Subject: [Spridgets] Hi and info request

From: Karl Vacek via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 12:37:10 -0500

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Hi

I was on this list in the mid-2000's, but have been away from the list for
at least 10 years.

In 2006 my wife was fondly reminiscing about the 64 MIdget I'd bought for
her in 74 when we were first married.  eBay to the rescue - we 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.  Extremely rust
free - actually lots of still-shiny threads on things I've taken apart.  A
treat to work on, other than the fact that I didn't 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 - starting with a TR3 in1965.  But it just
doesn't fit in the car well.

After I'd renewed hydraulics, brakes, fuel system, etc. she was excited for
a while and drove it all summer, but after a few years she just didn't drive
it much it came out less and less till in 2016 (I think) we 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 dollars I put
into the car.

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't been
a Moss fan since Al Moss sold out - used to be a great place to get real TC
parts when that's all they sold).  Now they seem to be the only game in
town, and many of the bad new rubber came from them.  Further, they don't
even list some of it any more.  Rimmer has some stuff too, and the MGOC
lists lots of parts, but I don't know anything about them except the
assumption that they would have good quality.

Who can I trust?  Where can I get quality parts nowadays?

Thanks!
Karl

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class=3DMsoNormal>Hi<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>I was on this =
list in the mid-2000&#8217;s, but have been away from the list for at =
least 10 years.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>In 2006 my =
wife was fondly reminiscing about the 64 MIdget I&#8217;d bought for her =
in 74 when we were first married.&nbsp; eBay to the rescue &#8211; we =
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.&nbsp; Extremely rust free &#8211; actually lots of still-shiny =
threads on things I&#8217;ve taken apart.&nbsp; A treat to work on, =
other than the fact that I didn&#8217;t realize till we bought it that =
Leyland had dropped the BMC engine and shoehorned a Spitfire engine into =
it.&nbsp; I wa always a TR guy &#8211; starting with a TR3 in1965.&nbsp; =
But it just doesn&#8217;t fit in the car well.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>After =
I&#8217;d renewed hydraulics, brakes, fuel system, etc. she was excited =
for a while and drove it all summer, but after a few years she just =
didn&#8217;t drive it much it came out less and less till in 2016 (I =
think) we just put it away.&nbsp; 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 dollars I put into the car.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>So much of =
the suspension rubber that I put on in 2006-7 has now split and =
deteriorated.&nbsp; Back then there were choices in parts dealers (I =
haven&#8217;t been a Moss fan since Al Moss sold out &#8211; used to be =
a great place to get real TC parts when that&#8217;s all they =
sold).&nbsp; Now they seem to be the only game in town, and many of the =
bad new rubber came from them.&nbsp; Further, they don&#8217;t even list =
some of it any more.&nbsp; Rimmer has some stuff too, and the MGOC lists =
lots of parts, but I don&#8217;t know anything about them except the =
assumption that they would have good quality.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Who can I =
trust?&nbsp; Where can I get quality parts nowadays?<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Thanks!<br>Karl<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p =
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From: Ron Soave via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 13:46:46 -0500

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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 <[email-masked]=
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.
> =20
> 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
> =20
> =20
> =20
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Yes, much comes from the same place &nbsp;T=
hat said, I use:<div><br></div><div>British Parts Northwest<div>7Enterprises=
</div><div>Minispares UK</div><div>Rimmer Brothers&nbsp;</div><div>APT</div>=
<div>MED engineering (UK)</div><div><br>Hope that helps -&nbsp;<br><div dir=3D=
"ltr">Ron Soave</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On May 1=
7, 2022, at 12:40 PM, Karl Vacek via Spridgets &lt;[email-masked]&=
gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"l=
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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>&nbsp;</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.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; Extremely rust free =E2=80=93 actually lots of still-shiny threads o=
n things I=E2=80=99ve taken apart.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; I wa always a=
 TR guy =E2=80=93 starting with a TR3 in1965.&nbsp; But it just doesn=E2=80=99=
t fit in the car well.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</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.&nbsp; 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>&nbsp;</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).&nbsp; Now they seem to be t=
he only game in town, and many of the bad new rubber came from them.&nbsp; Fu=
rther, they don=E2=80=99t even list some of it any more.&nbsp; 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>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNorma=
l">Who can I trust?&nbsp; Where can I get quality parts nowadays?<o:p></o:p>=
</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Thank=
s!<br>Karl<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p clas=
s=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p=
></p></div><span>------------------------</span><br><span></span><br><span>s=
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