Milwaukee Midget

[Milwaukee Midget]

Okay - the brain box is out along with the coil packs - I'm half way through constructing an outboard box to make the electricals plug and play.

The carb is a different story, though - the tidy new linkage doesn't clear the air box.  I'll see if I can't scrounge up the parts that worked at Maxton.

18 degrees, -8 Celsius on the first day of spring and snow expected for the weekend.

It’s getting mentally draining.

[wisdonm]

When taking the wind chill into consideration, it's a one hundred degree F spread for the same day, one year ago. At least the 10 days of St. Pat's had much better weather.   

[fordboy628]

The carb is a different story, though - the tidy new linkage doesn't clear the air box.  I'll see if I can't scrounge up the parts that worked at Maxton.

It’s getting mentally draining.

Midget,

I certain I have some Weber linkage that will clear the airbox as pictured.    Call me asap to prevent back-tracking/needless work.

This is a self-imposed deadline for the dyno session. . . . . . .      Dont' make yourself crazy, take a step back and re-evaluate the need for dyno-ing prior to Bennington.      Can dig up some dyno info for 1275's for you to use in your presentation, if that will help.   Do you have access to a VGA/other projector for connection to your laptop?    A Powerpoint presentation of your build would be very impressive. . . . . . . . . . .       I would be happy to give you access to some spreadsheets for a Powerpoint presentation.

I'm taking a couple of Marzen (Octoberfest, the last of my stock) chill pills.    Call me in the AM.
 
Fordboy

[Stainless1]

...This is a self-imposed deadline for the dyno session. . . . . . .      Dont' make yourself crazy, take a step back and re-evaluate the need for dyno-ing prior to Bennington....       
Fordboy

Mark, I'm almost certain you meant to say crazier                                   

[Milwaukee Midget]

...This is a self-imposed deadline for the dyno session. . . . . . .      Dont' make yourself crazy, take a step back and re-evaluate the need for dyno-ing prior to Bennington....       
Fordboy

Mark, I'm almost certain you meant to say crazier                                   

It's beyond crazy, I feel I'm verging on dysfunctional this month.  Crazy is my comfortable fall-back position, my equilibrium and my M.O.

No, the sooner I can get it in and dynoed, the better.  The Small Block Chevys are starting to line up at the door in anticipation of roundy-pounder season.

Mark, here's what I had in the past for throttle - I'll dig through the piles of scrap and crap and see if I still have it around . . .

[Milwaukee Midget]

It’s been a while since I can personally say I’ve made any progress on this project.  Yeah, a lot of running around, fact finding, etc., but to have actually done some physical work?  Well, that ended today.

Part of what needs to happen to dial in the engine on the dyno is creating some method of transporting the entire brain box and coil packs to the shop so any changes I make with the computer can be locked down.

To that end –



I’m fortunate to work at a place that has large quantities of audio cast-offs back in “the Junk Room” – A chassis, some old connectors – everything needed to recreate the electrical dynamics of an MG. 

Yeah, a junk room – which coincidentally also houses the lathe – and I’ve already expressed my opinion on that.

Now to dig up the throttle parts . . .

[Rob]

No expense spared on the electrical work bench I see Chris 

Watching and reading almost quietly down under,
Rob

[Captthundarr]

Looks quite functional, do you have a back up can of smoke just in case you have a leak?

[Milwaukee Midget]

Looks quite functional, do you have a back up can of smoke just in case you have a leak?

I have a Lucas sport coil in the trunk of the MGB - a just-in-case replacement for the one attached to the other end of the car, full of NOS smoke. But that would require going back to a Lucas distributor, which is the wrong direction.

Definitely the wrong direction . . .

Down that path lies darkness . . .

Foreboding darkness . . .

Overwhelming darkness . . .

A darkness that makes pitch look festive . . .

A darkness the swallows imploded stars . . .

So, no, we’ll make this work.

[Captthundarr]

I believe yall will.

[Rob]

Looks quite functional, do you have a back up can of smoke just in case you have a leak?

I have a Lucas sport coil in the trunk of the MGB - a just-in-case replacement for the one attached to the other end of the car, full of NOS smoke. But that would require going back to a Lucas distributor, which is the wrong direction.

Definitely the wrong direction . . .

Down that path lies darkness . . .

Foreboding darkness . . .

Overwhelming darkness . . .

A darkness that makes pitch look festive . . .

A darkness the swallows imploded stars . . .

So, no, we’ll make this work.

Wimp! 

[Milwaukee Midget]

Looks quite functional, do you have a back up can of smoke just in case you have a leak?

I have a Lucas sport coil in the trunk of the MGB - a just-in-case replacement for the one attached to the other end of the car, full of NOS smoke. But that would require going back to a Lucas distributor, which is the wrong direction.

Definitely the wrong direction . . .

Down that path lies darkness . . .

Foreboding darkness . . .

Overwhelming darkness . . .

A darkness that makes pitch look festive . . .

A darkness the swallows imploded stars . . .

So, no, we’ll make this work.

Wimp! 

I hate flashlights.

[Dr Goggles]

nuff room in there for a 3 litre MOWOG, sissy.

[Rob]

I hate flashlights.

You know, I looked at lots of them over there but never saw anything I'd call "flash" 

Get back to that car! All an interesting read, thanks Chris and Fordboy both.

Rob

[Milwaukee Midget]

nuff room in there for a 3 litre MOWOG, sissy.

Sure - run on a 172.974 record with an 80" wheelbase.

YOU drive it, and we'll see who the sissy is.