https://tdreplica.com/members/merlin/activity/ Activity feed for Michael Pullen. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:20:12 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 8b96161f1b612f8625f7c1e7a2b44830 https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/my-wife-is-too-short/#post-236829 Mon, 24 Jul 2006 19:39:54 -0400 Mr. Big
On all VW TD kits the pedals have been relocated.  One methoid is to connect the existing pedal cluster to new pedals with steel flatstock bars which pass through the floorboard behind the new pedals and connect to the old pedals which are under the gas tank.  The other common method was to remove the existing pedal cluster from the d…[Read more]

]]> 585bf3945ab6822f3bbf69d8fe8e0409 https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/mazda-miata-chassis-drive-train/#post-236826 Mon, 24 Jul 2006 09:59:23 -0400 There is a beautiful and I believe very high quality Miata based MGTF replica which is currently manufactured in New Zealand. I also belive the company has a few reps in US.  Sorry I don’t remember contact info, but a Google search should locate them pretty easily.  There was some discussion on this forum about the kit last year, but it would pr…[Read more]

]]> a0419a5dd1370cb5fb6da953125870d8 https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/daytna-migi/#post-236779 Tue, 28 Mar 2006 06:59:15 -0500 Daytona guy,
Check the old posts for MG Magic and call them about manuals etc. They carry a lot of parts such as wiring harness. Maybe somebody else has their number handy and will post it for the 100th time.
Your first order of business is to find a VW only parts supplier and mechanic (often the same place).  You will find that VW’s are their…[Read more]

]]> 7dc4bb77e07c2a7351d975a1e30c9262 https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/1966-kit-pic-test/#post-236752 Wed, 08 Mar 2006 13:45:24 -0500 Hey Batman!
I love it!  Looks like another victim of ‘glass fumes is in our midst. Looks like a lot of work lies ahead for you. As everyone here knows I’m a plastics fanatic, so keep us (me) posted.  Do a search of past posts for “merlin” to follow my (years long) “learning experience” with that awful itchy stuff.  see too many photo’s (i…[Read more]

]]> d21040513b14c523dd6164fe322a3d73 https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/lndn-motors/#post-236696 Sun, 30 Oct 2005 16:14:36 -0500 Slogram,
You’re right about the pictures; especially ones taken by people selling cars.  I’m sure the usual proceedure is to take a bunch and sort through them to see which ones show the car to at it’s best, ie do not show dents or cracks, show more gloss than is really on the finish etc. There’s so much stuff that doesn’t show up on a picture!  I…[Read more]

]]> b5900f4a0ead7c483ae30e1a2b1d72c0 https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/id-of-kit-car-body/#post-236691 Thu, 20 Oct 2005 04:41:26 -0400 Slogram
Plowing old ground here, but Fiberfab has their logo embossed into the “firewall” on the passenger side, and it includes a serial number which is embossed as well.  If you run into (if?) registration problems, and have purchased a Fiberfab product during a lapse in judgement, you can obtain an ID plate to your specs from their…[Read more]

]]> d335a952b8d17890c6ca555fbef2a797 https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/reference-material/#post-236687 Sat, 15 Oct 2005 05:29:27 -0400 Slogram,
 
Brian is right on the money.  I have a Fiberfab kit myself and I have been throwing away and replacing junk parts ever since I started (re)building it.  A BCW kit, if quality is a concern, will save you a lot of money in the long run because you won’t be paying current Moss Motors prices for all the parts you will wish to replace.  My k…[Read more]

]]> 8ce291f2d635a6e7131a891a44c42758 https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/red-paint-color/#post-236659 Wed, 28 Sep 2005 08:38:21 -0400 If you want to check out paint colors, I think it’s a good idea to go to a new car dealorship and look at colors on cars instead of paint chips.  When you see something you like you can obtain the paint code from the dealor and take it to your paint store.  I’ve been fooling around with the two stage paints for awhile and love them. They are m…[Read more]

]]> dbd7f816eebedc094f285641dd9c5790 https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/club-grill-badges/#post-236508 Thu, 16 Jun 2005 13:54:01 -0400 Bill,
I’ll send a deposit to the street address. $10.00? Cashiers check or money order ok?  I happen to like the new design best anyway.  Don’t worry about any criticisms; there’s no way you”re ever going to get 100% agreement on something as subjective as this no matter what you do.  In the end, most of us who want a badge will buy whatever is av…[Read more]

]]> ef91b5d77e1258a25d1bcabe6467d776 https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/club-grill-badges/#post-236499 Sat, 11 Jun 2005 21:37:18 -0400 Hey, what’s wrong with “mutant” cars.  I’ve been toiling for years to mutate mine, and I’m stioll not done!
Michael, Merlin’s Frankenstein.
By the way, dash is ancient history, clay mock-up for mold for raked back grill/front end is complete, ready to make the mold and start laying up fiberglass. Thinking seriously about “going pro” with this stuff.

