Can We Make a SEIZED MG Run After 42 YEARS!? - Part 2
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Today we do an engine swap in a cornfield with minimal tools!
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This feels like an old episode of Roadkill. Thank you.
I miss those days
When i seen his zip tie fix for motor mount i felt the same flashback!°snookie pa.
I live for the good ole days🤘
@@JunkyardDigs At this point, Don't you think it would be easier to tow the car and do the engine swap in your garage or driveway?
@@alan6832 yeah but that's not the point
I never doubted you knew your sh*t, but with this video, you've damn well gone and proved it! Helluva great video for someone to learn how a combustion engine works and how all the subsystems work in concert. Maybe your best work yet! Well done, young man, well done indeed!
Well heck, I'm glad I left the tech in! I usually scrap a bunch of it to shorten the run time
@@JunkyardDigs Hell no brother! Leave all those technologicals and digical mumbojumbos in!! You explain it very well.
The final part of this series should be a teardown of the siezed engine. I think I speak for most of us when I say we wanna see inside it!
cylinder is gonna be hard asf to get off it’s probably rusted to hell and back on the inside
I agree.
Ethan Nethery they showed that in part 1 - the head came off pretty easily, but pistons seized solid in the bores.
Emma Jacobs yeah it would probably be a pain to knock them out of the cylinder
@@ethannethery2 YES it would be hard to knock the PISTONS out You'd most likely BUST the PISTONS to PIECES getting them but it can be done I've seen ENGINES about like that but they did get all 4 6 or 8 PISTONS out of them busted some but got em
This brings back memories. My friend and I changed the 1275cc A series engine on my father's Morris Marina when we were 13. It was on ramps and we lifted the engine out using a scaffolding pole and rope. Head gaskets blew so often we could do them in an hour. Happy days!
Did they produce an after market head gasket made from copper or some other soft metal to address that problem. I have a mental note about that from way way back. (I'm in my late sixties now. )
I actually learned a lot on this episode, mainly about distributors.
Should be a rare thing unless you tinker with a car like this one
This is like a master class in auto mechanics. Mad props dude. And I’m still surprised and thrilled when they run.
I'd love to see you and Vice Grips do an episode together. Pure comedy!
They have since this
@@joshjablonicky171 what video on whos page? I must see!!!!
Mook just reminds me of a sparkplug ... bright, shiny, and always firing off something! Get her a sparkplug t-shirt or something.
Next episode: changing a corn in an engine field
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Popping some corn in a junkyard would work.
@majcrash by God that might work
I'm no farmer , but I'd say they were beside a corn field , not in it
haaa
Just a heads up bit of advice / info for you guys. In 1968 when your MG Midget was manufactured, all or very nearly all, British cars were mass produced with positive earths. Which lasted through from the 1950’s and well into the 1960’s. Superb content to watch, as always. Great to see you walk and talk us all through both the time & the electrics. Keep up the good work! Scottish Shane. :-) p.s. I can hardly wait, for part 3.
I’ve pulled my geo engine 3 times. I feel pretty bad ass when I say I carried the long block from my geo across the property to my shed. Lol granted it’s a 3 cyl. Really been enjoying your videos. Mook bringing in the “wtf” factor lol!
Try that with a bare SBC. At about step #5 across the yard you really start questioning your decision making abilities
@@JBPalmer if ive made that decision to carry a sbc myself I am to drunk to questions my decision making abilities. lol
I do the same with my trackor
My son had an MG when he was seventeen, he is now fifty one. He and I worked on that thing more than he drove it. The two carbs were a lot of trouble, the throwout bearing on the clutch was much different than anything I ever saw. He decided it was a piece of crap and sold it. He went to a VW bug and loved it. He still loves VW bugs.
Mook hears "breaking something" and starts looking the Tonya Harding
A guy wants nothing more than some cold snacks and something to take a Tonya harding to
A guy could go for some cold snacks and a locked up Gran Torino
I dont drink wobble pops myself but it sure is relaxing to whap stuff with a Tonya Harding lol
@@brianbaird3 With or without the old sparkelators....."Bring the Thunder!!"
