The TD side curtains and steel frames are a thing of beauty (if not practicality)–the only thing that definitively separates the replica from the original at a glance. 

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Some previous discussion on the subject, with measurements.

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Aw come on Jack, you need Vicenç for that? 

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I’m really sorry that I did not get a picture of Jack trying to get into his BCW with side curtains installed and zipped up.  …..and sorry that I suggested unzipping the top a bit to allow easier entry.  But it seems that Jack is under the impression that the Brits had to undergo similar contortions to get in and out.  Not so.  Original (re…[Read more]

Langan, will try to find the thread.But it probably won’t matter what kit the owner was working on. Just about all replica TD cowls have the squared off corners. As Ed said, hack ’em off and apply new ‘glass to match the correct profile.

Hey Vicenç

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Jack, you should be glad that you are as compact as you are. It makes that chore much easier.

That is the BCW cap, per the original kit. I kind of wish it said “PETROL” instead of “GAS” but you can’t have everything now, can you?

@ Ric.  Is this what your BCW and Edsnova has on it?  

I owned my car about a month and lost the gas cap . Someone told me that it looked like one off a boat . I stopped a local marina store where he reached under the counter and pulled out a box of used chrome ones that they fished out of the water that were lost when the boat got gas . They looked like the one I lost . 6 bucks . Problem solved .

Jack, is that a Reial Automobil Club de Catalunya badge on the front of that fine looking car????  

I put Montse away in December and she doesn’t come out until after the first rain in Spring.  Life is tough in this frozen hell.

That hand sticking out of the side curtains is incredibly realistic.  It almost looks like someone is in the car!  Do you also have one of those fake legs you can hang out the back of the trunk?  LOL

If you go dual carbs you won’t regret it. They’ll make a noticeable difference from the Bug Spray, and a huge difference from stock. It will idle smoother and slower, and accelerate much quicker.Hows the new Pertronix working well for you?KentT2016-01-20 17:51:37

Well we are still playing with fuel pumps, fuel level-in-the-carb-bowl, and mixture screw settings on the Bug Spray…we will get’er right soon  —  I hope — or I’ll do as Shu suggests and find a nice set of Kadrons and manifolds for Emma (Found a rebuilt set online already set up for Vac Advance distributor….).

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The picture in edsnova is what I have on my 1986 BCW Chevette.

I wonder how hard it would be to weld a motorcycle fill neck onto your gas tank?

I am hoping it is the same I just bought complete windshield for 500 and still needs about 200 from Moss. So worst case I ajust windshield frame if shorter rubber seal ok if longer I buy two. In the article I am looking for described same method of glass work I was hoping it told what kit. I won’t be home for two more weeks so just building in my…[Read more]

Thanks Ed! You beat me to the punch.Langan…the most critical sentences in Ed’s post are the last two. 

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Thank you very much

You just cut off the squared-off part and clean behind it, then stick some aluminum tape on the back side and glass over the holes you made from the outside. Peel the tape off after the first layer or two and glass the back (or just leave the tape there and glass out past it an inch or so), then glass the outside again and shape it with 80-grit.…[Read more]