MG TD Replica Car Club | BEBOP | Activity https://tdreplica.com/members/bebop/activity/ Activity feed for BEBOP. Sat, 02 May 2026 04:12:17 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 a9b6e9b5d49856a0029db815f7bec70f BEBOP started the topic Who Knows Mark Welch? in the forum Membership https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/who-knows-mark-welch/ Mon, 19 Mar 2018 12:26:45 -0400 Bebop here.  I got an E-mail from a guy I met up with from the MGTD site about 6 years ago named Mark Welch.  He said he was going to be around again and we should meet up and have another beer or whatever.  I wrote him back to say OK but his g-mail came back to me “Undeliverable’ so please if anyone knows him let him know and send me mail to Je…[Read more]

]]> 54a8b9d5bfb082f41f312526dd5af413 BEBOP replied to the topic Manufacturer Comparison in the forum Manufacturer Comparison https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/manufacturer-comparison/page/2/#post-304606 Sat, 03 Feb 2018 19:27:36 -0500 Hey Paul, Bebop here.  Randy in Sun Lakes AZ.  My MGTD replica used to be listed on the site but I do not see it since the format change-over.  It was the only one made by Rich Industries out of Port Elizabeth South Africa.  It was made on a new Ford Cortina frame  straight 4 cylinder with drive-shaft rear drive.  For some reason that manufa…[Read more]

]]> f705b2df00299f00763b54971487323d BEBOP replied to the topic Only Tools You'll EVER Need in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/only-tools-youll-ever-need/#post-304560 Mon, 15 Jan 2018 14:37:36 -0500 Eso es Claro.  Porque tu dice estas stupidas palabras,  no pregunta, un utensilio que tu no tienes, es un cerebro en la cabeza.   🙂

]]> d2fc1b52749884e2b30c36c41b0660a5 BEBOP replied to the topic Car auction - Cars up to 95% off in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/car-auction-cars-up-to-95-off/#post-304559 Mon, 15 Jan 2018 14:16:57 -0500 Thats a commercial AD that should be banned, but last year I bought a 2007 tacoma 4wd single cab at a municipal auction site, sight unseen,  out of Oro Valley AZ. 60k miles it was a good deal, look up public auctions .com  something like that.

]]> fa21409f2b260b58af1599dd3dc0e3b1 BEBOP posted an update: Well Happy new year! I was trying for a full size picture but […] https://tdreplica.com/activity/p/36765/ Sun, 31 Dec 2017 16:01:53 -0500 Well Happy new year! I was trying for a full size picture but the box cropped it off. Almost record highs here while everyone else is shoveling snow. Good luck to all!

]]> 0 ea7a8cc98c60e68fffea7e95c823578b BEBOP changed their profile picture https://tdreplica.com/activity/p/36764/ Sun, 31 Dec 2017 15:55:53 -0500 0 cca92511df1e9953fff27b4f5053b59f BEBOP replied to the topic Hillclimb in the forum Clubs and Show https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/hillclimb/page/3/#post-302830 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 15:09:04 -0500 What happened? I’m no longer on the member list,  But I can still sign in the old name and password?

Did any of the other old members have any trouble updating to the new format?

oops    ok  anyeay I was at Pikes Peak this year for the hill climb. One japanese team stayed right in our hotel.

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]]> 5c5021e935e15d744b408f0dd8a6be35 BEBOP replied to the topic I'm back in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/im-back-4/#post-302829 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 15:03:04 -0500 What happened? I’m no longer on the member list,  But I can still sign in the old name and password?

Did any of the other old members have any trouble updating to the new format?

]]> 7735c28fe29483e5a75748852b42f784 BEBOP replied to the topic Classic Roadsters Ltd Factory in the forum Manufacturer Comparison https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/classic-roadsters-ltd-factory/#post-302828 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 14:57:36 -0500 What happened? I’m no longer on the member list,  But I can still sign in the old name and password?

