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KeithD Total Posts: 11 Joined: November 16, 2013	Hi I am now the proud owner of a 1966 midget. I bought the car and it had been totally stripped and body work nearly completed. Everything else came in boxes and sacks. What I was looking for is a few pictures of engine bays to show me the locations of electrical equipment etc. I am also wanting to convert the car to negative earth so looking for information on what I would require to do this. Any information would be greatly appreciated. KeithD Tags: Posted on November 17, 2013 at 2:38 AM

Petec Total Posts: 95 Joined: August 7, 2012	Re: 1966 midget rebuild Hi Keith Good to hear another car will be back on the road soon! Paste this into your browser for some advice about pos to neg earth conversion. http://www.spritespot.com/Download/Positive%20to%20Negative%20Groun... As for pictures you should find lots of good stuff on the net. I can also highly recommend Terry Horlers book, Original Sprite & Midget, which is a great source of detail relating to the cars. Regards Pete Posted on November 18, 2013 at 3:43 PM
KeithD Total Posts: 11 Joined: November 16, 2013	Re: 1966 midget rebuild Hi Pete. The info for electrics is superb. I will also be buying the book. Regards Keith Posted on November 19, 2013 at 12:03 AM
KeithD Total Posts: 11 Joined: November 16, 2013	Re: Re: 1966 midget rebuild Hi All Getting to the end of the build but having trouble with the windscreen wiper motor. Instead of changing the single speed motor i was thinking about putting a twin speed unit in its place. Any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated. Keith Posted on December 29, 2015 at 1:58 PM
Petec Total Posts: 95 Joined: August 7, 2012	Re: 1966 midget rebuild Hi Keith Happy New Year! Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Have a look at these two articles http://www.mgexp.com/phorum/read.php?3,2252269... http://vitessesteve.co.uk/LucasStuff/Triumph-2-speed-wiper-wiring... They appear to have all that you might need to fit a two speed Motor to your Midget. Do let us know if you go ahead and convert your Wipers and how you got on... Cheers PeteC Posted on January 6, 2016 at 4:05 PM
KeithD Total Posts: 11 Joined: November 16, 2013	Re: 1966 midget rebuild Hi Pete. I have purchased the twin speed wiper motor, switch and relay from Holden Vintage and Classics. Should get it installed within the next week and will let you know how its worked out. Regards Keith Posted on January 7, 2016 at 7:54 PM
KeithD Total Posts: 11 Joined: November 16, 2013	Re: 1966 midget rebuild I have completed the installation of twin speed wiper motor. The hardest part was getting the cable connectors in to the adaptor plug that fits on to the wiper motor. Feeling quite chuffed that its finished and another job out of the way. Attachments: IMG_20160109_115433_hdr.jpg Posted on January 9, 2016 at 12:02 PM
Petec Total Posts: 95 Joined: August 7, 2012	Re: 1966 midget rebuild Hi Keith That's great news, well done. Looks like you can buy the moulded Plug that fits into the two speed motor which would make the connection easier, see link below http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/Item--i-517621PLUG... The Wipers aren't the best thing on these cars but I'm sure the two speeds will help! Cheers PeteC Posted on January 11, 2016 at 9:07 AM
stevec Total Posts: 106 Joined: May 13, 2012	Re: 1966 midget rebuild Hi Keith, sounds like you are making good progress. I like the idea of 2 speed wipers having braved torrential rain at new year on the way back from an event, I would like to do the same mod. Have you had chance to try them in anger yet, and do you think the wiper speed will be in improvement? Thanks Steve Posted on January 13, 2016 at 7:39 AM
KeithD Total Posts: 11 Joined: November 16, 2013	Re: 1966 midget rebuild Hi Steve Dont have the car on the road yet so havnt tried them out in the rain. Hope to have the car tested by the beginning of February, just looking at the speed of the wiper drive boxes the change is quite substantial. I will post as soon as I have the bad misfortune of having the car out in the rain. Keith Posted on January 13, 2016 at 9:01 AM
KeithD Total Posts: 11 Joined: November 16, 2013	Re: 1966 midget rebuild Pleased to say the car is now on the road again. It was e very enjoyable rebuild. KeithD Posted on February 12, 2016 at 7:43 AM
Petec Total Posts: 95 Joined: August 7, 2012	Re: 1966 midget rebuild Hi Keith Great news! I look forward to seeing you out and about in it. How about some Pic's so we can see the result of your hard work! Well done. PeteC Posted on February 12, 2016 at 3:05 PM
KeithD Total Posts: 11 Joined: November 16, 2013	Re: 1966 midget rebuild Hi Pete I have attached a few photos. Just in the process of making a Webb site album and will put the shortcut on the site when ready. KeithD Attachments: IMG_20160213_074501_hdr.jpg IMG_20160213_074536_hdr.jpg IMG_20160213_074549_hdr.jpg IMG_20160213_074743_hdr.jpg Posted on February 13, 2016 at 7:58 AM
Petec Total Posts: 95 Joined: August 7, 2012	Re: 1966 midget rebuild Hi Keith Wow looks great too! Please submit the details for our Car of the Month feature. I'm sure we'd all like to hear more about you project! Regards PeteC Posted on February 23, 2016 at 1:27 PM
KeithD Total Posts: 11 Joined: November 16, 2013	Re: 1966 midget rebuild Hi PeteC Just in the process of elimenating some back pressure in the crank case so busy at the moment. I will send something in as soon as I get sorted. Regards KeithD Posted on March 2, 2016 at 7:26 AM
KeithD Total Posts: 11 Joined: November 16, 2013	Re: Re: 1966 midget rebuild The car is now complete. Had to have the engine rebuilt again as the company who did it before made a complete mess off it. No comeback as it had been too long a period. Will post a few pictures later Posted on April 8, 2019 at 5:24 PM

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