Bill, That would have been a great scene to see. I’m assuming you were heading to work when the ice water inundated you.

Allen, I usually don’t think much of Harbor Freight tools but I bought this vise and it is a pretty good one.  I really like the way that the head swivels.  Very nice.   

Good news and bad. The good news is I got all my ball joints installed. The bad…after I got the last ball joint installed, while loosening the vise on the C-clamp, the main body of the vise broke in the base plate. Score: ball joints 4, vise nil. I’ll have to get a new vise. New one will be HEAVYduty!

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Ford beat you to it.

Remember the blizzard of 95-96? I was out in that. A set if steel wheels from a Ford Fairmont and real snow tires and she totally surprised me. She was excellent in the snow. The snow wasn’t as bad as the flooding that followed. I went through a puddle (small lake) and water poured in from underneath, splashed off the back of the dash and…[Read more]

That’s awesome!Thanks for the news Bill!

 I know we have a few Guest from outside the USA and Canada in the guest book.. BUT today I’m shipping the first Badge to another Country..Thanks to Frank Hughes of AUSTRALIA for be the first TD in another Country to be sporting a BADGE.on his MGTD . Guess that now makes us an INTERNATIONAL CLUB     OOHRAH as we Marines utter when good things ha…[Read more]

Paul,

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This problem you’re having is kinda like a TV series with each episode leaving you hanging till the next episode. I anxiously await the next episode to see how it turns out. This has been a real mystery. I’m hoping the finale is soon for you. Summer is coming quickly to a close.

Paul, You seem to have confidence in the timing and the distributor.  Assuming that the carbs are ok, could you possibly have crossed 2 plug wires?  

Run it a bit and see if she settles down.I know you’ve built these motors and so you know what you’re doing, but something sounds wrong, spark-timing-wise. Maybe gap the points on every lobe with a feeler gauge? Just make sure something didn’t go haywire in the disty?

The latest…Replaced the fuel pump, primed the carbs, engine turned over and caught. So that’s a slight improvement.But it stumbles, pops, backfires, and will barely idle. Rechecked the point gap and timing, both are where they should be.The floats are fine and move freely. The needle vales are fine and also move freely. Air does flow through…[Read more]

Good luck Dan!That’s a good price for a nice looking car!

LOL Roy! That was funny!Congrats Rocky! First time I drove my Duchess I was sitting on a plastic milk crate. Your “drive” brought back memories!

Tried an idea for installing the new ball joints. Let the trailing arm set in the sun for about 2 hours while the ball joint with rubber boot removed sat in freezer for the same 2 hours. Ball joint lined up and in real quick. Gonna do the same on the other 3 tomorrow. I’ll post photos later.

Rocky, In your next test drive, wear your seat belt.  Please.  

way to gooooooooo

Well it aint pretty and I have a few issues (no reverse, weak brakes, engine will not shut off when I turn off the ignition) but we had our maiden voyage today.  Granted it was only 20 feet but it ran on its own power!Here’s the short video (couldn’t figure out how to upload the video)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5-UQZZX6qc&feature=youtu.beNow…[Read more]

I have ended up needing to sell this car quicker than anticipated and just listed it on Ebay.

Like Roy, everyday that it doesn’t rain and none is in the forcast (well maybe 20% chance or less).  We take her out just about every evening after work for a 20-40 mile ride.  Plus the week ends to shows or wherever.   Temp for me is not really an issue, got a great heater and a heavy coat as necessary.   The wife, well it’s not unusual to see he…[Read more]