Excellent point Steve.

Thank you Happy Jack for the article. I have been trying to figure out my idle problem and you just described it to a “T”.  I will look closely at the 009 distributor. 

Also, I wonder how much the side panels add to the structural strength of the overall car body. Removing them may compromise the integrity. I always thought car companies simply cut the top off of a car to make a convertible, until I talked to car designer and was told, unless planned as a convertible from the start, there had to be internal…[Read more]

I agree it would look awesome! But…

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I like that idea. Please post photos.

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Don’t know if this is the stuff that you are talking about but Cowles Products Company, New Haven, Ct makes and sells something called “Custom Chrome” which is flexible and comes with a peel off 3M adhesive back.  Good stuff.  Seems to age well.  The 1/8″ stuff will bend around a 1″ radius nicely.  Bright chrome look, even though it is plastic. 

I totally agree fog light make you car look good . It becomes scary driving after dark . To many deer and other night things . I guess my car gives me a 8:30 curfew .

…I sure hope that was a Freudian slip — I said I had my ‘snowfield’ reservation at Carlisle — I sure hope that ‘show field’ is what I wound up with, not ‘snowfield’….in May…in PA???……….

@ Kent and Paul.  The bezel’s actually pry off from the bottom, but you do need to remove the light to see that.  Bulb looked fine, so it’s probably an electrical issue.

I’m in!  But, I gotta tell you – with this aging body,  it’s getting a trifle harder each year. 

I just got my room reserved and my Carlisle snowfield spot…See you all there!

pm edsnova  he had a good source of very flexible chrome trim for the  glove box 

Thanks for sharing.  I took out my not functioning radio, made a wooden box to fill in the hole and finished it with a stained oval wooden door.I used some chrome trim around the edge, but am not totally satisfied with how it looks. Now have a usable (if small) glove box like the originals.I’ll check at my local DIY for your solution.

Like many have already said, I’ve driven my car only a couple of times after dark. Like owls, bats and other night creatures, it seems speeding semi’s like the dark, and being the smallest car on the road becomes frightening. I hate driving in a fog (I saw a very bad multi car crash happen in the fog) even in my full size car, so would never…[Read more]

Great job all the way around!I am in awe of you guys who take on the challenge of making your own TDr’s. I don’t have the time, space and patience needed. That’s why I bought the one I did!:lol:

GeorgeDo you have a brand name or a manufacturer for the product. We do not have Ace hardware stores in Canada. I am replacing my dash and could use the product you have described to finish the edge

I second Paul’s suggestion. There’s likely a screw on the bottom, perhaps hidden by the mounting bracket. That’s how mine come apart. You have to remove it from the mounting bracket before you can remove the screw.KentT2016-01-27 12:57:03

I felt all around the chrome bezel and didn’t notice anything.  

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Looks same as what I have, they’re flat on the back.

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Just guessing…Is there a screw, set screw or some other attachment on the bottom? Might even be hidden by the mounting bolts.