Did the whole engine overheat? Or,did you lose #3 and were told that was common from lack of cool air to that jug?That one would go first,but only towards the end of its life.Thousands of people ran those engines thousands of miles with no problem.I think I would dig a little deeper if it got hot.At the very least,collapsed rings,maybe scored or…[Read more]

keith – Thanks for that information, that sounds like the way to go.  Does the ranger automatic fit into the kit in a similar fashion to the old Pinto automatic?  I can make up a new floor pan, but just wonder if that is necessary.  Is the ranger rear end too wide?  Following up on your info, I find that the Ranger used the 2.3 until 1997, the…[Read more]

You can pretty much use what you want,as long as it is close to the weight of what it was set up for and depending on your talents as a welder and fabricator.If you go heavier then you need to get into suspension changes,experimentation,etc.Why not the Ford with an automatic?There is loads of hop-up equipment made for that engine,or,if you…[Read more]

Hi Dennis,
Glad to help. I look forward to meeting you (and your car!)

All you have to do is make a donation under the home page or you can purchase a TD Badge under the Store link…
Welcome aboard and ask all the questions you want, it is the way we all learn here…What do you have??

hi,  I bought the same for my ff migi td and they look great, especially at $30 some odd for the pair.

That is what I was looking for thank you Dale. Sorry I was so long in getting back I`ve been working on the car and have not check the site

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  We are bafffled also, with our side curtains.  Zip and button up passenger, after they get in and then have someone snap the snaps on to the windshield, after the drive gets in.

Dennis,
That’s going to be tough. There are probably slight differences between the body measurements between manufacturers. So even if you could find replacement windshield frames, there’s no guarantee they will fit.
Maybe, just maybe, you could shorten the frame you have, and have the glass cut to fit?
Remember anything you do to the frame will…[Read more]

Hi Dennis
The NJ replicar Club is alive and well. You can email our president David Betts at dave@bettsprinting.com

So what is the name of the place and we can get the word out…

many thanks, I look forward to hearing from you.

Hey Bailey there is one for sale here in north Ga. I am trying to make contact with owner…when I do I can tell you more about it…we are about 1hr south into Ga from S.C. off 85..

I agree Daytona must have had a way to work around this. I don’t have personal experience with that manufacturer’s car. But the mod I described earlier should have brought the ratcheting mechanism up with the rest of the handle. Hopefully some Daytona owners are reading this!

In the stock position the handle hits part of the firewall that juts back toward the back of the car. Doesn’t have enough travel to engage the brake. When I got the car the handle was in an upright position so you could engage the brake but the mechanism that locks it wouldn’t work. I guess I could modify the firewall but it seems like daytona…[Read more]

Hey WWA, interesting setup youv’e brought up…I don’t have an answer for you but please keep us posted.  Good luck with it.  We will look forward to seeing what transpires.  M Watson

My Duchess has the hand brake in the stock position. It’s a long reach under the dash, but it works. I’ve seen some that cut the brackets, bent the mounting plates up and welded in supports so that the handle was easier to reach. Not sure what manufacturer recommended that, but it seems to funciton well.
You wrote that it has not been functional…[Read more]

This might have been answered already. But start the zipper at the back, do the limbo under the curtain to get into your car and finish zipping it up. Classic Roadsters Duchess curtains zip back ot front, then snap to the side of hte windshield frame. they provided a zipper opening in the side of the curtain so you could reach through and attached…[Read more]

You might try a boat supply store.
Post the photo in the gallery so we can have a look