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Accessories for your MG
  • Air conditioning in the MGA Coupe
  • Ashtray, aftermarket
  • Ashtray, factory issue
  • Backup lamp, newer style
  • Backup lamp, period style
  • Battery covers
    -- Battery covers (csm)
  • Boot mat for your MGA
  • Brooklands racing screen (tiny glass)
  • Cheap air conditioning for your MG
  • Continental spare tire kit
  • Competition sports screen small glass
    os Custom mesh grille
  • Exhaust deflector with MG logo
  • Flash to pass switch
  • Foglamps, Lucas FT6 and FT14
  • Foglamps, Lucas FT6 repro from Moss
    os - Fog Lamps, LUCAS 4LR and 4FT
    os - Fog Lamps, WIPAC 675 "Stainless"
  • Grille guard, odd aftermarket type
  • Imitation Twin Cam wheels
  • Installing a badge bar
  • Key fob, original
  • Lebron Snorkle
  • Lucas 700 Flamethrower spotlamp
  • Lucas PL700 Tripod headlamps
  • Luggage rack mounting
    os Luggage rack suitcase belts
  • Luggage rack, tire mount style
  • Mirror, clamp on overtaking mirror
  • Mirror, Desmo overtaking mirror
  • Mirror, location for wing mirrors
  • Mirror, Lucas overtaking mirror bracket
  • Mirror, Lucas single point mount
  • Mirror, Raydot wing mirror
  • Mirror, Walpres wing mirror
  • Navigator's Desk for the MGA
  • Radiator Blind, factory option
  • Radiator Muffette, factory option
  • Radios, Period type brands
  • Radio aerial mounting on MGA
  • Radio antenna mirror, ferrite loop type
  • Radio speaker mounting
  • Rumble seat for the MGA
  • Screenwasher installation and tricks
    -- Screenwasher loss of fliud (csm)
  • Scuff plates, body threshold covers
  • Scuff plates, door inner panel
  • Scuff plates, frame rail covers
  • Seat belts
  • Wind wings and sun visors (roadster)
  • Wood rim steering wheel, original style
    Body assembly
    os Aligning headlamps
  • Aluminum bumpers for the MGA
    -- Bezel nut spanner (csm)
    -- Bonnet lock/release lubrication (csm)
  • Boot floor to rear valance joint seal
  • Boot lid seal installation
  • Bulkhead and heater shelf layout
    -- Bumper bar protection (csm)
  • Collision repair estimator guide
  • Door alignment adjustment
  • Door alignment during reassembly
  • Door hinge variations
  • Door latch repair
    -- Door lock cable attachment (csm)
  • Fender piping installation
    -- Fender piping painting (paint)
  • Front body shroud alignment
  • Grille badge for MGA
  • Grille installation
    os Lockable MGA boot
  • Mounting a badge bar
  • Mounting for lights and driving lights
  • Mounting the front bumper
  • Mounting the rear bumper
  • Plumbing layout in the engine bay
  • Prop rod socket for boot lid
  • Rear valence and bumper shape
  • Reproduction bumpers
  • Rusted screws for top frame attachment
  • Sealing the bulkheads
  • Sill molding installation
  • Splash panels ahead of the rear wheels
  • Splash seals for rear fender
  • Stuck bonnet latch
  • Stuck boot latch
  • Wiper arms and blades, alternate parts
  • Wood spacer for bonnet, early
  • Wood spacer for bonnet, late
  • Wood spacer for boot lid
    Books, tapes, DVDs for your MGA
  • The Short List (mandatory reading)
  • Other service & tech manuals
  • More catalogs & parts lists
  • Tech-ref & coffee table books
  • Performance enhancement
    Brakes (Also see Hydraulics)
  • Adjusters that slip - MGA drum brakes
  • Basic brakes sensibility
  • Brake cable drags on exhaust pipe
  • Converting 1500 to front disc brakes
    os Converting to MGB front disk brakes
  • Converting MGA to MGB rear brakes
  • Diagnosing dragging brakes
    -- Disc brake pads, upgrade (csm)
    -- Disc brake thickness (csm)
  • Fitting new pistonss to MGA calipers
  • Function of a disc brake caliper
  • New brake shoes don't fit
  • Odd piston in front wheel cylinder
  • Power booster for MGA brakes
  • Rear axle upgrade to MGB banjo type
  • Rebuilding MG disc brake caliper
  • Removing a stuck brake drum
    -- Slush penetration brakes (csm)
    Buying (or selling) an MGA
  • Buying the wrong "restored" MGA
    os Chassis numbers - MGAR Holland
  • How much is a project car worth?
  • Insurance considerations
  • Is it legal to buy or sell a title?
  • Is the engine original?
  • Legal cars and titles - example 1
  • Legal cars and titles - example 2
  • Non-original engine quandry
  • Read between the lines of a sale ad
  • Registering a car with no title
  • Searching for your car's history
  • Speculative market value
  • Speculative market value update
  • Start with the numbers
    os Twin Cam Register -Australian T.C.R
    os Twin Cam Data - MGAR Italy
  • What reliability issue?
  • When you want to be the D.P.O.
  • Where and how to buy an MGA
    Carburetors and Exhaust
    -- Accelerator Pedal Spring Added (csm)
  • Air cleaner for cold air intake
  • Alternate carburetors
  • Broken exhaust manifold, welding
  • Broken throttle cable
    -- Carburetor damper piston (csm)
  • Carburetor heat shield
  • Change of carburetor damper
    -- Change distance piece & gasket (csm)
    -- Carburetor icing, 18Jun59 (csm)
    -- Carburetor icing, 09Mar61 (csm)
  • Choke adjustment
  • Cold air intake box
  • Cold weather starting
  • Dragging choke cable
  • Exhaust system general information
  • Fixing drippy SU H-type carburetors
  • Float bowl spacers
  • Fuel vent-overflow pipes installation
    os Gunson Color Tune Instructions (pdf)
  • Intake-Exhaust heat shield
  • K&N air filters
  • No fuel feed - engine does not run
  • Repacking a muffler
  • Stainless steel exhaust, not forever?
