1960 MG MGA 1600 Roadster - Part 3
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ต.ค. 2024
- I am ready to get back to the MGA project so I pull it out of storage and try once again to get it running.
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More of this car please. Thanks.
Wow Hylomar brings back a lot of memorys from when i was a young Comercial Vehicle mechanic, didnt know it was still around
I'm really enjoying this, Steve. Fabulous tricks of the trade. I have owned my MGA 1600 since 1970. I know every nut and bolt in the thing, by now, but I can still learn new stuff. Thanks.
Luv thos lil A's
Hope to see more MGA videos. I had a '60 myself (along with a '78 Midget and a '37 VA).
Nice video. Oh yes get her running. Had a 1961. Should never have sold it. But I was a kid who just got drafted.
No matter how old and bad condition a car would be, once in the hand of Steve, next moment we can see it runs like crazy horse on the road.......this is the pleasure of watching video from Steve.....
This little English roadster was one of my favorites back in the early 60s. I was like the "Poor Man's" Austin Healey 3000. And I much prefer its "classic" styling to the more "modern" MGB, for which I have no admiration. Of course the truly classical styling will always belong to the iconic and romantic TD! 🥰
Thanks for the tip on the wrench fitting on the screwdriver. Didn't know that.
I work on airplanes and have to deal with a bunch of long-installed Phillips head machine screws. I have found that an electric small impact driver will often remove these screws when nothing else will. Just press hard and feather the trigger so that the bit doesn't cam out. Slow and east usually works best.
My first car was a 1957 MGA. Love to see these old British sports cars back on the streets.
It is good to see the 1960 MGA running on it's own fuel tank!
Please, more work on this MGA. I really enjoy your videos!
Getting new parts for a 64 year old car is amazing.
yes more
Yes, please more on the MG A. I'd really like to see you do a video on how to tune and set up those carbs.
Steve, I always enjoy your videos. They are clear, concise and don't drag on forever. Is there some way I can PM you?
Thumbs up Steve and yes we do.Thanks.
I owned 5 "A s", I'm captivated by your videos on MG s
I owned four MGAs in the early 70s. I loved these cars! My last one was a 1962 Fixed Head Coupe. What a fabulous car. Hardtop with roll up windows. It broke my heart to sell it, but I was getting married and needed a bigger and newer car.
I always loved how the bonnet and it's aperture were shaped on the MGA, and the shape of the car itself is great.
Thanks Steve, great channel, loving seeing you work on the British iron, my only complaint - Longer videos👍👍. Keep up the great work and for showing us the steps to work on them.
Do you know how many hours it takes to film a 10 minute video! haha
@@ThisWeekWithCars Steve, no worries man! I have a 59 Bugeye and I enjoy your channel. I never had anyone to show me how to work on these cars. I’ve been watching a few of your videos over and over so I understand how to do certain things. Thanks again! Cya on the next one!
i did not know that about craftsman screwdrivers. thank you. maybe the most interesting thing i learned today.
Keep them coming on the MGA Steve, always love watching your videos.
Had a 60 MGA back in the late 60s.A basic little car that is a blast to drive. And like every one else,,,I should have kept it.
Hi Steve. Another very informative video. I have a 1960 MGA Coupe. Great driving car. Look forward to your progress. U.K.
Yes lets see the MGA running. Back in the day they were common in my area, now days not so much. Cheers
Just discovered your Chanel, it’s great. It is wonderful to see an ordinary guy bringing a classic back to life, instead of the usual professional restoration company. I also love the way you show the step by step thinking, and troubleshooting!
"Just discovered your Chanel, it’s great". No. 22 no doubt! LOL.
Please show us more. Nice job as usual. You have the right temperament for these tasks. Experienced, educated, calm and under control. No wrenches being thrown across the garage. Don't know how you manage that. :)
great stuff STEVE, thanks
Nice job Steve. Great car.
Nice MGA yes more videos on this would make a great car to go to car nights
Cool. Almost forgotten about this one. Good to see it again.
More MGA please. Love this find
NEATLY resolved that issue. Thanks for the troubleshooting of fuel tank and components.
Another Nice "how-to" video. Thanks Much Steve. Ya' know, I have always liked the MGA 's grille
I think it's a 1961 with those tail lights. 1962 has the mini tail lights inboard off the fenders side ways.
I have owned a few MGs and Triumps. My Dad and I restored the 1962 I currently have running. It's a well sorted driver. Love what you are doing please let's see more. It brings me great pleasure and reminds of the great times and challenges while working with my Dad.
The MGA is a fun car. I love to see this one be continued!
Great fun your videos. I'm happy to say my Mini parts are getting set up in their new home. First comes the move, then the shop set up, then actual starting on the cars. ......so in the meantime your videos are where I turn for motivation!
It’s customary to pre spay the rusty screws with liquid wrench or WD 40, makes life easier.
Always nice to see a car coming back to life and your thought process in looking for potential problem at the start is a valued learning process so don't just rush into something...think about it first...great video
I'd like to see more of your work on the MGA
Loves to see the deck plane you show in going the system step by step ! Great video ! 👍🇨🇦
Great video - thanks 👍
looking forward to seeing more videos on this MGA
Like your presenting style, Steve
Thank you, one day I hope to have a MGA where I can spend a couple of years restoring.
I agree...I think it would be fun to own an old roadster for one more summer.
I have a 57 MGA, that needs restoring. The restoration was started, dad did all the mechanical, a friend did the bodywork, and it was in the process of being put together, when life intervened. So it sat in dad's garage for the last 20 plus years. He passed away, I got old and crippled. Would like to sell it to someone who would love and restore it, but have no idea where to start or who to contact. Any ideas?
