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John Simion replied to the topic Unassembled VW kit in Mississippí in the forum MGTD Kit Cars Unfinished 10 years, 9 months ago
It’s LHD but it’s upside down.
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John Simion replied to the topic HIPPY MGTDr ??? in the forum General Discussion 10 years, 9 months ago
The hood on my TDR sticks up about 1/8″ inch at the back corners. It’s not that bad but I am a perfectionist. Probably the builder should have trimmed it before putting the car together, but this was the same guy who also misaligned the chrome strip so it’s not centered on the “radiator cap”. Of course it’s fiberglass, so it’s correctable, an…[Read more]
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John Simion replied to the topic 2014-2015 Site Hosting Fees in the forum Site Input and Issues 10 years, 9 months ago
I will be happy to contribute when needed. Thank goodness for this site. I’ve already gotten more than my money’s worth of knowledge … well, more than the money I’m likely to need to contribute, anyway!
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John Simion replied to the topic Another Pricy MGTDr in the forum Running MGTD Kits Cars for Sale 10 years, 9 months ago
The car at the ad at the linked web site is not necessarily the same car in the photos in the ad at the first post here. The top right photo here — showing the interior — definitely does not show the same interior as the one in the ad at the web link. The steering wheel, the wood used in the dash, and the gauges are all different from Photo 4… -
John Simion replied to the topic 3-gauge main cluster dash concept in the forum General Discussion 10 years, 9 months ago
You can buy “engine-turned” decals off eBay very reasonably. I have some of it here at home, although mine is just for the central instrument panel. I’ll bet that is how that dash was done.
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John Simion replied to the topic Restoration Questions in the forum General Discussion 10 years, 10 months ago
Had another question pop up concerning the windshield — actually the question came up when I removed it to get the pattern for the new dash …. Anyway, the windshield frame has a mysterious row of about 5 or 6 empty screw holes in the top of the frame. Are those holes supposed to be there, or are they just the PO’s goof up? If they are a go…[Read more]
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John Simion replied to the topic Restoration Questions in the forum General Discussion 10 years, 10 months ago
As suggested, I can just fill the smaller holes with epoxy, but some of the holes are nearly 1/2″. I had kind of an idea to fix them … you can buy small rectangles of galvanized sheet metal in Home Depot that are about 4″ x 6″ (in the roofing department). Creative use of a tin snips would allow me to make pieces just slightly larger than the h…[Read more]
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John Simion replied to the topic NEWBIE LOOKING AT 2 TOYS in the forum TD Replicas 10 years, 10 months ago
I like this: “Personally, I got in at a low investment point …”
Yeah, I had the same thought when I only paid $3000 for mine. Of course, that was about $8000 ago and I’m still waiting to get the last bit of work back from the mechanic, and I STILL haven’t redone the paint or the interior as intended. OTOH, I’m going to have the finest ru… - Load More
