MG's are my other obsession, post some pics and I'll ID them for you.

Tom give me a ring.....

I think I'll have one in the pile..I'll be in touch.

Well I would've thought a bit of heat would've done the trick, nice explanation too Morgan! Next on the list is a blunt cold chisel and clubhammer and whack the feck out of it in an anti clockwise direction.Aim to get a bite into the section above the thread and to the side of the square head, the shoulder of the plug. As for worrying about heating and damaging bearings , the heat is unlikely to do any damage, they are usually fitted using higher temps and most bearings fail because of poor lubrication and/or dirty oil. Though if you cooked your alloy housing it may char the oil causing some lumps of crap to form. But you can give it a quick flush before filling it with fresh oil..Good Luck

Very cool....it reminds me of a 1200 coupe being built in OZ with a GTiR platform has that car got finished?? I ran a 52 splitscreen Minor with a 3 litre Ford V6 when I was 17, it was fast but a bloody death trap. A good mate ran a Mk 1 Cortina with the same motor in it. I love stealthy sleeper conversions..great link.

Can you remember what was on the cover??? It will make finding it easier

I have every issue of Street Machine going right back to it's early Van Wheels days ( I ran an XC GS panel van ) and I can't recall any 1200 expression sessions. I remember Fast Fours doing a 1200 restyle feature 10 or so years ago.

What about all the fossil fuels, oil , coal and gas that we are all happily burning????

Sounds like your trip was a good one. The company you visited is'nt one I had heard of before. Now time to plan a summer trip downunder ...hint hint.

Bloody softcocks, tell tell them to fit chains to their slicks....