I just want to update everyone that I pulled the trigger and bought my Grandfather’s London Roadster.  What a blast to drive.  The kids love it.  Since it hadn’t been driven in some time I had to replace the battery and I have seemed to have sprung an oil leak, or two.  If anyone has a recommendation on a mechanic in the Detroit area I would app…[Read more]

Nice! I didn’t realize this about the original deal; your way makes more sense then.

Here is a good view of that seam on a real Type 35:

Edward– thanks for the input! What you describe is pretty much what I had in mind, I especially appreciate the tips on how to deal with the seam.

My personal preference is to take the cut top to bottom on the rocker panel, but not align it with the rear hood cut. My gut was that having it not align would be aesthetically better because it would…[Read more]

Was gonna say take the body off and don’t cut the glass because you lose rigidity and body integrity. Then I saw the pic.

You have a tube frame! That is most excellent.

So all you need to preserve is the ability of that front lower rocker panel to stay put.

I’d extend the cut at the back of the hood straight down and then either cut a line…[Read more]

Dale– I must have been typing when you posted. Thanks for the tip. I will run it by my mechanic. I do know he flushed the tank at least twice (I don’t know what he used) but he seemed pretty convinced we need to do a reline.

yea my neighbor told me this is great I finally get a car worthy of cruises & none exist

Image above is immediately after hood removal (there are still a few acorns and such a squirrel left there many years ago!).

If I did the cut for option C, it would be straight up and down directly under the rearmost hood hold down, making sure to go at the point directly between two false louvers.

Another benefit of going behind the hold down…[Read more]

Just a thought:

I use a product called Metal Rescue to remove the rust out of my motorcycle tanks – it is like water and can put your hands in it without hurting your hands or paint. I leave it for a few hours and cleans like crazy.  I pour out the product when clean and save it for a few other tanks. I flush out tank with water and and spray…[Read more]

OK— I made most of the cuts, and the hood is now detached. I still need to remove the lip at the front of the hood that attaches to the “radiator” (it will be replaced with a new lip the hood rests on) and the central cut down the hood I still need to sand down on each side to account for the thickness of the piano hinge. But the worst is behin…[Read more]

Hi Bill:

I just heard that PVGP have cancelled waterfront cruise on 7/21. 😥