Thanks for the info, Mike. 

Yes,the stock brake pedal is square to the floor. http://www.chircoestore.com/catalog/product_info.php?product s_id=1437Click the picture to enlarge it.

Paul…. after reading your post and looking at my photos I thought to myself it sure looks bent to the right. I went out in the garage and checked. My brake pedal is straight and square to the floor. Is the brake lever supposed to be straight or does OEM have a slight bend to the left? The photo is an optical illusion. I didnt have a dead on…[Read more]

Just for the record, Ed did not contradict me.  I merely offered an answer to Mandolin’s question about storage.I’ve not always made the best life choices. So I leave those discussions to you counselor types.

Mike,I am certain your brake pedal lever is bent to the right (towards the gas pedal). Clutch looks ok.The entire assembly rides on one axle. And it appears to be attached to the center tunnel OK.

Allen .Thanks for the nice words..(Testermonial) Still got like 40 left from the fifty

I agree with Paul about losing leverage when the bends shortened the length. Im having a different problem here. I have posted some photos in my gallery ( Mike N Scarlett) Im Mike by the way..laughing here now. Besides all the grass clippings I need to vacuum out they show my pedal assembly, a shot with a size 11 Tenny Shoe as we used to call em…[Read more]

 Well you have already got advice from an owner showing that these cars can be stored without a garage and some really practical suggestions on why it might be advisable to wait till you have school behind , so now I’ll throw in my opinion.
 These cars have little to offer as far as comfort,convience,safety or any other things we demand in our v…[Read more]

Just wanted to say to those folks who have not purchased the TD Club Grill Badge…..GET ONE! They are SWEEEEEEET!   Thanks Bill and the rest who had a hand in these badges. 

Bill,Thanks a ton. I’m still getting the Bill of Sale for the Kit from the person I purchased it from. Next will be the VW Chassis. The folks with dune buggies around here just register the car as a VW Dune Buggy and use the VIN plate and VIN number on the chassis to register the car. I’m going to check tomorrow with a lady in the DMV I know and…[Read more]

You’re right, Paul. Looking at the assembly manual, there is no sign of any modded pedals or need for them. The photo is of standard pedals–taller and narrower. Could be the builder installed them too close to the firewall and had to pull them and bend them like that. Could even be the owner of the donar car did it, perhaps to accomodate 16 EEEs,…[Read more]

I hesitate to contradict Paul, who knows more than me about almost everything; and I hate to discourage a budding brother. But. If I were you, I’d move to the best place I could, go to law school, graduate, pass the bar, get employed and then buy the MG. You’re probably not going to have a lot of time to tinker with this thing, and depending on it…[Read more]

Allen,  The MSO is the Certificate of Origin from the Manufacturer of the kit, or frame, ….    Fiberfab did issue MSOs when their kits were sold—however many of the kits that have sat around ( like yours and mine) do not have the MSO with them anymore.   For Florida — that means NO TITLE WITHOUT A COURT ORDER.  I have checked with a Florida…[Read more]

Geoff – We’ll catch up with one another one of these days, I’ll let you know
when I’m headed to a car show on that side of town.

James – Funny how close it looks on the map, must be the scale, lol

Paul – Let me know when your in the area, sounds like winner.

Well back to work on the car, trying to fix a few things while the dash is out,
seems a…[Read more]

Hi mandolin,My Duchess lived outside for the first several years of it’s life. It’s now been on the road with me for 27 and a half years. (You can see it in my pmossberg photo gallery.)I had a good car cover. An Evolution 3 I think the fabric was called. It was the best of the best at the time.I made one mistake in that I let the cover get dirty.…[Read more]

I’m in Glendale, usually, at least once a year, Helping my friends Gary and Tracy empty a wine bottle or two.Gary happens to be the owner of a fine early year MGB and an active member and past president of the Arizona MG club. His club membrs are pretty open minded. I think they would accept a reproduction, altho it might cost a few extra beers.…[Read more]

There could be variations by year, but I doubt it. By anything I have ever seen, this was modified.And shortening the clutch and brake pedals, does two things I do not like.First, the obvious, the brake and clutch leverage is greatly reduced. You are working harder to engage the clutch and to apply the brakes. The brake issue concerns me more than…[Read more]

Hey you guys look close on the registry map….did I miss place a dot? You can meet halfway.

 Uggg Glendale!   You might as well be in Vegas hahaha. Too far for me, but if you ever venture out East let me know. As far as the AZ Kit Club, I have never been interested to join so I don’t know too much about them. I know there are weekly car shows all over the valley and I’m sure you’ll run into a member sooner or later. Good luck, I’m glad t…[Read more]

Nice deal, Richard. I paid way more at Amazon. BTW, gonna get you back your kit history guides in the next couple. Fascinating stuff. Thanks for lending.