https://tdreplica.com/members/jenkinen/activity/ Activity feed for Gene Jenkins. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 03:52:58 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 f69644f3e00e9e88bedce2979e5491a5 https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/grill-badge-price-reduced/#post-241044 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:44:18 -0400 All my TD’s are gone, but I still have a brand new tdreplica.com grill badge to sell
Price reduced to $20 shipped to your door.
First email to n4jee@arrl.net gets it.

]]> fbbee6f8be3309044a323f2e452fd68d https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/woohoo/#post-241642 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 06:31:21 -0400 Why no driving in January?

]]> 7bf131f322468cba0f6c0728e5e0fd61 https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/ride-to-remember/#post-241620 Sat, 12 Jun 2010 07:26:02 -0400 Wow, 11 hours in the saddle. My butt gets sore after about 2. Good luck, I hope you don’t need the truck.

]]> 7620ed92b9deda29da91eeef1cbc271c https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/allisn-w-nissan-200sx-power-train/#post-241564 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:55:24 -0400 If someone wanted a hot rod, why not the 2.3L Ford. You could double the HP just by replacing it with a Turbo. Some of the articles talk about racers getting up to 750 HP out of one.
With regard to the PU: I don’t think it would be too much trouble. Replace the rear cover with a fiberglas bed or glassed plywood. If you wanted it like the picture,…[Read more]

]]> 95a2c3a9e4cccf75890644539c804d84 https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/locatin-of-running-board-supports/#post-241423 Wed, 19 May 2010 06:48:54 -0400 Have you read the manual? I don’t know about the Chevette manual, but the Ford manual says, on page 53: “Center the running board bracket…..”  My brackets (Ford) are about centered on the door.
The Ford Fiberfab and the Chevette CMC manuals are available on this site for download.

]]> 1fbe2be6fcdc94c2cae3cfea63eb5431 https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/new-paint-upholstery-and-a-name/#post-241354 Sat, 15 May 2010 08:12:20 -0400 The door panels are the same leather. The straps were made out of the scraps that they gave me.

]]> 50bda0df6528a71f891517bc2f406eaf https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/new-paint-upholstery-and-a-name/#post-241352 Fri, 14 May 2010 23:15:32 -0400 Thanks for all the kind words. One thing that I wanted to point out to anyone re-doing the upholstery. If you look closly at the pictures you will notice that the top 6 inches of the seat back has been narrowed to allow freedom of movement for the top bracket. This also allows the seat back to be adjusted forward and back without wearing or…[Read more]

]]> de91f9f830cbc44c49049e811d38a012 https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/what-year-dnor-ford-2-3/#post-241295 Tue, 11 May 2010 08:58:32 -0400 I’ve got to tell you guys, the photo is the only way to go. There is no way to see that without taking off the panel. As it turned out it was the solenoid that was bad instead of the starter. Less labor, cheaper part. Thanks again for the input.

]]> c282ca19ed0812cce29626595e807a7f https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/wire-wheels-5/#post-241325 Mon, 10 May 2010 08:25:40 -0400 I might be interested in buying your baskets if you do replace them.
I’m just North of you in Keystone Heights.

]]> 4ade099b3dbfa96d4f2f0d44602809a1 https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/what-year-dnor-ford-2-3/#post-241293 Sun, 09 May 2010 15:15:08 -0400 If I’m decoding it correct E3ZE represents 1983 Mustang Engine

]]> 200db4d38f043fce7866662a3b7f267e https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/what-year-dnor-ford-2-3/#post-241291 Sun, 09 May 2010 08:01:28 -0400 James,
Thanks. I’ll dig out the camera and give it a try.
Gene

]]> 1997f79d8f3395feb891693b7a4cb6d8 https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/help-needed-quickly/#post-241266 Wed, 05 May 2010 20:49:51 -0400 Well, it would help if you would say what your problem is. What did the PA DMV have to say? I wouldn’t tell them about switching plates, thay take a dim view of that. I’d tell them that it’s a project that’s been in your garage and you want to be able to drive it.

]]> 49c1f0993c47b2b6742f5c4868062b6a https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/video-collectin-of-socal-road-rac/#post-241179 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 07:51:53 -0400 The Cal Club put on some good races up and down the California coast. The Santa Barbara Junior Chamber of Commerce (Jaycees) sponsored races at the Goleta airport on Labor Day and Memorial Day weekends. It was that project that caused me to join the Jaycees and later chair the 25th running of those races in the early 60’s. The Cal Club ran the…[Read more]

]]> 658dffbd3edcc4c66263b54d1c8a64f6 https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/video-collectin-of-socal-road-rac/#post-241177 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:31:00 -0400 And where does one find these videos?