With the engine being so small I wonder if it would be possible to remove all the electricals, remove the rocker cover, remove the oil pan, and submerge it in a boiling or just really hot tub of vinegar.
It would be a really goofy way to unseize an engine but would be a very interesting video.
Heck it might work on the starter too. I would love to see what vinegar would do to that.
Been there, done that. My brother and I swapping the engine into my '64 Midget using a short chain and a 4 x 4. in my back yard. Those were the days!
"how much oil did this thing leak?".
Well with those cars if its not leaking then you're out of oil.
every trip to the petrol station in my mini used to be £10 for the petrol, £5 worth of oil and 20p to put air back in the tyres because the alloys were porous. It was like owning a 2 stroke.
@@misterthegeoff9767 I also had a Mini that I had to buy 4 litres of oil a week because it ran so badly because there was literally no rings left on cylinder 4 lol.
The Brit car show here has on the registration page that a fire extinguisher and oil drip pan are required. :-)
It's called a constant change function, it's never in long enough to need an oil change.
All those old cars rely on a bit of seepage to keep everything lubricated. These cars were built by machinists not robots so the tolerances are not as tight as they are today. All that said, they are meant to leak a bit - and so were everyone's cars from that era.
Aww Mook is always a delight. Really enjoyed following this cars revival!
I think this channel would take a serious hit if she was suddenly no longer here..
I was hoping Mook💪 was gonna tell the little guy to move I’ll get it ...when y’all was putting the motor in 😂
Don't do my man Cole like that lol
William VanNice yeah right didn’t realize so many fans here were pieces of shit
@@mercury0214 clearly you've never heard of humor😐
William VanNice I was agreeing with you but ok William hahaha free willie
@@mercury0214 makes sense now that you mentioned it idk why I thought you where calling cole's fans peice of 💩
Britain didn’t go Metric until well after this was built. We call it Imperial rather than Standard.
As the MG factory made these cars over the years, they gradually installed American fittings.. in place of British Standard [sometimes called 'Whitworth']. In my '71, the only British Standard fitting that I found.. was the drain plug for the cooling system on the carburetor side of the block: it's in between an American
5/8ths and a 3/4ths. You really need a British Standard wrench to move it.. such that it doesn't slip on ya!
@@34Packardphaeton don't forget we also had British Standard Fine as well as Whitworth. Just to mess with your head a bit more when rummaging through your tin of bolts.
@@34Packardphaeton Not quite true. They weren't American fittings they were always Imperial until they moved to Metric in the '70s. On post WWII cars there were very few Whitworth fittings used although the Whitworth thread profile was used (as on the Mini crank / flywheel bolt for example). 'British Standard' was how all threads were named as in 'British Standard Fine' (BSF) or BSW. That drain plug was probably British Standard Pipe (BSP) if it was tapered.
Wrench sizes for BSF were marked according to Across Flats (AF) so a 5/16" BSF bolt used a 1/2" spanner / socket / wrench.
@@1chish Do you have any idea if UK Imperial and US spanners are actually identical?
@@Ragnar8504 If you mean Imperial / Freedom fraction sizes yes they are as they both use the size of the head as the identifier for the spanner / wrench not the thread size. For example Americans will use UNF thread standards whereas the earlier British threads were BSF. Both use the same spanner
Metric spanners are similar. An M6 threaded bolt needs a 10 mm spanner
This video somehow reminds me of the world record in changing the engine in the former East German Trabi car. 12 minutes total. From running engine to running engine. Taking out the old one and putting in the new one... :-)
Almost all of old British machines used imperial and only the “newer” stuff is metric.
Like all the new "American" stuff - which is also metric..... This is all Imperial, but British threads are different than American ones and are not compatible.
That's not quiet true.
Old Brit stuff went over and survival is better there than here.
So you get the old tat.
