Road trip with my London Roadster

[john barry]

Excellent trip from Roanoke Va to Oak Island NC….excellent network

of V W people in Roanoke…I will post a few pixs and comments

tonight

[Larry Murphy]

 John, Glad you had a good trip. Looking forward to seeing the pictures.

[Royal]

As my kids would say “way cool”!  (my kids are getting old also)

[john barry]

Larry thought about you as we passed Reidsville.We were on a schedule..Doing @50mph the triptook 7+hrs from Roanoke  to oak island..nc

Larry where is the  fuse box on the London Roadster? Also this car has a factory fab chassis. I havent looked for  zert fitting ..does yours have them ? will post a few pix ..any one on facebook..?

as you might imagine it was difficult to take a lot of pix considering i had a 350 mile adventure looking me in the face..

Roy The car had been sitting f r years and run only once a year ..so we had the expected issues..i.e the generator brushs need some tweeking.etc which was done

belts,valves, cv joint boots,new exhaust,plugs ,wires, fuel line ,

I got home fine last night ,,,with my  two black labs as copilots …

Today she cranked but  stumbled and fired for a moment a few times and now wont  fire..probbaly the float or the carb..mucho gas blown out the exhaust  so i didnt want to set the neighbo hood on  fire!

I will post  more pix  

I appreciate allyour help..

[john barry]

[john barry]

[edward ericson]

Way to go, John! 350 mile jaunt on your first time–simply awesome.

Did you say you brought TWO labs?

Where could you have possibly put them?

[Larry Murphy]

 John, The fuse panel is on the left side of the firewall under the dash on the drivers side on my London Roadster. My car has the complete VW pan and suspension so I can’t help you on the grease fitting locations.

I bet it was a tight fit with two labs. Did you have an escort vehicle following or was it a solo trip? An adventure to remember I’m sure.

[john barry]

Ed..thanks …I questioned my sanity .as I left Roanoke ..it was all good

Sally my  small girl  is always happy on the  passengerside  floor of any  car and Pudge on the passenger seat ..a good fit..and they  kept me warm when the sun set last tnight….I felt like I  went back in time 75 years…

[john barry]

[john barry]

[David blake]

I always have always some ambition for this type of cars.

Such a nice looking car.

[john barry]

David thank you so much..its a fun ride..

John

[Royal]

“I felt like I went back 75 years!”  I know exactly what you mean.  I went for a nice mood adjusting ride today.  Beautiful car.  Come up after the new year and we’ll compare notes. 

 

[john barry]

Roy,

Thanks,       will do ..look forward to that

[MGLondonRoadste]

How did your fill-ups in the London Roadster fair for you?  I found my filler tube to be too short and it overflows every time I fill up.  The pump also fails to auto shut off and I have to barely squeeze the handle to just leak fuel into the tank.  That’s the worst part about this fun vehicle.  Every time I gas up, there is gas running down my running boards.

[john barry]

Mark, I had exactly same issue….and found out not to leave the seat

belt buckle lying on the running board…while fueling up ! the gas

milage was @33mpg for the section along US220 which was small

towns and city traffic.

Is your chassis a custom or V W PAN?

The ol roadster got the girls and I home safely. I just won’t fill up all

the way once I get the feel for the bouncie gauge ….

[edward ericson]

33 mpg! You are doing something right.

I’m getting about 25. Gotta be rich as hell.

[Royal]

25 is what I get also.

[john barry]

Good morning .! Can anyone  explain to me how to get my cars picture on  my Avatar ..I dont understand the instructions …

thanks so much

john

[Paul Mossberg]

First, the avatar image must be small, no larger than 64 x 64 pixels

You need to store in in an on line photo place, like flickr, shutterfly etc.

Within the on-line storage, you will be able to copy the url for the avatar.

Here in the forum, go to Settings, then Edit Profile.

Scroll down to the Avatar and paste the URL into the field next to the preview button.

You are also supposed to be able to upload the image using the upload avatar link in Edit Profile. I am not sure if that is working.

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)

[john barry]

Paul,

Thanks so much!

John

[Paul Mossberg]

Apparently it worked John!

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)

[Peter C. King]

 

British Racing Green with a tan interior. Classic colors.

Did it feel down on power when you arrived home? Check the points. I’ll bet that they closed on the ride home.

Pretty TC.

 

[john barry]

Thanks TC. will do

Actually I think th e float may have stuck in the carburetor..The TD was running  very  rough  the next  day  … ..The power seemed ok but  after 8 hours on the road I was kinda numb to anything !..

[Author]

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