Abandoned car revival! MG gets a NEW soft top!
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The new top looks great. One note - do NOT use Windex (or just about any other glass cleaner) to clean those plastic windows. The ammonia will cause the plastic to yellow and crack. Just soap and water will work fine.
use the same cleaner as you do with the plane
The best part of all your videos is everyone's smiles.
That 'cockpit cover' is called a "Tonneau Cover''. The zip down the middle is for solo semi open top driving!
Tonneau is a Boot/Bonnet versus Trunk/Hood deal though, Almost all Brit cars came with them because the soft tops are not the best for fit and keeping the wet stuff out but also because it rains so darned much in the UK so masochists can still drive on iffy days with the top down and not drown the interior
Got to say though that Moss supplied kit looks really good.
@@tony66au They were also handy when you went down the pub on a Sunday lunch. It was sunny when you went in at 12.00 but raining Cats & Dogs when you came out at 3.30. So you drove there with a Tonneau fitted and half open and then zipped it up rather than waste good drinking time fighting the cr*ppy folding soft top.
@pinnedby Flying Sparks Gar... Well I am restoring a 1978 Mini which I got as a bodyshell with no floor or front! I built an engine for it but a friend's Mini seized and needed another one so we did a deal and I am now building a 1098cc with a BMW bike head on it. Some videos on my channel. (No laughing please).
The car is nearly ready to go for a final blasting and priming ready for sealing and painting. 2nd bedroom is a Mini warehouse.
My 9 year old niece watches your videos and has claimed my project Austin Healey Sprite as HER car. I feel the Mom pride I saw in this vid when my niece explains the difference between vaporization and atomization as I rebuild a carb.
That’s SO AWESOME 😎
the new top improved it 100% looks much better your mum did great helping
should turn out to be a nice car when its all done emily
That old top looked like I feel before caffeine in the morning
It’s called a tonneau cover to cover the cockpit.
Oh! I’ve heard that for a truck bed! Never knew it was for a car too! Got it!
@@flyingsparksgarage that’s what it was called for my 61 MGA
you should put a small folding table along side your car so nothing would hurt the car when you are working on it
The MG is Looking Good. Putting rag tops on is a really tough job. It does work better in the hot sun. But mother nature and time doesnt always work out right. Good job everyone..
I think “mom” is buttering you up. She really likes that car.
She already knows it’s hers ANYTIME SHE WANTS IT!!!
I believe the cockpit cover was called a tonneau cover. When I was a boy in the late 60's, my mom had a black 63 MG Midget. We lived in MA and she drove it year-round as a daily driver. I fit in the "rumble seat" in the back. Never did that car not run great. It had plexiglass slider windows, no door locks and you had to slide open the window and reach in to open the doors. It had spent most of its life in England then came here while we and the previous owner owned it, then it went back to England. It was left-hand drive with hub caps, not spoked wheels. It was a GREAT car!
I had a little dog like that one. When I was in my house knocking out some renovations, my little Emma disappeared. I found her asleep in my 1967 MGB GT restoration project car in the garage. Sweet little dogs!
love how mom likes to be I the shop and help u...
make it a mom and daughter project
With the British Leyland cars always undo the side snaps before you lower the top. Release the header, push it back until the stress is off of the sail panels, then undo your snaps. Pull the back window backwards as you lower the top, then fold the side piece over it and lay it forward over the frame. Same thing raising the top; stop with the header somewhat vertical and attach your side snaps then pull the header down to the windshield.
Mama was (as we say in these parts) kvelling over the car! 😁
Rust repair on those "LBC(little British cars) is a pure nightmare..One of my MG-B's(1976) was much better than your Midget..It took me $12000 and 4 months to get it repaired and resprayed...Then I started on the mechanicals.......Good luck to all of you..Your MOM is a treat!!
I'm a muscle car guy but I have to say... I have driven a few MG and MGBGt's and they are a blast.
