Charles,
Regarding the floor pans, any osphoric acid based product will work fine on
your floor pans-it eats the rust permanently. As for draining gas and
rebuilding the carbs, also purge the brake lines and rebuild cylinders if the
car has been sitting for several years.
Good Luck!
Andy
On Sun, 05 March 2000, Charles Markham wrote:
>
> Hi All,
> Some of you may remember me asking for towing tips a while back. Well I
> picked up the car last night and all went well- it is in my driveway! I
> am sure I am going to have alot of fun. I ended up using a flatbed
> trailer and it all worked very well. Of course I have alot of questions!
> I don't know where to start.. The cars body is in very good shape. The
> rest needs some attention. The PO has done some work and some is half
> done.
> Here goes:
> The top is shot...Do I just replace the canvas part or the whole thing
> including all the metal parts. Who has the best quality and price?
>
> Tires- Should I just use 145 sr 13's like the ones that are on there?
> Can any tire person put them on the spoked wheels?
>
> The floorpans. These are in really good shape but have a little surface
> rust. Has anyone used any of the Eastwoods type treatments that stop the
> rust and seal them?Or maybe I should drag out the sandblaster...I just
> thought that would make quite a mess.
>
> Interior- should I buy one of the kits? It is all kind of hammered...
>
> The car has been sitting a couple years so I guess I will need to dump
> all the gas, rebuild the carbs and maybe you guys can add to this
> list....
>
> Thanks All!!
> I will be updating my photos real soon!
> Charles Markham
> 1966 MG Midget
> http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=211387&a=1750871
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