Fantastic job. Really nicely done. I'm looking to do one myself the same as yours. How much was the initial cost of buying and restoration cost if you don't mind me asking. Currently saving so would like a ball park figure. I know that you've spent hundreds of man hrs on it. Thanks
@exminiracer87582 ай бұрын
Thanks, I bought the car off eBay for about £1300 and the total cost of the restoration came to around £7500. Hope that helps.
@dillonwild70162 ай бұрын
Yes that really does. You've got a lovely little MG there now after all your hard work. I hope you're enjoying it. Thankyou
@franszegers8472 ай бұрын
Really nice job. You can be proud of the job you have done.
@exminiracer87582 ай бұрын
Thanks for you comments
@haroldkreye87703 ай бұрын
Thanks for an informative, detailed video. Do you know what its horsepower rating is since the rebuild?
@haroldkreye87703 ай бұрын
It looks wonderful, thanks for sharing your experience.
@Gary-dh5rg4 ай бұрын
This video is just what I was looking for!
@eggybreadplease6 ай бұрын
Great to see your MG running on the road, you’ve done a fab job on it. I really like your brains over cash approach to bringing this car back to A1 condition 👍
@NatsWorkshop6 ай бұрын
Great to see another on the road hopefully mine will be there in a few years
@tarustrader6 ай бұрын
I wish there was a way to click more than a thumbs up. Well done!! Beautiful work and amazing looking result of your efforts. Keep posting. I enjoys ride along drives, hearing the engine and transmission sounds since mine doesn't run now for a few years.
@emmajacobs55756 ай бұрын
That’s looking (and sounding) great! Is the interior black or navy blue? In some shots it looks black, then others it looks like navy.
@exminiracer87586 ай бұрын
The interior is Navy. Thanks very much for your comments
@pappysgarage71MGMidget6 ай бұрын
Amazing result! I've enjoyed sharing your journey and using your videos to help with my own restoration. I have at least 2 years worth of work ahead of me so your videos will be watched repeatedly for a while yet. Thanks again and well done! Enjoy the ride!
@exminiracer87586 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot for your kind words
@MegaBuckfast6 ай бұрын
Bravo. I wish I was at that stage with mine. I’ve really enjoyed watching and re-watching all your videos. Thank you. Happy driving
@exminiracer87586 ай бұрын
Thank you very much
@marklong22486 ай бұрын
Great! Really will done!!! Been following you. I'm inspired to do a Midget or GT6 myself.
@exminiracer87586 ай бұрын
Thanks, l wanted a GT6 but chose the Midget because the initial cost of buying the project car was a lot less. Now I’ve got a bit of experience if I get the urge to do another it would be a probably a TR6. Certainly take the plunge and get started it’s great fun.
@stevesmith67426 ай бұрын
Passenger door is open 😂
@emmajacobs55756 ай бұрын
Someone once suggested to me that it’s a signal that you’re one of the funny handshake mob … 🤷♀️
@NatsWorkshop7 ай бұрын
Where did you make that panel at 3:20 I need it
@JohnSmith-tv5ep7 ай бұрын
Really coming together nicely! I would love to restore my 77 Midget, but just having a task getting the brakes and clutch cylinders operating properly so I can at least move it to another part of the garage!
@joezayas45707 ай бұрын
Great tool to teach others. Thanks
@hanskurzen8 ай бұрын
I'm still interested in buying your rotisserie. Thanks.
@hanskurzen9 ай бұрын
This is really helpful. Thank you.
@hanskurzen9 ай бұрын
Would you mind telling me what type of rotisserie you used ?. I'll be needing one very soon for my Sprite. Thanks ,,,, John.
@exminiracer87589 ай бұрын
Got it on Ebay seller called Ade Foreman. We’re about are you as I might be selling mine soon?
@hanskurzen9 ай бұрын
@@exminiracer8758 Thank you , I'm near Glasgow but I can arrange to have it collected .
@hanskurzen9 ай бұрын
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@hanskurzen9 ай бұрын
You've done a fantastic job there. Well done.
@exminiracer87589 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!
