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[BensonJ]

Hi Spike 25,

I know this is abit cheeky but would you be willing to sell or other the pickup spit when your done? did you use a frame which keeps the pickup in line while doing the body work, I need to these to be able to start my pickup... oh thats when I have finished the saloon...

Cheers
Ben

[Mad Max]

Fantastic project

Looking forward to seeing it finished.

[Lord Lucan]

Hi Spike 25,

I know this is abit cheeky but would you be willing to sell or other the pickup spit when your done? did you use a frame which keeps the pickup in line while doing the body work,

Cheers
Ben

Some for sale on eBay too Ben..... search for mini spit

[spike 25]

Hi Spike 25,

I know this is abit cheeky but would you be willing to sell or other the pickup spit when your done? did you use a frame which keeps the pickup in line while doing the body work, I need to these to be able to start my pickup... oh thats when I have finished the saloon...

Cheers
Ben

Hi Ben i got it on loan myself, my friend bought it and let my pickup be a guinea pig must say it must have saved atleast a month in labour and no laying on your back

regards Spike

[spike 25]

Anoyher great day got the body painted its gonna spend the night in the oven and another bake in the morning
and then tomorrow night i can start the re build.

[josh.goddard]

looking good and its the best bit once its in paint all the nice work comes after that

[spike 25]

Got pickup back in my own workshop tonight so i had to make a start.

[LiamB]

The things I would do for a pick-up

Great Project!

[Teapot]

Cleeeeean

Sp-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-ce

[spike 25]

Managed to make a start making up the brake pipes got the rear sub frame in and one of the suspention arm's in tomorrow i will finish of the rear suspention plus get the rear brakes compleated.

[orangeboy]

love it!

[MrBounce]

That is looking so ridiculously beautiful. Need...lottery...win...

[spike 25]

Another great day all the suspention back together rear brake built up and engine ready to bolt in.



Only joking not them brake plates...........

These one's













Having the correct tools alway's helps

[Dom]

Evening Spike. Found the project thread. Made good progress this weekend. See you in the week.

[Lord Lucan]

We have all seen the foundry mark on all the major components of BMC cars, but in the world does it mean?
Here is the explanation according to David Doiron.
"MOWOG pre-dates the BMC merger. The Morris Garages in Oxford was the birthplace of the "Morris Garages Special".
The name of the shop later became Morris-Wolseley Garages. The name"Morris-Wolseley Garages Special" was too awkward of a handle, so was the version "MOWOG Special", so just the initials MG were kept and the word "Special" was dropped.
ALL parts boxes (as well as foundry marks) kept the MOWOG designation since parts went to far more cars than just MGs.
The foundry mark for Austins was the "flying A".
When the BMC merger took place, there was an effort to use the BMC rosette as the new "marque". It succesfully replaced MOWOG on printed materials such as parts boxes, but it never really took hold as a foundry mark, and MOWOG remained the most common foundry mark on parts used for the Sprite series."