]]> 379c2bf564f22fab2a837978fb75db9c BEBOP replied to the topic DOINGER UPHOLSTERY PICTURES in the forum My Project https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/doinger-upholstery-pictures/#post-266733 Wed, 27 Apr 2016 15:55:09 -0400 I POSTED ON THE GUY WHO HAD THE NEW SOFT BLACK SEATS. BEAUTIFUL SEATS BUY I BOUBT IF MY WIFE’S BUM HAS ANY CHANCE OF FITTING IN THEM SEATS 😆  I CANT GET ANY PICTURES TO LOAD HERE SO ALL I HAVE TO REPORT IS THAT I STILL HAVE THE MATERIAL TO DO THE DOOR PANELS AS WELL.RANDY

]]> 0db02d8f27b9a487b3e9d62d7dfe6b38 BEBOP replied to the topic Seats update in the forum TD Replicas https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/seats-update/#post-267947 Wed, 27 Apr 2016 15:42:09 -0400 Man! I wish I had seats like that! I posted “Doinger Upholstery” a few months ago. Flat seats covered with leather from an elderly but real nice old leather couch. BEAUTIFUL SEATS!

]]> 92f44c3bf452b146aaf4339ef6858bfa BEBOP replied to the topic Newbie in the forum Member Photo Galleries https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/newbie-4/#post-266635 Wed, 27 Apr 2016 15:19:51 -0400 Welcome aboard! Mine is a Ford also. A 1986 English Ford Escort / Cortina. April 27 16 First of all if it’s hot like it is here in Phoenix Arizona you’ll have to adjust the choke on your carbeurator twice a year for summer and winter. And in order to grease the upper ball joints you have to take the wheel all the way off.   Randy / Mr. Bebop  🙂

]]> bfc690c1db404beadfb921a5f27a9c30 BEBOP replied to the topic DOINGER UPHOLSTERY PICTURES in the forum My Project https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/doinger-upholstery-pictures/#post-266730 Wed, 30 Dec 2015 10:26:52 -0500 OK, THANKS I WILL TRY ONE OF THE SEAT INSTALLED. THE VIHICLE IS AN ’86 ENGLISH FORD ESCORT/CORTINA. THE WHEELS ARE 4-LUG FROM AN AUDI OF ABOUT THAT TIME PERIOD WITH AUDI CHROME HUBCAPS WITH (DARN HARD TO FIND THE RIGHT SIZE) MG EMBLEMS GLUED INTO THE CENTER HOLES, THAT I GOT FROM FROM BRITISH AUTO SPECIALISTS IN FORT WORTH TEXAS.

]]> 6879306136d50ca0d1f6d1adcf24f6c9 BEBOP replied to the topic Doinger Upholstery in the forum My Project https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/doinger-upholstery/#post-266669 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 11:29:25 -0500
OK  THANKS  I’LL GIVE IT A TRY TODAY, TUESDAY 29 DEC.

]]> a41010efa4ca127e8ec1487b1a8f226d BEBOP replied to the topic Doinger Upholstery in the forum My Project https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/doinger-upholstery/#post-266666 Mon, 28 Dec 2015 11:15:14 -0500
OK I WILL TRY TO CROP DOWN THE PICTURES AND SEE IF ANY OF THEM WILL POST

]]> 0559a1d0031525699aeb5a74498bef6b BEBOP replied to the topic defroster in the forum VW Based Kits https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/defroster/#post-265284 Sun, 09 Aug 2015 14:14:00 -0400 Well, not many foggy bebop’n days out here but back in Fort Worth I used ‘Rain-X’ on the outside of the windshield and wiped and buffed ‘Never-Fog’ on the inside of the glass. I seldom went bebop’n on rainy days and if I needed more than that I just kept a cotton towel in the passenger door pocket for excessively foggy days.  YES, I had an MGB to…[Read more]

]]> c75bd52ef1c246d41ff2f7017c56a2b0 BEBOP replied to the topic Mutant MP Lafer? in the forum MP Lafer https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/mutant-mp-lafer/#post-261955 Sun, 09 Aug 2015 13:43:08 -0400 I THOUGHT THEY ALL HAD SUICIDE DOORS

]]> e47e505bec71266ab305e16fd206f66b BEBOP replied to the topic Mutant MP Lafer? in the forum MP Lafer https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/mutant-mp-lafer/#post-261954 Sun, 09 Aug 2015 13:42:25 -0400 MINE HAD ‘SUICIDE’ DOORS TOOI THOUGHT THEY ALL DID  I AM PRETTY SURE THAT ORIGINAL METAL MGTD’S ALL HAD SUICIDE DOORS.