@@donaldmorris2434 Good luck Donald...I dearly wish I could help you out but 'life' is in the way here as well. Good luck...
Cool trouble-shooting, Steve, like you say, that could have bee a lot more complex than it needed to be, but for your deep knowledge of mechanics in general and these old Brit buggies in particular...
Nice explanations. Thanks for sharing
excellent
i'm thinking about getting a restored MGA or maybe even a TD. i'd like to drive one for a while once again before i leave this earth. it would have to be in good running condition, but i don't need car show restoration quality. i find the simplicity very appealing after having to deal with all the useless junk on my modern sports cars. so much stuff that is entirely useless, complicated and hard to service!
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BTW, knowing the lucas electrical system for what it was i think i know why they included a hand crank with a car manufactured in 1961. it came in handy on more than one occasion. :)
Get an MGA. They are more fun and more reliable.
@@davidfinkelstein7986 ... and they can actually maintain highway speeds without causing heart palpitations.
very helpful
Very nice now with a new tank. I am not sure why you didn't put in new bolts but they could be imperial so not available besides sometimes the old ones are stronger. Glad she runs now without hanging a fuel can on the bonnet! Keep up the good work Steve. 👍
You have an air leak on the induction side of the pump. Correctly installed the pump should only tick about once every 30 seconds when the ignition is on, unlike Facet pumps that run continuously.
You're right. I remember listening for the ticks before I pulled the starter knob to let the pressure come up.
Thanks for the videos they have been very helpful would love some tips on changing points on mga and fitting electric fan thanks again
Hi Steve . This is a very sound car indeed . Have to say someone must have forgotten to pack those bolts , l can't imagine they wouldn't supply them . Thanks
Probably Whitworth threads, 26TPI. Not metric, not SAE. You won't find them at Ace Hardware.
are new screws just not in your pervue ?
Great to watch and learn as always. Just one question - wouldn't a liberal spraying of WD-40 have helped to get those old screws out?
Nope, Any amount of any spray never helped any bolt or screw for me . 30 year heavy equipment mechanic. All just selling you empty promises.
@@joeblough2485 Thanks for your feedback. When you consider all the other products we use and could easily live without, what you say is entirely credible.
On the underside of the tank there look to be clips in line with the straps. Should the strap go under these clips?
yes
I’m constantly amazed that you can get new parts for your wonderful, but rare and ancient foreign cars, and I cannot get new parts for my two more recent and not so rare American cars. For example the gas tank for my 2002 Ford Thunderbird which style was made until 2006, had to be bought used even though this gas tank was also used on some style Mercuries. Another, the electronic speed sensors for my 1984 Chevrolet Corvette are totally unavailable though this style Vette, the C4, had many more built from 1983 until 1996, than any other style. What gives?
Back in the old days they would make tanks out of tern plate which is plated with lead. They don’t make that stuff anymore so what would a new rank be coated with on the inside to prevent rusting? I assume the tanks are steel, not aluminum.
Steve, how did you build up such a collection of great cars?
Makes me wonder why such a pretty car as this was laid up in the first place. The engineering is not overcomplex, and parts for it have always been affordable and fairly easy to source. It's not as this design would have ever been thought unfashionable or outdated, surely?
Some vehicles hold a special place for their owners and simply can't bring themselves to sell it despite being to old to drive. That or they don't want anyone else to have it but can't use it themselves.
I can't believe you reused those old sender unit screws, at least you should have wire wheel the rust off of them. I hope you even painted them black later.
Surprised you did not use something like PB Blaster or Liquid Wrench on those rusty sender screws before trying to get them out.
Yes let’s see more! And your GF driving it around
It takes a lot of patience to re-do an old car!
Take one screw to a fastener supplier and buy new ones. Why use that old stuff?
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Can't believe that the manufacturer of the repro tank didn't include mounting bolts for the sender unit.
hand impact driver to loosen screws
Most "professionals" would have de-rusted and run those old bolts through a die to chase the old threads. You should too !
You know, putting the fuel pump UNDER the car would work just great, trying to do all that in the driveway! Not to mention getting the old fuel tank out, without it falling on your head! Kids- invest in a car lift for your garage!
Moss should send you some free parts for the advertising.
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Noisy fuel pump. That would be pretty irritating if you were stopped at a light and it was that loud.
It's only that noisy when pumping close to capacity. I'm surprised Steve attempted to start it with the pump still chattering. Suggests there's a big leak somewhere, like the floats in the SUs not sitting correctly.
I certainly wouldn't try starting mine if it were still chattering.
mine used to make a little noise, initially, when i turned the ignition on, but as soon as the float bowls filled up it stopped. and that was normally before i even got the car started. just a couple of seconds. and then i don't ever remember hearing it run again, although it must have.
It should not be running continually like that, and implies there's a leak somewhere. Those pumps should just cycle a few times until the float chambers are full and then only tick occasionally as fuel is drawn off.
A nice new tank and sender held together with rusty old screws? Really?
Where’s the jaaaaag ?
she's purty.
Why waste time and effort to reuse rusty screws? New srainless screws would be cheap, easy and reuseable the next time the sending unit has to be removed/replaced.
I imagine he'd have to wait for them as they will be Whitworth threads. Personally, I'd be more concerned with all the rust on the underbody and deal with that before putting the tank in. It's not really serious at this stage, but having the tank out is the time to have done the work, even if it's tedious and dirty work.