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Yes, much comes from the same place That said, I use:
British Parts Northwest
7Enterprises
Minispares UK
Rimmer Brothers=20
APT
MED engineering (UK)
Hope that helps -=20
Ron Soave
> On May 17, 2022, at 12:40 PM, Karl Vacek via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.te=
am.net> wrote:
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> =EF=BB=BF
> Hi
> I was on this list in the mid-2000=E2=80=99s, but have been away from the l=
ist for at least 10 years.
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> In 2006 my wife was fondly reminiscing about the 64 MIdget I=E2=80=99d bou=
ght for her in 74 when we were first married. eBay to the rescue =E2=80=93 w=
e bought her a very clean, 14,000 mile 78 Midget. that had been won on Wheel=
of Fortune. One owner till it was sold to the kid who flipped it to us. Ex=
tremely rust free =E2=80=93 actually lots of still-shiny threads on things I=
=E2=80=99ve taken apart. A treat to work on, other than the fact that I did=
n=E2=80=99t realize till we bought it that Leyland had dropped the BMC engin=
e and shoehorned a Spitfire engine into it. I wa always a TR guy =E2=80=93 s=
tarting with a TR3 in1965. But it just doesn=E2=80=99t fit in the car well.=
> =20
> After I=E2=80=99d renewed hydraulics, brakes, fuel system, etc. she was ex=
cited for a while and drove it all summer, but after a few years she just di=
dn=E2=80=99t drive it much it came out less and less till in 2016 (I think) w=
e just put it away. Now, after maybe 6 years in storage, we brought it home=
, thinking that with prices up we might recoup some of the giant pile of dol=
lars I put into the car.
> =20
> So much of the suspension rubber that I put on in 2006-7 has now split and=
deteriorated. Back then there were choices in parts dealers (I haven=E2=80=
=99t been a Moss fan since Al Moss sold out =E2=80=93 used to be a great pla=
ce to get real TC parts when that=E2=80=99s all they sold). Now they seem t=
o be the only game in town, and many of the bad new rubber came from them. =
Further, they don=E2=80=99t even list some of it any more. Rimmer has some s=
tuff too, and the MGOC lists lots of parts, but I don=E2=80=99t know anythin=
g about them except the assumption that they would have good quality.
> =20
> Who can I trust? Where can I get quality parts nowadays?
> =20
> Thanks!
> Karl
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oNormal">Hi<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">I was on this list in the m=
id-2000=E2=80=99s, but have been away from the list for at least 10 years.<o=
:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNorm=
al">In 2006 my wife was fondly reminiscing about the 64 MIdget I=E2=80=99d b=
ought for her in 74 when we were first married. eBay to the rescue =E2=
=80=93 we bought her a very clean, 14,000 mile 78 Midget. that had been won o=
n Wheel of Fortune. One owner till it was sold to the kid who flipped it to u=
s. Extremely rust free =E2=80=93 actually lots of still-shiny threads o=
n things I=E2=80=99ve taken apart. A treat to work on, other than the f=
act that I didn=E2=80=99t realize till we bought it that Leyland had dropped=
the BMC engine and shoehorned a Spitfire engine into it. I wa always a=
TR guy =E2=80=93 starting with a TR3 in1965. But it just doesn=E2=80=99=
t fit in the car well.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p=
></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">After I=E2=80=99d renewed hydraulics, brakes, fu=
el system, etc. she was excited for a while and drove it all summer, but aft=
er a few years she just didn=E2=80=99t drive it much it came out less and le=
ss till in 2016 (I think) we just put it away. Now, after maybe 6 year=
s in storage, we brought it home, thinking that with prices up we might reco=
up some of the giant pile of dollars I put into the car.<o:p></o:p></p><p cl=
ass=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">So much of the=
suspension rubber that I put on in 2006-7 has now split and deteriorated.&n=
bsp; Back then there were choices in parts dealers (I haven=E2=80=99t been a=
Moss fan since Al Moss sold out =E2=80=93 used to be a great place to get r=
eal TC parts when that=E2=80=99s all they sold). Now they seem to be t=
he only game in town, and many of the bad new rubber came from them. Fu=
rther, they don=E2=80=99t even list some of it any more. Rimmer has so=
me stuff too, and the MGOC lists lots of parts, but I don=E2=80=99t know any=
thing about them except the assumption that they would have good quality.<o:=
p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNorma=
l">Who can I trust? Where can I get quality parts nowadays?<o:p></o:p>=
</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Thank=
s!<br>Karl<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p clas=
s=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p=
></p></div><span>------------------------</span><br><span></span><br><span>s=
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