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MGA Frame Parts - or Frame.... [Ohio, USA]

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MGA Frame Parts - or Frame.... [Ohio, USA] #1
wjh0919 Bill Hunter Ohio, USA 1958 MG MGA "Oscar" 1963 MG MGB "Peanut" 1964 MG MGB "R. I. P." 1965 MG MGB "Red Rider" 1967 MG MGB "Gilda"	Posted: June 19, 2012 11:07AM Registered: 5 years ago Posts: 197

looking for the front cross member in this picture - # 34 - it's not available from Moss. Most number is Anyone got one they can get from an old frame? Or maybe have a decent frame they want to get rid of?

Moss Number is 455-865

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wjh0919 Bill Hunter Ohio, USA 1958 MG MGA "Oscar" 1963 MG MGB "Peanut" 1964 MG MGB "R. I. P." 1965 MG MGB "Red Rider" 1967 MG MGB "Gilda"	Posted: June 19, 2012 11:09AM Registered: 5 years ago Posts: 197

picture now

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Re: MGA Frame Parts - or Frame.... [Ohio, USA] #3
brdave David Burstyn Ontario, Canada	Posted: June 19, 2012 10:20PM Registered: 7 years ago Posts: 231

I have an mga frame in the barn. Will take a look and see what condition the portion of the frame you are looking for is in.

brdave

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Re: MGA Frame Parts - or Frame.... [Ohio, USA] #4
JackMG Jack Lindler Greenville,SC, USA	Posted: June 20, 2012 09:49AM Registered: 7 years ago Posts: 14,864

You might try Clarke Spares - they make a lot of stuff like that...

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wjh0919 Bill Hunter Ohio, USA 1958 MG MGA "Oscar" 1963 MG MGB "Peanut" 1964 MG MGB "R. I. P." 1965 MG MGB "Red Rider" 1967 MG MGB "Gilda"	Posted: June 20, 2012 10:06AM Registered: 5 years ago Posts: 197

just emailed them this morning. I'm checking everywhere I can just to make sure...

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Re: MGA Frame Parts - or Frame.... [Ohio, USA] #6
ghnl Eric Russell North Carolina, USA	Posted: June 20, 2012 11:43AM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 528

I made some. I bought some 2" square tube, cut out the side where it makes the S bend and welded in some 14 ga steel cut to the S shape. I clamped the cut square tube to a jig I made.

Eric Russell ~ Mebane, NC
1960 MGA, 1981 Alfa Romeo GTV6, 1984 Alfa Romeo Spider, 1991 Honda ST1100

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Re: MGA Frame Parts - or Frame.... [Ohio, USA] #7
wjh0919 Bill Hunter Ohio, USA 1958 MG MGA "Oscar" 1963 MG MGB "Peanut" 1964 MG MGB "R. I. P." 1965 MG MGB "Red Rider" 1967 MG MGB "Gilda"	Posted: June 20, 2012 01:27PM Registered: 5 years ago Posts: 197

Eric,

that's great - can you send me the dimensions for the fixture you made.

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Re: MGA Frame Parts - or Frame.... [Ohio, USA] #8
ghnl Eric Russell North Carolina, USA	Posted: June 20, 2012 04:34PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 528

I don't think I saved the jig - it was just some scrap subfloor left over from our garage remodel.

I used my CAD program (Cardboard Aided Design...) to trace the shape then cut out some pieces of the wood and screwed it together. Once I cut out the sides of the square tube it was fairly easy to bend it to shape. Again using my CAD program I made the S shaped pieces and tacked one to the square tube while it was clamped to the jig. Then I flipped it over and tacked in the S shaped piece for the other side. Satisfied it was the right shape and not twisting, I welded it up solid.

BTW, I got my steel from On-Line Metals. Much better selection than the big box home stores. The local steel supply place was not interested in selling me small quantities. On Line Metals is also a company with a sense of humor - scroll down to their link to 'Free Range Metals'... (you can get a discount there, too)

Eric Russell ~ Mebane, NC
1960 MGA, 1981 Alfa Romeo GTV6, 1984 Alfa Romeo Spider, 1991 Honda ST1100

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Re: MGA Frame Parts - or Frame.... [Ohio, USA] #9
Coxie Mark Cox San Francisco Bay Area, USA 1962 MG MGA MkII "Bullet"	Posted: June 20, 2012 07:12PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 86

That is brilliant!! So simple, so creative, and yet so effective!! grinning smiley

In reply to # 2099095 by ghnl I used my CAD program (Cardboard Aided Design...) to trace the shape then cut out some pieces of the wood and screwed it together. Once I cut out the sides of the square tube it was fairly easy to bend it to shape. Again using my CAD program I made the S shaped pieces and tacked one to the square tube while it was clamped to the jig. Then I flipped it over and tacked in the S shaped piece for the other side. Satisfied it was the right shape and not twisting, I welded it up solid.

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