Noel Mclaughlin Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 Must do something about the dodgy handling Sprite, can anyone supply contact details for UK or elsewhere firms that do a telescopic damper setup for these. It won't make it as good as my Caterham I know but it may help to keep it on the Island a little better . Thanks in advance guys *smile* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Septimus Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 A friend of mine has done all this stuff and I think most of the kit came from Moss. Contact duncan.macey@syntegra.com and I am sure he will give you chapter and verse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R2D2 Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 Try this company they have been into racing Spridgets for years and have some graet conversions. http://www.petermayengineering.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I reply to every thread Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 I got my rear Spax rear set-up from MGBHive. I'm sure the MGOC do them as well. Frontline did a gas set-up for the front but I've not got contact details here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Piper Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 The Spax set up works well, in fact I bet they've improved it since I fitted mine 15 years ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 I beleive Frontline are down in Bath or somewhere in Wiltshire. They also do Toyota 5 speed gearbox conversions, large front brake conversions, front ARB kits and ant-tramp bars for the rear. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moomin Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 As said, Peter May is the man, but more particularly for engines. My father had his engine rebuilt by Peter (possibly the only 1500 he's ever breathed on!) and it's still very strong over 15 years on. Frontline do some very nice looking conversions - I quite fancy getting an old Midget and doing some mad things to it to surprise a few people... Perhaps I ought to finish the current project first - nearly there though. 😬 Moomin www.megabird.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I reply to every thread Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 It pains me to say it but K Series is the way to go for a mad Midget. There was one in C&SC a few months ago that looked standard but lapped Castle Coombe a lot faster than an Elise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morls Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 For FAR less than the cost of "proper" new telescopic dampers, I fitted 40% uprated lever arm units and shorter stiffer springs to my old Midget (from Welsh MG Centre). This alone made a huge difference, the car felt 10 years newer. IIRC some of the classes in the MGOC series stipulate lever arm dampers anyhoo. Good luck Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Mclaughlin Posted September 11, 2002 Author Share Posted September 11, 2002 Thanks for your help and advice everybody, now that I know where to get it all I have to do is find that tin I buried in the backyard a couple of years ago............................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Beaumont Posted September 11, 2002 Share Posted September 11, 2002 I did the Frontline front kit on mine, and very nice it was too. I also bought the full PU bush set from them for the rear end, but never got round to fitting it before I sold the car on, so they're up for grabs, cheeply, if that interests you at all. Also got the manifold/Weber/ram pipes that I had on it at one point for sale if sir is feeling flush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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