Frank,
Nice deal (steal). Are the doors just cut straight off or do they come
up to the top at the front and rear and then curve down in the middle?
I'm picturing something like a TR3 and you could still hinge them and
move the latch and striker down. Use a couple crap Bugeye fenders to
graft in a curved piece a thte top of the door pillar to blend something
back into the rear fenders. Or you could hinge them along the bottom and
let them fall outward like some of the race cars of the past. Orange
with black stripe or black with orange stripe or something crazy like
flames?
Post some pics.
Dave & Bobbie
Frank Clarici wrote:
> While checking out todays classifieds in the morning paper I saw an ad
> for a 69 MG Midget project car with many new parts.
> This ad was not there yesterday.
> So I called.
> The list of parts went on and on.
> New Minator wheels with new 175/70s on them.
> All new brakes and hydraulics.
> New A arms
> New tube shock conversion
> Fiberglass bugeye nose
> custom wood dash and steering wheel
> 3 1275s
> 1 tranny
> New clutch
> Rebuilt starter, genny, and alternator (tags still on em)
> New racing seats with new upholstry not yet installed
> Roll bar
> 2 Brooklands Aeroscreen, and they are old Brooklands!!
> 3 boxes of new bits like Bugeye front lamps, all new rubber
> and many glass beaded and painted engine parts.
>
> So I ask how much, no answer.
> I went to look and had to have this car.
> It's highly customized and done very well
> It will not have doors but a step over shorter door welded in place.
> Those are all finished but not installed.
> It does need some finish body work and paint and some assembly required.
> But sweet!!!
> Again I asked how much, he says make an offer.
> I said I have about $500 in my pocket and he says SOLD!
> Car is home, parts have been gone thru, and I got all this for the
> price of the wheels and tires which have ZERO miles on them.
> The engine needs assembly, many new parts with it but I need bearings
> and gaskets. Machine work has been done.
>
> I also now have to 1275s (no carbs) that need a new home.
> No shipping, make an offer and come take your pick.
> Now off to Ebay to see just what a pair of Brooklands aeroscreens are
> bringing :)
> I will finish this car as the seller intended, there is way too much
> custom work done to it to bring it back to a basic Midget and I
> promised the seller I would show him the finished car.
> I may do something a bit different to the doors or customize a set of
> complete doors, I'm not too keen on hopping over a 1/2 door. But the
> rest will be as he intended.
>
> Color ideas?
> I'm thinking orange and black.
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