]]> 8b7209dbc95b446a91b909df9b5d460a BEBOP replied to the topic Rich Industries TD Shocks in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/rich-industries-td-shocks/#post-264694 Wed, 27 May 2015 16:59:02 -0400 Thanks John. Once I bought one of those Pertronics four cylinder electronic ignition kits for it and never got it from back-firing no matter how I turned it 180  So I am on my last 2 sets of points that turned out to be from  Bosch Boat Motor of all things that’s in there. But heck I only changed the points once in twenty years. I’ll look for j…[Read more]

]]> 2f13ea4731e3a726ed5235b695a6f47e BEBOP replied to the topic 1955 MG TF Victor Replica in the forum Other Kit Cars https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/1955-mg-tf-victor-replica/#post-254460 Sat, 15 Mar 2014 15:09:25 -0400 WELL, NOT EXACTLY A RAT RIG… BUT MINE HAS STEEL CORTINA WHEELS WITH AUDI HUBCAPS WITH THE METAL MG LOGO BADGES CEMENTED INTO THE MIDDLE CIRCLES. I TRIED A SET OF THOSE 16 FINGER MAG WHEELS THAT MOSS USED TO SELL YEARS AGO BUT COULDN’T GET ONES THAT FIT THE ENGLISH ESCORT.  LOOK BACK AT THE POSTS ON BOAT WAX IF YOU WANT TO TRY THE BEST G…[Read more]

]]> 88f80ecccbdd16405b53f4d9190a8022 BEBOP replied to the topic rust removers in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/rust-removers/#post-259258 Sun, 19 Jan 2014 12:59:02 -0500 I used some stuff called POR to cover the light rust on the floor-board of my 63 Willys 4wd truck when I replaced the one piece rubber floor pad on the cab floor.  Two or three coats of POR on both sides of the floor and the rust was sealed completely and no longer able to get wet and further oxidize.  It worked great ….But it’s nasty smelling s…[Read more]

]]> 043572618ce7d04596cc2553118a73db BEBOP replied to the topic 1955 MG TF Victor Replica in the forum Other Kit Cars https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/1955-mg-tf-victor-replica/#post-254459 Mon, 16 Dec 2013 18:10:03 -0500 Nice!  Those wire wheels and knock-offs make it look very authentic. They dont make them like That any more!  Makes mine look like a rat rig.  Good luck!

]]> 18c52d8fba43215f65039f3da75feec7 BEBOP replied to the topic Boat Wax / Cloudy day in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/boat-wax-cloudy-day/#post-258818 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 16:53:25 -0500 OK I’ll try again.

I’m not certain it went.

]]> 11fde6115451032321d41786c76b25a0 BEBOP replied to the topic Meguiars BOAT WAX in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/meguiars-boat-wax/#post-258810 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 16:29:08 -0500 Right, like Paul said I went to Meguiars site for boat and marine products and chose the One Step Marine and RV compound and Flagship premium Marine wax. It really does deepen the color quite a bit as it shines.

]]> 64c4be728bca9fad302b2f54b02f1069 BEBOP replied to the topic Gel - Coat Wax? in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/gel-coat-wax/page/2/#post-258634 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 16:17:57 -0500 Well, I agree that you have to be super carefull with electric buffers or polishers with Fiberglass and gel-coat. The heat builds up fast if you are not carefull. I had one of those orbital buffers and mounted it upside down inside a five gallon plastic bucket, lined the inside of the bucket with sheepskin, and turned it into a great pool /…[Read more]

]]> 35524e1ea64afff7da2200b2ba17b116 BEBOP replied to the topic NJ Legislation - Kits w/Year of Original in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/nj-legislatin-kits-wyear-of-original/#post-240579 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 16:52:36 -0500 I had mine as a 1952 MG in Fort Worth and still had to pass the full safety inspection.

Phoenix Arizona its a 1986 Ford Cortina. (English Ford Escort), and all I have is emissions.
Theres no outlet to plug into under the dash, of course, and they dont want to bother to check the tail pipe emissions manually, so I guess I get a free pass. The ne…

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]]> c6231ae1c0fcaea5f5490ef896d5d441 BEBOP replied to the topic chips and not from stones in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/chips-and-not-from-stones/#post-258813 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 16:39:58 -0500 You probably do not need 500HP anyway. Do you?