]]> 3f1d2da57af4389370d3d21bad05b537 https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/arnolt-for-sale-in-md/#post-241170 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:14:53 -0400 Thanks for posting that. I really enjoyed reading the listing. I can understand why so few were made. The engine was weak for the original car, much less the added weight of a custom body. Might do well in the unrestored class at Amelia Island.

]]> a2ffc40c5b2ca0c699605ab03f4bcd29 https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/ultimate-mgtd-replica/#post-241114 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 07:43:17 -0400 Beautiful but:
1. Black was not an original interior color. Red, Green and Baige were the choices.
2. I believe headlight mounts should have been painted instead of chrome.
3. Not sure if door hinges should have been painted.
 

]]> e04e42314c62103a1c5b272348218168 https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/bcw-dash-project/#post-240882 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:06:47 -0400 Larry:
Is there a trick to hooking up the speedometer cable? I wanted to have a look at the wiring to see if I would tackle a job like you did. There wasn’t enough slack, and the speedo cable was keeping me from seeing how bad a job it would be. I decided it would be a much later project and put it back together. Now the speedo doesn’t work.

]]> 502c60eadb7684c171ca85f4464664fc https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/nice-looking-bcw-n-the-bay/#post-241104 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:59:00 -0400 If anyone is serious about it and wants it checked out, let me know. I’m an hour to an hour and a half south of there.

]]> 6bc0435aabb7319123c8c862c682075f https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/clutch-wnt-disengage-ford/#post-240863 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 11:37:41 -0400 I took it up to the mechanic yesterday. He said that all he could do was drop the transmission and that if it were him, he’d drive it around and get it good and hot. I drove it around the shopping center parking lot across the street from the mechanic about 20 times. Stalled it a few times but still no go. I took it back to the mechanic. While he…[Read more]

]]> 527d8c3b652c879b13676354f6dca645 https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/clutch-wnt-disengage-ford/#post-240858 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 06:43:14 -0400 Normal

]]> e4cace1f6ec1dcc2899f5a8ed41de501 https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/clutch-wnt-disengage-ford/#post-240856 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 20:40:37 -0400 I did it about 10 times and it’s still stuck.

]]> fe041b9c9cffaa89e1ed9526f65aafda https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/grill-badge-price-reduced/#post-241043 Sun, 04 Apr 2010 20:43:59 -0400 Well, she isn’t a member of the group. (computer challenged)
I think the green car is just one too many colors in her pallet. Also, if folks choose to think it’s the real thing, she lets them. Where as I’m more likely to put a Ford logo on it.

]]> 1d1080fd3bb93cac3b1c5e179e1da019 https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/clutch-wnt-disengage-ford/#post-240855 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:18:24 -0400 Thanks Dan. I’ll give it a try.
Gene

]]> e05ee9576ac22c1410b73a31145f0894 https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/wanted-fordchev-td-in-ga-area/#post-240321 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:55:22 -0400 Take a look here:
http://jacksonville.craigslist.org/cto/1650080824.html
Gene Jenkins352-478-8012

]]> 069a15aec68c3df352e35bf75de03ea0 https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/advice-n-replicas/#post-239963 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:44:23 -0500 I have a BMC Chevette based car and a Fiberfab Pinto based car. The BCW is a much more faithful reproduction then the Fiberfab. It is also a sturdier body. I think that the only really good looking VW based kits are beach buggies, but that is a personal thing. A TD was a front engined car and I believe a replica should also. However, that being…[Read more]

]]> c3a523fae2b6dec14b5942e8774385ce https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/need-grill-shell-repairreplace/#post-238435 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:01:51 -0400 Also the mounting studs for the slats need to be replaced. Don’t know if that’s a big job or not.
Just got another quote of $750 this morning.

]]> 3901ad410cf642c1deaf9a3ca9a4d5a5 https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/need-grill-shell-repairreplace/#post-238433 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:36:07 -0400 Pink MG – Thanks for deleting the extra posts. I was getting an error message and didn’t think the post went through. Needed to update my email address from a couple years ago.
Others – Thanks for the advice. I’ve been getting a lot of quotes all pointing in the $900-$1000 area. I just shipped it to a firm that will strip it and restore it to the…[Read more]

]]> c845023d7c8a066eff2f418038273175 https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/need-grill-shell-repairreplace/#post-238426 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:32:53 -0400 When it comes to automotive work, I’ve found that it costs me less it I let the professional handle it from the start. I just finished doing as you suggested and emailed photos for estimates. I just added Advanced Plating to the list as well.

]]> e80e051b7ebcf418a1a306bd523d0ad9 https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/started-my-project/#post-236791 Fri, 26 May 2006 11:53:25 -0400 I just bought my wife a BCW TD as her Mother’s Day present.
She’s wanted one since she was a teenager and she’s 63 now. She is thrilled with it, but wants it to be cherry. The making it cherry is my responsibility. I wouldn’t mind some performance mods as well. I’m sure that she would enjoy autocross because she has a lead foot. For that the…[Read more]

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