  • Sticky Throttle and worn throttle shafts
    os SU needle program
  • S.U. carburetor tool kit Instructions
  • Tubular headers and big bore exhaust
  • Vapor Lock and hot air flow
    Care and feeding of your MG
  • A comedy of errors - Do not do this
    -- Adhesives (csm)
  • Confidential Service Memoranda (55)
  • Engine dies when clutch is depressed
  • Engine tune-up, the casual way
  • Fasteners with odd threads
  • Gaskets and sealants
  • How safe is the MGA?
  • Misfire and trouble shooting the engine
  • Seasonal affective disorder (Storage)
  • Service chart for MGA
  • Sources for used MG parts
  • Storing your car
  • Torque specifications for nuts and bolts
    -- Undersealing (csm)
  • Vibration troubleshooting
  • What to carry for a Long Road Trip
    Clutch & flywheel (Also see Hydraulics)
  • Cleaning an oily clutch
  • Clutch chatter, very loud
    -- Clutch driven plate changed (csm)
  • Clutch function and upgrades
  • Clutch slow to engage or slipping
  • Clutch to flywneel bolt torque error
  • Competition clutch
    os Duck Clutch trigger power operator
    -- Flywheel dowels (csm)
  • Freeing a stuck clutch
  • Lightweight flywheel
  • Machining the MGA flywheel
  • MGB clutch & FW conversion
  • Ring gear interference fit
  • Ring gear replacement
  • Ring gear replacement #2
    -- Stronger springs used in clutch (csm)
  • Testing clutch action, in the car
    Completely Knocked Down cars
  • MGA assembled around the world
  • MGA assembly Australia, 34 slides
  • MGA assembled Australia, magazine
  • MGA assembly Australia, more details
  • MGA assembled Holland
  • MGA assembled Ireland
  • MGA assembled South Africa
  • Last 20 South African Twin Cams
  • Painting of misc. parts on CKD cars
    Concours Details
    -- Cross ref's to other articles on this site
    os Concours specifications
    Cooling system
  • Air deflector for MGA grille
  • Altitude and temperature indication
    os Coolant recovery system, pressurized
  • Coolant recovery system, vented
  • Core plug for emergency
  • Core plug is not a freeze plug
  • Core plug heater
  • Core plug repair - Betson Bolt
  • Crud in the water jacket
    -- Cylinder block drain tap (csm)
  • Drilling out the water holes
  • Drive without a fan belt ???
  • Fan bent or out of balance
  • Higher pressure is not needed
  • How hot does the Coupe get? (survival)
  • Keeping your cool - avoid overheating
  • MGB radiator in the MGA, #1
  • MGB radiator in the MGA, #2
  • Original radiator for the MGA
  • Original radiator cell core
  • Pressure test, looking for leaks
    -- Radiator cap, change 4 to 7 psi (csm)
  • Radiator hose alternate sources
  • Replacing the water pump
  • Theory of cooling system, part 1
  • Theory of cooling system, part 2
  • Thermostat cover, stuck
  • Thermostat, original moving sleeve
  • Thermostat blanking sleeve
  • Thermostat, modern type no sleeve
  • Thermostat, alternate moving sleeve
  • What happens when it boils?
    Coupe specific information
    -- Air conditioning (accessories)
  • Center armrest
    -- Coupe for the toupees (literature)
  • Door handles, outer for the Coupe
  • Door locks for the Coupe
  • Doors and side windows, MGA Coupe
    -- Door hinges, smaller stops (csm)
  • Headliner installation, MGA Coupe
    -- Insufficient door opening, hinges (csm)
  • Introduction to the MGA Coupe
  • Interior appointments in the Coupe
  • Map pockets for the Coupe
  • Sill trim moldings for the Coupe
  • Sun Visors, MGA Coupe
  • Window regulator repair, MGA Coupe
  • Windscreeen installation, front & rear
    Dash controls and instruments
  • Bleeding the oil gauge signal line
  • Bracket nuts for dash instruments
  • Changing to electric tachometer
  • Dash knob replacement
  • How the speedometer works
  • Lighting for small dash instruments
  • Location of instruments in the dash
  • Noisey speedometer or tachometer
  • Odometer drive gear broken
  • Rebuilding the fabric covered dash
  • Safety gauge internal mechanism
  • Speaker grille or blanking plate
  • Speedometer calibration
  • Speedometer disassembly
  • Speedometer error & measuring
  • Speedometer gear ratio changes
  • Speedometer loss of drive
  • Speedo magnetic drive & adjustment
  • Speedometer needle waving
  • Speedo cable drive end dimensions
  • Sticky speedometer indicator needle
  • Temperature gauge calibration
  • Temperature gauge function and fail
  • Temperature sensor line installation
    Electrical - Function & Testing
  • Battery cables for MGA
  • Bullet connectores - living with them
  • Color codes & Trouble-shooting
  • Control box bench testing
    -- Control box, resistance 27Jul60 (csm)
    -- Control box, resistance 04Jan61 (csm)
  • Dash cables for the MGA 1500
  • Dead starter, inertia type
  • Dead starter, pre-engaged type
  • Dipper switch assembly and service
  • Dual filament bulb polarity connections
    -- Dynamo pulley size changed (csm)
  • Electrical circuit diagrams simplified
  • Fuel gauge function
  • Fuel gauge calibration
  • Fuel gauge troubleshooting
  • Fuel gauge wiring notes
    os Fuel pump operation
  • Fuel pump polarity
  • Fuse Box, which fuse goes where?
