Holy Crap!  Zippers are much easier.

I do not have a Dutchess, but my grille shell had three screws per side. There is a third one you access from under the fender. I’ve removed mine so often it now has zippers.

I still have to wire the fan but it’s mounted and the hood is painted and reinstalled.

Whatcha bringing, Ed?

I run a Fiberfab. I ran without a grille shell for a couple years because there were no replacements out there. New and used Grille shells for an original TD are available, however. You could probably adapt one of these to fit as I did by trimming some flanges and modifying the front fenders.

You’ve been busy…Thank you!

Finally got my louvered panel back from Kowalski. It’s not exactly what I had expected, but it’ll do. We had a weekend of unseasonably warm weather so I was able to spend some time beginning this process. The original (too small) engine cooling fan fits comfortably between the air cleaner and firewall and should help expel the heat this thing…[Read more]

Great to have a new member. Glad you found a good driver. As Schu suggested, bring her down to the Carlisle show in May. “A splendid time is guaranteed for all.” Looking forward to photos.

Just went and measured the summer wheels for the MINI. The backspacing is 5-3/4”. Admittedly, my MINI’s are second generation, but the same aftermarket wheels fit these and the first generation I used to have. I have never seen a MINI with 15’s though. 16, 17 & 18, yes, but not 15.

If you don’t like the fit with the fenders, consider spacers.