However MG/Leyland/Austin/Morris all used imperial as did Triumph.
Most were all out of business in the 80/90's and the rest of the world cars were made here in the closed factories due to them being fitted for free (paid by tax payers)
And the gov paid the companies to bring work to the mass unemployment.
So the newer stuff isn't. Aston Martin, (the late) TVR, and Rolls Royce, Bentley, and Morgan (as well as a fair few more) are not really outside the UK (or Europe) unless your on the main list here.
I don't think any are under English ownership aside the smaller ones.
As a Series Land Rover rebuilder, certain fasteners often caused me to exclaim, "you Whitworth motherf*cker!" several times.
Ever heard of Witworth? Now theirs a whole new set of spanners you need. Allot of very old english stuff used witworth.
BSW(Whitworth)
Man when he was flooring those old British cars right after start up my mechanical sympathy left me wincing... Yikes
The a series is bulletproof.
What are you even doing if you dont send it straight into the ketchup
@@DinosaurJuiceCars The A series is only a three main bearing crank, not as tough as you'd think. Also, siamesed ports :o(
@@agilchrist73 I do actually have one in my car! Yes it doesn't like to be revd over 6000rpm stock and the exhaust setup is not good for power. But if you don't over rev it they are bulletproof!
Do you always post cringe?
Who else was yelling at the screen "shorten the ropes!"?
I came to the comments to say this
Me too, but I think it is a bit late now.
I was going to say
Me too!!!!
I'm surprised more people weren't saying that 😂🤣😂
Watching you two pull that motor out by HAND was truly satisfying. I once pulled a completely 4.3l vortec with some poles and a buddy.
I hope Cole finds more cars on the farm for y'all:) This was an awesome light collab.
he had a model t but they sold it a few years ago
42:34 “Now it’s time for our Roadkill Garage Zip Tie Moment”
That is not a zip tie good sir, it is a motor mount stabilization tool ! The British Leyland way like the 3 nails in a steering rack from the factory. Tea time.
With all these "get it runnin" outside-videos, might be time for a portable tent. 👍
an E-Z Up would have been plenty big for that little car.
I’ve been waiting for this like a kid for Christmas
Nice! As someone who’s owned a MG Midget, I can certainly sympathize with all the hardship this car has endured. Fun to watch!
dunno if this is common in the states, but joe lucas is known as "the prince of darkness" here in the uk, because of the excellent nature of lucas electrical parts, esp lighting circuits.
Even my nine year old granddaughter knows this .
Mook is so funny.... “ I like setting things on fire!!! “
Ah, the old "license plate I found over there in the field" method of goo removal...
Sitting here in my Junkyard Digs tee shirt I just got. Two stickers were included. Sweet. But disappointed I didn't get a bad glow plug as well.
Great to see this. You'd never find one abandoned in this condition in the UK that's for sure. When you were lifting the engine in I was yelling "use shorter bloody ropes!" 😁
Diggin Mook's VGG hat! This feels like a project Derek would take on.
The separation between the clutch frictions is normal, its like a wave spring plate in there to smooth engagement.
Mook: We might die.
Me: That's a risk I am willing to take!
“Everyone thinks I don’t eat”
Me having never thought about mooks eating habits. “Huh?”
To be fair, she weighs like 8lbs. Digs could fold her up and put her in his pocket if needed.
Sev Rage if needed😂
Literally had never considered that.. but then I know a lot of thin girls..
@@RageTH22 I think that's what he does.
Why is Steve reving the engines like crazy when just started and being cold??? Poor engines xD
He doesn't rev them that high, it sounds like it because of the exhaust note. I think...
Because there aren't any throttles on the engine yet... if you watch closely, he's disconnecting the positive side of the coil from the battery to keep the engine from truly over-revving.
Haha. Ya do know the carbs were not on there yet correct?
