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MG Midget and Sprite Technical - Part identification please

Can anyone identify this pair of items. They were in one of my MK 1 Sprite boxes of bits. Though they may be nothing to do with it!

GuyW

They don't look familiar.

How big are they?
Dave O'Neill 2

Sorry, vital info missing!
10.25" overall length.
Bit different I suppose if they were 4 foot!
GuyW

They are the brackets from a works type hardtop. They fit over the mounting for the hood. Was helping to fabricate two of these earlier this month!!

Bob
Bob Beaumont

Thanks Bob. Pity that's all I have. No hardtop to go with them. :-(
GuyW

they often go missing (hence why we were fabricating some!) so possibly a useful ebay item!
Bob Beaumont

GuyW - could I relieve you of these hardtop brackets if you have no use for them? 'Best price paid' or somesuch (no real idea what they're worth but we can talk about it ;-) )

You can email me at firstname Dotty secondname atte Talk21 Dotty compadre

(snipping the Dorothies and removing the chaplain)

Many thanks

Tom
Tom Coulthard

Yes Tom, you are welcome to them. Just emailed.
Guy
GuyW

Piggy backing onto my own "parts identification" thread with a new one now.
Another item that came in the box of "Sprite bits". But were these windscreen washer bottles ever fitted to a Sprite? The only time I saw anything like this big square glass bottle thing it was on an old Landie.

GuyW

Looks like a Lucas Electric Screenjet which was fitted to Jaguar E Types and probably other premium cars of the period such as Rover
Doug Plumb

My brothers Daimler Dart has one of those. I would assume that at one time they were the standard Lucas part for electric washers but dont think electric washers were ever standard on Spridgets.

Trev
T Mason

Guy

The washer bottle is a round Tudor one that fits in a bracket on the N/S front using the upper radiator / inner wing bracket. Can't say I have seen a Lucas one, certainly not electric!
Bob Beaumont

Yes, I know the little tudor one, but wondered if this Lucas glass sort was ever an option on a Sprite. I am not sure there is enough space to fit it though!

I do have a push plunger type washer pump for the Sprite dashboard, though I am missing the male threaded screw-in bezel that secures it in place. I had considered gutting this and fitting a contact toggle switch inside so that a push on the plunger would switch on a standard little electric washer pump. Of course the easy option is just to buy and fit a new plunger pump. They aren't expensive.
GuyW

As I understand the washer was an option anyway either the Tudor type or the rarer Trafalgar. The Trafalgar had a much wider neck and had a dual spray rather than the two single ones. I had bits of a Trafalgar one but the bottle was split so I reverted to the Tudor type.
Bob Beaumont

“Of course the easy option is just to buy and fit a new plunger pump. They aren't expensive.”

But are they any good?

I recently stripped a dashboard, which had a broken washer pump. I may have saved the bezel.
Dave O'Neill 2

if Dave hasn't, I've numerous push pumps taking up space...
Also recommend you research the value of that original glass bottle unit - you may be pleasantly surprised, they're over £200 new!
https://tinyurl.com/y9flyb8s
David Smith

Thanks David. I habe also spotted the repro ones on eBay. I need to clean and test this one first. I don't think I want it in the Sprite anyway.
GuyW

Guy

Is this what you need?

It was actually where I expected to find it, which is unusual.

Dave O'Neill 2

Yes, that's it Dave. Thanks
Best add it to the list!
GuyW

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