1973 MG Midget Austin Healey Bugeye Just Restored REDUCED & Now MAKE OFFER!!!

1973 MG Midget Custom Description

1973 MG Midget Austin Healey Bugeye Just Restored REDUCED & Now MAKE OFFER!!! This '73 Midget has just been completely restored and has a modified original steel Austin Healey Bugeye forward tilting front clip. The car has been totally restored/rebuilt/refurbished over the last 2 years and has only been on the road for about a month. It runs, drives and stops excellent as it should! It is not a "numbers matching" show restoration, it is a very well done drivers restoration, intended to be driven, with with custom and handling modifications. Please check out the photos. Details of the build are below.It was purchased by me about 2 years ago out of Missouri as a rust free stalled restoration with the original front end still on it and the body work, rebuilt engine, interior and top done. I found Bugeye front and as sometime happens the project took on a life of its own. I bought the Bugeye front end and business got very busy and the project went on the back burner. 2 of my good friends, who had just finished their current projects took pity on me and decided to finish the project for me. These are 2 guys who have built multiple show worthy hot rods and customs and so I had complete confidence in their work, which was all done in my shop. The Bugeye front end needed some metal work so they cut out the rust and new metal was properly welded in. At the same time we decided to eliminate the fender top seam and make it tilt forward when opening. The wheel wells and firewall fit were modified to fit properly. We added some free HP by eliminating the mechanical fan and installing a thermostatically controlled electric fan which works excellent and cools the car better than the original. A custom grill was built for the Healey front end. Once we got into the electrical we found that the Lucas wiring had been modified poorly and we replaced the entire wiring harness, front to rear, with a custom hot rod wiring kit and fuse box. The stock wheels were replaced them with a new set of 13x5.5 minilite look a likes. I installed one inch spacers on the rear wheels to bring them out even with the quarter panels. The oversize tires, P175/70 R13, were like new when I bought the car so they stayed. We went through the brakes completely and replaced/refurbished anything that needed it, including wheel cylinders and linings. We installed new performance lowering springs in the front and the rear. The fender lips were modified to limit tire rub. The shocks were functioning properly and not leaking and were left alone. Tie rod ends and steering rack boots were the only work required on the front end. I was told the engine was rebuilt during the restoration before I bought it (no paperwork) but it is easy to believe as it runs great, holds good oil pressure warm or cold, runs cool and doesn't burn oil. We pulled the engine and trans to check them out and ended up doing some trans work and replacing the clutch master and slave cylinder. The vinyl interior is new and in excellent condition. The top is new and also very nice. The custom wood dash (the original was steel) was in the car but not up to our standards so it was removed and refinished and rewired. The custom horn button casting was custom painted by another friend who is a student of Von Dutch. A custom mount was fabricated and a new AM/FM stereo w/CD and new speakers were installed. Before I got the car the body side marker lights were filled in (nice job) and we continued the theme by removing the back up lights and bumpers and welding up the holes. The Healey front clip, the rocker panels, and the lower rear section was painted. All the body work was professionallydone by my friends and the paint is good drivers quality as it was intended to be a driver. I did take it to a local car show last weekend and took first in class. Overall it is a nicely re-done old school type sports car with the Bugeye look that has the real roll up windows, trunk, and easy to work convertible top the original Healey Bugeyes did not have.It is a very cool little car!
A couple minor things that may or may not need to be done depending on your requirements are;Choke not hooked up, not required in this weather.The fuel gauge sending unit in the tank needs replacing for the gauge to work right.The interior control for the air vent needs to be replaced but I have locked it open as I only drive it in nice weather.
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