Kent was asking about his Hanover Auto Club badge on his MG. I did the obvious Google search, is all. 

I have an original in my basement. It’s a tiny bit wider than the one I actually made for Bridget, but the main shape was very helpful. I can trace it for you and send if you’d like. PM me your address or, if you want I can bring it to Carlisle.–wait. you mean the center cluster, don’t you? That one is on my car. Hard to trace without taking all…[Read more]

Ed, you could at least provide a translation.

I love that story. 🙂

luck!

MG-Drivers Club Hannover e.V.
In der Heide 29
D- 31515 Wunstorf
Deutschland
Tel: 05033 / 3361
Contact: Rafael Schubert <mg.driver@web.de>

Unser Club besteht aus 34 Mitgliedern und ist überwiegend regional aktiv.
Wir treffen uns regelmä??ig, zusammen mit anderen “Engländern” der Umgebung, an jedem 1. Dienstag des Monats am Zoo Hannover.
Ab 18…

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Bill, can I just say: I find it so encouraging that an accomplished builder like yourself can make the exact same bonehead mistake that a pretender/short-cutter like me makes. You may not do it as often, but I hope with time and experience I won’t either. Glad you got that gremlin squared away.

Installed the replacement starter tonight and NOTHING !!!Pulled the schematics and realized that I had not replaced all the ground straps I had removed prior to painting. DOH!!Ran a wire and she fired right up. Took her for a ride to celebrate. The list of must do’s is getting shorter.

The front badge bar is easily acquired through a boat store. Its nothing more than a grab handle. 

State farm does not cover but gave me names using their discount. Nobody will repair in line of vision. I am going to try and fix myself w/ a repair kit. If not happy I will replace when I get back from Carlisle – wish me luck.

Sounds like progress.BTW, badge bars were aftermarket, so “authentic” is in the eye of the beholder. Lotta guys (even on originals) used towel racks and they look/work pretty good.

Thanks guys – will call State Farm today and see if they will cover or at least discount. May try the fix first and then replace if not happy. 

Should be $100, maybe $150 since you live in an expensive area. 

You’ll get it Bill. 

Well, The starter bench tested OK, but when I reinstalled it , the mounting stud for the battery cable stripped. Cannot get it tight. Cannot get it off. Removed the cable and starter as a unit and cut the cable off. New starter and cable tomorrow. Bummer, that’s the original starter from my original donor car. 1974. I guess it’s due. Earlier…[Read more]

Unassembled kits turn up from time to time on ebay and craigslist. But there are no manufacturers making them any more. Some spare parts can be had through a company called MG Magic. Some others through Moss Motors and other fine British car parts purveyors. Most of the hardware on the kits is not exclusive to the kits, so can be found if you get…[Read more]

Well, back to the original thread.Spent the day getting the horn and all the lighting to work properly.Now if only she’d start. Gremlins have gotten their nasty little hands into her while she sat idle.How does that happen? We’ll have to start from scratch. Going back out and pull the starter.

http://m.napaonline.com/Tablet/parts/ProductFinder.aspx?k=1970%20beetle%20push%20rod%20tube%20seals&interchange=falseDo you mean these? If so, there you go.

“After” looks more sensible.

John, the vid I did used a borrowed gopro, plus a couple of other video cameras and some professional rigging I borrowed from a friend of a friend who works on movies. I also borrowed a very expensive digital audio recorder and microphones for the in-car dialogue on the other scenes, which are available here, albeit in what looks like random…[Read more]