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The Classic 'Y'

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The Newsletter of The M.G. "Y" Type Register

Feb-ru ,", 'ry 2001

'KSC171' - Development & Modification History S~ction D. Part 2.

En~ine ModiFications (3)

Rock!;lr arm supportin<:J s haFt pedestals Fitttif'd with 3/32" di6t~n~& pieces. Cast iron distance -pieces Fitted betwran rocker arms & supporting pedQ.t~1 5 in platt of Kpacing springs. Rocker arms set to h.v~ .003"/.005" .nd flo~t.

Ignition 5)'$t:.ern: -RunbakE'n ,oileoil, Runbaken hi9h - capacit:.y condenser, platinum points, hi~M lift oontact bre.k~ -e.m, advance curve sprin95 8.5 fitt.1l'd t 'o "T.C./T.D." Mi dse-t , hend " ove-rridins control for- advance &: l"'ebsrd '(ModiFied 1""/:::;: Litre post w.r Riley part5). K.L.G. F.SO plugs, distributor cap with built in fS.uppres~or & vertical H.T. lead cOI,nectors (to clear rev. counter drivR).

Ignition zettings: Point~ 014" /O lQ". Plug$ .020". Point !!r> ~t 2 0to break at B.T.D.C. Fully rRtarded.

~hau~t ~ystem Fitted with "Servai,." !&traight 1:.h,-cuSh ab50rbtion t: 'yp~_Si!er.:~"" &: !:I./:::;:" t~il pipe (i.e.! "arne int:.e,-nal di~. as inlv1:. to Silencer f~cm Manifold).

Coaling syst.m: Fan BladeE remov~. Controllable R.d~tor Blind fitted. Water tvmp. 9auge <3O-C/1IOCC> ~itt.d with capillary tub_ bulb adaptor fittRd in en9ine 5ide of outlet to header tank before thermo~tat.

Thermost~t c an be removed & by-pass blanked iF car is used continually in traffic. Two blades -oF the four b 'laded fan can b& fitted separately.

Inhibited Distilled "Water only used in Cool"in9 System. cont'd • •• -,-

CrankshaFt pulley marked with notcho5 fer T.D.C., 11= S.T.D.C. {inlet v.lve opening} &- 24=A.T.D.C. (exh~u_t v i!l lve clo5ing" Fointer Fixed to timing c_se cover.

Lub. Oil System: Engine run in &: mai'l"'ltaine-d on Colloidal Graphite For fir$t 5000 miles, sinc~ then Full "'!Redex" "!Sys;t.~ u !!r>l!!d.

Oil temp. gaugl!! (30-C/i10~C' f itted with capillary- tube adaptor in sump a -t.- half contents point. Lub. pump discha,..se connection to fi Iter tapped lIB" Ga~ far ad'Apter to t.-kl!! pre5sure gauge For pressure drop acr055 filter check.

Dec .. 1961 ..

"T.C." Mid'3e-t four branch e)( hau llt manifold Fittad, internall y poli ~hed .t inl at port~ & ma tched to cylinder head. Outlet matched to e"hau~t pipe.

"T.F." Midget inlet m.ilnifold 'fitted, highly poli . hed intgrnally &: ma tched to head portQ.

Twin l1/a:" S.U. H.'4 cilrb5. fitte-d with ~tandBrd G .. J. ne-edles ' and 'bluQ' damp~ springs

High pres5ure petrol pump (aB fitted to 3 Litrt!' -Rover) f 'i -ttt!'d in . pare ~heel compt. & mo unted over p~trol t ~nk.

Compo ratio reduced to approx . 9s 1 & ~tandard C/H ~ask.t fitted to cylinder head.

Nylon liT1~ throttle cable fitted. Modifi'ed hand th'J"O"trt"le -- & mixtur e enriching control fitted to suit twin carbo link a ge.

Sue pension Modifications

Front Units fittGd with "add it. ion... ! "Andre" .djust.Bt:llr- i=r-iciion type Damper~ (standard equip~nt on Mk.lI "T.D." Midg~t") ~e-t

to' 10/ 11 lbs. pull by » prin9 balance. One " qu4r~er t.urn ~ adjusting » C"rew either way Bdjust"5 s etting by ..pprox . 3 lbs. pull.

Channel packing piece~ for additional Front damper~ ~h ap~d & l i ghtQn . d by drilling to' half original wei~ht.

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Wneel & Brake Modifications

All wheels ~tatically end dynamically balanced.

All wheel s d~illed For b~ake cooling. in addition to Dri~inal 6 louv~es.

"Alfin" lisht a lloy racin'3 brake drum~ fit.ted to front wheelsa

Rear drums trued by machining on all lociilting 5urfac-es.

