[Spridgets] It's been a long time

[Kevin Valentine]

Hello Robert,

Welcome back again!!!!!!

Post what you need.   If I can help, I'll send you the parts I have.

I have been buying for Moss, Victoria British and British Parts Northwest.
(Not necessarily in that order ;)

Peter C. for shocks.

I also order parts from RockAuto;

https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/mg,1970,midget,1.3l+l4,1204872

British Parts Northwest;

https://www.bpnorthwest.com/?gclid=CjwKCAiAh5_uBRA5EiwASW3Ias99WaNOqCvchelvkjRDJ_bHs4vuWvawnYYIrU4K_nJ9EJ1NUh0g_xoCmAsQAvD_BwE

Moss;

https://mossmotors.com/mg-midget-austin-healey-sprite/

Victoria British;

http://www.victoriabritish.com/icatalog/sm/t.aspx

Kevin V.
Tuscarora, Pa





On Sun, Nov 10, 2019 at 6:50 PM Robert Weeks via Spridgets <
spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I used to be on this list years ago. Haven't done much with my Midget in
> years other than watch it rust outside because we didn't have a garage and
> I had other responsibilities and projects. My oldest is 17, he'll be 18
> next month, and he loves working on cars. He's taken on my Midget as his
> project under my guidance.
>
> I have a 1970 that I bought off of Frank Carici. It's going to need a lot
> of work. The kid hopes to have it fixed up in time for his senior prom.
>
> I was wondering (without starting a war or hurting any feelings) who the
> best suppliers are these days. I'm going to be helping him out but neither
> of us has a lot of money to sink into the car. We're going to go through
> each system to get it sorted and right, but we're going to need a good deal
> of parts both mechanical and cosmetic, and we're going to need some body
> panels. I can weld and paint but this is going to be a pretty big order to
> get it ready in time and to do it on the cheap. We're not going for
> concours here. Our inspiration is going to be the cars that Frank would
> take from junkers to nice looking drivers without breaking the bank or
> spending years on.
>
> I used to be able to go to the local auto parts store and get rebuild
> calipers, and a lot of other parts but those days seem to be long gone.
> Can't even find a distributor cap and rotor there these days.
>
> Thanks in advance for your suggestions. If we can afford to make this
> happen I'll do my best to keep you all posted. I'm hoping I can get my kid
> on the list but he's not big on email ;-)
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Robert
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