MG Midget Madness (i.e. It was either this or kill it with fire)

***TitaniumTT*** · 05-17-2017, 09:18 AM

It'll never fit!!!!!!!!!!

Oh wait, nevermind. Looks good, want to hear some brap!

GySgtFrank · 05-17-2017, 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

It'll never fit!!!!!!!!!!

Oh wait, nevermind. Looks good, want to hear some brap!

Bullshit! I can make it fit, I has torch and am not afraid to use it.

Pictures of it installed, which should shed some light on why it is such an oddball shape and size.

view from the bottom of the car ...

middle muffler mounted (bottom) by Kevin Frank, on Flickr

passenger side ...

middle muffler mounted (passenger side) by Kevin Frank, on Flickr

driver's side ...

middle muffler mounted (driver's side) by Kevin Frank, on Flickr

GySgtFrank · 05-28-2017, 09:35 PM

Over the axle pipe is welded up. All the different turns, bends and little whoop-te-doos for clearance made it look like something Dr. Frankenstein would have come up with. Just need to smooth the remaining welds to check for pin holes, then get paint on it. At that point this tour in building the world's most frustrating exhaust should be finished.

Over the axle pipe 1 by Kevin Frank, on Flickr

GySgtFrank · 05-29-2017, 07:45 PM

... and done.

Over the axle pipe - finished by Kevin Frank, on Flickr

GySgtFrank · 06-07-2017, 08:12 PM

I got the exhaust system bolted together and everything fitting. I only had one area where I had to clearance some of my previous work on the gas tank surround for clearance on a flange.

Over the axle pipe bolted and in final position. Lots of odd bends and offsets to make this work.

Over the axle pipe - bolted in by Kevin Frank, on Flickr

This is about the best shot I can get of the entire exhaust system finished and bolted together without putting it on a lift. (which I do not have anyway)

exhaust system - finished by Kevin Frank, on Flickr

FC Zach · 06-07-2017, 10:57 PM

That's a lot of work! Good job!

GySgtFrank · 06-08-2017, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by FC Zach

That's a lot of work! Good job!

Thanks. It was a lot more involved than I thought it would be when I started on it ... as usual.

GySgtFrank · 06-17-2017, 01:35 PM

Dash is stripped of padding so I can try to build a template. Trying to make the FC instrument cluster fit in here somehow, along with a tilt column from a 1986 Mustang. It's going to be a challenge, that's for sure.

Dash work by Kevin Frank, on Flickr

GySgtFrank · 06-23-2017, 05:47 PM

Stainless steel dash roughed in and bolted.

Dash - roughed in by Kevin Frank, on Flickr

hades · 06-25-2017, 08:57 AM

Good job.

Nutsid · 06-25-2017, 10:18 AM

Great job Mister, mister.

GySgtFrank · 06-25-2017, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hades

Good job.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nutsid

Great job Mister, mister.

Thanks guys, more pictures to come as I figure out how to make this thing actually fit in there. I have found that the 16 gauge stainless steel sheet is a lot harder to work than a mild steel equivalent. I've heard that, but never had much call to work with stainless steel before. I had to do some repairs to my plasma cutter to get it cut out as it's a bastard to do any other way.

edit:

...and the doors close! Getting those ends trimmed and hammered into shape for this to happen only took me a large chunk of the weekend, but success at last.

GySgtFrank · 07-08-2017, 11:46 AM

progress report ... slow with a strong chance of cussing storms. I need to weld in some finishing bits to make it all look integrated with the car.

Dash work 1 by Kevin Frank, on Flickr

Dash work 2 by Kevin Frank, on Flickr

The bolts will eventually be replaced with SS allen head button screws like I have bolting down the sides of the dash. I plan to adhere a sheet of walnut to the steel when I have the face of the dash in final configuration. The foot well sides are to be covered in carpet.

speedjunkie · 07-09-2017, 03:09 PM

Nice work on that dash!!

GySgtFrank · 07-10-2017, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by speedjunkie

Nice work on that dash!!

Thanks, beware - sharp edges cut the shit out of you while reaching up underneath to work on stuff. Who'd'a thunk?

05-17-2017, 09:18 AM	#256
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05-28-2017, 09:35 PM	#258
GySgtFrank Professional Stick Poker Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Stafford, Ks. iTrader: (0) Posts: 1,005 Rep Power: 15	Over the axle pipe is welded up. All the different turns, bends and little whoop-te-doos for clearance made it look like something Dr. Frankenstein would have come up with. Just need to smooth the remaining welds to check for pin holes, then get paint on it. At that point this tour in building the world's most frustrating exhaust should be finished. Over the axle pipe 1 by Kevin Frank, on Flickr __________________ 1979 SA22C (parts of one anyway) http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...ad.php?t=15585 1975 MG Midget (building) http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...ad.php?t=18681 1988 N/A SE model FC, dead stock and less than 85k on the clock. This one actually runs, so I don't fuck with it.