Pretty sure he's referring to the cars, not just motors
That bloke with all the MGs - is he open to adopting? His garage had a whole lot of cars I would love to spend time polishing and detailing and....and....well, anything to be near them, really! That TR4 sounded magic, although it would have been better if they raised the revs to where all four cylinders were firing.
I like the technique for bleeding the Master cylinder. Going to use that one myself when I bleed the rebuilt Brake Master when put it in my Stag - a lot easier than bench-testing it.
The new 1275 engine sounded like she fired on 3 rather than 4, but since it wasn't exactly a measured dose for each cylinder, its of no consequence. You gave a great explanation on how to find TDC on the little car as well - not something that everyone would know how to deal with when faced with a little A-series engine (or "half an engine" as an American mate of mine once called them). Not many people realise that you can push the dizzy round so far to line a plug lead up with the right cylinder either.
And as many people who own British classics will tell you - they ALL leak oil. It's when they STOP leaking oil that you know you are in trouble, because it means there's none left in the engine! British cars leaked oil by design in order to coat the undercarriage so that the salt used on British roads did not affect the chassis frame so bad. It was a primitive form of rust preventative......well, at least that's what a bloke who worked for the Triumph Works team at Canley (in Coventry, England) once told me 😊
Looking forward to the next one, but make sure you have a spare axle or two handy as they do occasionally pop when stressed by doing donuts or line-locking. Also, don't do the donut in first gear - use second - for two reasons: first gear in the early boxes was still a straight cut gear, so no synchromesh and you will run the risk of destroying the idler gear. First gear is only good for about 10-15mph tops at full chat, so use second to take off and you will be in the power band well enough to keep at least one wheel spinning in the dirt after a second or so.
Lastly, if there was another wire on the coil, it was probably for the rev counter, so it needs to be on whichever side of the coil goes to the dizzy. I do not believe the A-series ever ran a cable rev counter, so if needs be a wire could be run from the tach to the correct spot.
All the best and I'll be waiting for the next one!! I want to see the wee beasty move!
admit it, those red sprites at the beginning are hella cool (despite the fact they are super slow in stock form)
Wrote a novel here.
Shorter ropes on the engine requires less lifting.
First engine I swapped by myself, I had a floor jack, an air wrench, and hand tools. I built an a-frame with a 1/2 ton chain hoist myself to handle the actual lift (fully dressed 302). Yes, anyone can do it.
Working in the field under primative conditions remind me of military mechanics in the field
The Mudget: finally something smaller than Mook! Good job guys!
I once "hand swapped" an engine in a '91 Civic. HUGE difference! Total thumbs up for getting 'er done. Especially in a cornfield. Good vid.
What an episode! Practically feature film length. Some beautiful camera shots on that farm too, couldn't ask for a nicer view to work in.
If I'm the only one who never thought of testing spark with brake clean then I'll donate all my cars to JYD... mind BLOWN 🤯 🤙💚🇺🇸
Not even once. I've been around old cars literally my entire life, I'm 30 now, and it never once crossed my mind and never seen it done before.
I've never worked out in a corn field in full lighting though where it would be that hard to see it either 😂 I'm definitely going to remember it if the situation ever comes up where it would come in handy though.
I'm 54 years old. When I was like 12 years old my dad taught me this to use brake cleaner or carb cleaner to check points and the coil.
I own a 67 GT Fastback Mustang I tried to teach my 12 year old son but
He couldn't be bothered. But my son wants my car really bad when he gets his license yeah right...
@@stephenearly417 i can't blame you at all. If he's not willing to put the time in to learning about it he won't take care of it or appreciate it beyond its cool factor.
My dad gave me free reign on car maintenance by the time i was 14 but i proved to him i knew what i was doing and i cared about them. Up till the time i moved out i was the only person he let work on what was his 72 Pontiac Catalina, that one he passed to me, his 65 Fairlane 500, 86 Monte Carlo SS and my moms 90 Porsche 944.
I hated that porsche with a passion though, even changing the oil took a couple hrs because of the skid plates underneath you had to remove. For repayment they gave me what used to be my brothers 88 iroc-z when i was 15 and helped me get parts to get it roadworthy in time for getting my license.
