Now SS100 Kit Car owner – web page

[Vinny]

Hi Folks.

Thought I’d start a new thread on my SS100 replica since the buying drama is complete and the building now begins.

I posted earlier about wheels, but that’s partly because I thought the ones on it were garbage and I needed to replace them for it to roll. Turns out they were better than I thought and they’ll do just fine until I start dressing it up someday. Nice wheels are waaay down the priority list at the moment.

So I’ve uploaded a web page full of pictures to document things rather than pack this forum with all that.

http://www.callkck.com

First on the list is to make it a solid rolling chassis. To that end I can probably just install the missing bits in the front suspension and figure out the oddness in the rear. The rear wheels are positioned way different on the right and left sides. I haven’t even looked into it yet, but I figure the problem will be pretty self-evident with a little looking. You can see the web page and compare the right and left side pictures to see what I’m talking about. At some point I will update the rear suspension and bring it into the 21st century. Those leafs will go just because… The font suspension will likely be updated as well, but it might be more minor stuff. My eventual goal is to make it handle really nicely whether it’s fast or not.

The steering column hangs very loosely, so some kind of support fix needs to be worked out. Not a big deal.

Needs brakes. Rears have no guts. Front disks are disconnected and otherwise unknown and I’m assuming a rebuild is in order. Master cylinder also unknown and will be rebuilt. Needs lines and a pedal. So yea, basically a whole new brake system.

The thing is much cleaner than it was, but if anything looks shiny in the pictures it’s because it’s still wet. Well it’s not quite that bad, but before I feel like I’ve completed the job to some kind of final state, it will need some decent amount of bodywork and new paint or gelcoat or whatever. The color is OK I guess, but new overcoat gives me the opportunity to color it much more sexy than a newspaper. Again, this is way down the road.

However… If I buy a can of rubbing compound and some fine sandpaper, a LOT of improvement could happen with a good wet-sanding and buff job. I will do that for sure before i get too far into a paint job. That might even happen pretty soon just because that will give me an accurate idea of what I have under the top layer of ugliness and haze.

So first order of business is to make it roll steady and have brakes. Then install a drive train. At some point early on in there I need to 1) figure out what I need to do to get a title and 2) get the stuff I need to make that happen, i.e. donor car with a title and preferably with drive train and other bits I can use.

In the meantime, I can fiddle with little bits such as making the top hoops function correctly, get some door latches working, some windshield wipers, lights & mounts, new spare tire mount (I don’t like the existing one), hinges and latches for the engine bonnet (looks like none were ever installed), and on and on.

So I’m neck deep into fun, yes?

Here’s a couple of the pictures just to show what it looks like washed. I call it “it” for now since it’s not alive. Once it’s breathing it will evolve into “she”.

vinito2015-05-31 18:59:24

[Vinny]

By the way, if anybody can tell me for sure from the pictures (http://www.callkck.com) whose kit I’ve got, then please let me know.

Best I can figure from what I’ve found on the net, it’s an Eagle Coach Work kit from the ’80s I think.

Here’s a brochure picture I found (comparison to a photo of my shell on the right):

I’ve also found a few other pictures labeled with the Eagle name and they do indeed look similarly made. The square windshield, rounded grille frame, etc. The bumper with mine is different than all the ones I’ve found except one, and there was no maker reference on that picture. But mine is the same as the one in the above brochure and maybe the bumpers either changed from time to time or were something folks could get separately or something.

The one pictured in the brochure has identical body lines and hardware other than several things that didn’t come with my shell. Basically there is nothing there that indicates it’s not the one I have unless I’m missing something. Then again, I’m totally new to all this and I could certainly be mistaken.

I would REALLY like to get my hands on a build manual for this thing.

edit to add: actually the grille does look a little different than mine (other than not being chrome). Hmmm…

vinito2015-05-31 19:30:18

[Paul Mossberg]

I suspect you are right about “it” being an Eagle.

Antique & Classic had a chrome grill, but typically came with a straight bar bumper as seen in this ad:

Front fender line and the rear fender line on your car is also a bit different than on the Antique & Classic. And the A&C hood went all the way to the grill shell. Looks like your car and pictures of known Eagles have a cut line about six inches aft of the grill.

