Ed the season is almost over all the terrorists will be going home for the season  OH there tourists                Dan

 Russ Hi. there  4 reasons it won’t it will not work 1st is the float ,mine had a small hole that leaked gas in to it after soldering it twice i gave up and replaced it $5.00 at the ford parts store check that first .. 2nd would be the arm is rusted and will not move that can be fixed also,, a little muriatic acid on the pivot to remove rust bui…[Read more]

About the heat. NGs weren’t the only British cars without heat. I was stationed in Felixstowe, Englad in the late 70s and had a mini coop. It didn’t have heat either. A blower yes but heat….only if I blew hot breath on my hands.

Paul,Did the defroster in your Duchess come with the kit or did yopu use a stock late model VW defroster motor? MG Magic has a defroster kit for $80 I think. Need the defroster for cear windshield when it rains me thinks.

I’ve ordered my set from MG Magic. Order hasn’t arrived yet. I’ll post quality and photos when they get here.

I have a defogger in my Duchess….four round vents (probably an inch or inch and a quarter) along the base of the windshield. And a blower under the dash.
All it does is recirculate the air within the passenger compartment. But it works great. 
Remember guys, most of this has nothing to do with what an original MG TD had. Heck, even heat was opt…[Read more]

I made my own, got the material from
estreetplastics.com
6″ x 12″ – Clear Polycarbonate Lexan Sheet – 3/16″ Thick 4 $3.99 Total $15.96
I made 4, two for backup.  They were easy to cut on my bandsaw.  Just have to be careful.  I used a template I got from James only I made mine taller to use the full 12″ of the stock.
For the hardware I went…[Read more]

Larry, Didn’t know that MGs didn’t have defrosters. I suspect that is why CMC offered it as an option. In the downloaded pages that I was missing from my assembly manual I cut two 3 inch rectangular slots in the top of the dash ans insert the original VW bug defroster vents there making certain the vents point towards the windshield. I guess it’ll…[Read more]

 Allen, You may already know that the MG’s did not have defrosters. I suspect that the kit manufacturers included the defroster [actually defogger in this case] to comply with state requirements. My London Roadster factory built car has a 3in.vent in the center of the dash . It looks UGLY and serves no purpose since they mounted the blower with…[Read more]

Had me stumped for a bit. But per the missing page, this is an option on the CMC Fiberfab kit. You have to drill a hole in the center for the defroster blower output, mount the blower and then fiberglass the duct/pabel into the underside of the dash. The top of the dash gets the defroster vents to the windshield. Blower inlet just seems to be from…[Read more]

 Allen, Thanks for the info,I was abuot to guess that it was a dashboard for a dune buggy.

Disregard the question. Found the answer in the Downlaod Manuals section. My assembly manual was missing a few pages. It’s the windshield defroster duct. Mounts the defroater to the underside of the dash. I guess the defrost air is not heated as it appears the defroster just intakes cabin air.

These were on ebay I also saw them on the mg magic parts sheet. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MG-YT-TC-TD-TF-XPAG-T-SERIES- WING-WINGS-W-HARDWARE-/180583117688?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Part s_Accessories&hash=item2a0b97b378

Awesome! Great find Ed. Thanks      

Cool!Thanks Ed

Bill,I have a CMC FiberFab kit and my top is a two bow top. The side curtains/panels have a flap just above the top edge of the door that you can put you hand through and snap the sides down.

 Hi Gang, I attach my side curtains using a snap on each top bow just under the edge of the top.Between the front bow and the windshield, I use velcro.The front edge of the curtain is held against the windshield frame by two short straps that slip in between the windshield frame and the wind wing.I replaced the knurled nut on the lower windwing…[Read more]

The side curtains on original TDs (and the Allisons) have a metal frame which allows yout to have the top down with sidescreens up. Pretty slick!Then again, getting that mess to work right can be a real chore, as this thread in one of the TD forums shows. (This is a great resource for anyone interested in trying to make a replicar more authentic…[Read more]

Bill,My side curtains have a flap door that allows you to reach out and snap it tight from inside. Then zip up the flap door on the inside. You can see the flap in this photo. The entire thing is awkward, but does work when you do need the side curtains. Usually we keep the curtains rolled up and stored behind the seat bases.

Denora,  welcome to our group and a great hobby your vibration could be a Ujoint more than likely,, with the newest car 22 years oldthe needle bearings can be bad they just turn to a powder or they could have dried and lock up momentarily .  that is the first place to look   second is the transmission, the rear bearing could be bad with the drive…[Read more]