  • Fuses, slow blow
    os Generator and Voltage Regulator func
  • Generator supplied without fan or pulley
  • Grounding points, cleaning connectors
  • Harness wiring sequence, don't burn it
  • Harness wire by wire, grounding, tools
  • Harness wire by wire, primary lighting
  • Harness wire by wire, turn signals 1500
  • Harness wire by wire, turn signals 1600
  • Harness wire by wire, all non-lighting
  • Heater motor maintenance
    os Horn adjustment and repair (pdf)
  • Horn operation and maintenance
  • Instrument lamp holder puzzle
  • Lighting gremlins & diagnostics
  • Lighting switch terminals
  • Lighting switches old and new
  • Lucar connectors, and why I hate them
    -- Starter brush springs (csm)
  • Starter slow cranking
  • Tail light & Brake light bulbs & LEDs
  • Tail light repair
  • Trickle current draining the battery
  • Turn signal flasher test & function
  • Turn signal relay test & function
  • Turn signal switch terminal markings
  • Wiper motor park position adjustment
  • Wiper motor R&R the easy way
  • Wiper motor wiring notes
  • Wiper speed and wiper blades
  • Wiper wheelbox maintenance
  • Wire colors used in the MGA
  • Wire sizes used in the MGA
  • Wiring harness installation
  • Wiring harness styles
  • Wiring harness wrap for repair
    Electrical - Restoration & Mod's
    os Adding Relays & upgrading headlights
    os All about Lighting all around your car
  • Alternator conversion, AC Delco
  • Alternator conversion made simple
  • Alternator installation, any style
    os Alternator that looks like a generator
  • Battery, dry cell
  • Battery, gel cell
  • Battery, Single 12 volt vs twin 6's
    os Brake light relay
  • Bulb holder substitute plastic socket
  • Changing to negative earth
  • Changing electric tach to negative earth
  • Changing "the other" tach to neg. earth
  • Electric tachometer installation, MGA
    os Electric tach calibration and repair
  • Fog light and driving light applications
  • Fog light and driving light installation
  • Four way flashers cheap way, 1500
  • Four way flashers better way, 1500
  • Four way flashers my way, 1500
  • Four way flashers for the 1600
  • Fuel gauge repair
  • Fuel sender repair
  • Fuses & relays - why more?
  • Fuses, good and bad applications
  • Fuses, how big, what's on each circuit
  • Fuses, how many, where to put them
  • Generator rear plate modification
  • Headlight upgrade for cheap
  • Heater motor relay installation
  • Heater motor restoration
  • High torque starter motor
  • In-car amp meter
    os In-car amp meter installation
  • In-car volt meter
  • Installing aftermarket horns
  • Installing cruise control
  • Intermittent windscreen wipers
  • Lighting upgrade regulations
  • Solid state voltage regulator (1)
  • Solid state voltage regulator (2)
  • Third brake light installation
  • Turn signal mechanical switch (alt.)
  • Turn signal relay addition
  • Turn signal relay elimination
  • Turn signal relay repair
  • Turn signal relay replacement
  • Turn signal vacuum switch repair
  • Voltage converter - Pos to Neg earth
  • Wiper motor mounting made easier
  • Wiper motor rebuild
  • Wiper 2-speed conversion, a bit tricky
  • Wiper 2-speed conversion with relays
  • Wiper 2-speed with toggle switch
  • Wiring harness replacement
    Engine - general
  • Alignment, engine to gearbox
  • Alternate valve seals
  • Anti-run-on valve, aftermarket type
  • Anti-run-on valve, MGB style
    os BMC, MG, Morris engine codes (pdf)
  • Broken engine considerations
  • Burnt valves
  • Cam operation
  • Cam bearings
  • Cam wear
  • Camshaft R&R
  • Camshaft re-grinding
  • Camshaft sprocket alignment
  • Casting numbers
  • Cork seals for main bearing caps
  • Crankcase ventilation
  • Crankshaft bearing dimensions
  • Crankshaft bearings, wear & regrinding
  • Crankshaft dog nut locktab washer
  • Crankshaft dog nut removal
  • Crankshaft pulley failed
  • Crankshaft rear oil seal dimensions
    -- Crud in the water jacket (cooling)
    -- Cylinder block side covers (csm)
    os Cylinder head replacement, Mar 01
  • Cylinder heads for the MGA
  • Dipstick markings
  • Engine grounding strap
    os Engine Installation, Feb 01
  • Engine removal the easy way
  • Felt timing cover seal installaion
    -- Head gasket changed (e)18418 (csm)
    -- Head gasket changed (e)20501 (csm)
    -- Heater water port enlarged (csm)
  • How the PCV valve works
  • Line boring, crank bearings, rear seal
    -- Main & connecting rod bearings (csm)
    -- Main bearings change back to L/I (csm)
    -- Oil dipper rod changed (csm)
  • Oil restrictors, crankshaft rod journals
  • Oil seal for the dipstick
  • Oversize valve guides - rare but real
    -- Oversize valve guides, repl. engs. (csm)
    -- Oversize valve guides, follow-up (csm)
    -- Piston assemblies, gudgeon pins (csm)
  • Piston rings
  • Positive crankcase ventilation
    -- Rear main bearing cap, drilling (csm)
  • Rear plates for B-Series engines
  • Rear seal for 3-main crankshaft
  • Rear seal; Can I buy it?