05-29-2017, 07:45 PM	#259
GySgtFrank Professional Stick Poker Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Stafford, Ks. iTrader: (0) Posts: 1,005 Rep Power: 15	... and done. Over the axle pipe - finished by Kevin Frank, on Flickr __________________ 1979 SA22C (parts of one anyway) http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...ad.php?t=15585 1975 MG Midget (building) http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...ad.php?t=18681 1988 N/A SE model FC, dead stock and less than 85k on the clock. This one actually runs, so I don't fuck with it.

06-07-2017, 08:12 PM	#260
GySgtFrank Professional Stick Poker Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Stafford, Ks. iTrader: (0) Posts: 1,005 Rep Power: 15	I got the exhaust system bolted together and everything fitting. I only had one area where I had to clearance some of my previous work on the gas tank surround for clearance on a flange. Over the axle pipe bolted and in final position. Lots of odd bends and offsets to make this work. Over the axle pipe - bolted in by Kevin Frank, on Flickr This is about the best shot I can get of the entire exhaust system finished and bolted together without putting it on a lift. (which I do not have anyway) exhaust system - finished by Kevin Frank, on Flickr __________________ 1979 SA22C (parts of one anyway) http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...ad.php?t=15585 1975 MG Midget (building) http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...ad.php?t=18681 1988 N/A SE model FC, dead stock and less than 85k on the clock. This one actually runs, so I don't fuck with it.

06-07-2017, 10:57 PM	#261
FC Zach RCC Loves Me Not You Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eagleville, TN iTrader: (2) Posts: 2,267 Rep Power: 19	That's a lot of work! Good job! __________________ 1993 Yamaha GTS1000 1992 Celica Turbo AllTrac 1987 RX7 Sport 1979 Yamaha G1, KM24 powered 1975 Dolmar KMS4

06-17-2017, 01:35 PM	#263
GySgtFrank Professional Stick Poker Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Stafford, Ks. iTrader: (0) Posts: 1,005 Rep Power: 15	Dash is stripped of padding so I can try to build a template. Trying to make the FC instrument cluster fit in here somehow, along with a tilt column from a 1986 Mustang. It's going to be a challenge, that's for sure. Dash work by Kevin Frank, on Flickr __________________ 1979 SA22C (parts of one anyway) http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...ad.php?t=15585 1975 MG Midget (building) http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...ad.php?t=18681 1988 N/A SE model FC, dead stock and less than 85k on the clock. This one actually runs, so I don't fuck with it. Last edited by GySgtFrank; 06-23-2017 at 05:39 PM..

06-23-2017, 05:47 PM	#264
GySgtFrank Professional Stick Poker Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Stafford, Ks. iTrader: (0) Posts: 1,005 Rep Power: 15	Stainless steel dash roughed in and bolted. Dash - roughed in by Kevin Frank, on Flickr __________________ 1979 SA22C (parts of one anyway) http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...ad.php?t=15585 1975 MG Midget (building) http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...ad.php?t=18681 1988 N/A SE model FC, dead stock and less than 85k on the clock. This one actually runs, so I don't fuck with it.

06-25-2017, 08:57 AM	#265
hades Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Freedom Land iTrader: (0) Posts: 316 Rep Power: 17	Good job. __________________ This is going to tear

07-08-2017, 11:46 AM	#268
GySgtFrank Professional Stick Poker Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Stafford, Ks. iTrader: (0) Posts: 1,005 Rep Power: 15	progress report ... slow with a strong chance of cussing storms. I need to weld in some finishing bits to make it all look integrated with the car. Dash work 1 by Kevin Frank, on Flickr Dash work 2 by Kevin Frank, on Flickr The bolts will eventually be replaced with SS allen head button screws like I have bolting down the sides of the dash. I plan to adhere a sheet of walnut to the steel when I have the face of the dash in final configuration. The foot well sides are to be covered in carpet. __________________ 1979 SA22C (parts of one anyway) http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...ad.php?t=15585 1975 MG Midget (building) http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...ad.php?t=18681 1988 N/A SE model FC, dead stock and less than 85k on the clock. This one actually runs, so I don't fuck with it. Last edited by GySgtFrank; 07-08-2017 at 12:22 PM..

07-09-2017, 03:09 PM	#269
speedjunkie RCC Loves Me Not You Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Colorado Springs, CO iTrader: (1) Posts: 2,089 Rep Power: 19	Nice work on that dash!!