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1977 Midget “Air Filter Housing” . Does anyone have a suggestion where I may locate this part.

Hi Elizabeth,

Welcome to the forum. Unfortunately, that air filter housing hasn't been made for about 45 years. The only place you will find one today is in a junkyard or on someone's parts car or parts pile. Post a message in the Buy, Sell, Trade section of this forum and maybe someone out there has one.

Rick

Thank you Rick. Is there a new part that I can use to replace the old one?

There are pancake filters available, but none duplicate all of the functions of the original.

There are new air filter cleaner housing replacements made for the Stromberg CD-150 carb. I will say they are basically just a re-usable sponge filter inside of a chrome housing. Here's a link to one at British Parts Northwest

https://bpnorthwest.com/mg/air-filter-chrome-oval-stromberg-cd150/?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI3ZDR86vEhQMVhRStBh2kFQEqEAQYBSABEgI0F_D_BwE

Also... the original housings can often be found (from time to time) on eBay. That's where I got mine. Unfortunately I just looked and didn't see one this morning.

Good Luck!

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Thomas (Count) Basey
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“With each replacement of parts, my British car slowly becomes Chinese.”

thank you! I am also looking for the “Exhaust Gas Recirculation Valve and hose”. Do you have any suggestions for this part replacement?

Two things...

1) Unless you are looking to make things "original" or meet some strict state requirement - then why bother? The EGR valve is an emissions component that provides no other benefit. While there is still an EGR valve on mine (and others) I'm sure many of them are probably frozen and non-working anyway. Folks often remove them and just plug the manifold hole with a pipe fitting.

2) If you still want the EGR valve, eBay or the Buy-Sell-Trade forum here (with a message WTB - Want To Buy) is going to be your best bet. Just note that some 1500's had the EGR on the TOP of the intake manifold with a small braded "U" pipe. Others (like mine) connect to the same intake hole, but have a metal tube that runs over the side and down between the carb and the manifold and hides the EGR valve below (which looks cleaner - which is why I never bothered to remove mine). Make sure you're buying everything you need to install the one you want. The actual EGR "valves" on the two versions are identical.

Your call.

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Thomas (Count) Basey
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“With each replacement of parts, my British car slowly becomes Chinese.”

Whats wrong with yours? Is that not yours in the picture? I may have one from a 75

Elizabeth,

Check with Ronnie McLeod if McLeod’s British Cars in Maumelle - https://mcleodsbritishcars.netlify.app/.

He has a LOT of stuff, probably more A & B than Midget but worth checking.

Good luck.

Charlie

HI,

A Texas Forum friend sent me his air filter can from his '77 when he went to a Weber setup, but the one he sent has been modified with a welded plate to make new holes for mounting to a carb different from the ZS 150CD I and you have on our engines.

What's wrong with the AF can on your car? If it's just those cover top and bottom retainer clips (which can break off), you can use long wire bundle pull ties to hold the can together.

Richard

If it is functional but just doesn't look good, take it off, media blast it and repaint it. It will look like new.