CG,
Another thing you might want to do is go to :
http://www.mossmotors.com
and follow the directions to their catalogs and download the
midget/sprite catalog. It has a lot of exploded views of all the
parts plus helpful hints. It's pretty big and will take time to
download, so if you'd rather, send them e-mail requesting a
catalog and they'll probably send you one. Even if you don't
order anything from them it's useful info.
Harlan.
-----Original Message-----
From: dresden@tiac.net <dresden@tiac.net>
To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, September 22, 1998 8:24 PM
Subject: (a bit of a long answer)Re: what are the differences
>C G asked:
>
>>I am a new mg owner and need to know the differences of mgs. what are
>>the diffetences between mga mgb midgets and k-3. I don't want to drive
>>a long way to look at or but a parts car that is not compatable. what
>>would be a good parts car for a 74 midget k3. I am proficiant on
>>triumph gt6 but have alot to learn about mgs. in classifieds i see all
>>types of mgs are they the same bodies just different opptions? what
>>years are the same as a 74 midget? any help will be greatly
>>appreciated. thank you
>
>Dear CG,
>
>I sent you a brief reply privately, but I'm going to send something on the
>list now and hopefully other listers will contribute, as I'm not an expert
>either. Midgets are done in Mk's, that is Mk.2, or 3, or so on. (Well,
>actually not so on, because the Mk 3 was the last, but...) Is that what you
>mean by k-3? Because your '74 Midget would definitely be a Mk.3, also
>written Mk.III. However, they did change engines in '75, going to a Triumph
>1500 engine. So the common engines for your car would be any Midget (Or
>Austin Healey Sprite?) from '67 thru '74. Of course there will be some
>differences in emissions equipment, but most of it should be the same. I
>would imagine that it's also possible to fit a lot of parts from the later
>Midgets, but I'm not sure how many, the best place to ask would be on the
>Spridget list; it's like this list but deals exclusively with Midgets and
>Sprites. Stick with parts cars in the '67-'74 range and you should be a lot
>happier.
>
>Sorry, the MGA and MGB share very little in the way of parts with the
>Midget and you should ignore them as potential parts cars. (If they were
>very similar, a lot of people would have cannibalized Midgets to make A's
>and B's by now, not the other way around: PLEASE NOTE: I am not deriding
>Midgets; that is simply the reality of popular opinion).
>
>I would recommend that you get a book on Midgets, and if you have any
>specific technical questions, the Spridget list might be the best place to
>ask.
>
>I have a feeling nobody answered your post on the list because it was a
>very basic question; perhaps it is true that when answers are easily found
>elsewhere, one shouldn't ask the list, but I would like to say that I'm
>rather disappointed that nobody answered your first post, especially after
>all that talk about there being no such thing as a stupid question.
>
>Good luck with the car.
>
>Nevin
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