MG TD Replica Car Club | Mark Radzin | Activity https://tdreplica.com/members/marco_lardo/activity/ Activity feed for Mark Radzin. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:42:59 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 2917eaaf98ff18ba88465a097688975b Mark Radzin started the topic VW 4x130 Wheels/Tires-- Two Sets in the forum VW Parts for sale https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/vw-4x130-wheels-tires-two-sets/ Fri, 25 Jun 2021 18:57:38 -0400 Hi–

I have two sets of wheels from my VW Bugatti– one is the original set that I replaced, the other was a potential replacement set that I didn’t use. I will try to get pics on here as a follow up, but feel free to email me at radzinnyc@aol.com for pics if interested.

I can ship these via freight at cost, or can meet up if you’re in the North…[Read more]

]]> d1927ffe4ab25db510b0a1c9bddfd017 Mark Radzin replied to the topic What Maker? in the forum VW Based Kits https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/what-maker/#post-307245 Thu, 17 Sep 2020 19:36:04 -0400

]]> a5203a46031b0e71e5634cc799b48eb4 Mark Radzin added 2 Photos https://tdreplica.com/activity/p/40261/ Thu, 17 Sep 2020 19:33:52 -0400 ]]> 0 d9625729819bd6cf02180153c507f13f Mark Radzin started the topic What Maker? in the forum VW Based Kits https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/what-maker/ Thu, 17 Sep 2020 19:32:48 -0400 A friend of mine is strongly considering following me down the kit car path and buying an MGTD replica for sale at what appears to be an excellent price locally. Could anyone figure out from the details what specific maker this might be? Thanks!

The listing with pics is here: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/340014463806646

Also, any…[Read more]

]]> d3d893f5b49939f15b5c21ce00edd601 Mark Radzin replied to the topic Seeking Advice: Wheels for my Bug-atti in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/seeking-advice-wheels-for-my-bug-atti/#post-307157 Fri, 14 Aug 2020 13:42:17 -0400 One more thing I forgot to mention— the tires are designed for sidecar motorcycles, so they have a flatter tread profile like a car tire, they are not designed for banking turns like many bike tires.

]]> 07d18822a9a33799903757944fd4fdd8 Mark Radzin replied to the topic Seeking Advice: Wheels for my Bug-atti in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/seeking-advice-wheels-for-my-bug-atti/#post-307156 Fri, 14 Aug 2020 13:04:39 -0400 So I’ve been moving ahead with research for tires for the Ford wheels as I complete the major body work/gas tank project. With the fenders that I have, my best bet for tires would be the 400-19 size. They are just a little bigger than the radials I have on there now, and the low profile should give the car a great 1920’s racer look— exactly what…[Read more]

]]> 909aec484f0bd96b96eac3368be8548c Mark Radzin replied to the topic Door repair advice in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/door-repair-advice/#post-307155 Fri, 14 Aug 2020 12:50:14 -0400 For the spoke, I would choose the two part epoxy as Gorilla Glue tends to expand as it cures. Probably not an issue for something like this, but I find epoxy easier to work with.

]]> 213b99ff7e684b1fc6ef0ad27c79c80e Mark Radzin replied to the topic Seeking Advice: Wheels for my Bug-atti in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/seeking-advice-wheels-for-my-bug-atti/#post-307127 Sun, 02 Aug 2020 14:50:16 -0400 Wow, I thought my project was technically ambitious, that fender job is amazing!

I’ve had a look at the Ford wheels, and I think it’s adapters or nothing with them. Drilling blank drums would center them better under the fenders, but I think there may be problems with the rim construction and how it would sit on the drum. The adapters would pus…[Read more]

]]> c409eb418d55f855a2bcc1ed3a13126e Mark Radzin replied to the topic Seeking Advice: Wheels for my Bug-atti in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/seeking-advice-wheels-for-my-bug-atti/#post-307124 Sat, 01 Aug 2020 20:15:07 -0400 Well rather than just doing measurements in my head I entered the numbers into a CAD program, and while using adapters would work, the best solution would apparently be to get the custom brake drums done. If I go that route it may prove slightly more expensive depending on what price a machine shop can quote me for the drill & tap, but it would be…[Read more]

]]> b982483dd28463ee1907cf4fe38dfc88 Mark Radzin replied to the topic Seeking Advice: Wheels for my Bug-atti in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/seeking-advice-wheels-for-my-bug-atti/#post-307123 Sat, 01 Aug 2020 14:21:03 -0400 Michael— thanks much for the advice! I am very much leaning toward the Ford wheels.

Just to be clear, I believe they WILL work with adapters. The 2-piece adapters will ride out the wheels slightly, but with the narrower rims I think I will still be under the fenders. I will double check my fitment to be sure, but as you say I can always invest i…[Read more]

]]> 93fe531715363371c5d3f462776220ee Mark Radzin replied to the topic Seeking Advice: Wheels for my Bug-atti in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/seeking-advice-wheels-for-my-bug-atti/#post-307121 Sat, 01 Aug 2020 14:12:34 -0400 Bill— thanks for the input, I will email you for pics.

