Allen…I searched last night and found two Allen Caron’s, neither of which was you. ??

Screen Name is Paul Allain

Update! Problem appears to be the throttle cable with the plastic tube. Didnt work for me and I wont use on again.

I’ve been a microcar fan for years. One statistic about cars like Isettas is that they fare better in accidents than you would expect. It appears that their light weight allows them to bounce away from an impact while a heavier car would stay involved. Small, light cars also duck better. The TD is not as exposed as you might think.
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Seat belts MUST be anchored to steel and NOT to the fiberglass. Even with the proper strength bolts and large washers, they will rip right out of the fiberglass if they ever really need to be “used”.
For the body shop to infer that seat belts can be “properly attached to fiberglass” is irresponsible at best.
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Mine are attached to the glass with fender washers but in my case they are in like new condition (never been used).  The car is in NH which is the “live free or die” state.  I’m not saying you shouldn’t use yours in the MG, it’s just that I don’t.  In my other cars I always use them, the MG is the exception to the rule 🙂

“I’m pretty confident that they’ll be attached to the
actual metal/steel portion of the chassis….not into fiberglass”Yes. That seems reasonable.

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Thanks for all the encouragement and advice guys! I suppose I kinda
knew when I typed in my initial post that the estimate was 4K that I was
gonna take some heat. I suspected it was a bit steep, but knew that once
I threw out the number I’d get confirmation.

Another thing the salesperson guy mentioned the other day was that I
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I took my Lafer to a local trim shop and had a new Stayfast top made to order. It was cheaper than buying one in Brazil and having it shipped here. They were highly recommended and did a beautiful job, installed nickel-plated brass marine fasteners, and reconditioned and repainted the three-bow frame. Not cheap (about $800), but truly excellent…[Read more]

Mine is really plain……Allen Caron     

I was on FB for a while. It got to be such a time-waster, though, that I deactivated my account. Don’t miss it at all, and I’m sure my two grown daughters are happier without me lurking about online.

I got my tires at a local shop. Had three bid the job and ended up paying about $380, if memory serves, to get 4 new ones mounted, balanced, out the door. Yeah, pretty expensive but that’s that for 5 years or so–not much chance of wearing them out.I just did the carpets on my car using a $100 roll of “marine” carpet from Home Despot. Had to…[Read more]

Good on ya, Allen. Except for the ‘Skins touchdown part.

Mine came with a nice-fitting, pretty new top. I could track down the PO & ask where he had it done. Might even be able to get a pattern for it if you need, though not sure how that’s done without giving up the top to the top shop. I’ve heard it said that boat top makers can do the job.

The bars that I got are exactly the same thickness and stoutness as the bumper mounting brackets. Oh…and I DO have the beveled spacers that fit between the bar and the bumper. I’ll probably have to purchase some longer bumper bolts since I added the back bar. I’ll try to post some photos tomorrow of the bars.
Other than that …..Touchdown…[Read more]

Welcome aboard Donna!Directions for posting pictures are in this thread: https://tdreplica.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=25&PN =1&FID=17&PR=3CIP1 is an excellent vendor, good prices, good reputation. and they do have the tires you need:http://www2.cip1.com/searchresults.asp?cat=1266They are a bit pricey. But there are very few sources these days.…[Read more]

Welcome aboard Rocky!You’ll find a ton of great and knowledgeable people here!Kudos to Allen for the car registry reminder. See the link in my signature.

MG Magic charges about $600 for a to.Most of their parts are MIGI/Fiberfab parts.That top would not fit a Classic Roadsters Duchess.I do not know about fitting a BCW

 Just my ”humble” opinion, The bumpers on most of these cars are attached to brackets made of flat bar stock . On VW based cars the brackets extend  past the engine to connect to the rear suspension. This leads me to believe that almost any type back bar would be as strong as the bracket to which the bumpers are attached. This is not to say tha…[Read more]

 I still get mine from an old fruit jar  Dan