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1971 MG Midget - Upgrade Gone Wrong!

This video shows the installation of an Accuspark ignition kit on my 1971 MG Midget. My hope is that this helps add some reliability to my car.

If you watched my other videos you have seen that the car blows smoke at certain times. I installed an inexpensive oil catch can, purchased from Amazon for $38, which seems to have helped. Time will tell if this is a long term solution. Either way the plugs aren’t fouling at the moment, which is awesome!

While out driving my MG Midget the car started to shutter and bog on acceleration. I was able to limp home because I wasn’t far, but now needed to figure out why the car suddenly became undrivable.

This video follows the reinstallation of the valves, valve springs and seals, and Head gasket on my 1971 Midget. I am not a mechanic so this content is intended as entertainment only.

The purpose of this repair was to try and correct the car blowing oily smoke at certain times, and to try and correct a possible cause of fouling spark plugs. My assumption is that oil may be getting past the valve seals and leaking into the cylinders. I planed to replace the valve springs at the same time. Once I had the head off I found something else to fix first. Certainly not the professio...

My car was running a little rough, so I decided to give an inexpensive distributor that I found on Amazon a try. There were no reviews, but for around $130 it seemed like it was worth a try. Model Number: yise-K1174 Unfortunately, the car would not run with the new unit installed. I played around with it for way too long before packing it in and reinstalling the old original part. I have driven...

Maybe the best handling upgrade for the money if your car didn’t come with one. The sway bar shown is the smallest diameter and it still made the car feel better in corners.

This video describes how to change the starter, and how to clean one up if yours is still in decent condition. I bought the replacement from Rock Auto for around $82 ($68 core charge). Even though I quoted a lower amount in the video (sorry). It’s still cheap though. It also arrived in just a few days. www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/mg,1971,midget,1.3l l4,1204883,electrical,starter motor,4152 This...

For many years as I slowly worked on my car we would see the weekly cruise nights at the local Canadian Tire store. Finally I have my car done enough to participate! It feels great to check one more item off my list of firsts.

This is a collection of pictures of my build over a very long time. The earliest pictures were taken with an actual film camera. It's not an exciting video, so only watch if you really like seeing this kind of stuff. There is some narration, but it's not polished. The best part (as far as I'm concerned) is the first start of the engine. It's the first engine I have ever put together from the sm...

After putting the first 200 miles on a rebuilt 1275 engine in my 1971 Midget I’m trying to find the cause of high oil pressure. The car also smokes until the pressure drops down, once it’s warmed up. This is part one of hopefully only two videos on this subject. It’s too cold for working in an unheated garage, so part two will be a few months from now.

In this video I show how I made replacement door cards for my 1971 Midget. There are some great videos showing how to make door cards with other techniques, but I wasn't confident enough in my sewing abilities to give some of them a try. I think that my method gives a decent quality finish that's similar in design to the originals, but with plastic panels instead of the paper stuff they were ma...

Just like the title says. This is a cheap (or free if you already have some old straps and epoxy) way to repair your seat webbing.

1971 MG Midget Rear Wheel Bearing Replacement

1971 MG Midget Front Wheel Bearing Installation