  • Rocker arms rebushing
  • Rocker arms refinishing output end
  • Rocker shaft pedestal shims
  • Rocker shaft pedestals broken
  • Run on - dieseling
  • Run on - electrical
  • Salvaging a seized engine
  • Speedi-Sleeve for timing cover seal
  • Spigot bushing replacement
  • Starting a dormant engine
  • Stellite exhaust valves
  • Sticky valves
  • Timing chain tensioner adjustment
    -- Timing chain tensione parts (csm)
  • Timing cover seals and oil throwers
  • Valve adjustment - no feeler gauge
    -- Valve cover gasket changed (csm)
  • Valve cover gasket sealing
  • Valve guide liners
  • Valve stems and hardware, type A & B
  • Worn out engine considerations
    Engine - oil system
  • Cotter pin, the engineered leak point
    -- Full flow oil filter seal (csm)
  • Oil cooler installation, original style
  • Oil cooler installation, aftermarket type
  • Oil cooler installation, competition type
  • Oil cooler testing and cleaning
    -- Oil dipper rod changed (csm)
    -- Oil dipper rod away from engine (csm)
  • Oil filter descriptions, original MGA
  • Oil filter FAQ's
  • Oil filter leaks
  • Oil filter media types
  • Oil filter personal preferences
  • Oil filter spin on adapters
    os Oil filter study, what's good or not
  • Oil general tech & preferences
  • Oil flow path in engine
  • Oil pan removal
  • Oil piping external lines & fittings
  • Oil pressure, flow and lubrication
  • Oil pressure relief and gallery plugs
  • Oil pressure relief valve
    -- Oil pump & strainer changed (csm)
  • Oil pump changes
  • Oil pump inspection
  • Oil pump modification
  • Oil pump repair parts
  • Oil starvation, slosh, baffles, accusump
  • Priming the oil system
    -- Washing oil fIlter elements (csm)
    Engine - performance and power
  • 101 - Where to start
  • 102 - Preparation for autocross
    os 1500cc to 1698cc conversion
  • 1800 Engine transplant
  • 1950cc crossflow +2x 45DCOE
  • 1950cc crossflow with fuel injection
  • Before spending $$$$, think
  • Cam timing and valve head clearance
  • Cam timing - degree wheel & indicators
  • Cam timing - adjustable sprockets, keys
  • Cam upgrade and/or supercharger
  • Compression ratio vs pressure
    os Crossflow with fuel injection 1600
  • Cylinder pressure and detonation
  • Diesel engine MG
    -- Drilling out water holes (cooling)
  • Engine balancing
    os Engine Tech Session, Aug 00
  • HRG Derrington heads, vintage
    os HRG Derrington heads, data
    os Judson Boost Gauge, build one
    os Judson supercharger, components
    os Judson supercharger, Dominic Clancy
  • Judson supercharger installation
    os Judson supercharger instructions
    os Judson supercharger picture
    os Judson superchargers, vintage views
  • Porting and optimizing air flow
  • Porting the MSX cross flow head
  • Ported cylinder head - cutaway
    os Porting and Polishing made easy
  • Pushrod length
  • Rebuilding from mild to wild
    -- Road Test MG-Judson (Literature)
  • Rotary engine MGA
    os SS 2200 Five Speed special MGA
  • Superchargers for the MGA
    os Twin Cam Miata engine conversion
  • Twin Cam Toyota engine conversion
    os V6 narrow angle conversion
    os V6 wide angle conversion (radical)
  • V8 conversion - Lyle Jacobson
    os V8 project - John Mangles
    os V8 supercharged, radical (photos only)
  • Valve interference & eyebrows
  • Velocity stacks
  • VTEC Honda S2000 engine in MGA
    Faulty replacement parts
  • Moss Motors on Quality Assurance
  • Alloy valve spring caps
  • Bad rebound straps (and leaf springs)
  • Bad rubber - seals for front suspension
  • Bad rubber - front A-arm bushings
  • Bad rubber - grommet for float bowl
  • Bootlid rubber seal does not fit properly
  • Bulb holders for dash lamps don't hold
  • Clutch slave cylinder, aluminum piston
  • Dash switch, bad mounting dimensions.
  • Front cockpit rail rubber strip too thin
  • Fuel level sending unit does not fit
  • Fuses with no label
  • Gearbox mount doesn't fit
  • Grille badge breaks
  • Manual starter switch
  • Master cylinder seal, aftermarket piston
  • Not so Perfect Glass windscreen
  • Another poor fit, VELAS windscreen
  • Oil deflector no fit with valve collar
  • Oil pipe adapter fitting does not fit
  • Parking lamps, 1500
  • Plinth pad, 1600, too large
  • Ragtop front wood bow does not fit
  • Rear cockpit rail incorrect alignment
  • Rear hub O-rings - part no's and sizes
  • Repair piece, inner fender, bad form
  • Repro Tripod headlamps poor quality
  • Silentbloc bushing is too short
  • Soft steel washer for head bolt
  • Spin-on adapter - oil filter will jam
  • Steering U-joint - snap rings do not fit
  • Stripped manifold studs
  • Thrust washers & seal supports, front
  • Tubular pushrods fell apart
  • Turn signal jewel has wrong thread
    Frame and attachments
  • Extending a battery carrier for 12 volt
  • Floorboard captive nuts repair
  • Floorboard installation
  • Floorboard templates
  • Frame dimensions
    os Frame mod for stock 1600 swaybar
    os Frame repair for front frame extension
    os Frame straightening tech session
  • Installing center tunnel
  • Optima 12V battery in extended tray
  • Removing dents from round cross tube
  • Roll bar (rollover bar) for MGA
  • Tunnel reinforcement bracket
    Fuel system
  • Aftermarket fuel pump, cheap and quiet
  • Aftermarket fuel pump, the noisy one
  • Bubbles in the fuel line
  • Copper fuel pipes
  • Electrical grounding of the fuel tank
    -- Fuel gauge function (electrical)
    -- Fuel gauge repair (electrical)
    -- Fuel gauge troubleshooting (electrical)
  • Fuel odor and leaks
    os Fuel pressure regulator - Holly
  • Fuel pressure regulator - Purolator
  • Fuel pump, general information
    -- Fuel pump polarity (electrical)
  • Fuel sender - general notes
    -- Fuel sender repair (electrical)
  • Lack of fuel flow
  • Original fuel hoses
    (continued top next column)
    		•    Fuel system (continued)
  • Re-Lead and other fuel additives
