https://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/pts/d/snohomish-fiberfab-gazelle-kit-car/7048513089.html

Condition not great but …….it is titled in Washington state.

Hope this is not a scam.

Seems to be near me.  If anyone is seriously interested I could take a look/pictures.

https://yakima.craigslist.org/cto/d/1937-jaguar-ss-100-kit-car/6751821378.html

Scam is always a possibility but if so I don’t think that they would ever let me see the actual car.

Rich

There is a fiberglass “hat” which bolts thru the trunk cover and the metal tire bracket mounts to that.

I have the same piano hinge which you described.  There is a photo in my media gallery.

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Just sayin.

First; my experience with my FiberFab when I acquired it was that the doors fit poorly, one not closing all the…[Read more]

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https://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/d/electric-kit-car/6333990228.html

Sadly many DIY electric conversions never see completion.  I think that as prices for lithium batteries continue to fall or used hybrid battery packs become available more of these will be on the road.

http://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=MG&model=TD+Replica&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on.

Doesn’t seem complete but interesting nonetheless. 📽

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I’m reposting this in the hope of  shedding more light on the current discussion: 😕

“<i>I came across a few bits of information which may help members evaluate LED replacement lamps.
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<i>Since most LED replacement lamps are rated in lumens (a measure of light output) comparison to watts is best left to the engineers. A more useful…[Read more]

Troubleshooting thoughts:

1. Goes on and off – can’t be a fuse, they only work once.

2. Both headlights? – can’t be the bulb.

3.  Both high and low beams – not the “dipper” switch on the floor.

4. Does your car have the headlight “high/low” switch as part of the turn signal switch? -…[Read more]

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OK, we might also have to include some oil smell and prerecorded zoom zoom.  We have the technology.

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OK, we might also have to include some oil smell and prerecorded zoom zoom.  We have the technology.

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“IMHO:A basic problem on my FF was that both front and rear lights wiring ran loose and unprotected on the underside of the fenders to the connection point with the lights. I decided that this was a potential problem because the connections could vibrate loose or in the…[Read more]

“IMHO:A basic problem on my FF was that both front and rear lights wiring ran loose and unprotected on the underside of the fenders to the connection point with the lights. I decided that this was a potential problem because the connections could vibrate loose or in the…[Read more]

I think that the story points up that each of us is somewhere on a line between the deep-pockets craftsman intent on having a museum-quality restoration and the low-budget Romeo who drives a rare old-time beater because it helps him pick up girls.

As one of our members says: “If you aren’t having fun, it’s your own fault.”

i think that the story points up that each of us is somewhere on a line between the deep-pockets craftsman intent on having a museum-quality restoration and the low-budget Romeo who drives a rare old-time beater because it helps him pick up girls.

As one of our members says: “If you aren’t having fun, it’s your own fault.”

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What is the outer covering?  In the brown photo it looks like canvas but in the finished photos I can’t tell.

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What is the outer covering?  In the brown photo it looks like canvas but in the finished photos I can’t tell.

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Until the 70’s a good brake job included “shaping” the new shoes to match the drums.  This was done on a sanding fixture which removed high spots so the shoes would have full contact immediately rather than having to break in.  Unfortunately this process r…[Read more]

Until the 70’s a good brake job included “shaping” the new shoes to match the drums.  This was done on a sanding fixture which removed high spots so the shoes would have full contact immediately rather than having to break in.  Unfortunately this process r…[Read more]

But, if you are thinking of buying one especially for the dash project check a dimension called “throat depth”.  ( 😈 Pause while the snickering quiets down)  The throat depth determines the maxium distance from the edge of y…[Read more]