Well I tried – not working – so if anyone needs a picture if you are planning a
seat fix let me know and I can email you some pic’s.
Dale

My Duchess has no special cover under the hole in the engine cover.Returning from a national kit car show in Indianapolis, I drove the Duchess through the worst rain I have EVER driven in, regardless of the vehicle. I had no water problems with the engine.

To upload a picture….click the icon above with the tree and up arrow. Navigate to your picture on your computer and upload it to the post. One you do that, the picture will be in your gallery. It is not necessary to actually post the new note to the forum. You can simply cancel the post.

 Thanks for the sketch, Paul. That’s uber helpful.Doesn’t look as bad as I feared . . .Still not gonna do it though.

Bridget has a loosely fitting cover under the wheel and tire. There’s a slot on one side but nowhere near a foot diameter hole. Seems to do fine that way. I don’t guess a single PICT 34 feeding single port heads is gonna need a lot of CFM.

ha ha people when i figure how i put that picture their i will post pics of car

 Allen, My VW based car has an opening that is about the same size as the wheel [about 15”] . The tire fits tightly against the engine cover and air can circulate thru all the oval holes in the wheel.It would appear that water would also enter thru the holes ,but it has set out in the rain all day and never failed to start. In the original VW,…[Read more]

My Fiberfab kit has the 12 inch hole in the engine cover that has what I calll a fiberglass “Hat” that fits throught the hole from the inside and rivets to the engine cover. That hat has a thick 6 inch metal strip with two lugs protruding through to mount the tire to. I’ll take a picture when I get to it again or you can check the CMC downloadable…[Read more]

Just my humble opinion…but I think that is a wise decision Allen.PMOSSBERG40569.6405555556

The reason is air flow in the engine compartment.
Not sure how othermanufacturers handled this.
But the Classic Roadsters Duchess engine cover is open behind the wheel. The steel spare tire carrier bolts to the z-bars from under the engine cover and comes through about a 12″ hole in the enging cover. So there is a good size air flow opening b…[Read more]

Paul et al,
Wasn’t really thinking of doing it because I wasn’t sure what it would look like. Just fishing for everyone else’s thoughts. And after looking at your neato rendition I’m definitely NOT looking at going that way. Thanks for all your honest opinions.

OK Allen, you asked for opinions.
Here’s mine in a nutshell – Don’t do it. To my eye, the proportions are all wrong.
The VW based SS-100 Jaguars have an extension on the front of the VW pan that moves the front torsion tubes out at least 12 inches, and it might be more like eighteen. My memory is a little foggy on this, but it is definitely no…[Read more]

I’m with Larry. I think the Jag is a few inches longer in the hood. Six cylinder, ya know. Don’t believe the spare could go on a TD like that and look “right.” Great on an SS 100 though! (Here’s maybe the one to get) (though I think I like the C-type even better).Allard too.Those are both too rich for my blood, though; I’m sticking with Bridget,…[Read more]

Welcome, Tops! Good on ya.

Wecome aboard tops off!
And having seen the pic in your gallery, thsoe words never felt so accurate!
I look forward to seeing and hearing mroe about your TD!

 Allen, I looked at a side view of my car and it appears that the only way to mount the spare on the side would be to cut a deep recess in the fender. Many classic cars used the side mounted spares but most had the recess in the fender which takes away from the overall appearence in my opinion. It looks to me that the Jag fenders extend out from…[Read more]

 Thats a great story! I know you are eager for spring to get here. Tell us more about the car. The picture in your photo gallery doesn’t seem to fit the situation. Perhaps you could wake her up long enough to make her picture.

Ed,
Nice work and congrats. You are going to be very happy with all the improvements you’ve made.
Craigo

I bought one for my MiGi from mgmagic and it is really nice. The quality is better than I could ever have done. I fit it really tight to the existing snap locations and it looks great. Next time I would leave it a little looser! Easier on-off.