MG TD Replica Car Club | Bill | Activity https://tdreplica.com/members/billoakes/activity/ Activity feed for Bill. Sun, 23 Aug 2026 02:46:37 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 5f61c02d285e6377b7828c02b34ae785 Bill replied to the topic Removing wire from headlight harness in the forum Chevy/Ford Kits https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/removing-wire-from-headlight-harness/#post-251243 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:29:18 -0400 Figured it out….bottom line, connectors don’t fit through the retaining bolt, so it doesn’t matter…gotta do a cut.

]]> 3c1b151f38321c9eebd9a59209d363ee Bill replied to the topic Removing wire from headlight harness in the forum Chevy/Ford Kits https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/removing-wire-from-headlight-harness/#post-251242 Sun, 29 Jul 2012 17:43:19 -0400 @Bill….exactly what I want to do.  The trouble is removing those three terminals inside the connector.

]]> 7825da03b621bc5086b1617e4181933b Bill replied to the topic Removing wire from headlight harness in the forum Chevy/Ford Kits https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/removing-wire-from-headlight-harness/#post-251240 Sun, 29 Jul 2012 14:54:17 -0400 I’ll chase down the other end to see how difficult it looks.thanks for the heads up on the replacement smoke kit! However, I also own a ’49 Hydra-Glide, which provides me an abundance of replacement smoke as needed (and then some).

]]> 877535770c0ad50bd6396d402b0c355e Bill replied to the topic TD Birth Certificate? in the forum Car Registry https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/td-birth-certificate/#post-247329 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:21:24 -0500 @stacks – well, yes, but no. If you are one of the first
500 people each year (meaning, get in line the first day
that DMV is open in the new year), you can receive a
waiver exempting you from the SMOG program. This allows
people (such as a CA congressman) to build custom cars
with monster engines and not worry about the incredibly
tough CA…[Read more]

]]> 00a561b7a7fa3cc0b320487ea8c3de13 Bill replied to the topic Wiper Arm Removal in the forum Chevy/Ford Kits https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/wiper-arm-removal/#post-246220 Mon, 05 Sep 2011 10:32:40 -0400 @monte – pulled the top when I redid the interior.  

Wink@world – did the pliers thing, got the wipers off!  Was a bit surprised on how the spline attached to the post – pretty cheap.  Got that off too, and covered the posts with a bright red bolt cap.  MUCH cleaner looking windshield now.  Thanks for the suggestions!Sorry to interrupt the moun…[Read more]

]]> d786100a688b49e29ecbaea0782b3d5c Bill replied to the topic Wiper Arm Removal in the forum Chevy/Ford Kits https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/wiper-arm-removal/#post-246217 Sun, 04 Sep 2011 11:34:29 -0400 thanks for the help on which candy to go with, guys!WinkI’ll try the pliers trick.  I want to pull off the arms and cover the post with a red cover…have the covers, and I think it’ll look good.  Besides, if I EVER needed the wipers, I’d need my head examined on why I had the car out in the first place.Smile

]]> 4f9537ae9c098aaf3a847491e8268adb Bill replied to the topic finally got the interior done in the forum TD Replicas https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/finally-got-the-interior-dne/#post-244894 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:41:43 -0400 Sorry for the late reply….I specified extra firm foam – I have NO idea where Palo Alto Upholstery got it.Dan, thanks!  Work in progress, but coming along…

]]> 32088f4a18ff2e989d9792e24b4d2e31 Bill replied to the topic finally got the interior done in the forum TD Replicas https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/finally-got-the-interior-dne/#post-244891 Mon, 30 May 2011 11:09:10 -0400 Various answers:- seats are VERY thick…and I ordered extra firm foam..mainly because the original seats were so godawful.– not so tall…6’1″, but had them make the back rest thinner and contoured so that I wasn’t so up against the wheel- along those lines, next to the backrests, instead of foam is really hard plastic, so that it won’t wear…[Read more]

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