Nice Ed – always plucking forward it seems. Still want to go for a ride one of these days.

Rick just got a pile of TD body parts from Wayne here local ( closing down his VW shop ) but it was a rear engine kit.

I will let Rick tell us his plans when the time comes.

Dean

Good to have you back – I will be watching for one for you.

How is the MGB doing?

BTW I did finish the tonneau (except for paint) and hung out my shingle offering to make these for others.

My sheet supplier was out of .050 thickness 5052 aluminum sheet so I’ll make the next one out of .040 (18 gauge) and see how that goes.

Hemmings, CT listing.

Non-update update: Merklin is still waiting to hear from the hotel. When we left it last year they agreed to move all reservations up as needed, but nothing is as-yet confirmed. I will let everyone know when I know.

Assuming we still have a functioning republic.

Hope your Christmas was jolly.(at least what passes for jolly these days). 2021 has got to be better. Hopefully we will all meet in Carlisle in the spring.

Enjoy your New Year.

Happy 2021 to all within earshot.

Try MG Magic. They’re in FL.

http://mgmagic.intuitwebsites.com/

I agree with Ed – lots of driving to do … someone around her has a newly built Spyder that needs to be driven for a few years before selling off.

Building them is only half the fun, Todd! When you’re done, remember to enjoy the ride for a while.

Gotta keep the faith. MG TDr forever!

It’s a shame you have intentions of getting rid of this.

Update:

Yeah, eventually I gotta up my game.

Thanks! My secret is a MIG welder. Nothing fancy, just a Lincoln Pro-Mig 135. I use gas, not flux core wire. It’s way easier to make good welds with it than my old Montgomery-Ward buzz box, and there’s no chipping slag because there’s no flux. Just hit it with a wire brush, that’s it.

Making an aluminum half tonneau for the Spyder out of a scrap piece of .050 5052.

CAD was first…

Here’s a shot of the real-deal part I lifted from Type550.com:

and as installed on the car I’m copying:

I made a second model out of masonite and them traced it on some scrap lumber I had in a rack hanging from the ceiling. Some of this…[Read more]

Looking good. I just spent the day welding and, man…yours are better.