Stephen Early lol that’s kind of a dick move I didn’t get into cars until I had one how’s the kid gonna learn unless it’s on his own? I know I didn’t wanna fix a car unless it was my own. Yeah right. Lol get the kid a car
Stephen Early ohh I read that wrong haha he wants your car! Yeah right over my dead body haha sorry I missed that and thought he meant a car haha
When you guys were trying to install the engine all I could think about was that old Eddie Murphy bit "That's not it".
I miss working on cars to be honest. Then again the way I was taught was basically, "here's the part, you know where the tools are go replace it." I tinker with things where I can and have helped some people from time to time. Done more than a few tune ups, repairs, and brake replacements under a tree across the road from the apartments I am at.
Sadly my truck has a blown head gasket but being in an apartment I don't have much of a chance doing a replacement myself, plus it's the only vehicle. Limping by for now and hoping to come across a replacement a few years newer that has been rear ended at LKQ. Pull engine and trans then maybe get lucky and find a place to do the swap. Won't be doing the lift it with some ropes though, tore up my shoulder 20 years ago and when I did that I broke the end of my clavicle. Didn't find out till 15 years later even though I did go for an X-ray the day it all happened, guess they couldn't be bothered to actually see it...
Seeing Cole struggle made my whole day. I love his channel, but seeing the pit viper wearing farm boy struggle was priceless.
I had to take a break... it was too much.
Now selling my carb cleaning tools for three easy payments of $59.99.
When ya gonna update content on you channel, poop face?
you guys should work on an older truck from the 50s era. it seems like you do a lot of 60s and 70s trucks but you gotta show the older ones some love as well
buddy here makes fun of an MG Midget but can he find a 1968 Ford F150 that has sat for years and start it? probably not, there's a reason why there are still many English cars on the road and not American cars from the same time.
@@justindean3511 Two things: I see a lot more of just about any American car from 1968 than any other country, and there's no such thing as a 1968 F-150. They had the F-100 and F-250, but the F-150 was introduced in 1975
I learnt about reverse polarity by burning an impression of the ignition key into my finger and thumb 😖
I can imagine a conversation taking place as Mook was holding the plate and you were hammering away "You are lucky, I trust you."
Me and my late fiance had the same discussion once. Except my instance revolved around a sharp knife.
I remember the first (only) time I did an engine swap feeling such surprise and amazement that the thing actually started and ran! 😲 I had been half sure that there had to be some secret magic or something I didn't have to make it work.
Mook is by far the star of the series ;)
(and I don't just say that because she's from MN where I currently live LOL.)
That TR-4 was one of the best sounding 4 cylinders I've ever heard. Truly glorious
The reason the fittings are “standard” rather than metric is because we didn’t start using the metric system till the late 1960’s. The midget was introduced in 1961. So everything is in standard or as we call it “imperial” measurements.
Americans are often surprised that we still use miles, and measure ourselves in ft and inches. We are still at least partly in the dark ages with the USA!
And we buy fuel in litres, but measure economy in MPG! What is that about!?
Mook is seriously the main reason I watch this show and the engines.
Agree
We need a reaction video of me watching y’all trying to pick up the motor to put it back in. I had tears rolling down my face. “For the record, I’m just a corn guy” 😂😂😂
Love moogs enthusiasm and sarcasm 😂😂😂
It's Mook and yes, she's a firecracker. But never trust a Mook with a phillips in her hand.
Well done, Lots of nice tricks!! Mook makes a great entertainer, beside already being a great helper;) This one just convinced me to subscribe!
Man, was so looking forward to seeing that mg run and drive this time :(
The way that u break things down and explain everything helps so much
My old man used to buy and fix up or part these out in the early 80s. He still jokes to this day how a small chinese socket set and few screw drivers were all it took to disassemble the whole car. He also would pull engines with just some ropes and the branch of a big Maple tree. Keep the videos coming you 2 and Thunderhead289 put out some good content.
