HRH Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Well, you buy your first non-Datsun in a looooong time. :) It called out to me. 1964/65 MG Midget It does have the front wings and bonnet, just didn't get to picking them up yet. Going to make a few more parts runs to the guy's place. 3 Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Shoulda got a Toyota. 3 Quote Link to comment
HRH Posted July 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 I KEEELL YOUUUU!!!!! :D 1 Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 You're fucked. Start selling everything now to afford the smallest of bits for it. Plans? L motor? 3 Quote Link to comment
HRH Posted July 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 A15 to start perhaps, maybe an L. A15 is a lot easier to fit. OR, maybe a Hayabusa motor. ;) I don't know. It's going to sit for a bit now, not in a hurry to work on it. It will provide the motivation to clean out the back side of my garage so it can fit inside this winter. Then again, might just tarp it. I don't know. Oh, and all the pieces are there, they're just disassembled. Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Step one, sell it to some poor sap to dump his money into Step two??? Step three profit. 3 Quote Link to comment
KoHeartsGPA Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Flip that thing and find a roadster or dime, bro, that thing is gonna drain your pocket, I have a friend that built one. Quote Link to comment
Datsunawi Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Hahaha, you did it. Congrats! And nice wheel covers on the trailer :rofl: ... 1 Quote Link to comment
ericsb210 Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Awesome, have fun...have always liked the MG Midgets. Ps. At first I typed the above sentence without "MG", then I remembered I was on ratsun. 2 Quote Link to comment
shacks510 Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Put a B series MG motor in it so you can buy my REAL SU's :) I'll give you a 1% Ratsun discount lol Quote Link to comment
LenRobertson Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 "It does have the front wings and bonnet...". You are already getting the lingo down. Now you need a set of spanners to carry in the boot! I recently ran across a YouTube interview with Patrick McGoohan on his series "The Prisoner", so my current dream car is a Lotus 7. Hence I support your buying a Brit car, even if it isn't quite a Lotus. Thumbs up from me (for what that is worth)! :lol: Len Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 At the end of high school my best friend at the time had a small job and bought a '62 or '64. (I can't remember) We went everywhere in it. Even road tripped to Boston once. It had roll up widows, the first year for them after the plastic slide ones. It also had the old 950cc?? engine instead of the newer 1050cc. He always told the story how the larger engine and roll up windows happened at the same time but there were 50 made with roll ups and the old engine ... what ever. It was a fun car to drive and could do 60 at just over the 6K red line. It had insane handling compared to the cars at the time. Quote Link to comment
DaBlist Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Was there a girl involved in this thought process? I'd say it was for my wife / GF / daughter even if it wasn't Quote Link to comment
HRH Posted July 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Haha, well everyone I've talked to says these cars are crap. I've thought of a few ways to fix that. For one, it won't have Lucas electrics, and two it won't have an MG motor. So that's two weak points gone. However, the suspension still isn't the best. I talked to the Datsun guru who owns quite a few MG and Austins and basically told me that I should do the A motor conversion and just drive it as is and enjoy it or sell it. Naturally, I've ignored the practical advice and began thinking: What hasn't been done to a Midget? I've come up with a few ideas, mainly dropping the body on a different chassis. The first one is a Midget chassis, but they're $2400 new (circle track midget). Look to be the right dimensions roughly. The other thought. How about a 620 frame? Might still be too wide, definitely too long but we can fix that easily. Anyway, those are the thoughts so far. Throw out your hair-brained ideas! This is either going to be a fun car to drive in near stock form, or it's going to be a "probably not executed quite as well as project Binky" disaster. Time will tell! http://www.xxxraceco.com/midget%20chassis.htm Ooo! Only $1800! :D Still needs to be cheaper. Perhaps I could make or buy a wrecked one. Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 LS swap you said? Maybe an early Toyota 2WD frame? Quote Link to comment
HRH Posted July 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Eh hem, see rule #1: Fuck Toyota!! Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Toyota is what is keeping me from crashing for long periods of time on your couch. Think about that. 2 Quote Link to comment
HRH Posted July 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 I just went and measured, wheelbase is about 80 inches, width is around 52-53 inches, and track width is 46 inches. Very small. It appears the Midget race cars are 87 or 88 inch wheelbase if I'm reading the dimensions right. Quote Link to comment
HRH Posted July 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 I'd love to have you crash on my couch Keith!! :D (But only if you brought the prostitute named Toyota with you.) 1 Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 I wash all the Toyota I have amassed off in the sink when fuck-this-shit-o-clock comes around. But I can go talk to some of them college girls for ya! 1 Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Old jeep frame BOOM 4x4 midget. 5 Quote Link to comment
defdes Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Really nice one on Midget BAT right now. Quote Link to comment
paradime Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Wide body Midget Miata... If your pulling the mid life crisis card, you gotta make it count. 1 Quote Link to comment
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