell to upgrade. Got more for the rolling shell than I previously wanted for the whole car !
The 1275 & box is now in my Marlin along with a Mini LCB (it has a side exit exhaust like a Caterham, Westfield, etc) and single 44HIF MG Metro carb on water heated manifold.
www.bcmgoc.co.uk/A%20simple%20carburettor%20conversion%20for%20a%201275%20Midget%20New.pdf

[sprintmini]

Jan 10, 2016 16:19:15 GMT Adambt said:

Had a couple of midgets myself but didn't get much further with visuals than a predictable set of minilites. Personally I haven't seen many heavily modded ones that don't look a bit naff. I like their classic looks anyway. I focussed on engine mods and tuned up the 1275 engine, great fun to drive with a little bit more poke.

I ditched the baby twin sus in favour of a single 1 3/4 SU which made a big difference and was easier to set up, plus lightened internals, uprated cam etc, usual A-series stuff. I think a sorted midget is the most driving fun you can have below the speed limit!

All that seems to have been done on this, well what I can see anyway prior to stripping the engine down.
Its currently sporting a single SU on a nice manifold, LCB big bore exhaust etc etc

[mikeymk]

RWA!

Much as i like the blue one, that's money. Wires would be chrome for me, but you know, it's not my car.. The Rostyles do look great in either all-silver or their original silver/black two-tone job.

Here's black..



But you'll be surprised what a general tidy-up will do with what you have..



And a few styles i like..

[ettorebugatti]

My suggestion:
Paint the wheels yellow
Put in red seats and steering wheel
Do a black mesh grille with a lipstick red grill surround