"You get got?"
"No.. almost"
“You elected?“
“No...I got nominated real good.”
That cam lope is amazing V4
Lol. Kevin said “ god we’re stupid “. Mook said “ don’t tell anyone , they have to figure it out on their own “ funny
I grew up working on old British cars. They were so simple and easy to work on with only basic tools and knowledge, especially the A series engine. This was used in anything from the Morris Minor to the Mini.
As former MK1 Bugeye owner, I was drooling at your friend's collection.
I also have a lil bugeye car
They're standard because the 🇬🇧 went to the metric system in the early 70s, your car predates that.
It's actually a 1968 MG Midget that originally came with a 1275cc engine.
Yep, all the way through to the end of the original MG and Triumph in 1980 everything is standard except for some brake parts on the verrry late cars.
You REALLY shouldn't scrubbing around on a Clutch from the 1960-70s without a really good mask Lots of asbestos used in that time period.
Can you grab the front there right on that pinch point 😂😂
My early 50’s XK120 Jaguar had standard imperial, as in SAE nuts and boots. The exception was the SU carburetors, they were Whitworth. The UK didn’t go metric until much later. Partially because the USA used SAE bolts, etc., and the USA was the UKs export market.
Nicely done. I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen your video👍.
I like how you show how it can be done with minimal equipment. Just need to be creative and think outside the box. I really enjoyed the video you are very knowledgeable on how things work.
Mook is favorite part she ads the quirky funny that all videos need
Needs more Mook.
They make a great combo!
I agree.
A lot more Mook
Bro keep on making this shit it's literally my favorite so far it's raw footage nothing staged and it's amazing man I'm trying to get into this stuff myself down in texas
Kevin’s got that Army strength ARMY OF ONE HOOAH LOVE YOU MY BROTHER IN ARMS
It CAN be done. My guy, J, restored our 1972 MG Midget (Survivor) with nothing more than a $40 swivel head socket set from Harbor Freight. The only special tool is the Armstrong wrench for the shocks. We have one. Talk about a rare tool. WOW! I literally had to prove I owned an MG to buy one from the antique shop. It was very spendy. Happy to loan it out if you reach out. If you DO reach out, we have a few dozen tips on how that tricky stuff comes apart. ;)
how many other or present past MG owners giggled when he said.....the trans might fight us alittle????
I know i did
matt sez my dad spent nearly a week (working after work)trying to get the engine back into a Morris Minor. In the end, we took the gearbox out on Saturday morning, and had the whole thing back and installed before lunch. The gearbox was a b@@@h to reinstall, even out of the car.
@@davidhutchison3343 yup.....decided pulling the trans on my 73 MGB was added work,........wrong
Sorry Kev, but when Mook is in a vid., that is my favorite part!
Really? I kinda feel the opposite. It's like watching an 8 year old.
@@phantom240 be nice - we can't *all* be as mature as you!
@@tekvax01 That was as nice as it could be put.
@Rick Harmon SIMP
Rick Harmon lol you’ve never been with a women
I think the "O" is a square as in square inches to indicate PSI
Could be marshmallow
Ford famous for warped cylinder heads and blown head gaskets. More replaced head gaskets than ears of corn in that field!
The lesson you teach on car repair and the thought process to get to an answer is invaluable! thanks for being on professor!
The cornstarch shouldn't have been flashing his muscles lol
@@allensnook7760 Cornstar has his own Pornstar...
@@RRRIBEYE I couldn't have done better though lol I'd just use a tractor
FARMERS TAN
He looks like he stole Bruce Wilson's sunglasses
5:00 anyone else notice the MINT condition John Deere 455 diesel?
I believe the registration card in the last video said the MG is a 1968.
