If MG Magic doesn’t come through consider buying a roll of marine carpet and cutting that to fit. That’s what I did on my car and a decade later I’m still finding new and fun uses for what’s left of the roll.

I also tried to make my own door cards but that didn’t go well so I got a real upholsterer to do them right and to match what the original…[Read more]

My first guess would be MG Magic in Florida.

Dang! Mustang II stock steering parts NLA??

It’s not this?

From the little pics it looks like maybe your shaft is just under an inch in diameter and not the standard 3/4 inch, right? But the tube/housing is 2.5 inches i.d., correct? If so, maybe this is your huckleberry.

Bonus because “race car.”

You know I like to try things and build stuff…[Read more]

Leave the front tires at 20 or a little below. Back ones should be good at about 25.

30 psi is too much and will make it handle poorly and ride like a rock.

Good news re mileage. Sometimes a little tuneup is all you need.

I was unable to find the lower bearing I needed. The old one had disintegrated.

I thought I could adapt something to work in there but there was nothing that matched the ID and OD requirements. I went through all the bearing catalogs I had and even went to a bearing wholesaler who tried and came up empty.

I finally resorted to tak…[Read more]

No gas smell in oil, tire pressure was embarrassingly low (20 psi low on all 4 tires), and valve lash was correct.

I have not had time to check the plugs.

I went for a drive after my oil change and filling up my tires, experiencing significantly better gas mileage. I drove for about an hour around College Station, with  somewhat frequent stops…[Read more]

Good luck & keep us posted.

I will check compression as well and tire pressure. Hopefully compression is all good, I do not have enough cash around to rectify it if that is the issue

I knew that something wasn’t right, I read online that bugs could get up to 30 MPG, and I knew there was something probably wrong. There is no oil smell coming from a leaking tank in the driving space, nor does it seem to be leaking oil on the exterior.

I have nothing special with the fuel system. It is a few gallon tank -> metal fuel line +…[Read more]

20-25 is normal. My Spyder with a hotted up 1914 with dual 44 Webers did about 23mpg on average. The TD, when it had the 1600 SP, did a little better than that. Ten is definitely cause for maintenance. If you’re close to five it’s leaking for sure. It’d never run that rich.

I’d start by checking everything per the book. Check and change the oil.…[Read more]

That’s pretty bad for a VW based TD. My 300hp 302 V8 delivers me 10 MPG.

I have a VW based kit, 1776 cc engine with a mild cam and a two barrel weber carburetor.  I get about 25 mpg overall.

I know that I am getting less than 10 without a doubt, maybe around 5-6 MPG. I was curious to know if I am alone with this issue. I now know that I need to evaluate this deeper sometime in the future.

-S

Stefan,

First, let’s find out what your actual gas mileage is. We’d be able to offer better opinions.

Meanwhile … I had a VW based TDr with a dual port, dual carb, 1776cc engine. Normal mixed local/highway use was a little over 20 mpg.