The replica dashes are all a bit different from the originals, mostly around the steering shaft relief, and also in the gauge holes.

I bought a used real dash for the brass/chrome beads and the door hardware and then replicated it from marine plywood and bits of nice mahogany and maple.

Documented the project here, here, here, here, here, here…[Read more]

cut a dash from apiece of scrap plywood.  cost 0.  my neighbor did for

cut a dash for 20 dollars worth of wood.  used the origional fiberglass dash as a template.  my neighbor  cut it.  if i did it, cost would havebeen zero.  how did you find the td dash piece?

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Classic MG vs Jag-U-Are battle as in the days of old, (Bo’ness, Red Marley, etc.). Jolly good!

I have just registered for Polish Mountain Hillclimb.

Flintstone, MD Aug 6-7

Another hill I have never run.

Watch this space.

Thanks for the interest in my car, it is now sold.

I’ve been able to determine the real dash is 41 1/8″ wide at the bottom which is the same as the replica dash. The only question now is the profile of the “humps” matching. I already have a center piece so I think I’ll roll a $110 dice with a Moss Motors plywood dash and see how it goes 🙂

Did some searching, as i am sureyou did,for fun.could not find one, but  i imagine it would be muchless costly to make one and buy a used center guage piece.

Is RedMGTD still around?

Is britinaAz still around?

Is 1940gearhead still around?

Randy, I’m still around. I’m finally getting my VW engine rebuilt after it seized about 2 months ago. Do you still have your car, we should try to meet up. Do you know about the Arizona Kit Car Club?
Mark Welch in Phoenix, AZ

I’m a little late with my suggestion! I bought a new VDO speedometer and the cable conversion to mate an analog cable to the electronic speedo. It did not go well. The calibration procedure was less then accurate regardless of what method I tried. When I got a reasonable result on the odometer, the needle was swinging all over the place (20 mph s…[Read more]

Hello,  I use a   Dennis Pstock exhaust but deleted the pipes with baffles and am running straight pipes..I t sounds as loud as a big Harley and supposedly adds a couple of hpower[?]  Nice and loud; drivers know I am on the road, even when they cannot see me!