  • Silencing a noisy fuel pump
  • Trash in the fuel system and fuel filters
  • Vented filler cap
  • Venting the filler neck
    Gearbox
  • 5 Gearboxes used in the MGA
  • Close ratio gearbox
  • Cotter pin, the engineered leak point
  • Drawing errors give you problems
  • Fixing broken shift lever threaded stud
  • Ford Type-9 5-speed for the MGA
  • Ford Type-9 5-speed installation MGA
    os Ford Type-9 5-speed installation MGA
  • Gasket for remoter control tower
  • Gear ratios commonly used in the MGA
  • Gearbox lubrication (and towing)
  • Gearbox oil, general tech & preference
  • Gearbox rebuilding
    os Gearbox Tech Day 10/7/00
    os Gearbox Tech Day 7/14/01
  • Gold Seal gearbox
    -- Jamming in gear (csm)
    -- Jumping out of gear (csm)
  • Layshaft improvements for the MGA
  • MGB D-type overdrive in the MGA
  • MGB gearbox installation in the MGA
    os MGB gearbox to MGA - adapters
  • Modification for 3rd gear detents
  • Nissan 5-speed conversion
  • Overdrive or 5-speed units
  • Rear seal for early 1500 gearbox
    -- Rear seal modified (e)25112 (csm)
    -- Rear seal modified (e)45412 (csm)
    -- Rear seal changes summary (csm)
  • Replacing rear rubber mount
  • Replacing tail bushing (1500)
  • Speedometer drive failure
  • Speedometer drive seal replacement
  • Split bushing for shift mechanism
  • Starter drive cover
    -- Synchronizer modified (csm)
  • Welded mount for MGB gearbox
  • Will not go into gear (high resistance)
    Heater
  • Adjusting the heater control valve
  • Heater control attachment to dash
  • Heater description - pros and cons
    -- Heater noise (csm)
    os Heater rebuild, MGA
    os Heater rebuild and upgrade, MGB
  • Heater tag numbers
    os Heater valve modification
  • Heater valve mount - bolts or struds?
    History of the MGA
    os A Potted History of the MGA
    os Engine & gearbox sssembly (video)
    os Engines for M.G's (pdf)
  • Great Britain exports in the 50's
  • Grille badge for MGA
  • Original sheet metal for MGA
    -- Originality and history (books)
  • Skinners Union - SU carbs & pumps
  • Von Dutch and pinstriping
  • Wind tunnel testing
    Hydraulics (brakes and clutch)
  • Bleed nipples with check valves
  • Bleeding stubborn clutch (and brakes)
  • Brake fluid types and opinions
  • Brakes lock, or clutch slips
  • Brakes lock, or slow clutch release
  • Build your own pressure bleeder
  • Clutch slave bleed nipple position
  • Clutch slave cylinder parts
  • Clutch slave cylinder and banjo fitting
    -- Cylinder seals and proper fluid (csm)
  • Flammable brake fluid
  • Fluid level indicator for the M/C #1
  • Fluid level indicator for the M/C #2
    os Hydraulics Tech Day
  • Long pedal travel, brakes or clutch
  • Master cylinder cover leaks - dual m/c
  • Master cylinder rubber seal variation
  • Pressure switch requires too much force
  • Rear brake banjo and 3-way fittings
    -- Rear brake banjo changed (csm)
  • Rebuilding hydraulic cylinders
    os Rebuilding the master cylinder
  • Removing a siezed hydraulic piston
  • Sleeving or plating for cylinder bores
  • Worn pedal clevis pin hole repair
  • Worn pedal bushing repair
    Ignition
    os Checking coil polarity
  • Distributor base clamp
  • Distributor bushing replacement
  • Distributor drive gear alignment
  • Distributor O-ring
  • Distributor rotors
  • Electronic ignition, general
  • Electronic ignition, Lumenition
  • Electronic ignition, Pertronix
  • Electronic ignition, MSD
  • Ignition coil cross reference numbers
  • Ignition coil function and testing
    os Ignition coil polarity
  • Ignition coils variety
  • Ignition trouble shooting
    os Lucas distributor Models and Spec's
  • Mallory dual points distr., how it works
  • Mallory dual points distr., installation
  • Mallory dual points distributor, report
  • Selecting spark plugs
    os Setting ignition timing (by the book)
  • Setting ignition timing (practical)
    os Tuning the Lucas distributor (pdf)
  • Vacuun line for spark advance
    Interior
  • Battery cover carpet and fasteners
  • Carpet laying
  • Carpet templates
  • Cockpit front rail alternate rubber pad
  • Cockpit rear rail and side curtain bag
  • Coupe interior appointments
  • Door panel batton
  • Door pockets and liner panels
  • Door seals - tubular, incorrect
  • Door seals - FurFlex, correct
  • Insulation, thermal and acoustical
  • Keeping the heat out & seal bulkheads
  • Mirror anti-vibration modification
  • Recovering door top trim rails
  • Recovering cockpit rear corner rails
  • Recovering cockpit front trim rail
  • Replacing front and rear kick panels
  • Screw kit for interior trim (roadster)
  • Seat belts, factory configurations
  • Seat belts, lap belts
  • Seat belts, lap belts #2
  • Seat belts, three-point belts
  • Seat mounting in the MGA
  • Seat rebuilding, competition type
  • Seat rebuilding, standard type
    os Seat rebuilding tech day
  • Seat types and seat frames
  • Side curtain stowage bag installation
  • Tool roll straps installation
    Literature and Advertising
    os Colour Finishes - Series MGA
  • Coupe for Toupees-C & S.C. Jan 2002
    -- DOHC Test Run Lime Rock (books)
    os Driver's Handbook, Series MGA 1500
    os Driver's Handbook, Series MGA 1600
    -- Lebron Snorkle (accessories)
    os Maintenance Service - M.G. "MGA"
    -- Plastic Dynamics hardtop (top)
    os Price List, Home Retail 1958
  • Road test MGA 1600 - S.C.I. Oct 1959
  • Road test MG-Judson - R&T May 1958
    os Service Parts List, MGA 1600 (26 MB)
  • Wheels takes you driving -Wheels Dec'55
    os MGA ads, MGA Club Holland
    os MGA ads, Tom's Multiply Site
    os MGA and Z-Mag ads, Rutger Booy
    os Schedule of Repair Charges (UK)
    os Signs and literature - D.Breneman
    os Special Tuning - 'MGA' 1500 and 1600
  • Trying the MGA Twin Cam, Sep 1958
    os Warrantee Certificate
    os Workshop Manual - M.G. Series MGA
    Paint and Undercoating
  • British Racing Green for MGA
  • But why are they all red?
