This is what I did and it worked pretty good .Go to an auto parts store (auto zone , nappa , maybe Walmart ) .Buy a clay bar. Follow instruction . After car is clayed then use your favorite wax .

Could hold back the takeover by autonomous robot cars by a few years at least. 

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Baytown, Considering where you live, I’d recommend taking it to one of the reputable boat yards in your area.  They can either bring back the shine or tell you how best to do it. 

Nothing will remove crazing. You have to paint over it…As far as dull oxizidation, I’ve had good luck with Meguir’s Ultimate Polishing Compound. It took multiple application, but it is cleaning up fairly nicely.

Write your congressmen! This would be a major win for the manufacturers supporting our hobby!

Well, with being stuck and undriveable, its back to doing bodywork. You saw the cardboard rear box at Carlisle. Its time to fix that.Aluminum foil covering the original rear box, then one layer of fiberglass cloth.Second layer of glass cloth. Semi-sturdy shell.Cut down for initial fit.Now to make a mold of the original cover from the bottom and…[Read more]

Well, yet another shake down, er, break down run.  A little 2″ cable that pulls on the clutch fork broke. Better now than on the Hillclimb. The tow truck driver now knows my family and dogs by name. He becoming like family.

R.I.P.

Depending on your dash Grant makes several nice ones. This is my current wheel.

Welcome aboard FRD. Another source is Flat 4 (may be spelled Flat Four) for an authentic looking steering wheel.

Welcome FRDAnother place to look is Forever Sharp Steering Wheels fssteeringwheels.com they have some cool designs and sizes to choose from. Remember that our cars dont have much space so you might want to choose a 14 inch wheel over the 15 inch for just a little more room to get in and out of the car with.Also make sure that your steering shaft…[Read more]

Hi FRD. Welcome to a great resource and a whole lot of skilled knowledgeable people. John the Brit

I did what Baytown did.  Narrowing the front end by 2″ makes the tires fit under the fenders a lot better, and together with lowering it, the car looks a lot more like a real TD.  As far as I can tell, it drives normally, although I do get some slight tire rubbing in sharp turns.  Haven’t driven it enough, however, to tell exactly what is ru…[Read more]

When I bought mine (in very sad condition) I noticed right off the tires were way outside of center of the fenders.  One of the first things I did was buy a narrowed front end, 2″…  (As I had to rebuild the front end anyway, the expense was not all that much more) I do not have it on the road yet, but, I wish I could have found a 4″ narrower b…[Read more]

Sometimes when out for a drive I would here a snapping sound . It took awhile but I finally decided it was necks snapping as I went buy .

I, too, like the rat-rod look. Do you still have the front fenders?

John, sorry to hear of your injury. Hope it heals up soon and true.

John. Sorry about your arm. I feel you pain…only at my shoulder. But it’ll heal and you’ll be back at it.

Hi Guys.Thanks for the help. right now the arm wont let me do anything, I cant even hold a wrench  or screwdriver except if I jam it between the cast and my palm. We shall see.John

I’ll assume that you are going to rebuild the carb. After you do and before re-installing on the manifold, turn the carb upside down and blow into the fuel inlet. It will give you some confidence that the float is actually going to stop fuel when the bowl is “full”. (As a side benefit, it takes me back 60+ years to when I used to siphon gas out…[Read more]