@mrnickwhittaker11 ай бұрын
How much paint did it take? Thinned down i presume
@exminiracer875811 ай бұрын
5 litres of cellulose paint and 5 thinners
@oldbloke13511 ай бұрын
This was actually the first of your videos I saw and I thought then that looks a decent job. Now that I've watched the early videos and I've seen what you started with, I think it is a bloody miraculous job!
@exminiracer875811 ай бұрын
thanks for a great comment, makes all the hard work worthwhile
@calvinbergenstein7760 Жыл бұрын
Could you please tell me what camshaft you installed? I’m at this stage now and your video is very useful.
@kickashin8607 Жыл бұрын
thanks for me very clear with your dirictions. you been a huge help to me. I have a midget with a lot of rust and um like you my skill level is not even close to yours. two thumps up.
@exminiracer8758 Жыл бұрын
Glad to help
@janzienkiewicz5295 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely fabulous video 👌really helpful thanks for doing these🙏
@exminiracer8758 Жыл бұрын
My pleasure 😊
@eggybreadplease Жыл бұрын
Great to see more content 👍
@exminiracer8758 Жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍
@ThatChrisSneedon Жыл бұрын
Just came across your video and noticed that the upper trunion where the shock arm attaches is on backwards. I made the same mistake.
@exminiracer8758 Жыл бұрын
Yes I know, thanks for pointing it out. I'm told every one makes that mistake once. I did correct myself at the end of the video.
@emmajacobs5575 Жыл бұрын
I think everyone with a Sprite or Midget has done that!
@stiigweiss5008 Жыл бұрын
👍
@nearlythere9443 Жыл бұрын
You should be very pleased with your work, those panel gaps are better than original!
@exminiracer8758 Жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot
@OscarGarcia-sk8px Жыл бұрын
Is that gearbox what we call a "rib cage" gearbox?
@exminiracer8758 Жыл бұрын
Yes it is
@haroldkreye8770 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely outstanding.
@exminiracer8758 Жыл бұрын
many thanks
@stevehill5637 Жыл бұрын
Lovely work of art. I'm playing with Midgets myself, experimenting with rear-end and transmission combinations for something I can take on the motorway, and not get squished, like a bug. There is an adapter available (rivergate5speed) that allows a Datsun 210 5-speed transmission to be fitted. Very worthwhile upgrade, I think. ...not that there is anything wrong with a stock 4-speed. I have a couple of these on the bench, and am now inspired by your video to eventually open them up and have a look. Thank you!
@exminiracer8758 Жыл бұрын
Thankyou for your comments. good luck with the rebuilds
@tonygray4811 Жыл бұрын
Great job!
@exminiracer8758 Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@MegaBuckfast Жыл бұрын
Brilliant job. I’ve got to say, I’m very envious of where you’re at with your restoration. I’m still early on in the rust removal stage with my midget. Keep up the great work. 👍🏻
@exminiracer8758 Жыл бұрын
It’s taken me 3 years to get here I remember where your at and it seemed to be endless but I just took one job at a time. I also swapped the jobs around, a bit of rusty metalwork and then a break on renovating something mechanical, so I didn’t get too bored and bogged down. Now I get excited every time I walk in the garage. Hopefully be on the road this year
@MegaBuckfast Жыл бұрын
@@exminiracer8758 Brilliant. Just one question, where did you learn you skills in making your own panels? Some of the curvy panels you’ve made are pretty impressive I’ve got to say. What kind of tools do you use?
@stevehill5637 Жыл бұрын
Great car! Love it. I suggest a Datsun 210 5-speed transmission with a Rivergate adapter kit. Fits like a glove. Lots of info on this upgrade on the MG Experience forum.
@exminiracer8758 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comments and a great suggestion but for me I want to keep the car original with only a couple of period accessories
@tonygray4811 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant job! What sort of paint did you put on?
@exminiracer8758 Жыл бұрын
Thanks, I used BLMC Harvest Gold Cellulose paint from Jawel Paints on Ebay. Great company very helpful staff.
