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EDITORIRL

Im sure many of you will be wondering how Dave Lawrences book is coming alons The good news is that the layout for printing ~ currently going ahead in Durban and Dave hopes to have the bOOK out In time for this comJng Christmas The ffnlshed article should consist of around 270 pa8es with approximateiy 240 phot06aphs of wbicb 20 may be in colour Cost may work out at something around (30 inclusive of postage (from a UK distributor) This I believe to be quite reasonable given that once you see the content youll appreCiate that Daves effort more than leaves my 1988 book look ins sbamefully superficial

Cars ror Sale

1953 VB Body-off restoration all parts sand-blasted chassis repainted alJ body parts repaired and leaded Eight coats of paint in Brooklands Green Recbromed rewired new floor Too much to list Reassembled Suffolkj

needs interior renewed Reluctant sale (5500 Tel

Parts Wanted

Ammetel 30-30 for 1953 YB seats or covers for 1953 YB or even material to make Prefer green or beige Must be in good condition Tel Suffolk) evenings

NeTsletter EditorRe~istrar JGLltlwson UK Spares Secretary (new spares) ABrier UK Spares Co-ordinator (second-band spares) DMuUen

T he Claramp ic V it published by Sky col Publications

FITTING a KampN Filter to the Y Series

The task is quite easy except for the bits I have highlighted Remove the large air silencer from the top of the engine and put the bolts back into the holes on the rocker cover or you will have a huge oil leak If you have a chain on your oil cap also put on a penny washer to stop it falling off the tab Remove the aluminium casting trunk to the carburetter This is held on with two bolts save them by putting them back into their holes for a future concours r~build You now have the carb mouth staring at you and no where to anchor the throttle return spring

If like me you have a fibre block between the carb and the manifold to stop overheating of the mixture on hot days your carb will be quite close to the bonnet when it is closed The type of KampN you require is one with its hole low down Most are in the centre of the filter back plate the Y needs one as shown in the sketches Mine cost pound28 with a Stub-Stack thrown in at the MG Spares Day at Stoneleigh this year You will also need two 38 UNF by 1 amp 12 long bolts and nuts with four plain and two locking spring washers These pass through the stub-stackthe backplate the gasket and the carb inlet flanges Put the nuts on th~ carb side ie OUTSIDE Good spring washers are needed or you could ingest a bolt

On the rear bolt I also put a tab I ~~ from a bit of steel that went under the nut and had a lugtfhe return spring of the throttle to connect to See sketch You can buy rear plates with vent pipe connections on but I simply drilled a hole in the backplate and rivetted on an old BMe B series engine heater pipe A piece of 12 hose then joined the rocker cover vent to the air filter with two jubilee clips

The stub-stck eases the ai~s entry into the carb mouth or the right-angled inlet edges will affect air flow

You may need to richen uhe mixture by 3 or 4 flats once fitted

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General Lof th ayout e FIlter

FItting

KampN Filter

Vent hose

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THEY SAY fMlTATlON (S THE SINCEREST FORM OF FlATTERY

The MCCC Y - Type Register est- 199L DDoubtfire

The MG Y-Type Register of South AfrJca est 1991 DRLawrence Republic of

South Africa

The Austra1ian if-Type Re6istel est 1991 ALSJaUery AustraJiL

MG y Register Danmark est 1993 FNeumum Denmark

Nortb Amerjcan Y Registry est 1997 JKeiJer New Jersey USA

North American y Registry est 1997 WRMusseJman WubJngton USA

I know that some of our readers also own T Types as well as Ys so Id like to ask them to send me your body numbers As part of our on-going research into points of originality I am trying to put together a database on bull T Type body numbers (this is perhaps the only area of bull T Type originality which has never before been adequately researched) Just a note of your Ts chassis number and body number will SUffice please The same goes for Morris Eight Series Es for that matter JGL

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FITTING a KampN Filter to the Y Series

The task is quite easy except for the bits I have highlighted Remove the large air silencer from the top of the engine and put the bolts back into the holes on the rocker cover or you will have a huge oil leak If you have a chain on your oil cap also put on a penny washer to stop it falling off the tab Remove the aluminium casting trunk to the carburetter This is held on with two bolts save them by putting them back into their holes for a future concours r~build You now have the carb mouth staring at you and no where to anchor the throttle return spring

