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The weather has been awesome lately for enjoying our MG TD’s. I had to laugh when I read an earlier post by one of the members who said he put ear plugs in while driving his Mg TD /V W engine. He said it was much more relaxing without all the different sound’s/noise’scoming from his V W engine.
I guess I have gotten used to my engine noise’s a foot from my head while driving down East Beach Rd on Oak Island .. I am actully loving the throaty sound of my MG TD London Roadster.
I’m one of the ear plug wearing drivers….but remember the context of that discussion…
On long distance, highway drives, the combination of the wind noise and the constant 3000 rpm drone of the flat four can be quite tiring. Especially if the roof is up. Trust me, the ear plugs make it much more relaxing.
I agree…on back-country two lane twisties, the road and engine noise are part of the enjoyment.
Paul Mossberg
Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
2005 Intermeccanica RoadsterIf you own a TDr and are not in the Registry, please go to https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/mg-td-replica-registry/ and register (you need to copy and paste the link)
Paul, yes I agree. On our 350 mile 8hr trip home from picking up
the MG TD I was exhausted… lots of different noises. back there
lolzz..
I do love this ol car!
By the way, that is a terrific photograph!
A tip to make it even better…from a friend who is a pro photographer (actually a US Navy combat photographer)
Bring in more background, put the car in the lower third to half of the photo, maybe off center a little.
We all tend to zoom in on just the car, allowing it to fill the entire frame. But think about some of the real “wow” car shots you have seen.
Here are a couple good examples
http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/actc/photogallery/Barb’s CheckerAuto1.jpg
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Paul Mossberg
Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
2005 Intermeccanica RoadsterIf you own a TDr and are not in the Registry, please go to https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/mg-td-replica-registry/ and register (you need to copy and paste the link)
Basic rules in photography are to divide your picture frame into thirds in both directions. Put your “center” or concentration on one of the the crossing lines (right left, up or down). That is great advice for putting your subject (the car) at one third down.
The first example photo is the only one that was available to me, and it’s shot somewhere in my backyard. Time of day is critical for lighting, too. Try for outdoor shots before 10:00 a.m. and after 4:00 p.m, with sunrise and sunset ‘golden’ opportunities for more impressive shots. Mid-day shots tend to be flat and lighting too harsh.
I wish I had some twisties nearby for a day trip. I looks like I might have to take a canyon run on of these early weekend mornings, before the RV rigs hit the road. Our dawns have been in the 40’s lately, so not so great for top down driving, or in a vehcle with no heat. It looks like time for the leather cap, goggles and maybe my silk scarf!
Happy shooting!
You might want to try this link if you don’t mind giving out your e-mail address.
http://www.photoxpeditions.com/free/
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Thx mark,
Actually I have been taking a few on line photograpgy courses.
I guess composition is next !
thx
john
Cool. You should share what you learn here!
Wherever there are nice cars, a camera is sure to follow!
Paul Mossberg
Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
2005 Intermeccanica RoadsterIf you own a TDr and are not in the Registry, please go to https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/mg-td-replica-registry/ and register (you need to copy and paste the link)
I’m getting a chuckle each time I look at this thread. Hmmm Lomdon
Roadster. VW engine. But “throaty”?
How do you get throaty sounds with a VW?
In my younger days, I might have put a small tricked out V8 into a Pinto/Chevette based TD and also a VW in the trunk (just for show) with its stock muffler in the “trunk”. Keep the V8’s exhaust as tame as possible and maybe even leave the trunk lid off. I always liked the “sleeper” idea.
Good Morning!
Mark .I picked up this exhaust in Roanoke..
A coworkers sez he can hear me coming down beach road before he sees me in my MG TD. I have to admit I haven’t heard too many ol air cooled V W engines in a while maybe the throaty was a bit exaggerated.
Roy I had a few nice cars back then too..one was a ’66 Chevy Nova SS with I believe a 327 -350 HP with a high speed rear end . that was a real sleeper !.
here is a pic of my muffler on my MG TD.
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John, you might want to keep a close eye on the exhaust pipe that comes from #2 cylinder and crosses over to the left before entering the muffler. It looks like it would be very close to the fiberglass on the rear engine cover apron. This muffler looks a lot like an EMPI 3487 except that the #2 & #4 cylinders cross over (presumedly to equalize the pipe lengths with #1 & #3 cylinders) where on the 3487, they go straight into the muffler. On my 3487 the muffler is pretty close to the glass, – yours looks even closer. Maybe just an optical illusion.
Roy.
The crank pulley was small . I took the car to Darrell Phillip at Silver lake V W . Understanding the the history of the ca and knowing it was kind of neglected mechanically, I asked him to go thru the engine . He said the smaller pulley would make the engine run hotter too. The crank pulley costs 15$.
Darrell did a great job at a very price..
Roy,
The original German pulleys also work better – they are
designed to sling the oil back into the engine – if you
have a drip back there it is most likely because you are
using a after market pulley and it was not machined
correctly. I had this problem and went back to German NOS
and all was good. It may not look as good, but works.
Dale
Thx Dale….Also with the ol pulley it was difficult to keep the slack out
of the belt…it would not tighten properly…btw roy I got silver lake info
thru a link you gave me refering to another guy in new bern…thx
darrell also came recommended thru salem imports in Salem va.
Darrell has been working on air cooled V W’s around 28 yrs.
Schu, I was not aware that the fancy aftermarket pulleys did not have the reverse spiral cut into them to channel oil back to the crankcase. Thanks. Enough said.
Dale, my guy (Dalton) has had his own one man shop for 35 years and works almost exclusively on air cooled bugs. But if you want to talk about putting on bigger jugs or 2 fancy carburetors he’ll shoo you off his lot. You just made a big mistake if you even broach the subject of mods. Stock is the only thing that he talks. On our first meeting, I told him that I couldn’t get my 009 distributor working correctly. That I had adjusted the carb and set dwell and timing with my timing light. It didn’t run bad, but certainly not good either. He spent no more than 2 minutes under my engine lid with a spin tight and a screwdriver, stood back up and said: “after 35 years you don’t need a dwell tach or a timing light” and “that’ll do it – take her for a ride.” No charge. I haven’t touched the ignition since. (He didn’t like the installed 009 distributor and I just got an original vacuum advance 035 but have not yet installed it.)
His take on the 009 distributor is that in order to even almost remove the flat spot on accelleration, you have to adjust the H31/32 so rich that you get terrible mileage.
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