NEW WHEEL OPTION!!!!As we’ve discussed, original MG TD wheels have a series of round holes, many more than the oval holes in the stock Beetle wheel.The MicroBus wheel has a similar number of holes as the TD wheel. But they are squared off. And the stock wheel is a 14 inch wheel.You now have a new option!!!CIP1 has a “custom” stock VW wheel….a 15…[Read more]

Got it Allen.This is harder than I thought.There are a bunch of “Paul Allain” and “Dennis Brocks”I just searched for myself. Found two Paul Mossbergs. I’m the one with the red 1965 Plymouth Satellite profile pic. If you guys care to, send me am invite.

Paul…just sent ya a FB friend request.

I’ll take that original TD title off your hands.

I bought auto loop carpet on Ebay for $16 per yard. (40″ wide)  If you still have the old carpet, just use that for a pattern.  My wife and I cut 1 inch strips of leather, vinyl would work fine, and she sewed that around all pieces as edging.  I used a sound deadener as a underlayment and cemented it all down.  Much quieter and cooler and loo…[Read more]

We vacationed (camped) in Door County Wisc in early June one year.  It was cold!  A shopkeeper told us that we came up too early for summer.  We asked when summer was, at which point he asked his wife “honey, summer was on a Thursday last year wasn’t it?”.  Beautiful country, we have gone several times.  Usually in July or August

Montie, I live in Bardstown.  That is about 30 miles south of Louisville.  It is a very scenic, historic little town with a lot going on.  Come see us!

Mine is just Dennis Brock

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.
The lack of a…[Read more]

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.
The choice we each have to make is, if…[Read more]

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
shouldn’t attempt…[Read more]

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]