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MG Midget and Sprite Technical - disc back plates

Hi all , i am going to fit midget disc braking to an A35 that i am restoring , ( i aim to have a midget with a roof)sort of? as i have an MGA without one for the summer! do you still bother with the stone guard back plates or not ?? any tips on this conversion ,also have midget rear back plates, will the standard M/cylinder be man enough???
Cheers Colin
colin daly

Colin, I'm happily driving around without back plates for quite a while now, no problems so far.
Alex G Matla

Ditched mine 20 years ago and neve had a problem!!
l snowdon

ditch the back plates never seen anny use for them
what bore and throw is you MC?
Onno Könemann

hi onno,the M/C is standard A 35 , still on the car & appears to be working & operating the rear rod /hdraulic rears, is this the same as the first Sprite? my car is 1958 - 950cc,you have confirmed my thoughts on the back plates , i find on the MGA you are often picking up stones, not good.
Cheers Colin
colin daly

This thread was discussed between 10/09/2009 and 11/09/2009

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