If like me you have a fibre block between the carb and the manifold to stop overheating of the mixture on hot days your carb will be quite close to the bonnet when it is closed The type of KampN you require is one with its hole low down Most are in the centre of the filter back plate the Y needs one as shown in the sketches Mine cost pound28 with a Stub-Stack thrown in at the MG Spares Day at Stoneleigh this year You will also need two 38 UNF by 1 amp 12 long bolts and nuts with four plain and two locking spring washers These pass through the stub-stackthe backplate the gasket and the carb inlet flanges Put the nuts on th~ carb side ie OUTSIDE Good spring washers are needed or you could ingest a bolt

On the rear bolt I also put a tab I ~~ from a bit of steel that went under the nut and had a lugtfhe return spring of the throttle to connect to See sketch You can buy rear plates with vent pipe connections on but I simply drilled a hole in the backplate and rivetted on an old BMe B series engine heater pipe A piece of 12 hose then joined the rocker cover vent to the air filter with two jubilee clips

The stub-stck eases the ai~s entry into the carb mouth or the right-angled inlet edges will affect air flow

You may need to richen uhe mixture by 3 or 4 flats once fitted

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General Lof th ayout e FIlter

FItting

KampN Filter

Vent hose

NC

THEY SAY fMlTATlON (S THE SINCEREST FORM OF FlATTERY

The MCCC Y - Type Register est- 199L DDoubtfire

The MG Y-Type Register of South AfrJca est 1991 DRLawrence Republic of

South Africa

The Austra1ian if-Type Re6istel est 1991 ALSJaUery AustraJiL

MG y Register Danmark est 1993 FNeumum Denmark

Nortb Amerjcan Y Registry est 1997 JKeiJer New Jersey USA

North American y Registry est 1997 WRMusseJman WubJngton USA

I know that some of our readers also own T Types as well as Ys so Id like to ask them to send me your body numbers As part of our on-going research into points of originality I am trying to put together a database on bull T Type body numbers (this is perhaps the only area of bull T Type originality which has never before been adequately researched) Just a note of your Ts chassis number and body number will SUffice please The same goes for Morris Eight Series Es for that matter JGL

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General Lof th ayout e FIlter

FItting

KampN Filter

Vent hose

NC

THEY SAY fMlTATlON (S THE SINCEREST FORM OF FlATTERY

The MCCC Y - Type Register est- 199L DDoubtfire

The MG Y-Type Register of South AfrJca est 1991 DRLawrence Republic of

South Africa

The Austra1ian if-Type Re6istel est 1991 ALSJaUery AustraJiL

MG y Register Danmark est 1993 FNeumum Denmark

Nortb Amerjcan Y Registry est 1997 JKeiJer New Jersey USA

North American y Registry est 1997 WRMusseJman WubJngton USA

I know that some of our readers also own T Types as well as Ys so Id like to ask them to send me your body numbers As part of our on-going research into points of originality I am trying to put together a database on bull T Type body numbers (this is perhaps the only area of bull T Type originality which has never before been adequately researched) Just a note of your Ts chassis number and body number will SUffice please The same goes for Morris Eight Series Es for that matter JGL

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THEY SAY fMlTATlON (S THE SINCEREST FORM OF FlATTERY

The MCCC Y - Type Register est- 199L DDoubtfire

The MG Y-Type Register of South AfrJca est 1991 DRLawrence Republic of

South Africa

The Austra1ian if-Type Re6istel est 1991 ALSJaUery AustraJiL

MG y Register Danmark est 1993 FNeumum Denmark

Nortb Amerjcan Y Registry est 1997 JKeiJer New Jersey USA

North American y Registry est 1997 WRMusseJman WubJngton USA

I know that some of our readers also own T Types as well as Ys so Id like to ask them to send me your body numbers As part of our on-going research into points of originality I am trying to put together a database on bull T Type body numbers (this is perhaps the only area of bull T Type originality which has never before been adequately researched) Just a note of your Ts chassis number and body number will SUffice please The same goes for Morris Eight Series Es for that matter JGL

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GUARANTEE PLATE I ~SUE LEOGEHS THE YBs - Pt IV