Great work on putting a new top on. Especially since you hadn't done one before.
Great job! Flashback to my doing same job on my 1972 MGB MANY years ago! Minilite wheels next to set it off!
these cars are so fun to drive. I think that model has a 1275cc or 1500cc engine .no power house but being this small that’s all you need.
Love this little MG. My Dad had one back in the mid 70's. Bought it new, and sold it for more than what he paid for it 3 years later.
Your Mama is such a sweetheart. The MG is looking good.
There should be a rubber seal that slides into the aluminium track that you used to hold the fabric to the header rail
I would suggest now that you have the job done, a heat gun or a hairdryer would help with stretching the material, and a drill will help with making the holes or an awl. Good video car is coming along nice 👌 👍
Just did my Jeep top in the cold heat gun was the ticket!
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My heart is sooo heavy...watching you guys work on this BEAUTIFUL MG.
I owned a 1974 MGB about 30yrs ago.
💞💞💞
I cant tell you how much I miss it.
Dual Carbs w/Overdrive.
The Overdrive was soooo sweet.
Knocked those RPMs down when Highway Driving.
Sun makes a big difference when closing that top...esp in cooler weather.
I have a front end bra for my '65 Mustang that I lay in the Sun before install.
Now all you need to do is build that fancy big new shop so you have a place to store all your toys !!!
It's nice to see ya'll take on a project that's more about smiles per hour, driving a slow car fast is more fun than driving a fast car slow anyway.
So nice to see your whole family participate on the MG project and especially your mom. Thank you very much! :)
@pinnedby Flying Sparks Gar... Hi guys, what is it you want to share?
Was thinking of doing this over the winter but now I remember the hot day and Sun trick thanks for the reminder
😎
That new top looks great!
Finley is the best helper ever. 🙃
Next time you need to make holes in a convertible top, use a soldering iron with a needle tip. With the hot iron, just poke it through for each snap location.
Wow. That’s looking good. 👍🏻😎
I feel your pain. I bought a '78 MGB in the early 90s, top was in slightly worse shape than yours around the quarter windows. It was the dead of winter, at night, and about five miles into the 50-mile or so trip home it began to snow...Not only did the snow make itself at home around the back of my neck, I had two flat tires on the trip, and the spare was bad. AAA earned their keep! But with a generous application of money and the good folks at Moss Motors/Victoria British, I had a lot of fun with that car!
Obviously its been in a dry storage spot because that top frame is in great shape. That new top is gonna be a game changer in that little cars looks.
Two beautiful and amazing creatures working together and nice job on the top keep doing a great job beautiful
Awesome job and don’t feel bad I struggled like heck trying to get mine done too with out right tools but I got it done❤️ enjoy the time with mom I lost mine would doing anything to have her back
it would be an awesome present for your momma for christmas
Looks great, I miss working with my dad we had so much fun building cars together
nice job! I like the tray too!
you made it look tooo easy ! "Super Spiffy" Right on !! (nice to see Mama helping too)
Your awesome. Thank you for your time.
Looks like you needed a leather punch. I had a 1976 Midget back in the 1980s. The transmission was its weak link, but when it was running ... it was a fun car to drive! I sold mine to pay for a semester of college.
Soft tops are a bear. Y'all did a good job. Most English drivers of rag tops have colds year round! I hope you don't have too many battles with the Prince of Darkness! If you are looking for an upgrade, Lucas has introduced a new 3 position headlight switch....Dim, Flicker and Off!
Those rear bolts with the chrome strip can be pita, I actually ended up using stainless steel and putting nuts on the back so they don't come loose.
Hey love what you guys do! You are missing the header rail rubber on the top. It fits in the aluminum header piece with all of the screws. Also, learn how to fold the top correctly or you’re going to cut it on both sides. 1) unlatch the top. 2) unsnap all of the snaps inside and out on the top. 3) pull the top away from the frame as you fold the top frame back. 4) Fold the (ears) the side windows in. 5) Roll the entire top over the top of the folded frame. 6) put the tonneau cover on.
