Have fun. Mel, if you had your replica there, would you drive it to the Britfest? Would the brit lovers with their real deal British Automobiles turn their noses to a replica? I have been shy about taking mine to the local British Car Shows, tomatoes on a white replica may stain .
James

Ouch, spun bearing. I hope I find something not so painful. It’s raining like crazy here, so I may not work on it tonight. She is on the drive under a portable garage, but the water runs under her on the driveway. My backup plan is to take the 460 out of the Mark IV and put it in the MG…..……just kidding. If it is a spun bearing, do you think…[Read more]

Hate to say it…but I saw a spun crank bearing once.It was in a Mopar small block in my neighbors Dodge van. The crank was “frozen.” One half of one of the bearings had somehow come loose and rotated with the crank for about 90 degrees, until it jammed into place.That said…your approach to a diagnosis seems right on target.

James,
Hmmmm, not good. Youn seem to be down to Crank and Pistons. Can’t turn in either direction? This is beyond me. I’ve not seen a Crank bearing sieze. Hopefully something in the clutch and not internal to the crankcase. Your approach is logical and methodical.
Good Luck!
Rich

HELP  I looked at my post I dont know why it posts in a line when preview shows diffrent? can any one tell me why??

Update:
Working area by area. Tonight I removed the new timing belt, the distributor is fine, spins without noise or friction, the cam is also fine, all valves work nicely. Since it is a no interference engine I can turn the cam without valves hitting the pistons. The valves were smooth, and glided up and down. The belt tensioner (new) was fine.…[Read more]

James  ; Nice to have someone local YES cades cove is nice but the road to get there is a better drive, Sugerlands along the river to 321 to townson, there is a MG show there i think May 10 th this week we have a lot of over flow from the knoxville show. saturday nite drive through Pforg and Gattlinburgh a lot of nice cars .         &nbsp ;  DanR

Dan,
My hometown is Knoxville, Fort Sanders area, corner of Clinch and 15th, the big blue Queen Anne house. I do miss the mountains and that great old house. UT is taking over the area and tearing the old ladies down. Great cruising ground for ya. I would love to cruise Cades Cove in the MGTD. I hope to cruise the Dogwood Festival in Knoxville…[Read more]

Geoff,
Yeah, isn’t the hood mount wierd? When I first started working on it, I figured there was some logical reason for it. Not so. It is just a dumb feature to an otherwise very well put together car.
Also, regarding the delivery, all I can say is be patient (easy to say when your car is sitting in the driveway) . You’ll have lots of time for…[Read more]

Wow Rich,

   I never noticed the previous owner hinged the hood of your car opposite of most. It is truly “one of a kind”.
I just finished cleaning out the garage and making room for mine.
The company contracted to ship my car put off pickup until Mon night, and won’t deliver until May11-May14. Hopefully I can occupy myself until then. So…[Read more]

Reply to all ;Thanks for the tips  The before picture! I did not know it went over I tryed to see it but gave up could not find it on the post  I also don’t know why the pictures came out so large ??   Rich the gas tank will have to stay the top is a pain to put up and snap but seeing out of the back is worse i did not do the car ,but the only sol…[Read more]

Dan,
I noticed that your hood opens from the wrong side too (Just Kidding)!
I like the way mine opens so I have NO access to the oil fill cap or dip stick.  Don’t know what the builder of my car had in mind.
At least I have great access to the Battery, which requires constant attention and maintenance (sarcasm intentional) .
Rich
 
 

Rich,
You’re correct, the gas tank cover is inverted. I kept looking at it thinking something was different. Glad you noticed, now I can sleep tonight .
Dan, great ride. She looks great. My grille MG logo is different. Mine is mounted on a chrome piece that goes under the false cap. Yours appears to be front engine, I think I can see a hose clamp.…[Read more]

Hey Guys,
Look down in MGTD Kit Car Parts and Other Stuff for Sale.  I have it posted there. 
I was going to use it on my Daytona but decided to go another route. 
Pat

Hi Dan,

    Nice Ride. She looks alot like mine. I noticed in the side profile photo there is an MG emblem on the bottom of the windshield frame. What is it? Is it a bolt, something to hold the top down, just an emblem?

   Luck,

        Geoff

Hi Dan,
Nice Car! Looking at the before picture in your gallery you must have worn yourself out buffing that GelCoat! I followed Paul’s advice and bought the Meguiars 1 step for Marine and ATVs. It was still a lot of work, but the results are really good.
I do have a question and I hope you are not offended by this. Your car is a FiberFab like…[Read more]

Dick,
I’d been to Sacramento Army Depot, then McClellan Air Logistics Center many times until they both closed. SAAD was first and most of their workload went to McClellan and Tobyhanna Army Depot in the Pennsylvania Pocono Mountains.
These places repair the equipment that we here at Communcations Electronic Command (CECOM) logistically manage. I…[Read more]

Dan,
How do I check the distributor? Is this something that I can do without removing it? It’s a bear to just get to the nut  on it to adjust. I may just remove the fiberglass side panel on the driver side, that makes everything easier to get to, and it’s not difficult to slip off. Thanks Dan and Ringo,
James

Mark,
I live in Sacramento and we were hit by two base closures. Talk about
trauma! A good buddy of mine who worked at McClellan was caught three
years short of retirement and was about to move to Hill AFB. He was a
property owner (paid for) and wanted to retire here. Anyway, he decided to
keep his home, leave his family here, and live…[Read more]

Hi Dan,Welcome aboard.You wrote the gelcoat “was” a horror story. If you have to back to where you want…great! If you’re not satisfied yet, take a look at Meguiars line of boat polishes and waxes. Gelcoat is usually a thicker than paint and can stand a lot of polishing.