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A video about a boy and his MG #1
ajbowles Adrian Bowles Westport, CT, USA Sign in to contact 1976 MG Midget MkIV	Topic Creator (OP) Nov 23, 2014 02:49 PM Joined 9 years ago 608 Posts

Check it out - my son's friend Nate made this video for a narrative video project at school. It's all about Chris and his Midget. You may notice the handicap placard - this was shot a few weeks after his ankle surgery, and he was happy to be driving again although he still had a boot for his foot and couldn't walk too far without crutches. Soon he'll be jumping over the car again (when I'm not looking).

I'm about to take it for a test ride after bleeding the clutch (installed new master/slave/connecting pipe). I hope everyone else is getting in a good drive today.

Adrian

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Re: A video about a boy and his MG #4
JBFGT John Feole Chapel hill, NC, USA Sign in to contact 1970 MG Midget MkIII	Nov 25, 2014 07:35 PM Joined 12 years ago 293 Posts

love the pic of him jumpin the midget smiling smiley

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Re: A video about a boy and his MG #5
76mgdriver Gone Drivin' Beautiful downtown Wanatah, IN, USA Sign in to contact 1976 MG Midget 1979 Chevrolet C10 2006 Mazda MX-5 NC	Nov 25, 2014 08:27 PM Top Contributor Joined 15 years ago 777 Posts

Nice ride!

How was the clutch bleed experience?

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Re: A video about a boy and his MG #6
ajbowles Adrian Bowles Westport, CT, USA Sign in to contact 1976 MG Midget MkIV	Topic Creator (OP) Nov 25, 2014 09:03 PM Joined 9 years ago 608 Posts

Bleeding the clutch was a PITA. I'm glad I had read enough to expect some issues. The first time I didn't get all the air out of the slave so I took it off and used a spare pushrod to get the air out. I kept it that way with zip ties while I bled it with a mity vac (which came apart because the tubing was fatigued and dumped fluid around my head). Reassembling was harder with a pressurized system, and then it was still too soft! I used a 1x2 clamped to the steering wheel to hold the pedal down overnight, and presto! It was fine in the morning. Sorry for the long answer, but the good news is that it was worth it. I also discovered that one of the bolts holding the transmission to the engine was missing, which accounted for some of the oil on our floor. Between the bleed and a transmission oil change, the car shifts better than when we got it in April.

Next up? Time to get that fuel gauge working.

Adrian

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Re: A video about a boy and his MG #7
Vincent Van Aelst tehama, CA, USA Sign in to contact 1966 MG MGB MkII 1970 MG MGB GT "The B" 1972 MG MGB MkIII "The Wifes Mgb" 1972 MG Midget MkIII "2.0 MIDGET" & more	Nov 25, 2014 09:53 PM Joined 11 years ago 473 Posts

that was cool, cudos for raising your son to appreciate classics. vinnie

Vinnie , from Red Bluff,CA

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Re: A video about a boy and his MG #8
Jon62midget Jonathan Brown Savannah, GA, USA Sign in to contact 1959 MG MGA 1500 1962 MG Midget MkI	Dec 12, 2014 03:19 PM Top Contributor Joined 9 years ago 644 Posts

That is a beautiful car, a really impressive video, and you should be proud of your son, he did a great job with the interviews.

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Re: A video about a boy and his MG #9
ajbowles Adrian Bowles Westport, CT, USA Sign in to contact 1976 MG Midget MkIV	Topic Creator (OP) Dec 12, 2014 04:38 PM Joined 9 years ago 608 Posts

Thanks, Jonathan. He's quite a character - I agree, his friend did a great job capturing the story on video. I was happy when Chris decided on the Midget (he found it on Craigslist) - it's provided some good bonding time for us. Of course, now that it's running better than my car, I may never see it again!

Adrian

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Re: A video about a boy and his MG #10
fpsrv1 Ralph Nudo Maple Park, IL, USA Sign in to contact 1979 MG Midget 1500 1982 Fiat 124 Spider 2000	Dec 16, 2014 03:31 PM Joined 10 years ago 72 Posts

Very nicely done! Great editing too!

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Re: A video about a boy and his MG #11
neils sprite Neil P Laguna Niguel, CA, USA Sign in to contact 1969 Austin-Healey Sprite	Dec 16, 2014 10:14 PM Joined 11 years ago 70 Posts

Sweet video.

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Re: A video about a boy and his MG #12
SwaMan Frank Clark Oswego, NY, USA Sign in to contact 1970 MG Midget	Dec 17, 2014 09:04 PM Joined 9 years ago 264 Posts

VERY COOL!

Love the car, especially the WHEELS!

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Re: A video about a boy and his MG #13
jmac Jere McSparran Greenup, IL, USA Sign in to contact 1970 MG Midget "(SOLD)" 1978 MG Midget "Therapy" 1978 MG Midget "(SOLD)"	Dec 18, 2014 08:02 AM Top Contributor Joined 16 years ago 3,269 Posts

I love the video!

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Re: A video about a boy and his MG #2
bim9bill Bill Debevc Las Vegas, NV, USA Sign in to contact 1967 Austin-Healey Sprite 2012 Mini Cooper	Nov 23, 2014 04:07 PM Joined 12 years ago 817 Posts

Re: A video about a boy and his MG #3
79powerwagon Eric L Hubertus, WI, USA Sign in to contact 1976 MG Midget 1500	Nov 23, 2014 04:30 PM Joined 10 years ago 1,331 Posts

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