Hey nice work! Have done something like this before with our Midget. You will be happy when everything has turned out the way you want it to be.
Good job with the soft top! There’s just a couple of things to think about to finish the job off - first is the neoprene rubber seal that fits in that aluminium channel under the header rail; second, please learn how to fold down the top properly. It’ll last a lot longer and look better if you pull the vinyl away from the frame as you lower it so you don’t trap the material in the frame. There are several videos on TH-cam showing how.
What glue do you use for that seal?
@@rogerranalli8253 no glue, it just has a sort of dovetail section sticking out that fits into the aluminium channel
Man I love the excitement Em has when it comes to this little thing. True passion.
@pinnedby Flying Sparks Gar... A DM message, or a reply here?
@@chrisw.p5665 I wouldnt, its not Em or Aaron Buddy. Its likely a scammer
@@tony66au haha, thanks! I didn’t notice the name was “pinnedby” 🤣
@@tony66au this scammer has replied to almost EVERY COMMENT on this episode 😭😭 so annoying!! Sorry guys! Thanks for the kind comment!!
Best way to punch holes in material is to heat the end of a punch awl and just melt a hole in the materials. Also a heat gun or hair drier will warm up that material where it's soft enough to work..
To. Ray
Like what the previous poster said. It’s called a tonneau cover. In British cold drizzly days you can unzip one side and then bundle up in a leather cap, goggles and nice driving gloves and sit on the driver side while the engine heat is retained under the tonneau cover and keeps your body warm while you can still drive open top. I tried it with my Dad’s Austin Healey 3000 when I was younger and it’ll cook you!
Well done guys, they're tricky to get right and there's always that apprehension when it comes to not wanting to put holes in the wrong spot and messing it up. 👍
2 beautiful women working on a pretty car. Just make sure you get the correct plastic window cleaner. I used Mcguire's on my miata. They are so easy to scratch
MG Midgets are a blast to drive, especially on curvey mountain roads. Please, please install a roll bar before you push yours hard on those roads. You might also want to look into a better than stock suspension system.
Another very nice video.
Love all the family and the girl coming to the garage.
Your mom's attachement to the MG is obvious and so sweet.
soldering iron works well to poke a hole in vinyl.
First time watching yout channel. Good to see you working on these cars. You got some beautiful eyes.
Wow good job. 👍 From Uk London I’m in the same process on a 1962 mgb I’m having problems putting the metal studs which clip on to the soft top.. I’ve had to put pink Floyd to relax me🤪😂
I'm getting a real kick out of seeing your Mum really get involved where she can, I'm fairly sure she will be using The OMG a bit as its just supplying miles of smiles and joy.
The Ragtop is looking great and has really lifted the look of the OMG, I've fitted a few Ragtops and usually had a heatgun and used 1000 watt halogen lights to make em shrink and form a bit better in winter but this one was pretty spot on from the Box!
Love LOVE Love it!
Makes it look like new.
Looks excellent, I have never done one but to me it looks like a tough job but the three of you made it look easy.
That new top looks great! I was going to suggest a hair dryer to soften the leather. Great job everyone! You too Finley!
A feller is guessing you are missing the buttonizer 6000, great job on the top, that's just.. it looks.. yep, it's factree 👌🏻
Look who is sitting in the driver's seat !!!
Mom isn't giving up that seat in a hurry 😆😆😆👍👍👍
As I have said before that little MG should be Moms Christmas present
Cool job, Molly G is getting there, just the flintstone floors to go . Go guys
Cabrio hood replacements are always best done with two!! So much fun as you can share frustrations, victories and move on from one part to the next together. So right about the sun. A heater or hot air gun makes life a bit easier too. Great video!