  • Engine painting
    os Factory Colors, MGA 1500 photos
    os Factory Colors, MGA 1600 photos
    os Internal rustproofing during restoration
  • Painting the engine bay
  • Paints for the MGA body shell
  • Paint codes for body & interior colors
  • Paint codes for Australian MGA
  • Paint codes other than body colors
  • Paint over piping - ahrrrruuuug !
  • Parts that are brown
  • Parts that are not body color
  • Undercoating and rust-proofing
  • Undercoating removal
  • Wheel paint for the MGA
    Propshaft
  • 3 propshafts used in the MGA
  • The bad U-joint - when to be scared
    os - U-Joint Alignment
    Rear Axle
  • Bearing shims, differential input shaft
  • Camber change for the rear wheels
    os Changing the final drive ratio
  • Final drive gear ratio, determing
  • Final drive gear ratios available
  • Final drive rare 3.308:1 ratio
  • Final drive ratio, reasons to change
  • Half shaft splines
    -- Hub gasket, rear axle (csm)
  • Hub seal & Speedi-Sleeve
  • Loose U-bolts cause rear axle shift
  • MGB rear axle installation in the MGA
  • Rear hub baffle
  • Rear hub nut torque
  • Rear hub O-ring seals
  • Rear splined hub R & R
  • Ring and pinion gear adjustment
    Regalia
    os 50th anniversary grille badge
  • Box matches and book matches
  • Bubble gum card with Twin Cam
  • Ceramic mugs
  • Cigarette lighter caddy
  • Commemorative key caddy
  • Cuff links
  • Key chain
    os MG belt buckle
    os MG pewter models
    os MG stamps of the world
    os Old Speckled Hen, MG beer
  • Racing jacket
  • Tie tacks and lapel pins
    Restoration - (2-page index)
    os 100,00th MGA - 1962 1600-MK-II
    os 10106 - First MGA out of the factory
    os 1957 MGA with new body cowling
    os 1958 MGA Twin Cam Restoration
    os 1957 Sebring MGA #51 Restoration
  • 1961 Sebring MGA not restored
    os 1961 Sebring MGA #43 Restoration
    os A Twin Cam called Ratty
  • Basic nuts and bolts of restoration
    os Body leading, sometimes best
    os Body leading, supplies and video
  • Body sill replacement, winter 2007
  • Car number plate original details
    os Concours specifications for the MGA
    os Eclectic Motorworks, Holland MI
  • Economics of restoration, fair value
  • Economics of restoration, real cost
  • EX182/38 restoration
  • EX186 mystery and reappearance
  • Fasteners, BMC Standard
  • Fasteners, corrosion resistance
  • Fasteners, original suppliers
  • Fasteners, original threads
  • Fasteners, spread sheet
  • Fasteners, Stiffnut all metal lock nut
  • Opening your first rust bucket
  • Packing between the body and frame
  • Paint stripping, chemical or mechanical
  • Panel joining, plug and spot welding
  • Reassembling the body sills
    os Restore an MGA in 13 mins, p1 (video)
    os Restore an MGA in 13 mins, p2 (video)
  • Routing under chasis piping & electric
    os Rust removal - electrolytic
    os The Panel Doctor - body work FAQ's
  • Water + steel = rust?
