I just checked the oil in my wife’s car 06 PT. the prop rod hit me. it has a hook coated in rubber  about 12 inches long that mite work ? just a thought

Dan

Paul, I see the bracket hinges on your engine cover. Would love to land a couple of those, but mean while I’m playing with the idea of removing the whole cover like Bill Collins’s car. Might be too heavy though. As far as using my golf clubs on the engine cover, the vehicle will pull to the right to match my slice…very unsafe

The way I play golf, the iron WILL do a better job on the car.
Very good idea Greg.

I used a cut off shaft from an old five iron! It’s chrome, the right length, and works just fine.Greg

 Winnipaw,  My car is a London Roadster and the splash pan and the engine cover are made together as one piece . After looking at the Bill Collins photo gallery I can see that my type support would not work on a car with MG style bumper brackets as I think you have. Take a look at Bill’s gallery and you will see another option, [a removeable e…[Read more]

Paul, The search goes on…I’ll see if I can find the “nipples”. I wonder if the porsche caps fit the corresponding VW 4 lug wheel for a 1971.

Leon,No. Mine are the Porsche 356 style “nipple” caps. (Not my name, that’s really how they are known.) About five years ago, I was able to get them with no Porsche or Wolfsburg crest. I drilled the holes, attached the TD medallions with cotter pins and I was done.I can find the nipple hubcaps now, but only with a Porsche or Empi crest…[Read more]

Paul, Check out Baileys pic….Are these the same as yours?

JC Whitney no got them anymore???  The dirty rats!!!  The last time I order some was about a year ago.  They are plain without any logo on them.  Surely someone else would have something like this.  Whitley called them baby moon style caps.

I saw them. The product number is 22863GI don’t think you want them. I’m pretty sure the embossed Empi logo is bigger than the MG TD center medallion.Might want to buy just one to check it out.

winnipaw,I think we need to clarify somethings here.My Duchess is a VW based car.There are no piano hinges.The front hood has two hinges on the passenger side. There is a chrome strip down the center; underneath that strip, on he underside of the hood, these is an inverted “u” channel, supporting the length of the hood. the seat belt is screwed to…[Read more]

Paul, Just found them on the Whitney site. They have the EMPI centers.

Paul, Did you just reverse your piano hinge or was it built this way? I like the idea of opening from the top but what to do with all those holes. I followed your links and one was interesting to try. Larry, I’d love to see a picture of your prop rod, stowed and holding lid up. Thanks Dan, I’ll be looking for one that fits. Thanks guys.

Thanks Bailey.How long ago did you buy these? The part number comes up as “not found” on http://www.jcwhitney.com

here is a photo of the hubcap and logo

the JC Whitley caps I used are part #DBD814945  They call them baby moon style hub caps.

My Duchess’ hood is held open with a length of seatbelt webbing just as Larry Murphy described.

I’m not gonna help you with this one winnipaw. :)My Duchess’ engine cover is hinged at the bottom and swings back over the rear bumper. When I working on the car, I simply use straightened coat hangars to hook the latches together and hold the cover off the bumper (it would rest on the spare, which is OK, but leaves line across the spare).Well…[Read more]

 My car has a support rod made from what looks like electrical conduit that has been flattened on each end. One end attaches to the left overider bolt using a longer bolt and two nuts. the other end is held in place by a clamp attached to the right overider bolt.It is hardly noticeable behind the rear bumper but is easily removed from the clamp…[Read more]

 winnipaw   a simple support rod like on a Chevette or many import cars is perfect or if you want to do some work use a hydraulic support that many upper end cars use .Good Luck

Dan