From a pure appearance angle, I don’t think I can do better than the Model A wheels: They will look period correct because they are. I would have to use a small section width tire of a size more often seen on motorcycles, but given the kind of driving I would be doing I don’t think that’…[Read more]

]]> a31e92c97ef753c65b4862d4ffa4abb1 Mark Radzin started the topic Seeking Advice: Wheels for my Bug-atti in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/seeking-advice-wheels-for-my-bug-atti/ Fri, 31 Jul 2020 19:25:18 -0400 So the work on the Bug-atti is coming along fine… body is cut, tank is pulled and getting lined, and the next step will be reconstruction. Thanks for all the advice I got so far, and I will post pics of her as soon as I’m done.

Im starting to think about new wheels. She has 80’s alloy wheels which are not awful, but I’m not in love with them.…[Read more]

]]> d5ec572836da74702dedbf86eacba063 Mark Radzin replied to the topic Tips for Cutting Fiberglass? in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/tips-for-cutting-fiberglass/page/2/#post-307112 Sat, 18 Jul 2020 20:05:27 -0400  

Here is a good view of that seam on a real Type 35:

 

]]> 6745a3628960d0421f495d14dc9238ba Mark Radzin added a Photo https://tdreplica.com/activity/p/40122/ Sat, 18 Jul 2020 20:04:22 -0400 ]]> 0 514abcc209694fe9afa9e9d1d6ee09ea Mark Radzin replied to the topic Tips for Cutting Fiberglass? in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/tips-for-cutting-fiberglass/page/2/#post-307110 Sat, 18 Jul 2020 20:01:50 -0400 Edward– thanks for the input! What you describe is pretty much what I had in mind, I especially appreciate the tips on how to deal with the seam.

My personal preference is to take the cut top to bottom on the rocker panel, but not align it with the rear hood cut. My gut was that having it not align would be aesthetically better because it would…[Read more]

]]> 54f5e4982c0fc688fde07a2d56ea2b4f Mark Radzin replied to the topic Tips for Cutting Fiberglass? in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/tips-for-cutting-fiberglass/page/2/#post-307106 Sat, 18 Jul 2020 01:40:33 -0400 Dale– I must have been typing when you posted. Thanks for the tip. I will run it by my mechanic. I do know he flushed the tank at least twice (I don’t know what he used) but he seemed pretty convinced we need to do a reline.

]]> 9045fbb966920a1e46a6f7040df5bc88 Mark Radzin replied to the topic Tips for Cutting Fiberglass? in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/tips-for-cutting-fiberglass/#post-307104 Fri, 17 Jul 2020 23:22:49 -0400 Image above is immediately after hood removal (there are still a few acorns and such a squirrel left there many years ago!).

If I did the cut for option C, it would be straight up and down directly under the rearmost hood hold down, making sure to go at the point directly between two false louvers.

Another benefit of going behind the hold down…[Read more]

]]> 4c1fe1f980171d874a5d8cc09b37d943 Mark Radzin replied to the topic Tips for Cutting Fiberglass? in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/tips-for-cutting-fiberglass/#post-307102 Fri, 17 Jul 2020 23:10:17 -0400

]]> 8e71cf691acb32fc8380b8fc751b5d23 Mark Radzin added a Photo https://tdreplica.com/activity/p/40112/ Fri, 17 Jul 2020 23:07:32 -0400 ]]> 0 3e3e047ece7c7c59680e90351d451676 Mark Radzin replied to the topic Tips for Cutting Fiberglass? in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/tips-for-cutting-fiberglass/#post-307099 Fri, 17 Jul 2020 22:06:14 -0400 OK— I made most of the cuts, and the hood is now detached. I still need to remove the lip at the front of the hood that attaches to the “radiator” (it will be replaced with a new lip the hood rests on) and the central cut down the hood I still need to sand down on each side to account for the thickness of the piano hinge. But the worst is behin…[Read more]

]]> e29205bc7ed64cf9b3b30e6a26f3f5f0 Mark Radzin replied to the topic Tips for Cutting Fiberglass? in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/tips-for-cutting-fiberglass/#post-307046 Sun, 28 Jun 2020 15:50:16 -0400 Thanks, Dale! That is helpful. Do you think some metal bar stock applied the same way would do? Seems like it would provide similar rigidity with a lower profile.

]]> 2653315a09c6f3dd633ef275690e5a21 Mark Radzin replied to the topic Tips for Cutting Fiberglass? in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/tips-for-cutting-fiberglass/#post-307038 Sat, 27 Jun 2020 01:02:21 -0400 Thanks, Edward. Very helpful.

Do you think it would make sense to add a little bracing in the back? If so, what would be the best way to do that?

