Very nice.  I might have to steal that idea.

If that’s running two single contact bulbs, change the pigtail in the socket behind “Stop” to a dual contact.

For a minute on the early 80s every American car came with an 85 mph speedometer.

Hub cap with medallion is $35 at Moss. Maybe buy one and see what you need to do on the spare wheel. 

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Yes, my seat bases were replaces with a couple pieces of angle iron. The corner of the shelf has extra padding behind the carpet. It’s right in the lumbar region of your lower back and I don’t find it uncomfortable at all. Just like blondes and brunettes, everyone has a different preference.

I can see that your rear fenders are molded to take the correct, early TD tail lights, but something bigger is bolted over them.

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Toller: do not allow your turn signal switch to dictate where and how you sit in the car. Get a little butane torch and heat it up and bend it. If it breaks, epoxy it back on. Or do what I did: use an old pen–hollow it out and epoxy THAT on the turn signal nub. 

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Original TD wheels are hard to come by. Many are a bit out of true as well, and they are often pitted. These are tube rims, and they lack the “safety lip” that all modern automotive wheels have. That lip keeps the tire from coming off in the event of a high-speed blowout. It’s hardly ever a factor, but in the rare case, you’re glad it’s there.

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Sorry to disappoint. 2012 Impreza Limited. 2.0 with the CVT.
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Yes, I’ve moved that seat back to mount up on the rear shelf. Just move it back to where you are comfortable then cut it down to keep the height reasonable. I moved it 4 times before it got to where it is now.

You can never have too many ground cables/straps.

Yeah, the folding windshield works fine with cowl-mounted wipers. The TF had that setup.

Thanks, Jack. I have ordered from them a couple times. I suspect it’s cheaper if you can pick up stuff locally, and way cheaper to go pick stuff from a scrapper or metal recycling outfit, but you can’t beat the convenience. 

I was thinking along the same lines as Ed but I was pushing snow up to my hood on the Subaru this morning. Had to dig myself out twice just to get to work. Traction not the problem, just not enough ground clearance. The MG can rest quietly.

Snowing here and I had the same idea–until I came to my senses. I really do want some Bridget-in-Snow pictures though.

The original top stays are pretty simple and Moss sells them (90a–$6). You just embed the sockets in a piece of hardwood, 2 x 5/4 or so, and wrap that in the canvas. You then just need two thumb screws to hold the front bow to the windshield pins. 

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I had quarter windows installed on the first top. I was driving the car on a daily basis for a couple years and these windows greatly improved visibility making it safer to drive.

The TD side curtains and steel frames are a thing of beauty (if not practicality)–the only thing that definitively separates the replica from the original at a glance. 

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Some previous discussion on the subject, with measurements.

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Jack, you should be glad that you are as compact as you are. It makes that chore much easier.