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The driving position in my car was not comfortable, and I could not move the seat back without major surgery to it, so I thought I would try reversing the steering wheel. I was able to do that and it gave me a couple of inches clearance for a much more comfortable driving position. The biggest problem was modifying the turn signal stalk. I simple cut it off and JB welded a short piece of tubing in its place. Jack
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Where did you get the MG horn button and does it work?Allen Caron
VW based 53MGTD - "MoneyPenny"
"If one thing matters, everything matters" - from the book The ShackPretty cool! A “reverse dish” wheel! Another creative, simple and inexpensive solution.
Paul Mossberg
Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
2005 Intermeccanica RoadsterIf you own a TDr and are not in the Registry, please go to https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/mg-td-replica-registry/ and register (you need to copy and paste the link)
The MG horn button was on the car when I bought it. It had a wire connected to it but it did not honk the horn. I put a button on the steering column below the dash to do the honkiing.
Jack
I’ll bet the horn didn’t honk when you pressed the horn button in the steering wheel because one of the two or both steering couplers (rag joints) didn’t have the necesary ground wire from one side of the joint to the other. I’ll have to order an MG horn button from MG Magic.
Allen Caron
VW based 53MGTD - "MoneyPenny"
"If one thing matters, everything matters" - from the book The ShackGreat idea. A belly reversal would give you front clearence and at the same time provide a lumbar support. Now why didn’t I think of that!
The steering wheel reversal is a great idea. Didn’t Model A’s have a wheel that looked like that?
Very nice idea. I also like those toggle switches. Would you mind telling where you found them (or were they on the car when you got it)?
1981 Lafer TI
1600 cc Type 1 engineHi Bill, The toggle switches came from O’Reilly Auto Parts, also called Checker. They only had a couple in stock but were able to order up more for the next day.
Jack
The Model T steering wheel:
Photo Credit: Motor Trend Magazine
Paul Mossberg
Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
2005 Intermeccanica RoadsterIf you own a TDr and are not in the Registry, please go to https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/mg-td-replica-registry/ and register (you need to copy and paste the link)
Great picture Paul. We can call that an original 4-spoke steering wheel. Wonder if one like that would fit a TD?
Any idea what the diameter of the Model T wheel is? I’m guessing 17 or 18 inches. Looks really wide.Allen Caron
VW based 53MGTD - "MoneyPenny"
"If one thing matters, everything matters" - from the book The ShackWhile we’re talking Model Ts, didja know that on a Model T, the distributor was not clamped down firmly? It was allowed to move to advance and retard the spark. The lever to the left of the steering wheel (where the turn signal would be today) is to allow the driver to advance or retard the spark while driving. The lever on the right of the wheel is the accelerator/gas pedal.
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