Greg, At least the judges must know that MGs are imports.I guess they are not considered as good as Cobras but somebody recognized a quality car and may have paid more attention to the car than to the sign.Congratulations on your win! I think your car is pretty much American but I still think about MGs every time I see a replica.

 Richard, Did the car have working turn signals before you installed the new switch?.Concerning the three prong flasher, is the third prong used for the dash indicator light and if it is , do you have the correct terminal hooked to the indicator light?. Do the lights work but just do not blink, or do they not light up at all? If the park and tail…[Read more]

I’ll set a new ground and see what happens. Thank you!!!!

  Richard ,    ground everything on its own line to a ground or you will have feed back ..        Dan R

 John   did you try NAPA that is where I got mine    Dan R

  Will   mine came with a manual 4 speed but if the floor pan needs to be reshaped remember it is fiberglass easy to work with as the carb goes 1.4 came with a one barrel easy to rebuild.. the shift  linkage ,was the trouble!! I wanted a stick all my other vehicles are automatic boring to drive and my wife won’t/can;t drive a stickI think you can…[Read more]

Check the ground. Fiberglass cars have no natural ground. Run a wire from the signal to the frame and see if that does it.Greg

I have also found the 3M boat restores line to be very good and realitivly easy to do.
3M Finesse-It II Finishing Material is designed for topside paint systems to remove micro-fine sanding scratches or compound swirl marks. This finishing material leaves a glazed finish. 3M Finesse-It also removes light to medium oxidation on gelcoat for boat…[Read more]

Here is an article that I’ve found quite useful and explains a lot.
Restoring the Shine to Fiberglassby Don Casey
The outer surface of a fiberglass boat is normally a special resin called gelcoat. Gelcoat has little structural value-the underlying laminates of resin-saturated glass fabric provide that-but gelcoat protects the hull and gives it…[Read more]

Buzz, Thanks for the tip, I can always use a little extra cash and $150 would be great. There is always something more to buy for these projects.Will

Dan, I noticed when I drove the chevette home from the seller’s house it didn’t have much power off the line but when I got it out on the highway it drove just fine. I have been speaking with a local gentlemen who is a chevette expert and he has given me some tips on changing the carb, removing the smog equip. and possibly using a high output…[Read more]

I have to agree found all the wiper blades and arm at Fox Marine in Vermont but any marine store. If you need part # I might still have my invoices let me know. also blade has to be cut to fit and the arm i got was adjustable

   Will  ,,I have a chevette TD with a 1.4 with a 4 speed not much power ,,I had to rebuild it  ,but  great cruising on a sunny day . if the price of gas goes up we will need to get a King Midget !! I kept my cat on the car I don’t know why but I removed the muffler I like the sound!!

Dan R
 

Will;
Just a tip,the Chevette should have a catalytic converter,I would not put this item back on.But DO NOT throw it out.These GM cats bring some nice $$ at salvage yards.Last year I was getting $150.

Thanks Dan, We have gone through our VW  the original builder had not done a very good job so we re did some of the body assembly, steering, brakes, exhaust rear bumper, most of the wiring and installed a hardwood dash to replace the fiberglass one that was in the car. We rebuilt the front beam and added adjusters which allowed us to drop it c…[Read more]

 washington will ; Good luck and have fun   my only advice is REBUILD the engine first, when i bought my TD who ever built it put a worn engine in it  

Dan

Did you sell the Grill? I am Interested.willburge@verizon.netWashington Will

I am interested and live in the Seattle area also. I own a Datona Migi VW and a CMC chevette which I am still trying to complete when I bought the unfinished kit it was missing some parts. but I hope to finish it by next summer you can email me at willburge@verizon.netThanks,Will

You are the man Richard!Thank you for this offer!To anyone out there with any manufacturer’s assembly manual, please take advantage of Richard’s gracious offer.This is already the best TD replica resource on the net. Having a broader collection of assembly manuals would make it all that much better.And if anyone does, this the PDFs of the manuals…[Read more]

Yes Richard it would count. Btu woudl you respect yourself in the morning?I’m not sure of the exact breakdown, but stay with us and you’ll earn your stars!