At the 33:00 mark the funniest video ever, with Cole the Engine Liftstar helping out. Get that car running and drive it on Cole's yard, he hates for people to drive on the grass! LOL
Did all these kids win the lottery lol. They all have sweet garage setups filled to the brim with nice stuff. Keep the vids coming so we can live vicariously through you guys
Omg I was so happy to see the new video to come out I live a mile away from Iowa I live in Minnesota
So you live in Harmony I do too
@@waynepfremmer9921 y'all live by them caves?
We got a red barn by a pasture with calf’s
@@waynepfremmer9921 noice, close enough lmao
This is the sketchiest s**t I've seen in ages.
My ex-wife used to own a red one which basically rusted onto the driveway.
Sold it but the orangeness on the driveway was embarrassing.
Greetings from Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Love the cornfield engine swap. Brilliant.
And Mook/Moob (not sure) would be a great apocalypse companion.
jensen interceptor at 3:58..
That front wheel wobble is classic MG. The hub spline is much harder than the hub in the wheels so the splines on the wheel hubs wear and you get that wobble. I ran a 67 BGT till the body came away from the chassis. Very high maintenance but they are a blast to drive. Mine had the selective overdrive option. Fun feature. It's switched with an electric toggle on the dash but the system is sort of electro-mechanical. You could leave it turned off through the gears then switch it on at highway speed or you could leave it turned on. Through the gears I think the engine rpm's trigger the OD then when you shift and it drops rpm's it returns to direct drive till it reaches the rpm trigger. Again, fun little car and with the BGT body it was even a decent grocery getter.
Mook is learning as mutch as the guys , love it.
“Why is most bolts standard, not metric?”
Because standard wrenches use the Imperial measurement system(inch, foot, yard, mile) as in The British Empire.
my answer is " They used to use standard/imperial a long time ago, then they realized it was dumb, and now dont"
whitworth
Akieba we use a mixture of both
@@DeeFPV Best thread form ever!
The car is from the imperial realm.
As the British tried to take over the world, and took most of it. They also went to call out a sizing of tools.
The metric was a French thing, which of course there was a lot of wars with.
Another size was Wentworth. Also a beer company name now. But they're older. I used to have both sets when doing restoration work of even customers cars. Then around the early 1990's the English went metric but had been going metric since 1977 I believe.
The mg being British and part of Austin, and layland the cars were old, the a series being a 1940s engine design. Which was kept in many rovers. And kept the engine, performance and reliability rates down.
Also as the UK in the late 70/80 bought in rusted new metal and out in to cars without much treatment , hence they would rot out in 3-5 years. As with all models from the entire group.
She is in very good condition as we called them sives (vegetable water drainer) as they had so many holes they didn't hold it, and when they broke you put your feet through the floor to move it. We're not talking 10 year old cars but 4-6 year old ones.
Metric wasn’t fully implemented until the early 80s in the UK.
It still isn't if your in your late sixties !! 😂😂😂😂
The building industry were the first to implement this system in the 1960 's . I can recall my late brother telling me that feet and inches would be obsolete by the '70's . Well, l 'm still trying to grasp it even now! As a Formula 1 fan l still get frustrated when the commentators get excited when the cars are doing over 300kph! But when babies are weighed at birth
" Your baby weighs a healthy 8 lbs 15 ozs ! " 😂😂😨😨
Aaah, well, let's not talk about miles and stone then... I guess.
And of course weird packaging sizes. I'd say the Germans did one thing right when they switched to the metric system in the late 1900s: they simply rounded all the old units to the nearest metric equivalent, so a German pound is 500 g.
They should have rejected it, like they did with the Euro.
There’s an old saying where British cars are concerned. “If it isn’t leaking oil there’s none in it!”
Well done for getting it going, those old 1275 A series engines are legendary.
DON’T sacrifice the Mook’s beautiful fingers!
Always wear gloves, so you can locate your digits! 😂
Agree
me: hey im early, vid came out 8 seconds ago
that guy saying first: 4 hours ago
i thought i was the only one whit that issue hahaha
Shhhh
You again : what the f- ?
So true 😂😂🤦🏻♂️
@@f_for_freedom2492 hehehe