by Hans Efde » Mon Dec 12, 2011 9:27 pm
Hi Khaleel,
Welcome to the forum. It seems you bought the white Midtec car. That's an interesting piece of history. I've put a few answers in between your questions. No doubt other more experienced Bronze owners will jump in.
Are the doors from another car or were they part of the original kit? Mine don'f fit very well and are looking really tatty I was thinking of replacing them instead of rebuilding them, but they will be rebuilt if they have to be...
The doors are original Midas, If you want others you have to buy doors from a Bronze. Poor fit is usually solvable by refurbishing and adjusting the hinges, other aperture seals (some use thick seals pushing the doors out), Installing the doorcards under tension so they pull the lower edge inside etc. It can be a nightmare.
Has anyone replaced the rear glass with perspex? Can you advise who to use? I was thinking of doing a smoked white piece of 5mm. Will 5mm be think enough do you think?
It is possible to use perspex or better polycarbonate sheets for window. But they scratch easily. If your rear window is in good shape I would hang to it. Esspecially if you have a heated screen. Alan recently had a batch rear screens produced with heating. A must because Midasses tend to let rain water in which causes a fogged up window.
Can the engine be lifted out the bonnet? Or does it need to be dropped out the bottom the the subframe?
Yes, you can. Remove everything from the engine (inlet, exhaust, alternator, starter motor etc.). With a chain hoist and an extra pair of hands it's easy to get out. At a certain point you have to slightly turn the engine.
Has anyone fitted a rear view camera or parking sensors? That is something I'm thinking of doing as well...
Has anyone fitted a rear spoiler, mine gets a bit of a waggly tail when its driven fast, is a spolier the best way of doing this?
The Midas has very good aerodynamics. Your restless back end is caused by something else, possibly play in the suspension, bad tyres or worn out dampers and/or springs. A spoiler won't cure the problem. There are Midasses with spoilers but this is merely for estetics. With the undertrays in place a Midas will be stable until at least 130mph (but the engine will have run out of air before that)
Also is anyone near Milton Keynes?
It would be good to meet a fellow Midas owner from what I have seen on the road there are not many about...
Sorry about all the questions!
No problem! Just keep them coming. It's good to meet new people who hopefully get bitten by the Midas bug.
Khaleel