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MG MGA - Searchable Workshop Manual with colour pictures

With the intent of bringing the MGA Workshop Manual into the 21st century I have now completed the exercise of converting the available picture-based PDF into editable text, and have started replacing the black and white photos with colour ones. The engravings are often better than the pictures so these I have left as such. The photos have suffered from poor scanning, and are almost useless because of poor contrast.

I am at the stage where I need collaborators: I need the remaining missing pictures in colour, and google Inc hasn't been able to deliver. I have shamelessly lifted pictures and stuff from Barney and other sources wherever they are available.

I need:

1. someone with a all-drum braked car, for clear pictures of front brakes

2. Someone with an engine that is out of the car and clean - it's the first time in years that I don't have an engine sitting around, and until Dr. Betson returns in September with a van load of stuff, this is stalling progress.

3. Twin Cam owner for various pictures (the one I look after is always in a hurry when repairs are needed)

The different chapters are all now in MS-Word, with much bigger pictures than in the original, and I am hoping to have the final versions available as searchable PDFs by the onset of the workshop season (as opposed to driving season) at the end of September. I can convert to google docs for those who don't have Microsoft.

So who is willing and able to help with the pictures ?

It would also be possible to add similar chapters on common updates, so if anyone has an idea of what would be appropriate, please feel free to contribute.

Dominic Clancy

Dominic, are you correcting the known errors in the original manual? For instance, the original manual puts the engine crankshaft thrust washers in backwards.....

George
George G.



Dominic,
Would you care to contact me directly with your E-Mail?
I have a long list of mechanical and electrical alterations made to our MG A Coupe'---should these be of interest for your publication.
Kind regards,
Ian Cowen.
I.W. Cowen.

If there are corrections, please send them to me with a second verifying source (e.g. a link on mgaguru), and the exact section reference

As far as modifications, please send a text with clear photos and a structure like the WM and I'll add as an Appendix.
Dominic Clancy

Hi Dominic,

I have drums all round, and now attaching a picture of the front brakes. Hope they may be of some help. I not let me know and I can try and take more suitable pics.

Frank


F. Camilleri

Here's the other front brake.


F. Camilleri

The previous two pics are the same, sorry. I will attach the pic of the other front brake setup.


F. Camilleri

Dominic,

I have many hundreds of Twin Cam photos.
What do you want?
Complete engines, fitted or out of the car?
Individual engine parts?
Dunlop disc brake parts?
Etc..........

Mick
M F Anderson

I'm off on holiday for a week or so, so please send pictures directly to me by eMail at dominic@clancy.ch. Please reference the WSM and indicate which section the photo should go.

I haven't got to the Twin Cam sections yet Mick, but will be sure to take you up on your offer when I do get there.
Dominic Clancy

Dominic, the correction to the manual for the thrust washer installation is found on a Confidential Service Memorandum and shown as MG 416 on his website.

George
George G.

Follow up to my previous post - just checked my original manual and the relevant section is A20 not A14 as stated in the Service Memorandum! My manual reprint is also incorrect. BTW, I first learned of this by attending an engine rebuilding training class at John Twist's University Motors several years ago.

George
George G.

Barney's link to the Service Memorandum can be found at CS-205D on his web site.

George
George G.

This is for MIck Anderson

I am now into chapter J of the twin cam WSM and would also like to update as many photos of the TC sections of the pushrod WSM

Could I ask you to look through the tw publications and send me updated images with the relevant reference Fig. A.1 and so on
Dominic Clancy

Frank, -- All three of your photos show brakes assembled for clockwise rotation, so they are all for Right Front (no picture of the left side).
barneymg

Dominic,

Attached is a test photo for your future Twin Cam Workshop Manual.
It is fig A.2


M F Anderson

Mick

Thanks. That's perfect - but its probably easier to send them by email to dominic@clancy.ch

the TC project will be on the back burner for the next month because I will be on holiday for three weeks and I still have a lot to finish off before I can go!

Dominic Clancy

Following on from my recent publication of a searchable WSM for the pushrod car, I have had some assistance in finishing the Twin Cam version. This is now available in version 1 at the link below

There are bound to be errors and I have been promised lots of better images for v2.

Feedback appreciated.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I_aWaleLxY5JotZFwzyqtH0qr3QpkiXY/view?usp=sharing

also posted to the yahoo group

Mick, your photos are appreciated......
Dominic
Dominic Clancy

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