]]> fabf60d1a1404e9b7884508202a08fbd BEBOP replied to the topic Chrysler Turbine Car in the forum Other Kit Cars https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/chrysler-turbine-car/#post-258008 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 10:08:15 -0400 You know, I have ridden in the Chrysler turbine car quite a few times.  in 1964 my best friend Calvin DeWitt’s mother won the use of one of the turbine cars for one year in a contest,  in Tucson AZ of all places. I guess they wanted to test it in the desert. It was a slick car but not good on gas mileage, as I recall.

]]> 78c10f3a7c2d837ccde48ea33b1aaa0d BEBOP replied to the topic Gel - Coat Wax? in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/gel-coat-wax/#post-258611 Sat, 26 Oct 2013 12:07:52 -0400 OK,  thanks for the info.  I could not find Shine On.  I’ll try the Ultimate Quik Detailer after the Polymer sealant.  I guess i’ll wipe it off with alcohol and a little rubbing compound first and hope for the best. It’s a dust bowl down here in summer in recent years. 

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]]> 5e55a23f52396e461b47432462814e0c BEBOP replied to the topic 1952 MG TD original in the forum MGTD Kit Cars Unfinished https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/1952-mg-td-original/#post-251472 Sat, 10 Nov 2012 13:42:50 -0500 Just thought I’d add… Theres an old gal here in SunLakes AZ who drives around in an original TD   Plain dark green with steel rims   not tearly as flashy as an replica I ever saw. It’s good Bebop weather out here now.  Nothing else to report here except that you’all can get suitable windshield wiper blades from the Moss Motors catalog but cost…[Read more]

]]> 6ce8dabeeeebf0a9cc68aff6e9ab3263 BEBOP replied to the topic BeBop mileage, whats yours? in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/bebop-mileage-whats-yours/#post-251391 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:28:00 -0400 Good thinking Allan. I always get less mileage from blended fuel too.  I wish I’d a thought of that when I put a new elec. fuel pump on my’63 Willys 4wd truck. The first one lasted 20 years. One of those old AC pumpers that pumps a bit and shuts off when the pressure gets up when the bowl is full. You know what they look like.  After much s…[Read more]

]]> c16db08752344de77265fd27db380fc1 BEBOP replied to the topic BeBop mileage, whats yours? in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/bebop-mileage-whats-yours/#post-251388 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 22:02:24 -0400 OK thanks. The reason I asked was I had a VW bug in Germany in the army with a sunroof and a rainbow painted across the back bonnett. It was a great vehicle and got about 20 miles a gallon, but it was pretty much pedal to the metal at all times. Only thing I could pass on the Autobahn was Semi-trucks, so I stayed off it.  Cool  And if you all feel…[Read more]

]]> 6f5dcc820cc67a4bd9b23a9401f4de49 BEBOP replied to the topic still having fuel pump problems in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/still-having-fuel-pump-problems/#post-251261 Wed, 08 Aug 2012 20:12:30 -0400 I did that once.  I replaced a gas cap that was non vented and had gas problems until I figured it out.

]]> c2284f3d5e450dcc90359940c4a231f4 BEBOP replied to the topic Starter replacement fun in the forum Chevy/Ford Kits https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/starter-replacement-fun/#post-250044 Sat, 26 May 2012 10:36:01 -0400 Same story here. I had to remove the passenger side bonnet panel in order to put points in the distributor which turned a one hour job into an all day project because one time I bought one of those Pertronix magnetic electronic distributors and out it on and it ran great up until about 2000 RPM and it would backfire. No biggie, I turned it 180…[Read more]

]]> 0299acafd0008a33b6f1ffd7c21bbb06 BEBOP replied to the topic starter in the forum Chevy/Ford Kits https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/starter/#post-250528 Thu, 24 May 2012 14:10:39 -0400 Mine is built on an English Ford Escort. Not so much a kit car as a complete replica built in South Africa on a new 1986 frame. I put a starter on it once with no trouble. The trouble I had was finding the correct part which I finally got out of London.

 
BEFORE YOU TEAR INTO IT, LET ME OFFER YOU THIS.  Five or six years ago Bebop started to cl…

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]]> faed5ae0fd9b91eca01a554831656b10 BEBOP replied to the topic New Member Saying Hello in the forum Membership https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/new-member-saying-hello/page/2/#post-250446 Tue, 15 May 2012 12:51:49 -0400 Good looking bug!  I bet its fast with that new motor.  Be carefull out there! Was that auto paint or fiberglass Jel-coat?