@tonygray4811 Жыл бұрын
@@exminiracer8758 Great, thanks for the info.
@markhealy9361 Жыл бұрын
Fabulous job! Well done.
@exminiracer8758 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Mark
@marklong2248 Жыл бұрын
Well done, Sir! That is looking really good. I would have liked to see how & where you did the spraying. Something I would like to have a crack at.
@exminiracer8758 Жыл бұрын
Many thanks. I sprayed the car in the garage over a few warm days last October, its taken a while for me to get around to making and posting the video. I did no special pre to the garage I just swept the floor and drained the compressor of water, I didn't have an extractor fan so I raised the roller shutter a couple of inches and opened the back door. I then wiped the body down with panel prep and a tac rag and sprayed. I allowed about 20 - 30 mins between coats. As I said in the video the LVLP gun was fantastic, once I had set it up, it applied the paint in a very controlled way, with almost no overspray. Spraying the car was something that I was very apprehensive about, but I really wanted to be able to say that I had done every thing myself, so I had to try doing it. I am so pleased I did. It was never going to be a 3 to 4K professional job, but I've achieved a very acceptable finish and I'm over the moon with the result. All I can say is go for it !!
@eggybreadplease Жыл бұрын
Great to see engine work and you posting up content. Happy New Year 🥳
@exminiracer8758 Жыл бұрын
Thanks, you too!
@NatsWorkshop Жыл бұрын
I can’t seem to find this anywhere did it come pre assembled or did you have to do it yourself?
@exminiracer8758 Жыл бұрын
I got it from Ashley Hinton Panels he’s on eBay and a great guy
@eggybreadplease Жыл бұрын
Hi exminiracer, how is your MG coming along? I do not mean to pester you into more videos, just interested to hear how it’s progressing 👍 Have you got back onto the panel work or have you kept on the the mechanicals?
@exminiracer8758 Жыл бұрын
Been doing a house extension so car was on the back burner but I have a couple of videos coming out soon and I’m back on it
@eggybreadplease Жыл бұрын
@@exminiracer8758 fingers crossed the house extension went well. I look forward to seeing the videos 👍
@hanskurzen Жыл бұрын
What rotisserie did you use please ?.
@hanskurzen2 жыл бұрын
I have watched some of your videos and I find them very inspiring. You have done a wonderful job. I have an A.H. Sprite in a very similar condition as yours. Even same the colour. I'm at the early stages of the stripdown and I hope you do not mind answering a few questions. What make/type of rotisserie and welding machine did you use ?. Also I think I heard you saying you used 1.5mm metal to repair a panel. Did you use this thickness on all the repairs ?. Thank you for posting the videos. They are a great help to me. Best regards,,,,John.
@cluelessmgmidgetrestoratio69902 жыл бұрын
Hi on one of your videos you said you were going to do the rear quarter repair on the front of the wheel arch have you done it as I'm about to tackle it on my midget. Thanks and great work
@hevray12 жыл бұрын
Goodness me, there is a lot of elbow grease and Solvol Autosol gone into bringing those carbs back to better than new condition! Great result, well done!
@eggybreadplease2 жыл бұрын
Those carburettors look smashing, that was some serious wear on the spindles, thanks for sharing 👍
@exminiracer87582 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comments. I'm very pleased with the way they cleaned up. Thankfully all the wear was on the brass spindle and not the carb body.
@ntsecrets2 жыл бұрын
Nice video! Have you ever had to replace the seal on the lever arm itself? Is that something a regular guy can do or does it require special tools?
@jonathanvalentine13252 жыл бұрын
𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚖𝚘𝚜𝚖 ✋
@AndrewLale2 жыл бұрын
So… you don’t show any of the interesting stuff… you didn't show any of the cutting out or welding.
@mundanestuff2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate these videos, very educational! looks nothing like the master cylinders I have on my Sprites or the Midget but I'll bet inside they do. Yours look really good now and when you reinstall them, they'll be all fresh, like your dampeners
@exminiracer87582 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comments , can’t wait to start putting it all back together. Just got the small job of painting the body to do first.