"Fer-ado" D.M.7 compet.ition lininSs fit.ted all round "(e.t..ndard " equipm~nt oh HT.F." Midget).

Augum.t./58.

Lisht alloy "Alf"in" rae-ins brak. drums Fitt.d to "rear ...n-eel!5.

JaTl. 1962.

Cleytcm ~and ... e brake .ervo Fitt~ complwte wit.h all hydraul ic hos.ag , wh~el & ma$ter cylind~ seals 9tC.

5 New Goodyear "Sport~ .. 6 ply tyres ccmpl-et.e ... ith new tubes. fitt.lPd.

Derek Ringer.

Nellsleitrr E"ditor/Rr<ji!itnrl J.e. LlIIII-On , LherpoDI, U. t.. Spares S~'tta~y (new 59i" ~)l A.~ltt, Vork,

U. K. SjJart'~ wOTdiutor il.!C'rond-hand .put',): D.flolltn, Ljvfrpory1l

The Factory '9wneral ~rransvm«nt dra...ins on t.he follo~ins wa~ 6upplied by DQnnis DoubtFire 7 vie Neil C~irn$. It is "t:r.ced 22/7'7/39, checked 13'7 / 1.2/39"':

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THE: AI"o4NLJAL STATS!

2001 2C1C10

YAs on ih~ Re9jsi~r <of wn i ch 16 ar& l e Ft-nMd-dr1v~; 7 44 734 YEs on the Re~iQter ». - 271 YT~ on thQ Register 164 262 Reinbol t & Christ~-bDdi,ci ears on t h e Re~isnr 3 ,-Kell.r-Oodiwd c~r. on thQ R~9 isier

OthCH" SpeC'iill~/Corllposites.JHybrids on th. Re,i dQY' 17 16 Un~no"m (lfIe. i n )y lI-1I1oons ) on 'the Re~ i-sill'r 6$ 63

1, ;72 1 , 3~, i)

1':;>"1; Ib 75 1948 113- 113-1949 '329' 325 19'3(. 225 222 1951 10 " 10 4 l C/'t.2 l(jO .. }-=15:3 102 100

TOTAL 1 !049 j ! 038

NLlmber of Ci!\r~ i n each countr y : i:;5) i 34 countries)

1(:(1} 2000

En~l.,nd ... 7 602 A..\l5i:rlll itl = 334 U.S . A. 16 (', 157 f(QPub l ie of :South HfriCf:. 45 45 Scot lend 34 34 S"Ii\:: z erl_nd SO 30 Wales 17 1. Ci\n~dfl 17 .7 Rep\,rblic of Ire l a n d 16 16 N~therland6 14 13 Ne\'f 21! 151 llnd 11 .1 Nor t hern Ireland 9 , • Ii llnfnarl, g Sin'3"'porl! 6 b Beo l gium S •Germllny 5 4 Che.nnel l e l andl<- 4 4 , ,Sri l,.ankil. Por t ugal 3 3 India 3 3

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" L!rl.l'jl..ley 2 2 J apan 2 2

-,China. 2 • f1f1d£'il"'.e. 1 Rhodesi i:l 1 CypruIE- 1 I<an'j1 adeosh 1 N,;u llibia Au~tl"i a

Finland 1 Fr ance 1 Sweden 1 1 LLIXemboul"9 1 C'

REGISTER NEWS

You will note from tne above latati3tics that- only eleven "new" caY'~ "ident.iFi@'d by ChaS 5i!E. number" have come to lisht oveY' the past year. I think it i5 a~ well to mention her. also that with the increasing trend to cornbinl!' two or thrR"e "unre~tored" cars to m~ke one very good one, it mign~ be wiae to claim only that there are "around 1,000" "V"s known to be l~Ft in existence, rathor than the 1,372 which are individually li5ted on the Regi5teY' dat~ba5e. Ther& are n o doubt duplic~t.e entrie~ on the dat. a ba$ 9 as well ( e .g. , whQre a ch~5& is number has never been matched up with it~ number-platQ, b~cau$Q of incomplete report~ from corre5pondent5)~

Just ~crapinq in to be the 11th new di5covery of 2000/2001 was Y / 2366 (Regi.ter No.1371). Thi 5 1949 car is ownwO by Mr. Wi 11 iam Benn~tt of Ch.5 hire, and is maroon and C"I"'"Ram wit.h a r~d intRl"'ior. It i6 regiate-rlld "UML-241", it~ body number is lS38/2059, and ~t would a~pear to have _n e~ine

from _ later car - SC / 15214.

CARS FOR SALE

"1952 M.G. VB S~loon. Black with sr~ intllrior. Engine just reconditioned and unlea ded. EldRrly owner For many y~.r5_ Very ori9inol car with new H.O. T. Drives v ery ~ll. £31 750. Tel:

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