]]> b17129e717017f0a3bd68d058f18e685 BEBOP replied to the topic Carroll Shelby Passed Away Last Night in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/carroll-shelby-passed-away-last-night/#post-250470 Fri, 11 May 2012 20:15:49 -0400 ONE OF THE BEST CARS I EVER HAD WAS A ’65 MUSTANG, 289 WITH A 600 cfm HOLLEY 3 BARREL ON IT AND A 4 SPEED. I HAD IT 14 YEARS AND WISH I HAD KEPT IT BUT MOVED TO THE BIG CITY WHERE I HAD ONLY ONE PARK PLACE. I ALWAYS DREAMED ABOUT PUTTING UP A COBRA REPLICA BUT GOT OLD TOO FAST. I COULD NEVER AFFORD A SHELBY MODEL BUT HAD A NEW 2004, THE 40TH…[Read more]

]]> 7d9741612c6bbd99bfeac2f61bb0139e BEBOP replied to the topic Other Vehicles / The Sled. in the forum Pictures of your other Ride https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/other-vehicles-the-sled/#post-249656 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:12:25 -0400 To Paul,  Ever hear of Bushkill Falls PA, known as the Niagra falls of PA ?  I had a mountain cabin there until last year.  20 years ago when I got it   it was all vacation homes out there but now they put in a park and ride beside the Pocono bazzar and its nothing more than a bedroom community of NYC where they came in and cut down the forre…[Read more]

]]> ba6011fe90de0883f54167f70c95a711 BEBOP replied to the topic trouble in the forum Clubs and Show https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/trouble/#post-249763 Sun, 18 Mar 2012 09:02:40 -0400 I think you probably have a problem with your fuse panel.  I had to replace mine once and couldn’t find the exact one so I had to put in two smaller ones, in series, in order to house all the fuses. By the way, I finally found a suitable mechanical trip-reset VDO speedometer on Craigs list but had to enlarge the hole in the dash board a bit to…[Read more]

]]> d535eea24a36d7386dab3015bd533249 BEBOP replied to the topic gas mileage in the forum Chevy/Ford Kits https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/gas-mileage/page/2/#post-249552 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 09:34:59 -0500 The MORE CARBS, the BETTER!  As a general rule, Approve  But, before the TD I had a ’72 MGB with two carbs and replaced them with a Weber 2-barrel conversion kit and it was a lot less work in the long run and probably faster too.

]]> 320815d4cfe70fff5be9843fb7f8bbc6 BEBOP replied to the topic TD tech meet/show/rallye 2012 in the forum Clubs and Show https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/td-tech-meetshowrallye-2012/#post-247965 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 09:21:52 -0500 We could probably make the trip, but not bring the car.

]]> 86d9edfaea8db48829a28e7ac243b927 BEBOP replied to the topic Hello from Arizona in the forum Car Registry https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/hello-from-arizna/#post-249164 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:13:38 -0500 In reply to Larry M. 

Well, I had the thing since early 90’s and moved a few times and its gone downhill a lot but its still cute from a distance. Smile  You may be right about the guy in Africa having the same vehicle. I am not certin what the wheels are but the hub-caps are AUDI. What makes them look good are the MG patches glued to the inner c…

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]]> 0da14636505d2418bf4fee3da1646db0 BEBOP replied to the topic Hello from Arizona in the forum Car Registry https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/hello-from-arizna/#post-249162 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:14:08 -0500 TO: MGLondon, sure   you can come by sometime I am free most days. You better be carefull with an 1800cc VW! I had a ’63 VW when I was in Germany and it was fast with only 1200cc. They used to sell an auxillary cooling unit for bored out VW dune buggys because the cylinder walls get thin and heat up like an old pontiac. Cool  TO Ringo: I will try to…[Read more]

]]> b8ed55d9e37a9f5f9c341c7dac8fab36 BEBOP replied to the topic Hello from Arizona in the forum Car Registry https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/hello-from-arizna/#post-249158 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:05:27 -0500 THANKS FOR ALL THE REPLIES. I feel very welcome.  Smile  I am in Sun Lakes AZ south of Phoenix and next to Chandler near the edge of the Gila River Indian reservation. I’m not certin if Rich Industries made a Speedster. I got mine from a guy In Dallas about 1995. Acording to him it was built on a brand new English Ford Escort frame converted to left h…[Read more]

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