Good vid. Ive been told the reassembly, especially the window wipe trim is the most difficult and tricky... look forward to watching yours. Mine is ready for blasting as well...
Well you made that look easy, and looking forward to the reassembly process once it's painted. I would like to understand when you put each component back, inner and outer window sills before or after glass installed. Keep up the great work and can't wait to see it after blasting, also as much footage of the blasting process as you can get, over various areas. I also feel you have committed to a back flip now, so hoping to see one by the end of the project, good luck. ;o)
Your videos are getting better and better. I saw you pull away some kind of seal or sticky stuff. When you reassemble the door, can you give us an idea where you sourced the new parts, please? (Such as new door straps). When I was a kid my dad had a nice Austin A30. Inside he had a sheet of polythene stuck into the door to keep the door trim from getting wet. I didn't see one here. He also put proper slits at the bottom of the door instead of just tiny drain holes and painted the inside of the door with underseal. Also how to prepare the quarterlights for re-chroming. And of course what you use to get the trim back to looking new. Cheers.
CharltonLatchford the sticky stuff was just duct tape in this case. I believe there should be a plastic film as you mention, from the factory but I have yet to find a midget original enough to still have them! I’ll do my best to replace those!
The car is currently in the garage at our holiday home, so I can't check. But it's immaterial because now I know I'll get them changed when it gets renovated.
Hope you read this before the media blasting. I would be particularly interested to see how they blast into the nooks and crannies. Also into the inside leading edge of the bonnet and the rear where the hinges are as these are prone to rust. A lot of midgets have a warped boot lid. At what point in time would you correct this? Showing all tools needed upfront is great!
Great video series, thanks very much! I currently have a '70 Midget torn down. I'm learning much from you.
How you getting on with the back flip, think we're all still waiting!!
Good vid. Ive been told the reassembly, especially the window wipe trim is the most difficult and tricky... look forward to watching yours. Mine is ready for blasting as well...
Well you made that look easy, and looking forward to the reassembly process once it's painted. I would like to understand when you put each component back, inner and outer window sills before or after glass installed.
Keep up the great work and can't wait to see it after blasting, also as much footage of the blasting process as you can get, over various areas.
I also feel you have committed to a back flip now, so hoping to see one by the end of the project, good luck. ;o)
I fear if I actually try and flip, it could be the end of all future videos! 😂
Your videos are getting better and better. I saw you pull away some kind of seal or sticky stuff. When you reassemble the door, can you give us an idea where you sourced the new parts, please? (Such as new door straps).
When I was a kid my dad had a nice Austin A30. Inside he had a sheet of polythene stuck into the door to keep the door trim from getting wet. I didn't see one here. He also put proper slits at the bottom of the door instead of just tiny drain holes and painted the inside of the door with underseal. Also how to prepare the quarterlights for re-chroming. And of course what you use to get the trim back to looking new. Cheers.
CharltonLatchford the sticky stuff was just duct tape in this case. I believe there should be a plastic film as you mention, from the factory but I have yet to find a midget original enough to still have them! I’ll do my best to replace those!
The quarterlights on this era of Midget will be stainless steel rather than chrome plated
Emma Jacobs I have a 1977 midget 1500 and mine are chrome-plated. I wish they were stainless steel.
CharltonLatchford
How odd. Do yours have the smaller or larger angled cutaway at the top of the window channel?
The car is currently in the garage at our holiday home, so I can't check. But it's immaterial because now I know I'll get them changed when it gets renovated.
Hope you read this before the media blasting. I would be particularly interested to see how they blast into the nooks and crannies. Also into the inside leading edge of the bonnet and the rear where the hinges are as these are prone to rust.
A lot of midgets have a warped boot lid. At what point in time would you correct this?
Showing all tools needed upfront is great!
hi have you completed the midget