Project MG Midget

[calebryde]

I have an mg midget that i'm stripping down for a restore, never picked up a welder in my life. It's in a bad way, thought about Californian bodyshell but can't face not doing up the original.

So far it needs:

New sills
New floor
New inner wings on rear
New outer wing repair
Lower a piller need work and so do the footwells on the outer.

Quick question, when doing the sills and floor do you do the floor first, or the sills then the floor?

 

[prey]

im not really familiar with midgets myself but just look at how the sills/floor meet up - if getting to one bit would be easier with another bit out of the way etc - that will give you a plan building up of the best way to attack it.

 

[MarkMG]

Welcome
I started with the floor, then inner sills along with footwell, now moving on to lower pillar and outer sill, see here http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=1588

Most important thing is supporting the bodyshell and maintaining the door gap.

 

[octo0072000]

jig

i agree with Mark it needs support before taking off the sills weld a lengh of box section across the door at bottom and top you dont want to end up with a midget banana

depending on years the spring box if qtr elliptic springs rot you might be better off having a good look underneath to see what else needs doing crossmember under front body rots also front subframe mounting on the chassis rails rot unless its had plenty of oil leaks

you can get a new shell about £6000ish

http://www.bmh-ltd.com/midgetparts.htm#