    Suspension and Steering
  • Adjustable shock absorber, front #1
  • Adjustable shock absorber, front #2
  • Adjustable shock absorber, rear #1
    -- Ball socket grease release (csm)
    -- Ball socket replaced (csm)
  • Changing ball bearings to rollers
  • Coil over shock front suspension
  • Composite leaf springs
  • Converting disc wheels to wire wheels
  • Compressing front suspension springs
  • Diagnosing front end shimmy
  • Front hub wheel bearings
    os Front suspension rebuild MGB (MGA)
  • Front sway bar introduction
  • Front sway bar, how it works
  • Front sway bar autocross video
  • Front sway bar, aftermarket type
  • Front sway bar, original type on top
  • Front sway bar, MGB type on bottom
  • Front sway bar, MGB 3/4" on top
  • Front sway bar problems with MGB bar
  • Inner ball joint disassembly
  • Installing front bronze bushings
  • Leaf springs too tall
  • MGB king pins on the MGA
  • MGB kingpins & shock absorbers
  • MGB kingpins & shock arms on MGA
  • Odd threads on swivel pins & links
  • Removing ball end from steering arm
  • Removing leaf springs
  • Removing link - rear shock absorber
  • Replacement leaf springs
  • Shims under a front damper
  • Shock absorber oil
    -- Shock absorbers, rear, timing (csm)
    -- Spigot, front spring (csm)
  • Steering alignment the easy way
  • Steering column bushings adjustment
  • Steering column bushings, replacing
  • Steering column bushings revisited
    -- Steering joint slackness (csm)
  • Steering joint splines
  • Steering knuckles, three different types
  • Steering levers, four different types
  • Steering rack function
    os Steering rack tech day and rebuild
  • Steering wheel and column removal
  • Steering wheel repair
  • Steering wheel, Moto-Lita
  • Steering wheel, wood factory option
  • Straightening a bent swivel pin
  • Swivel link wear
  • Swivel link lubrication - a-arm wear
  • Swivel link thrust washer & seal plates
  • Swivel pin replacement
  • Tube shock conversion, rear
    Tires & Pressure
  • Magic shoe polish tricks
  • Maximum grip
  • Oversteer, understeer, or neutral
  • Rolling circumference of a tire
  • Temperature & pavement type
  • Test drive your tires
  • Tire types and sizes
  • Tire pressure for street use
  • Using tubes in tubeless tires
    Tools - Garage
  • Cam Bearing puller
  • ClickAdjust(TM) setting the valve lash
  • Digital Multi-Meter for travel
  • Engine carrier
  • Engine cylinder bore gauge
  • Engine cylinder hone
  • Engine cylinder ridge reamer
  • Engine pistion groove cleaner
  • Engine pistion ring compressor
  • Engine pistion ring expander
  • Engine pistion ring filer
  • Engine stands
  • Engine valve refacer
  • Engine valve spring compressor
  • Flare nut wrench
  • Gasket, paint, and carbon remover
  • Hydraulic body straightening kit
  • Mixture adjustment tool for tight spaces
  • Nut splitter
  • Octagonal wrench for rear hub nut
  • Oil drain pan and storage can
  • Oil gun, large
  • Oil gun, small
  • Panel nut wrenches
  • Pozidriv (TM) screws and driver bits
  • Pozidriv (TM) screws design
  • Pressure bleeders
  • Pressure bleeder instruction, Eezibleed
    os Pressure bleeder - build your uwn
  • Propshaft flange wrench
  • Removing drain plug, gearbox or diff.
  • Removing a hydraulic piston
  • Sand blaster - user notes
  • Screw-Out(TM) for damaged screws
  • Seal puller, hammer driven
  • Slide hammer kit
  • Spring compressor for front suspension
  • Stay at home tools (nothing special)
  • Steering rack inner ball joint wrenches
    os Stud removers (the best)
  • Tach drive gear puller
  • Thread chaser, universal
    Tools, Shop use - Factory Issue
  • Bearing and oil seal replacer tools
  • Bevel pinion and bearing preload gauge
  • Bevel pinion and differential set. gauge
  • Bevel pinion brg. outer race remover
  • Bevel pinion flange wrench
  • Bevel pinion inner race remover & repl.
  • Bleeder screw wrench, Lockheed
  • Body jack and metal case
  • Camshaft liner reamer, cutters & pilots
  • Camshaft liner remover and replacer
  • Camshaft locking tool, Twin Cam
  • Clutch assembly gauging fixture
  • Clutch plate centralizer
  • Differential bearing remover
  • Disc brake piston reset tool, Dunlop
  • Disc brake piston reset tool, Lockheed
  • Dummy layshaft
  • Extractor (gear puller)
  • Gearbox front cover centralizer
  • Hub nut spanner, rear
  • Hub puller for disc wheel car
  • Hub puller for wire wheel car
  • Impulse extractor (main bearing cap)
  • Oil pump relief valve grinding in tool
  • Oil seal remover, gearbox rear seal
  • Panel nut wrench
  • Piston ring compressor
  • Starting dog nut spanner
  • Steering wheel remover 18G70
  • Steering wheel remover 18G310
  • Synchromesh unit assembly rings
  • Tie rod spanner Pin and C-spanners
  • Torque wrench
  • Valve rocker bush remover and replacer
  • Valve seat cutters
  • Valve spring compressor
  • Valve suction tool
  • Water pump bearing remover and repl.
    Tools, Traveling - Factory Issue
  • Adjustable spanner, King Dick
  • Brake bleeder hose
  • Crank handle
  • Flat wrenches, King Dick
  • Grease guns, small
  • Hubcap remover
  • Drain plug key
  • Knock-of hammer
  • Lucas screw driver, for contact points
  • Oil cans, vintage
  • Pliers
  • Screw drivers
  • Screw jacks
    os The MGA Kit - In-Point Pty Ltd
  • Thickness gauge, King Dick
  • Tire irons, Dunlop
  • Tire pump, Shelley
  • Tire pump, Sutty
  • Tire pump, Sutty 2
  • Tire valve spanner
    os Tool kits for the MGA - British Tool
  • Tool kit from late 1958 WW MGA
  • Tool roll
  • Tube wrenches, King Dick
  • Traveling tool kits for MGA
    os What original tool kits look like
  • Wheel brace
    Top & Tonneau & Side Curtains
  • Difference In top frame construction
  • Erect your early model convertible top
  • Erect your late model convertible top
  • Fold and stow your convertible top
  • Front wood bow for MGA ragtop
    -- Hood folding linkage changed (csm)
  • Lift-The-Dot fasteners
    -- Replacing damaged back-light (csm)
    -- Scratches on flexible back-lights (csm)
  • Scratches on flexible back-light
  • Side curtains, general information
