Hi, Richard, and welcome to the list. I installed a new interior kit from
Vicky B in my Midget. The first kit that arrived had been packed so that
some of the panels had permanently impressed themselves into the
vinyl/padding of other panels. I sent the damaged panels back, and in
return Vicky sent a complete new set of panels (therefore, I ended up with
spares). One other problem I noticed was that one of the inboard footwell
panels had apparently been manufactured with the vinyl and padding on the
wrong side of the panel. They replaced that one, too. Installation of the
entire kit, including carpet, was very easy. Everything fit just fine, but
you do have to trim the carpet pieces to make them fit over the curvature
of the rear wheelwells, and that is a bit fiddly. Oh, yes: I think the
kit came with only about half the required number of snap fasteners for the
carpet, but I was able to find what I needed elsewhere. If you are going
to glue the carpet down, that wouldn't be a problem, anyway.
Steve Byers
Havelock, NC USA
'73 Midget GAN5UD126009G "OO NINE"
"It is better to remain silent, and be thought a fool
than to speak, and remove all doubt" -- Mark Twain
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> From: TRIPPY <RTRIPLETT@FAB9.intel.com>
> To: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
> Subject: New Kid
> Date: Thursday, February 12, 1998 10:45 PM
>
> Hello,
>
> Just a quick intro to the list. I have a '74 Midget that I bought in
1995 from
> a lady who owned it since about 1989 or so. Mechnically it was in sad
shape,
> but the body was nice (no rust) and it did run, so I bought it thinking
it
> would be a cheap project. WRONG! About $5k later, I now have a very nice
> running car that has been extremely dependable for the past year or so.
I
> fitted it with a Weber DGV, Kent Cam, Mallory dual-point dizzy, a hot
coil, as
> well as the usual usual chrome valve cover and K&N chrome air filter. I
put a
> free-flow header and had a custom exhaust system put on (two glass packs,
in
> the traditional configuration) I look forward to sharing what little
knowledge
> I may have and, more importantly, getting my many questions answered.
>
> I would very much like to re-do the interior. It is need of all new
panels,
> dash, carpet, and seats from the frame up. Is the kit that Vic Brit
sells for
> $900 worth it? Has anyone installed the complete interior kit they offer
and,
> if so, does it all fit correctly? Any other kits comparable?
>
> Also, as with the majority of the listers here, my Midget leans
noticeably on
> the drivers side. I've gone through springs and shocks, are there any
spacers
> or anything similiar that can be slid in to raise the height of only one
side
> of the car?
> Thanks in advance,
> Richard
>
> '74 Fire-engine-red Midget
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