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yeah it was cool, I now have a much better understanding of what goes on under the hood, err. bonnet, err tunnel.

haha, even I have trouble staying up that late ;-)

Thanks 👍

Hi Roy... the current plan is to mount the engine to a spare chassis and test run it there. This will happen in the Fall. Hopefully the OD gear box will be complete by then and the whole drive train can be tested.

@@mikeg5877 .....thanks for the reply, yes a good idea to test before committing to the frame. I take it from your accent you are Canadian, a couple of guys I follow on YT post regularly, Elin 'Rusty beauties' and chef tush 'tush mahal' both are triumph enthusiasts, and from your neck of the woods, though obviously Canada is just slightly bigger than the UK so you may not be that close.

@@roymilton426 haha thanks Roy. I TH-cam know them both though I am originally from the west… which is 3200 km distant. 🤣

ahh, good catch Tush, much obliged

@@cheftush dont let me spoil it for you then 😎

Thanks Bruce, me too ;-)

@@redfoxclassics haha yeah its been a journey have learned a ton

haha thanks Roy... and ode to my OCD symptoms.

Thanks John, it is working out very nicely on the road.

I certainly have. The down under maestro.

Thanks Matthew, the FSP can lead you astray while paper simply cannot. Of course, what do I know. ;-)

Thanks for suggestion... talked to my machine shop and he said if the shims are readily available it wouldn't hurt to do it, but he also didn't think that was enough to make much of a difference... as long as the valve lash was properly set he thought it would be fine.

Thank Tush. Minor setback all things considered m

thanks so much John, I hope you are well and driving season is in full swing wherever you are!

@@mikeg5877 WI weather got decent this week but I’m still working on the TR3. 🙄

Thanks Frank, I ended up machining a new post to fit the bushing and all worked out nicely as well. Hope you are well and in full driving season.

Thanks… as slow as watching steel rust…. Wait… not that fast

when I purchased the car (pre-covid) it came with 25 boxes of mostly trashed bits. 3 new style, 1 old style bullet, and at least 5 generators. Only the starters have been a surprise. Most of the rest have been junk parts. The car did not come with engine or transmission...

@@mikeg5877 ah right. I thought I remembered you dating the engine as 1957 and assumed the starter came with that.

Precisely John, it sprays just like a paint and with gently buffing, it forms a slightly shiny cast grey. If you mar the surface it is trivial to correct with another quick spray and buff. Of course, how it holds up to rusting in the longer term is the key question. Farmers use it to lubricate grain chutes and such... All the best to you!

I started with ultrasonic cleaner and some dish soap, then moved to a Dremel polishing kit... essentially cotton bats that I ran with polishing paste. GL with GT6 project!

Greetings John, Hope you re well. I have not yet done so. When I am done man-handling it, my plan was to wipe it down with kerosene, then spray a coat or two of clear. This is my first time doing a polish on these... think this will do the trick? Thanks Mike

Many thanks Red! Yes that is the original color of Aconite. MG had some kooky colors in the early 70s in an attempt to enhance flagging sales. Midge is exiting a 25 year restoration so it may be 95% complete for a while yet as i continue to find new things to improve. Thanks also for the kind words on the TR bodywork. I do take pride in doing it to the absolute best of my abilities. I will return to bodywork when its time to put the midget away for the season. I cant even imagine how many curse words i would have discovered if the i couldnt have just cut the liner off. It was really fused on there.

Yes Durham North Carolina. A bit less history than Durham UK, a lovely place to visit BTW, but enjoyable nonetheless.

Haha. Thanks. Ive been called a stubborn SOB by those who love me. I wouldnt give up and learned a ton from doing it.

Thanks David... started dissasembling the first set of carbs, and very rough shape so will need completely strip down... thanks for heads up on the self-centering bit.

Yes Sir ! . If there is anything I can help with .

Thanks Tush... my thoughts exactly. Besides it helps me balance my space needs a bit better with a driver now in the garage

@@mikeg5877 how’s your shoulders?

@@cheftush shoulders are improving. holding my arms out in front of me is no longer agony. pretty steady PT with inclined press, internal and external rotation resistance work has been key. MY PT guy told me no straight up lifting, ever... Told me my pitching career is over! 🤣 My son is done with his pitching career, so no more catching help needed LOL

@@mikeg5877 great! Glad you are feeling better. It’s tough having bad shoulders to be sure! I was thinking that doing the engine work would be a good break for them. Just get your buddy to torque the head bolts. 😉

@@cheftush i need an Elin 😜

Hey Mike. Good to hear from you. I would have done the exact same thing as you if the red tr3 had been better preserved.

