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stinger Part of things Posts: 34	MG Midget 1500 Warning may contain rust stinger @stinger
	Jan 23, 2016 16:58:51 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	So the sun was out early spring 2014 when I over heard one of the customers at work say he had just got his midget through its MOT and that he fancied selling it, so letting the sun rule the purchase I brought this Acknowledging that it had a bit of rust and needed some work, but it had an MOT and my cortina needed more welding for the MOT, so this was my car for the season, Before taking it out the brakes needed sorting a quick fluid change ended in a new master cylinder then just some breather hoses and oils changed for the season while collecting panels for a winter weldathon upon rubber bumper removal more rust showed up after a prod so winter came and the MG's filler was popping even the B post was floating apon wing removal some holes started showing drivers side was firstdoor removed and the hole braced A gratuitous rust photo
	1978 1500 MG midget 1990 volvo 740 gle estate daily 1970 Ford Cortina mk2 practical classic 1970 Mini 1275 GT longtime project

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sleag40 Part of things I've no longer space for any more! Posts: 865	MG Midget 1500 Warning may contain rust sleag40 @sleag40
	Jan 23, 2016 17:12:08 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Definitely got more structural strength from the filler than the body! Good luck with the repairs.
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stinger Part of things Posts: 34	MG Midget 1500 Warning may contain rust stinger @stinger
	Jan 23, 2016 17:12:41 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	not phased by the rust I dug in deeper, but before removing the sill i atached the B post the started on with the inner sill repairs cutting and welding as I went the rust kept on coming but more was cut out and replaced some times holes don't line up quite right but are weldable seaming it all in once the area was sound i glued on the sill
	1978 1500 MG midget 1990 volvo 740 gle estate daily 1970 Ford Cortina mk2 practical classic 1970 Mini 1275 GT longtime project

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stinger Part of things Posts: 34	MG Midget 1500 Warning may contain rust stinger @stinger
	Jan 23, 2016 17:22:15 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	so with the sill on the door A post was next welds removed panel cut back and new piece put in outer piece wads made and lined up it lined up OK so was welded
	1978 1500 MG midget 1990 volvo 740 gle estate daily 1970 Ford Cortina mk2 practical classic 1970 Mini 1275 GT longtime project

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omega Posted a lot Posts: 1,060	MG Midget 1500 Warning may contain rust omega @omega
	Jan 23, 2016 17:28:33 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	you are a brave man


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stinger Part of things Posts: 34	MG Midget 1500 Warning may contain rust stinger @stinger
	Jan 23, 2016 17:35:39 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	so onto the rear wing, when the filler was cut off i found this no inner wing but only the front of the arch but i found more rust with the 2015 car show season looming more panels where needed so using some thing i did on the cortina i cut the rear arch of the passenger side to repair the inner wing but after more poking (I've got to leave the screwdriver alone) more rust in the arch was found with not much time left I changed back to the cortina and left this until the winter needing to buy the rear arch panel, so this winters work 2015/2016 needs to be up loaded now
	1978 1500 MG midget 1990 volvo 740 gle estate daily 1970 Ford Cortina mk2 practical classic 1970 Mini 1275 GT longtime project

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highvoltage Part of things Posts: 685	MG Midget 1500 Warning may contain rust highvoltage @highvoltage
	Jan 23, 2016 17:45:32 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Ouch,i love Midgets but i'm sure BL just made a water trap with wheels and so many seem to have been subjected to the worst kind of bodgery Brave man,i salute you !


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jpsmit Posted a lot Posts: 1,254	MG Midget 1500 Warning may contain rust jpsmit @jpsmit
	Jan 24, 2016 21:39:11 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	You are mad! I mean that in a (mostly) good way. I don't think i have ever seen anyone bring a Midget back from that much rust - particularly a rubber bumper. Kudos! And, may I suggest that if you are doing that much work that you convert it to chrome bumper.


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stinger Part of things Posts: 34	MG Midget 1500 Warning may contain rust stinger @stinger
	Jan 25, 2016 22:05:48 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	the bumpers are saying in the garden lol, but if that's bad the passenger side is worse but first I need to add on this Christmases front end rebuild lower tray and valance while i was on the front end I swapped out the anti roll bar bushes for polys then when i got it on some ramps i removed the exhaust as the rear box protruded past the rear of the car without the rear bumper, so i chopped it out fingers crossed it should be a centre exit so to the passenger side doors braced sill coming off it's looking pretty bad in the foot well as nothing is attached even the rear top of the sill was missing
	1978 1500 MG midget 1990 volvo 740 gle estate daily 1970 Ford Cortina mk2 practical classic 1970 Mini 1275 GT longtime project

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stinger Part of things Posts: 34	MG Midget 1500 Warning may contain rust stinger @stinger
	Jan 25, 2016 22:13:10 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	sill ready to be removed yep as bad as it looked but once the grot was cut out and a new bit cut and tacked in then welded up now attached to a new bit at the top and that's as it is at the moment
	1978 1500 MG midget 1990 volvo 740 gle estate daily 1970 Ford Cortina mk2 practical classic 1970 Mini 1275 GT longtime project

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shandylegs Yorkshire and The Humber Posts: 120	MG Midget 1500 Warning may contain rust shandylegs @shandylegs
	Jan 25, 2016 23:45:21 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Think I'd have thrown in the towel long before this point. Good luck with this one, makes mine seem like a piece of cake!


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whitterbod Part of things 1 Posts: 16	MG Midget 1500 Warning may contain rust whitterbod @whitterbod
	Feb 2, 2016 10:39:07 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Another one saved keep up the good work
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stinger Part of things Posts: 34	MG Midget 1500 Warning may contain rust stinger @stinger
	Feb 10, 2016 22:51:51 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	so with the last couple of weekends dry i now have the sill on but need to finish the ends i repaired the hole at the rear of the inner wing then i headed to the a post then I had a disagreement with the door so i moved to the rear wing rust removed and pannel fitted
	1978 1500 MG midget 1990 volvo 740 gle estate daily 1970 Ford Cortina mk2 practical classic 1970 Mini 1275 GT longtime project

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brc76 RR Helper Posts: 1,107	MG Midget 1500 Warning may contain rust brc76 @brc76
	Feb 11, 2016 0:45:08 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I'm amazed that had 12 months ticket on it when you got it. Brave work man


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stinger Part of things Posts: 34	MG Midget 1500 Warning may contain rust stinger @stinger
	Feb 15, 2016 21:50:17 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	due to weather and the fence was fallen over i didnt get much time on it this weekend but i managed to sling on the passenger outer wing lip and the rear corner
	1978 1500 MG midget 1990 volvo 740 gle estate daily 1970 Ford Cortina mk2 practical classic 1970 Mini 1275 GT longtime project

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vanpeebles Part of things I am eastbound in pursuit of a white Lamborghini, this is not a recording. Posts: 978	MG Midget 1500 Warning may contain rust vanpeebles @vanpeebles
	Feb 15, 2016 21:52:51 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Amazing work to save this Hero!


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dodgerover Posted hell of a lot "These days turned out nothing like I had planned" Posts: 5,882	MG Midget 1500 Warning may contain rust dodgerover @dodgerover
	Feb 15, 2016 22:28:37 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	If Stevie Wonder did MOTs.......Huge amount of work going on, keep up the good work
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