Larry,
Excellent point. Now I know what happened to the long half of my donor car springs
I can adjust my springs in the forward direction, by only 1.5 inches before the springs start curving downward. The frame end of my springs are clamped with four bolts and a connecting plate bridging the spring body. It all seems very light weight, but does…[Read more]

Larry,
My driveshaft appears to be modified to fit. It appears that the rear axle can be brought forward, but the driveshaft would have to be modified possibly. I do not have much wiggle room. I am not very familiar with leaf springs, but I thought it was odd to have cut the Pinto springs in half, but it seems to work. I haul a trailer and never…[Read more]

Thanks Paul,
Next time I am on the boat I’ll check to see what that one is. I think it was made by Deltran, I seem to remember the name, the label has changed a bit over the years. I did get it on seasonal clearance about four years ago at a marine supply. I’ll use the Sta-bil, but not on my snow blower since we get maybe a 1/64 of an inch of the…[Read more]

Mel, what is the actual date so I can mark my calendar.
What is a good brand of battery tender to use? I have one (cheap one) on my boat that seems to have held up, never had a problem in the past four years, but I don’t know if it’s the tender or the solar unit that is keeping my battery up. I will not use a solar panel on the car. Any…[Read more]

Remember what happened to Ringo . It is tough to see the notches on the pulley, but you may be able without removing anything, just twist around, like a pretzel. I steel wooled the pulley with the timing marks to clean it up and took a silver paint pen and marked the one that needed to show in the timing light. The timing belt cover on mine was…[Read more]

Mr Gocart,
Are you in Tennessee? I am in west Tennessee and Dan is in east Tennessee. We need someone to cover the middle TN area
James

It has some similarity to an Arkley but with added running boards. The green Spartan was the only thing that I ran across with some similar treatments in the lines and hardware, like Paul mentioned, it’s not one of those. What a mystery.

Geoff,
How’s your fuel pump? I had a similar problem and it turned out to be my fuel pump could not provide enough fuel to the carb bowl. Ran fine at idle, but the higher fuel demand was too much for the old pump. Might be worth checking the fuel system.
James

The closest that I have found so far is this picture. It is on an MG donor and the headlight mounts are similar to Dave’s car. At first I thought there was a bar to the headlights on the far side, but zooming in shows the bar is in the background and the headlights are mounted on the fenders.
Don’t have a manufacturer. It was not listed on the…[Read more]

I might add that chopped glass will take in tight curves much better than mat or cloth. Looking closely at your pictures, your car may very well be a prototype or a production body of unknown manufacture, the symmetry of the lines is good and care was taken, but what a mystery. I zoomed in on one of your pictures with the hood up…it appears to…[Read more]

Dave,
I have been associated with the fiberglass industry since 1974, the easiest way to tell the difference is in the texture of the underside. I have made up some pics with discriptions. Paul hit the nail on the head in his post. Sometimes people will take their homemade mold to a glass shop to have the gelcoat and glass work done for them,…[Read more]

Dan’s pics at first didn’t post. I’ve had some problems in the past with photos posting. I thought it was a Vista or Internet Explorer problem since Windows XP seemed to post better, sometimes, who knows . I am glad Dan got it working.
Dan, would love to see those tail lights too.

I’m being to think you are correct, appears to be a streamlined version. Congrads on getting her running, must have been a challenge with all those wires  There is some nice detailing. I assume it carries the original MG title?
I like the way the entire front area is hinged. In some ways it makes me think of an MG dune buggy.
Keep us posted on…[Read more]

Dan,
Looks great!
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John,
I stopped by Northern Tools this afternoon to pick up the handle for my car, and it is better than I remembered, you will be pleased with it when you get yours. The bin was full of them, each wrapped for protection. They also have very nice chrome air horns if you’re in the market.

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How we doing Frankie? I just want to bring this topic up in the active catagory since the time to renew is getting closer.
It only takes a minute to click a few buttons and help keep this site running. For the price of just one fast food lunch, you can help. We all need to be on the slimmer side to get in our TD’s, so instead of that burger, send…[Read more]

Bill,
I hope you are doing alright. I am sure you have looked at that empty space in the driveway many times over the past nine days.
You have made her new owner a very happy person with a very fine automobile. I remember when I got mine, how I could sit forever behind the wheel in the driveway and dream of fun times ahead, like when Geoff got…[Read more]

John,If you have any problems with getting the handle, let me know and I can pick up one here and drop it in the mail to you. There is a Northern Tool about five miles from my house that is huge, it appears to be a distribution center. The showroom area was a K-Mart, and the warehouse area was a Kroger next to it. Who knows, your handle may ship…[Read more]

Hawk,
I was afraid I would be arrested fondling that handle in the store in front of everyone . It was smooth as silk on all surfaces and actually had a good feel as much as a handle could feel good. There were many things in the Northern Tools store that I will be getting for my car, so be sure to look around with your car in mind. The handle…[Read more]