Here’s an electrical diagram for Rover 200s in the year 1998. It covers all the models, diesel, petrol and more importantly for me it covers the vvc. Personally I’m planning on using as much of the different looms as possible.
I often hear of people struggling to fold their roofs and if not done correctly you can accelerate the wear of this expensive item. Here’s a good way of folding the hood on a later model Midget by Will Munns taken from the archives at mgcars.org.uk BBS. It really is an invalueable source of information, [...]
I got this sent to me in an email and thought it was great!
Haynes: This is a snug fit.
Translation: You will skin your knuckles!
Haynes: Rotate anticlockwise.
Translation: Clamp with vice grips then beat repeatedly with hammer, anticlockwise
Haynes: This is a tight fit.
Translation: Not a hope in hell matey!
Haynes: As described in Chapter 7…
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Hi all, progress on the midget build has slowed down since I’ve moved back to uni again. I have recieved some new parts which I will show at a later date. For now I thought I’d share an article fom PPC magazine regarding the K-series engine and its reputation for blowing headgaskets. It talks about [...]
The 1275cc engine and original gearbox is now out of the engine bay, making way for a K-series! We had a few little problems on the way which we overcame. The first was that the hoist we bought was too high off the floor and wouldn’t go under the midget’s wishbones without lifting it with [...]
More progress on the stripping front, the original 1275cc engine is very nearly ready to come out. All that is left is the throttle cable on the engine and the rest of the gearbox stuff like the prop shaft, gear lever and clutch linkage.