]]> 0c9e9ec39b637b81d17a63571c9d0c7e Mark Radzin replied to the topic Tips for Cutting Fiberglass? in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/tips-for-cutting-fiberglass/#post-307032 Fri, 26 Jun 2020 21:15:36 -0400 I am about at the point of doing this cutting project and talked to a guy in a body shop to pick his brain, but he does not seem to know a lot about these kinds of cars or this kind of fiberglass. I am going to do the job myself, but some of the things he said brought up questions that you all surely jame more expertise on:

— He seems to think i…[Read more]

]]> 792fbc1e5adc85fac5d33c07a961bcab Mark Radzin replied to the topic Tips for Cutting Fiberglass? in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/tips-for-cutting-fiberglass/#post-306619 Mon, 20 Apr 2020 02:36:07 -0400 Thanks! I actually would prefer the Brooklands style screen, but it came with this one. I believe the racing screens were not street legal in CT when this was registered (nor are they now). So full windshield it is. While the Brooklands would be more authentic, there were some contemporary Bugattis with similar windscreens, so it’s not entirely w…[Read more]

]]> bc18bc4a7252b3ee7f897771f37082d1 Mark Radzin replied to the topic Tips for Cutting Fiberglass? in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/tips-for-cutting-fiberglass/#post-306617 Mon, 20 Apr 2020 00:35:25 -0400 And just one more…

]]> d6f5ae80da0205c4175d2837670b82ac Mark Radzin replied to the topic Tips for Cutting Fiberglass? in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/tips-for-cutting-fiberglass/#post-306616 Mon, 20 Apr 2020 00:34:23 -0400 Another…

]]> dd9851d4b364544704ed8a7c061b4d25 Mark Radzin replied to the topic Tips for Cutting Fiberglass? in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/tips-for-cutting-fiberglass/#post-306615 Mon, 20 Apr 2020 00:33:19 -0400 I should do a proper post on this li’l jalopy, but since you’ve been so kind in sharing your expertise, here are a few pics per your requests!

]]> c2976abef4dfb6e683d4a9c5b297481f Mark Radzin added 3 Photos https://tdreplica.com/activity/p/39759/ Mon, 20 Apr 2020 00:23:07 -0400 ]]> 0 e8d8a1553aa9822cb34e6d7c387dee92 Mark Radzin replied to the topic Tips for Cutting Fiberglass? in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/tips-for-cutting-fiberglass/#post-306606 Sun, 19 Apr 2020 21:18:42 -0400 I appreciate the additional advice. Just how concerned should I be about fire? I have seen people cut fiberglass with small saws like the one I plan to use (as well as multi-tools like the Fein Multimaster). If I keep a good feed speed, should fire be something I fear ur just be mindful of?

At any rate, I think I need to use the small circular…[Read more]

]]> fe00f085b7ed9f5abf635727f24d315c Mark Radzin replied to the topic Tips for Cutting Fiberglass? in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/tips-for-cutting-fiberglass/#post-306600 Sun, 19 Apr 2020 14:16:19 -0400 Thanks for the tips— I  wed an extremely straight cut for this, so was thinking of using the Dremel Ultra Saw, which is similar to a cut off tool but has built in guides that I can use with a jig to keep the cut straight.

in addition to taping the area to cut to avoid chipping and marking the line on that, I thought it would make sense to put ha…[Read more]

]]> c5ce08f0ac7e36378667b07dc3683f2d Mark Radzin started the topic Tips for Cutting Fiberglass? in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/tips-for-cutting-fiberglass/ Sat, 18 Apr 2020 18:51:54 -0400 Hi all–

Relatively new here. I had been shopping for an MGTD kit car, but the rather draconian DMV laws in Connecticut make it exceedingly difficult to register a kit car from out of state, but incredibly easy to do so for one previously registered or titled here. Well, lo and behold a Bugatti type 35 kit came up at a price I couldn’t pass up,…[Read more]

]]> bc85287c43dfa63feb115ecb93a27c05 Mark Radzin replied to the topic New Member— also assistance requested! in the forum Membership https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/new-member-also-assistance-requested/#post-306360 Tue, 19 Nov 2019 00:40:03 -0500 Thanks for the replies (FWIW I know New Bern well— my kids go to Camps Seagull/Seafarer).

The CT inspection process was simply more than I could deal with, luckily I found out that cars titled in-state require NO inspection… you simply bring the paperwork to the DMV and everything is easy.

so I started looking for a car in CT, which limited m…[Read more]

]]> 4b8b84a7bcde4be6fbb80c4c02575dd9 Mark Radzin started the topic New Member— also assistance requested! in the forum Membership https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/new-member-also-assistance-requested/ Wed, 04 Sep 2019 21:58:02 -0400 Hi, new member here in Connecticut.

Not a current owner of a TD replica, but seeking one, as I fell in love with them the first time I drove one.

On that note, does anyone have experience registering one of these in CT? I’m sure it’s possible, but I’m not able to readily get information from the DMV. They have a VERY stringent and diffi…[Read more]

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