Ed it looks like we got the same bows.And I think a boat shop is the way to go.The fix on the bows is a quick cut, stretch, & weld.

I forgot to show the bows I got from Moss. You can see it misses the windshield by about 2 inches.

I don’t understand the problem…I just made an aluminum box and mounted it over the gas tank.OH WAIT….sorry, Chevy power here.:P:P:P

I think at this point I will modify the bows I got from Moss (copy of original MG TD) to fit my chassis and take her to a boat upholstery shop and get them to make me a Bimini cover.The reason this is my plan is that the local (Los Angeles) auto top shops no longer make tops but just install “kits” they buy.What’s this world coming to?

Okay all you information gurus. I trying to put a top on the duchess and I have a OEM top frame which as we know falls short of the windshield. But that’s not the question. The MG Magic site says the Duchess should be 50 1/2 inches from boot to windshield. Mine is 52 inches. what I need to know is; will the extra inch and a half mess up fitting a…[Read more]

The hood even opens like the original.

don’t use a starter solenoid (switch) as it is only for momentary use. get a “Battery isolator” solenoid as they are designed for continuous duty.

Oh just tilt the front end……

I didn’t like the look of modern gauges and when I had to go to electronic gauges it took me a bit to find autometer line. I like the look of their quad gauge.And as to the question of a clock…Yes. I definitely suggest a clock.

He re-listed them.

this is minedriver’s side near the corner.Rubber fuel hose connects between tank and filler neck. (Pix shows false fiberglass tank open and aluminum trunk box) Real gas tank under trunk box.

Most electric tachs connect to the coil or distributor where it can ‘see’ the pulses. Electronic tachs may need to connect to the computer. Mechanical tachs (Which I understand you don’t have) come off the cam shaft or distributor drive.I hope this helps.

I ran my ranch (12 miles from power poles) Almost entirely on combined solar and wind.My daughter needed a car to get to high school and we had a dead Suzuki samurai.Chassis good, engine toast.I converted to electric 240 volt 3 phase using a Parajust inverter motor control.I lucked out and the local mountain phone company was replacing their…[Read more]

I put my relays along the fire wall above my fuses.

I didn’t know dat.I need some too.

Check out Speedway motorswww.speedwaymotors.com/???They have weld in front and rear axles and parts.IFS crossover from $499Complete rotors, coils, spindles, brakes, etc $1200They sell a panhard kit from $44 As sloppy as my Chevette front end is I’m gonna get one when the checkbook says it’s Okay.I’ve already retrofit the rear with an airbag suspension.

bbxr

It’s made of steel. It was already there when I got the car.

I felt the same way about that fat Chevette column. I tossed it and made a simple one.

I used the original ‘Duchess’ hinge. I did have to cut around the gas cap to allow the “gas tank” to tip.It also allowed me to mount the fuel pump and filter on the top of the real gas tank. As I’m running injectors the pump, filter, & regulator had to be changed.