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MG Midget and Sprite Technical - MG Midget technical walkthrough video

Its quite in depth, you need some knowledge of the cars to understand it all I think...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDYcR0wVddI&feature=related


Apologies if this has already been posted but I had a good chuckle.
LE 1500

Nice Webers. Those "general motor components" are cool too.

R
R J Reeves

hehe that bloke knows less about engines than me.i did like the "webber style carbs" they look quite like SUs lol. what was with the triple windscreen wiper setup at the end? do all midgets in the states have those horrible indicators on the wings?
roy judd

The sound track wasn't right where was the 1st gear whine

Mike
M J Pearson

wowza,

that's too complex for me. I'm glad he specified that there was only one reverse gear or I might have thought it was a backwards model.

James Ballard

yes Roy, triple wipers and side repeaters are standard US spec for the year. You really must obtain a copy of Horler 'the bible'...
David Smith

The sidelights on US spridgets are marker lights, not indicators (they don't blink)... just fyi...
Chris Edwards

USA Federal Gummint ruled that wipers had to "wipe" a minimum percentage of the windscreen area. MG Midget went to 3 wipers to comply. Interestingly, Datsun's solution for the 1968 model year and onwards 1600 Roadster was to raise the height of the windshield and, I presume, lengthen the wipers to comply. This is (one reason) why the pre-1968 1600's fetch more money.

Richard
R J Reeves

What a rough engine tune, I've heard tractors that sound better than that.
Brad (Sprite IV 1380)

wohaaa
that realy was fun
was that an advertisment?!

love the blinker just staying on
Onno Könemann

& the NS suspension grounding out.
Brad (Sprite IV 1380)

MG wasn't the only marque to go with triple wipers in the US. I think Jaguar did too, with the E-type.

-:G:-
Gryf Ketcherside

Yup, 3 tiny wipers on Midget, Jag E-type, and FJ Cruiser.

":o)


Norm
Norm Kerr

2 wipers wipe more of the screen with a motor drive cog that gives them more sweep... (than the standard cog). No-one tell the feds that?
Daniel Thirteen-Twelve

Personally, I like my 3 wipers... one of the first things admirers comment on. :)
Chris Edwards

This thread was discussed on 13/04/2010

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