  • Side curtains, installation
  • Side curtains, official model matching
  • Side curtains, panel replacement
    os Side curtain restoration-Weathershield
    -- Sidescreens-hood, design change (csm)
  • Three types of MGA tonneau cover
  • Tonneau cover installation
  • Top installation (fabric), Jul 98
  • Top installation, more notes
    os Top installation tech day, Feb 01
  • Type and location of LTD studs
  • Wing bolts at top to windscreen
    os Zip-out rear window protection
    Top, Hardtop Information
  • Hardtop, general information
  • Factory aluminum hardtop
    os Factory aluminum top restoration
  • Factory fiberglass hardtop
    os Factory fiberglass top restoration
  • Headliner material for aluminum top
    os Honeybourne hardtop available new
    os Humboldt hardtop, wood conctruction
  • Parish Plastics & Unknown-1
  • Parts sources for factory hardtops
  • Parts sources, aftermarket hardtops
  • Plastic Dynamics hardtop
  • Rear channels for the aluminum top
    os Side curtain restoration-Weathershield
    os Smooth Line hardtop available new
  • Universal Laminations hardtop, early
  • Unknown hardtops 2&3
    Trailers and a hitch for the MGA
  • Braking distance when towing
  • Build your own MGA trailer hitch
  • Luggage trailers for small cars
  • MGA trailer hitch, light duty
    Travel Preparation
    -- Space-saver spare (wheels)
  • Spare parts to carry on a long trip
  • The traveling survival kit (tools)
  • Vehicle jacks
    Twin Cam & Deluxe info pages
  • 1960 MGA Twin Cam Sebring cars
  • Autocar road test, first MGA Twin Cam
  • Books for Twin Cam
  • Confidential Service Memoranda (45)
  • Demonstration day - launch Twin Cam
  • FIA Papers from RAC for Twin Cam
  • General information - Twin Cam
  • General information - Deluxe
  • Notable Deluxe cars from production
  • Notable Twin Cams from production
  • Off-site links, Twin Cam & Deluxe
  • Police data sheet, MGA Twin Cam
  • Prototype Twin Cam cars
  • Service parts diagrams (62 pages)
  • The first production MGA Twin Cam
  • The other twin cam engine
  • Twin Cam production changes
    Twin Cam Chassis
  • Bridge pipes - concours considerations
  • Change of knockoffs
    os Dunlop caliper upgrade
  • Dunlop disc brakes function
  • Dunlop hand brake function
  • Dunlop master cylinder mount change
  • Dunlop master cylinder piston update
  • Fractured bridge pipes on brake calipers
  • Frame and body variations
  • Front wheel bearings
  • Fuel pump different for Twin Cam
  • Peter Wood repro alloy wheels
  • Realm Engineering cast alloy wheels
  • Rear axle changes & substitute housing
  • Running gear differences
  • Special wheels for Twin Cam
  • Substitute wheels special - Twin Cam
    Twin Cam Engine
  • 1762cc Twin Cam engine
  • 1800cc - 1950cc Twin Cam engine
  • Aerodynamic nuts for Intake
  • Air cleaner changes
  • Air filter element substitute
  • Carburetor flex mounts
  • Cam covers, cracks and sealing
  • Camshaft exchange
  • Clutch pressure plate assembly
  • Crankshaft replacement part
  • Dynamo mount, fan and pulley
  • Engine assembly notes
  • General description
    os - Grafting TC Head onto MGB Block
  • Ignition curve - distributor
  • Locktab for crank dog nut
  • Pistons for the Twin Cam engine
  • Valve keepers, special
  • Water pump - twin cam
    Universal Tech (for any car)
  • Air compressors, introduction
  • Air compressors, advanced
  • Air compressors, good deals
  • Air compressors, small ones
  • Air compressors working together
  • Air tanks, protable
  • Battery chargers & battery maintainers
  • Battery maintenance and testing
  • Battery total discharge is a no-no
  • Battery water - search for the truth
    os B.M.C. Standard Fasteners (pdf)
    os Bolts, nuts, threads & tap sizes (pdf)
  • Bolts - broken
  • Bolts - rusted
  • Bronze bushings - nature
  • Bronze bushings - replacing
    os Halogen Lamps - how they work
  • Helicoil thread repair
  • Rolling element bearings - nature
  • Rolling element bearings - inspecting
  • Rolling element bearings - replacing
  • Threaded studs - nature
    Variants, Prototypes, Specials
  • Factory prototypes
  • Modified MGA for racing
  • Modified MGA for street use
  • Production variants, MG factory
  • Production variants, non-MG
  • Special bodies on MGA chassis
  • Special notable MGAs
  • Works competition cars
    Wheels
  • Alternate wheels available
  • Balancing peg drive wheels
  • Balancing wire wheels
  • Balancing wire wheels, hub adapter
    -- Change disc to wires (suspension)
  • Knock off nut variations
  • Original wheel types for the MGA
  • Removing rusted wire wheels
  • Replacing wheel studs
    -- Road wheel and tyre balancing (csm)
  • Self tightening knockoffs
  • Selecting a knockoff hammer
  • Space-saver spares for MGA
  • Space-saver spare for TC/Deluxe
    -- Strengthened wheel center (csm)
    -- Stronger road wheel design (csm)
  • Stress cracks in steel wheels
  • Straightening wheel rims
  • The odd wire wheel - one to avoid
  • Tubless tires & safety rims
  • Tubless wire wheels
  • Tuning & truing wire wheels
  • Wire wheel hydrogen embrittlement
  • Wire wheel quality issues
  • Wobbly wheels or wobbly tires
  • Worn hub splines in wire wheels
    Windscreen
    -- Windscreen contamination (csm)
  • Windscreen fasteners
  • Windscreen glass and sources
  • Windscreen glass date codes
    -- Windscreen pegs, material (csm)
  • Windscreen rebuild basics
  • Windscreen rebuild detailed
  • Windscreen top corner brackets

    Off topic but web site related
    Presented here in the interest of helping the web impaired get their own LBC web site up and running.
    Building your own MG web site:
  • Changing your web address
  • Digital cameras
  • Image file compression
  • Never do this with a web page editor
  • Web page basics
  • Web page design
  • Web page portability
  • Web server choice
  • What to do about SPAM
  • More about SPAM - Filtering
  • Tech Tips for all MG - by Chicagoland MG Club
  • MG Tech Videos on YouTube - by John Twist, University Motors Ltd.
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