Mike.
>I was with Terry Horler and Andy Smith at the SPRIDGET50, both are quite
knowledgeable about sprites and midgets.
I was querying the dating of my car because of various anomalies.
I believe it was Andy that said about the instruments and Terry didn't
contradict.
Certainly it was Andy that identified the various bodywork quirks like the
single gusset by the front suspension mounts and lack of strengthening member
from the rear axle tunnel to the rear of the trunk making it a very early 1958
car.
Terry stood by and we continued chatting as Andy ferreted about under the
bonnet and boot.
The windscreen surround is of the later 2 stud variety from around 1960,
Somebody has fitted a later more watertight version. Because the other bits
are hidden, the car appears to be a '60, and it has been re-registered as
such, but really it's a very 'early 58.
>
> If you look at the photos, the face of the instruments , the speedo and rev
counter have 'grooves' in the central silver part. The Midget Jaeger versions
were plain silver colour.
>
>If you know any more, or can point me in the correct direction I'd be
interested to know.
>
> For the moment tho' it would be nice if I could obtain a dynamo gear drive
for the rev counter if anybody out there has one spare !
>I will also try and post the photos in the photo section if unsuccessful I
will add a link.
>Rgds
>Alan
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Hi Alan,
Where did you get the info that you are quoting that the Jaeger guages were
used on Bugeyes? All of the sources that I have read or know about state
Jaeger as only being used in the "upscale" MG Midgets.
Thanks,
Mike Carpenter
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>From: Alan East-Jones <alan.east-jones@ntlworld.com>
>Sent: Aug 3, 2008 7:37 PM
>To: autox spridgets list <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Subject: [Spridgets] sprite tacho
>
>My sprite has a Jaeger mechanical drive tacho, but there is no drive gear
for
>the dynamo end. Has anyone out there who has modified to alternator who has
>the original gear drive for a dynamo going spare ?
> I'd love to have a working tacho in the car, if not I might resort to
>fitting an electrical one from a 72 midget , which all the purists will take
>delighty in telling is wrong !
> Apparantly the Jaeger mech driven tachos were only fitted to bugeyes for a
>short period of time. The rest of the instruments are also Jaeger - the
>speedo reads about 50% faster than I'm actually doing. So I don't know what
>differential is fitted . I believe the morris minor smooth case gearbox had
a
>1:1 top gear like the frogeye , so the mismatch comes from the diff I
>presume.
>Anyone ?
>alan
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