Perhaps the chrome grill was an option on the Eagle.

It’s definitely not a Classic Roadsters Ltd Duke. Nor is it one of the two English replicas.

I posted a longer history of SS100 replicas in this thread:

https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/ss100-available/

PMOSSBERG2015-06-01 09:45:34

Paul Mossberg
Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
2005 Intermeccanica Roadster

If 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)

[Vinny]

Yea there are a lot of other varying details too.

The lower frame of the windshield and maybe the A&C windshield is arched slightly on the top (mine is dead flat)

The bolt head locations

The seam of the hood across the top

There’s a slightly different flare shape on the leading end of the front fenders

I did read through that other post as well. Informative.

Thanks for the reply.

vinito2015-05-31 19:47:30

[Anonymous]

Vinito: If you type in requirments for Kansas title ,several sites will come up with what is required to have copies of and bill of sales for items bought. They also list forms that need to be filled out. The site also recommends that pictures be taken during construction to show progress of build. Keep forms and paperwork legit. Process goes smoother with good paper.

[Paul Mossberg]

SEMA’s Tag and Title Toolbox, everything you need to know about titling and registering a hobby car in all fifty states.

 

http://www.semasan.com/page.asp?content=tag_title_toolbox&g=SEMAGA

 

Paul Mossberg
Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
2005 Intermeccanica Roadster

If 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)

[Vinny]

We had an auto swap meet here in town yesterday. I went there just to look around. There was a bunch of auto stuff there but I don’t really know yet exactly what I need or where to start, so I did just look around and didn’t buy anything. I did make an offer on a pair of horns that would have looked kind of cool. The seller didn’t bite though and something else will come up, plus I’m about 7/8ths of a project away from needing a horn anyway.

I have decided though that what I need to do is get a complete donor car to work with. I think first I’ll be trying for something ’70s or earlier, and the two easy routes might be a hard-to-find Mustang II or maybe an older Jaguar XJ. There are a couple newer XJs locally, one in my own little town for $1K. I was just thinking older because it would ease the titling process a little. Anyone know whether a ’93 XJ6 would be very useful for this project, originally intended for a Mustang II donor? I can weld and machine so if it’s just a matter of brackets and such that’s no big deal. I know the XJ6 has IRS shich would be nice, but maybe it’s just waay to bulky to fit under this thing? I haven’t looked into the front end yet so I don’t have a feeling about that yet. A Jaguar straight 6 would be cool to stuff under the hood of this thing, but I’d like to use a bunch more from the donor car if it were possible, i.e. steering, suspension, pedals, gauges (yea, wishful there but)… everything my shell is missing, which is pretty much everything but the shell.

I can hack and make things fit. It’s what I do for a living. But only if it’s possible to fit, which sometimes it is not.

[billnparts]

If it’s designed for a Ford setup, check out some of the Pinto forums. Those guys are still finding good ones for sale. As all you need is a donor, one should be available for parts. Also check out the ads in the Street Rod or specialty kars magazines. Everybody has Mustang II suspension and steering parts. Set up of choice as it’s simple and plentiful.

Bill Ascheman
Fiberfab Ford
Modified 5.0, 5sp., 4:11
Autocross & Hillclimb
"Drive Happy"

[Vinny]

Well I guess the drama really is complete now.

I thought about it and it didn’t take long to realize that I had plenty going on without this car so I stuck it on craigslist and watched it go down the road today.

I have to say, I don’t feel much other than relief. I’m sure I’m done thinking I want a kit car.

I was re-reading the other thread and saw that I said I got it for $900. I must have had the other thing I bought earlier that week on my mind – I paid a little more than that. I took a loss selling it away, but no worse than a bad day at the casino and I think it went to a good home. There is a school and kids involved, so that sounds cool.

You seem to be a good group of guys I won’t be associating with now. Thanks for the support anyway.

vinito2015-06-18 18:44:00

[edward ericson]

Sorry to see you go Vinito

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