Glad it helped a little. Good luck getting it all adjusted correctly.

Hi Pete, the car always had the rear bulkhead, what I'm calling the interior entrance to the trunk/boot, missing and mangled in some way. Some young punk I used to know additionally cut holes for big speakers in it. Sounded great. I have since purchased a new interior panel kit from Rimmer Bros, and that came with a closing panel for that section. It is now fitted, but as you know it is cosmetic and not at all structural. Are you implying that there is structural weak spot that should be reinforced some way? I am pretty sure I could cross brace that opening without affecting the fit of the panel, but was unaware that was important. Thanks!

Hi Mike, I’m no expert so can’t comment on whether that panel is structural. It’s many years since I owned a Midget and can’t remember if that panel was metal or if it was part of the structural bodywork. I’ve never seen a car with it removed and was surprised to see how much space it freed up although items in the trunk need to be tethered safely. You car looks a beautiful example and the colour is stunning.@@mikeg5877

Hi Gary, Let me check when I get home tonight to see if I have a pattern for that, I usually keep them. I may even have a spare repair piece in 19 gauge I made up as practice. It might not work for you but the profiles should be right (at least compared to the rusted left hand side I used as reference).

Thank you for the reply. I'll be looking forward to here back from you.@@mikeg5877

Hi Gary, I found a crude pattern and a scrap piece that is actually in decent shape. Happy to send... send me contact information and I'll send you a photo so you can see. Cheers, Mike

p.s. my email address is mikegagne5@gmail.com if you want to communicate directly

You calling me short 🤣

Yeah my buddy Chris is a painting genius. He ain't quick, but he is good!

Rimmer Bros. Ended up learning how to make those complex repair pieces myself. Waste of $400+. Upside is I learned how to make those pieces 😵‍💫

Thanks Jim. I am fabricating the drip rail support structure now… hopefully that lets me dial in the cut for joining them together

Thanks Richard, I hope you are enjoying a terrific holiday season!

Haha no applause until it actually fits 🤣🤣

@@mikeg5877 oh, I know you and it will be perfect!

@@cheftush 🤞

Ahh yes, the royal "WE" I know that one, especially when there are a million leaves on the ground... WE need to rake leaves this weekend ;-) I am glad you are enjoying the series, I consider it a large collateral benefit of this project for dad.

Hi Twin! Chopper pilot? Turns out my dad only enjoys this with and through me. When he could travel we spent a lot of time on my MG. Good times together. Now he is house bound so this is my way of opening up his world a little bit. Hope you enjoy the channel. It is essentially a 1 way conversation with my dad 🤷🏻‍♂️

Not a chopper pilot, I have a 1953 Hudson with the “twin-h” option. It’s great that you are able to share your project with your dad this way. The rest of us get to benefit as well! Keep up the great work.

Thanks Tush. I appreciate the vote of support.

Hah! Hopefully the next one will have a completed door... need to move on to that fender

Thanks Charlie, I feel like I had good teachers... Mike

Hi... congrats on the start of your own journey ;-) I took a lot of measurements but I have to say it was with some ignorance... One of the things I did later in the process was to install a bolt in the middle of the transmission support cross member so that I had a constant point of reference for the measurements I did make. Also, making measurements to items easily forgotten where you were measuring precisely from was an issue I had, as was the measurement point getting banged up in the process. That said, taking measurements to the center of a hole was helpful since that didn't move. My biggest worries was the body clam shelling... For this reason I made a lot of measurements from the windscreen area to the rear half someplace. Suitably braced, I really didn't find much of an issue until the lower corner of the floor was separated from the front of the inner sill, then things noticeably felt floppy. By that time, I had the foot closing panel out so that further destabilized things. Removing the lower A and B posts you will want to make measurements so that the top of that post is equidistant from a reference point at the front, and also to its mate on the other side. Sort of triangulate on where it needs to be since when the lower rote is cut away from the inner sill it becomes more flexible than you might think. I hope this helps, feel free to ask more questions, I am happy to share my pain ;-)

Wow. Thanks so much John. I am blushing. Maybe thats why my much better half says i am a stubborn old coot. I think she says it lovingly 🤣