Cha3s1s No El1q 1 ne No

0042 SUI132 Y80443 5C217314 Y8I)A44 SUI7312 YBI0445 SUi) 7330 YB044f) SUI7JSI YB0447 SC2117346 YB044S SC2)7317 YB0449 SC21 173 13 YB0450 SC21 ]334 YB0451 SC217343 YB0452 5C2II7336 YB0453 5C217347 YBI0454 5C2173)312 YBOAS5 SC2117338 YB0456 5C217372 YB0457 5C217376 VB0458 5C2117358 VBOAS9 SC217328 YB0460 5C217339 VBOA61 S(217373 VB0462 SC217363 YB0463 5C2117364 YB0464 5C2117370 YB0465 5C2I17366 YB0466 VB0467 YB046S YB0469 YB0470 5C21l7374 VBOA71 5C21l7381 VBOA72 SC217365 YB0473 5C2173S3 YBOA74 SC217320 YBOA75 5C217318 YBOA76 5C217323 YBOA77 5C2117321 YB0478 5C2117371 YB0479 5C217288 YB0480 5C217367 YB048l 5C21l7379 YB04S2 5C217354 YB0483 5C217368 YB0484 5C217369 YB0485 SC2II7322 YB0486 5C2II7377 YB0487 5C217375

CJIllDletloll

18(41S2 1130452 220452 230452 2310452 2410452 240452 2410452 2510452 25104152 250452 290152 290A152 290452 3010452 0110552 0110552 020552 0510552 050552 0505052 06100552 060552 060552

080552 0805S2 0805152 0910552 0910552 0910552 120552 120552 130552 140552 14 105S2 lAI0552 150SS2 IS0552 150552 1050552 150552 160S52

Gate

engine changed

(hdssi N)

fSn48 see

YB0489 YB0490 YB1049) Y80492 YB0493 YBI0494 YBI049S YB0496 YB0497

to 5C217380

YB0498 YB0499 YBI0500 VB0501 YB0502 YB0503 YBOS04 YB0505 YBIOS06 YBOS07 YBOS08 VB0509 YB0510 YBOSI J

YBOSl2 YBlOSI3 VBOSIA YBOSIS YBOSI6 YBOSI7 V8051S YB0519 YB0520 YB0521 YB0522 YB0523 YB0524 YB0525 YB0526 YB0527 YB0528 YB0529

Ejq I )1i~ N) C)) 1~ t )I~ h te

sC) 7382 ~I)S 5 2 YS04SA SC2l17324 11)0552

SC2117331 190552 SC217348 1910552 SC217325 1910552 SC217316 190552

on 0710552

SC217337 2010552 5C217361 200S52 5C217362 2110552 5C2117359 210552 5C2117357 210552 5C217355 040652 5C217356 0410652 SC217327 0410652 SC217378 0510652 SC21l7319 050652 5C217360 0506S2 5C21l7398 050652 SC2117412 050652 5C217395 0510652 5C217396 0606S2 SC217413 060652 5C2117407 090652 5C2117408 0906152 5C217AI7 1210652 5C217385 12106S2 5C2I17A32 1210652 5C2117400 1210652 5C21742S 1210652 5C2117384 1210652 SC2117416 i2l0652 5C2117401 130652 SC217419 130652 5C2I17422 130652 5C2117421 130652 SC217397 130652 SC217418 130652 SC2173B3 lJ06i52

cant d

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ChassIs NJ EI1ql112 NJ

Y80530 ~C2) 7~2~(

VBOS31 SC21W4 Y8I)S32 SU17-lt1)1 YB0533 $(21174 IS YBO534 SC21l7411) YBI0535 ~C217 406 YB0536 Se2) 7402 YB0537 SC2) 7399 YB0538 SC217437 YB0539 5C2117431 YB0540 SC2J17403 VB0541 SC217424 YBI0542 SC217426 VBOS43 SC217404 YB0544 SC2 i 7427 YB0545 SC21l7435 YB0546 SC21l7434 YB0547 SC217433 YB0548 SC217430 YB0549 SC2I17 429 VB0550 SC217438 YB0551 SC2I1742B

CJfllp 12 tlJIl

1~O652 1middot~i)Ssmiddot2

130652 170652 170652 170652 1710652 170652 1710652 170f152 180652 1810652 180652 180652 190652 190652 190652 1910652 1910652 190652 1910652 190652

