Hi Andy,
The information you're looking for is in the factory service manuals as well
as the Bentley manuals. I've never tried to straighten a bent spridget, so
I don't really have any idea how close you have to be to factory specs
before it makes a difference.
Rick
'59 Sprite
Andy Weaks wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am new to the list, been lurking for a couple of weeks. I am a proud
> owner (or ownee) of a 1974 Midget that my wife and I bought for a parts
> car for her 1971. (My ability to work on the car is one of the reasons
> she married me) We drove the '71 for a while (or actually we towed it
> more than we drove it, and this should have told her something) until
> numerous maladies dictated that we park it. Meanwhile the '74 sat in the
> in-laws garage for 14 years until I decided that I would restore the '71
> and needed it for some more parts. It ended up that the '74 had much
> less rust on it so we decided to restore it instead of the '71. But it
> had been wrecked. BTW I built a two car garage just so I could work on
> the MGs.
>
> I just got the '74 off the jack stands where its been the last two years
> and on the ground (sans valance and wings) ready for the motor and found
> the extent of the misalignment of the frame is a little bit worse than I
> hoped. At my nearby body shop, the owner said that before he would take
> on the task of twisting it back in line that I would need a frame
> dimension sheet. Does anyone have a source for this information? Is the
> information even available? Does it really matter or "that look's pretty
> good" make it?
>
> Thanks
>
> Andy Weaks
>
> 1960 MGA
> 1971 Midget
> 1974 Midget
> 1986 S-15
> 1988 Trooper
> 1990 CRX
> 1998 CRV
> 2000 Tacoma
>
> and somewhere, a 1956 Chevy.
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