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country Ken Hall
Thunder Bay, ON, Canada   CAN
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1962 MG MGA MkII
The car came partially redone with some questionable repairs so decided to have a closer look. Just started dismantling and it seems pretty solid, so far, Fenders and doors off. The front splash plates came loose in a box but cannot see how they were attached. There is a small plate with two small holes near the wheel arch of the body but no other attachment points. This area had been replaced previously. I am assuming that there should be nuts to attach to here and something to attach the bottom of the splash plate. I also cannot find any info of attaching the rear splash plates at their bottom to the fenders. I've been on MGA Guru and didn't find anything there. The Moss book shows a bolt but no clip or anything to go to.
thanks for any help

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bobs77vet bob K.
northern Va, VA, USA   USA
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the holes in the front inner splash guards mate up with caged nuts in the inner fender well







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country Ken Hall
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thanks for the swift response. The previous work done obviously left out the caged nuts. Also how is the bottom attached? There are two holes there and I'm guessing they should attach to a bracket of some kind. Is there the same sort of clip at the bottom of the rear splash guards?
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cschaefer Silver Member Chuck Schaefer
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Splash panels do not bolt to the fender. They bolt to the main body shell. 2 nuts in the little bracket that you have identified and 4 more captive nuts along the rear radius of the inner fender. There is a 7th hole which, I believe, may have been used to hang the panels during paint. There is a rubber seal that rests along the outer fender. Hope this helps.

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bobs77vet bob K.
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yes a 90* tab on the rear inner fender let me look for a photo

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bobs77vet bob K.
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theres two rear splash guards a forward one and rearward one....the front one does not attach to the fender, the rear one attaches to a small 90*on the fender















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Mitchman2 Mitchell Andrus
Mills River, NC, USA   USA
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Here's the front. I'm missing the rears, can't help you.


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country Ken Hall
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Guys, Thanks for the info and all the pictures, perfect.

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59mgaguy John Terschak
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I believe that the early MGAs where missing the front shields that are on the dog legs just behind the rocker panels. Right or Wrong??

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cschaefer Silver Member Chuck Schaefer
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John, Right! The addition of the front splash guards on the rear fenders occurred in mid 1956.

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ghnl Eric Russell
Mebane, NC, USA   USA
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I added some info to Bob's photo to clarify one of the mounting points.

And more on Barney's web site: http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/body/bd110.htm


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3066james Gold Member Jim Cheatham
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In reply to # 3134754 by Mitchman2 Here's the front. I'm missing the rears, can't help you.

Mitchell,
I have an extra set of rear splash panels that are in pretty good condition that I'll sell if you still need them.

Jim

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Mitchman2 Mitchell Andrus
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In reply to # 3151803 by 3066james
In reply to # 3134754 by Mitchman2 Here's the front. I'm missing the rears, can't help you.

Mitchell,
I have an extra set of rear splash panels that are in pretty good condition that I'll sell if you still need them.

Jim

Thanks Jim,

One of our club members has a set from a parts car he scavenged a few years ago.


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