Odie ChaSSIS NJ El1qne NJ C) mp1e t I 11 Ca te

Y80552 C~J7H3 190U52 8I)S53 ~C2 I ~ 6 230652 VBOSSA 5C211741)5 230t1 5 2 Y80555 5(2)7448 230652 YBO5S6 SC21l7440 231)652 YB05S7 SC21l7442 2-lt10f52 YBOS58 SC2)7443 2410652 YB0559 SC2117450 240652 YBI0560 SC217441 2410652 YB0561 SC217452 2410652 YB0562 SC21l7446 2406152 YB0563 SC21 I H4S 2410pound152 VBOS64 5C217447 2510652 YB0565 SC2l7449 2506152 1805G6 SC21l745 I 250652 YBO567 SC2l7392 2510652 YB0568 SC21l7454 250f152 YB0569 SC217453 2)0652 YB0570 SC2117391 250652 YB0571 SC2117455 030752 YB0572 SC217460 030752 YB0573 SC217458 031)752

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Members of the Oxford City Police Traffic Depar~ment ready for inspection in the yard of SI Aldates Police Station

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WHATS THAr OLD CAR

THERE

ashy

An OLD MG MUST Bfi WORTH A LOT OF

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OR CUT THE CHASSIS DOWN AND MAKE IT INTO J_ I

A M G lilT n I f=~ bullbull

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bullbullbullbullbull Or was it 5 (With appologies to Maurice Dodd amp Dennis COllins) From the MG press I see that Y types are still broken up for TD s

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THE MASS I VE SUMMER MA6AZ I NE CLEAR-OU T I I 0middot1

Most of the magflzines listed below have specific Y content

Autosport 150252 British Car 04-0596 British Car (Eur) 0896

Enj oyi ng M G 0481 0282 0882 0583 0783 0983 0384 0485 0785 0786 1186 0588 0289 0291 0196

Gathering of the Faithful (West) programmes bull 81 bull 82

MGCC T Register Yearbook bull 91 I~ G Enthusiast 02-0385 10-1190 M G Magazine No29 (1988) No31 (1989)

Octagon Bulletin 1182 0983 1083 1183 1283 01184 0884 10-11184 0986

Options 11184-Practical Classics 1284 Restored Cars Ausl) 09-10176 Safety Fast 05174 0674 0276 0991 10191

0694 0894 0994 1094 12194 0195 0295 0395 0595

The Automobile 12186 The Centenary of the British Motor Industry official programme The Sacred Octagon 0881 04-82 1282 1089 1289

0893 1093 1293 0694 1094 0295 0495 0695 0895 1095

Thoroughbred amp Classic Cars 01181 0682 Wheelspin ltMGCC Victoria) 09-1084

Offers for any or all of the above to J G Lawson please Dont forget that the postage on magazines can

be high Depending upon how these go there might be another bat ch of -goodiesn for disposal next time

NB There are no massive summer magazines in the above list (except maybe middotOptionsM )

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THE MASS I VE SUMMER MA6AZ I NE CLEAR-OU T I I 0middot1

Most of the magflzines listed below have specific Y content

Autosport 150252 British Car 04-0596 British Car (Eur) 0896

Enj oyi ng M G 0481 0282 0882 0583 0783 0983 0384 0485 0785 0786 1186 0588 0289 0291 0196

Gathering of the Faithful (West) programmes bull 81 bull 82

MGCC T Register Yearbook bull 91 I~ G Enthusiast 02-0385 10-1190 M G Magazine No29 (1988) No31 (1989)

Octagon Bulletin 1182 0983 1083 1183 1283 01184 0884 10-11184 0986

Options 11184-Practical Classics 1284 Restored Cars Ausl) 09-10176 Safety Fast 05174 0674 0276 0991 10191

0694 0894 0994 1094 12194 0195 0295 0395 0595

The Automobile 12186 The Centenary of the British Motor Industry official programme The Sacred Octagon 0881 04-82 1282 1089 1289

0893 1093 1293 0694 1094 0295 0495 0695 0895 1095

Thoroughbred amp Classic Cars 01181 0682 Wheelspin ltMGCC Victoria) 09-1084

Offers for any or all of the above to J G Lawson please Dont forget that the postage on magazines can

be high Depending upon how these go there might be another bat ch of -goodiesn for disposal next time

NB There are no massive summer magazines in the above list (except maybe middotOptionsM )

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