Had a Midget for my first car. I drove it home when I was 14. My parents let me keep it. I learned a lot from the 948cc motor. Great content 👌
Jippii and wow, nice job. Awesome video again. More such videos, I do look at them all. Greetings from Finland.
Great piece. The cover you used as a paint catcher is known as a Torno Cover. It can be used just as you did, excluding paint, There may be a place for a padlock to secure when top down and you are away from your car. You can use it when you are on your own with the rest covered. So please give it a good scrub up and use a Vynal cleaner to Finnish. Love the MG, slightly jealous!
MG fun little car , I have a Mazda RX-7 convertible .
Good job on the top , it’s not easy to get a smooth top . Years ago I had a VW convertible, in summer I never put the top up, well on fall day I did and squirrels had eaten holes thru all folded layers. Not to worry I had a new top in a box , opened it up and squirrels had holed thru the new one
Really very nice, well done and happy days!!
Really liking this build.
Seems like a really nice Christmas Gift for your mama....
"Mama" is a Treasure !
It makes me so happy to see this car get so much love! 👍
You are smart to start out with light coats. We call it tack coats. I also want to compliment you on applying a wipe on/wipe off degreaser before beginning to paint. One other thing that is super helpful is to use an acid etch liquid. It defeats the rust after sanding it all off. We used to call it metal prep. Let it dry thoroughly for hours, and then prime. Let that dry and lightly scuff the surface to get rid of the nubs, and repeat if necessary. Then spray on the color coats. You've got the technique down pat also. Longer sweeping strokes with the spray. You guys do nice work.
Sure appreciate the tips, Bob!!
Top looks great! Good on you guys for tackling that job! 👍🙂
The new top looks great and aftwer the sun hits it some I bet it will tighten up alot . I always look forward to your videos! Maybe take Roxy for a race again
New top looks sharp! Great job, great video! Thank you guys!
the little car is looking great
Did you know that the engine is a Triumph item? The original Midget engine was the BMC Series A engine..used in the bug eye Sprite, then in the Midget.
Always enjoy Finley the supervisor.
Tonneau cover.....not cockpit cover. Thanks for the video. I've owned over 50 Brits and I'll be changing out my first convertible top this summer. Also, use a leather punch. Right tool for the job
Always great!!
So if ya wanna save that back plastic window lay an old bath towel on it, hold in place with your hand as you fold it. Saves it from rubbing against itself in the folded position which is what causes that rough foggy look. Y'all makin' me miss my old 70 MGB.
Heat gun helps doing an install in cooler weather. just keep it back aways so you don't burn things.
Momma so cool!
I have to do mine,nice to see how to do it
Happy 20th Anniversary - this car is looking good.
Wow! I assumed that a new Soft Top would have all the corner fixings pre-installed. You did a great job making it all look so goooood!
for that to work , that would mean 1970's BL could drill holes & install the receivers in the same place every time
@@888johnmac that’s very true! I was forgetting the standards, or lack of them, rife in the British car industry back then. I heard that those manufacturers didn’t have the funds to replace worn out equipment, so tolerances got wider and wider, as did the gaps between panels. Oh, and don’t get me started on the engines! The running joke, when I was at college, was how to spot where the British cars and motorbikes had been parked. Just look for the pools of oil.😀 No wonder those companies fell by the wayside under the onslaught of better made foreign imports!
I have been using a medium solution of phosphoric acid for some rust removal applications. You need to wash it off really good after the treatment, but the acid etches the metal a bit, and seems to make paint stick pretty well.
You can use a steamer on vinyl if the sun isnt handy. Or a hair dryer.
Heat guns can burn it.
Moss Motors is great! I bought many parts from them for my Miata, including a perfect top. My MG TD replica also got a big boost.
I can tell momma is probably going to spend a lot of time in that little car. Can't say that I blame her, hehe.
love the vice grip garage refrance
Another awesome video guys thanks for sharing 👍
Heck of a job Emily! Mom is the coolest too😀