Have you looked into purchasing a matched gauge and sender? There’s a bunch of various offerings on the market.

Hey Stefan, nice find! I did mine a dozen years ago and paid a lot more for an original plate in worse shape than yours. (Story at link).

Originally these were bolted to the wood dash panel with those round-head screws, with a nut and spring washer on the back of each one. The holes they fit through are squared off so you don’t need to hold…[Read more]

Thanks, Ed.

Reservations made.

Just a reminder everyone, the discounted rooms are under “Speedsters”.

See y’all there.

Hey folks the hotel is set, Courtyard by Marriott West/Mechanicsburg as usual. Rooms are $150 a night the phone number is 717-766-9006. Any questions, ask Greta Bowring.

Good on yas!

Of course, I will be there. I will, once again, tow the car out and leave it in the pavilion with the Pennsylvania Hillclimb Association. Looking forward to seeing everyone.

If MG Magic doesn’t come through consider buying a roll of marine carpet and cutting that to fit. That’s what I did on my car and a decade later I’m still finding new and fun uses for what’s left of the roll.

I also tried to make my own door cards but that didn’t go well so I got a real upholsterer to do them right and to match what the original…[Read more]

My first guess would be MG Magic in Florida.

Dang! Mustang II stock steering parts NLA??

It’s not this?

From the little pics it looks like maybe your shaft is just under an inch in diameter and not the standard 3/4 inch, right? But the tube/housing is 2.5 inches i.d., correct? If so, maybe this is your huckleberry.

Bonus because “race car.”

You know I like to try things and build stuff…[Read more]

Leave the front tires at 20 or a little below. Back ones should be good at about 25.

30 psi is too much and will make it handle poorly and ride like a rock.

Good news re mileage. Sometimes a little tuneup is all you need.

I was unable to find the lower bearing I needed. The old one had disintegrated.

I thought I could adapt something to work in there but there was nothing that matched the ID and OD requirements. I went through all the bearing catalogs I had and even went to a bearing wholesaler who tried and came up empty.

I finally resorted to tak…[Read more]

Good luck & keep us posted.

20-25 is normal. My Spyder with a hotted up 1914 with dual 44 Webers did about 23mpg on average. The TD, when it had the 1600 SP, did a little better than that. Ten is definitely cause for maintenance. If you’re close to five it’s leaking for sure. It’d never run that rich.

I’d start by checking everything per the book. Check and change the oil.…[Read more]

That’s pretty bad for a VW based TD. My 300hp 302 V8 delivers me 10 MPG.