Welcome aboard!

Paul, I think you summed that up rather nicely.  😆

Says “replica” there at the top of the ad. Damn kit cars!

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“[A]nd is a reproduction not a kit car.”  That’s an interesting way of putting it.

The Moto Lita would be something of a gold standard. I’d love to see one like that on one of our cars. 

Might as well get new bearings while you’re at it. The Muir book has detailed instructions on how to tap out the old races, and tap new ones in with a hammer, a piece of 2×4 and the right-sized socket. Obviously if you have a press you can use that. 

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Here is the link to my steering wheel. (Warning: it is big. Mine is 17 inches across). This is a good repro of the Bluemels Brooklands wheel popular on 1940s TCs, ’50s TDs, Jags and Morgans of that era.

Great dash, John.

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When I did Bridget I decided to go with vinyl on panels in a lot of places the original kit had carpet. I did this to get the car closer to what the TD looked like originally. Here’s a blog post on some of that. 

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Mine came with a pretty good stereo. I took it out because I seldom listened to it and preferred the look of an original-type glovebox door. And the glove box, of course.

Take a tour through the photo gallery for ideas. Thousands of photos posted there.

Nice picture John

May I reccomend an alternative? Stream your music from the web.

http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-stainless-steel-structural-tubing/=zt4gzp

Awesome job, Steve. And now you know how to sweat fittings! These cars make a man of everyone who owns them.

That same 4bolt pattern runs into the early 90’s until they went to a 5 bolt. Availability in 14″, 15″ and 16″.There’s a lot of options out there. Have you checked Tire Rack or other wheel outlets?You can get 5 bolt rotors that fit the spindles and as you dont have a rear axle yet, you could get a 5 bolt axle easier than a 4.

Turn the wing nut until the pedal give you about 3/4 inch free play before engaging the clutch. Assuming the pedal assembly is still good–that the “hook” part isn’t broken, the attachment isn’t cracked or anything–that should give you decent clutch. You can fine tune it further from there if needed. 

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Sorry for your troubles, John. Thanks for the product review though. Very helpful.

Your timely calendar photo reminder: Boys, please send what gorgeous car shots you have, in jpeg format, file sizes over a megabyte (2 is better) to edwardericsonjr

Allison for sure. The dash (see the color of it? And the glove box door?), the side curtains (one plug-in per side–which is one more than most replicas, and one less than an original TD), the windshield, the round ’53-style tail lights. All Allison-unique.