]]> a01f0a0a477b46a41faa362692554630 https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/club-grill-badges/#post-236495 Fri, 10 Jun 2005 08:05:53 -0400 Count me in for one, whatever the design ends up.
Michael the merlin guy.

]]> ef83c46ac4bb3e0d6228eef16c4741e9 https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/ive-had-enough/#post-236474 Tue, 08 Mar 2005 21:13:05 -0500 Pink MG,
The weather here is absolutely perfect this week; mid 70’s, clear and sunny.  The only thing is that in the central valley of California, we strart fretting about the coming heat as soon as it stops raining. Within six weeks it will be hitting the upper 80’s.  By June we’ll be in the 90’s and by July we’ll settle into day after day of 10…[Read more]

]]> 48102029872e5b4471ed5fa23f1f7ef7 https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/teardrop/#post-236450 Sat, 22 Jan 2005 18:01:23 -0500 Hey you guys,
My wife works with a woman who is married to a guy who has the molds for a fiberglass teardrop trailor, given to him by a guy who used to manufacture them. I have been asked to give him a hand making one since this guy has never worked with fiberglass before (he’s a professional auto upholsterer).  A trade for Merlin’s upholstery is…[Read more]

]]> 23ba89551bf9b50f3b15cc8c09a0b89e https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/up-frnt-trunk/#post-236439 Thu, 06 Jan 2005 09:14:17 -0500 what a nice, clean job that is.
Michael

]]> 6df28e3023a6f15d3c2abf323537e048 https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/seat-adjustment-mg-tdvw/#post-236433 Thu, 30 Dec 2004 21:39:42 -0500 Frank,
I relocated the E brake to it’s “proper” position between the seats. It’s a pretty difficult process requiring that you cut about 3 ft. from a donor car tunnel including both the brake and shifter, and transplant the whole thing to it’s correct position with the shifter centered over the end of the (shortened) shaft which changes gears. I…[Read more]

]]> 478e742972937359f1c7a834904fc772 https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/body-trim/#post-236425 Tue, 07 Dec 2004 10:00:31 -0500 Mike,
Sorry to take so long to get back.  I’ve been very busy at work (earning the money I need to work on Merlin) and haven’t been watching the postings closely.  We have a mis-communication here; I was referring to OUR companion website, which has the price list for MG Magic in it’s “suppliers” file.  Also lots of information about the co…[Read more]

]]> a6166eaa41c16c63f93b64ba8b78c985 https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/mgtd-kit-car-suspensin/#post-236188 Tue, 30 Nov 2004 10:38:30 -0500 Mr. Pink MG,
 
Sorry to bother you again, but I’m hoping you’ll indulge me just one more question.  I’ve been on the phone to Mid America Motorworks concerning their adjustable front beam.  They tell me that it only will adjust downward (lowering being the usual goal).  Since I’m trying to maintain something close to a stock height in front, I’m…[Read more]

]]> 2730aa1f6fb1d6e8020ddc1cfaaaf9e0 https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/mgtd-kit-car-suspensin/#post-236187 Mon, 29 Nov 2004 21:44:55 -0500 Pink MG,
Thanks…it’s a step back, but I’m getting ready to take the fenders and nose apart for painting anyway, so it’s not THAT MUCH EXTRA WORK (God, how many times have I said that!) to change out the beam.  I think I could do it in a weekend. I have been thinking of going through the frond end anyway, since I built it so long ago and I’ve…[Read more]

]]> 15621cbab985277fbd4627ba43560965 https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/mgtd-kit-car-suspensin/#post-236185 Mon, 29 Nov 2004 10:28:08 -0500 I haven’t driven my car yet since it’s still in the building phase, as you all know, but I imagine this suspension stuff will come into play as soon as I do.  I’m getting ready to do a brake job on my wife’s car, and I might take the new parts off Merlin’s back axle and put them on her car, making room for rear disc brakes (have ’em on the…[Read more]

]]> 5aa15c56d53848ddd70362c0b920fefb https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/body-trim/#post-236423 Tue, 16 Nov 2004 10:11:10 -0500 Mike,
The last time I looked, MG Magic carried the trim stip and end caps for same, to be used on the hood of your kit. As I recall, the price struck me as very high (much of their stuff is pretty reasonable) but that’s for you to decide.  If you get it, don’t forget the fasteners. You can find all the info on MG Magic on our companion website,…[Read more]

]]> a8109b66dd1828a3475cd18724bd7680 https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/vw-clubs/#post-236162 Sat, 13 Nov 2004 21:47:12 -0500 I have never joined a VW club, but my wife drives a beautiful ’69 Beetle, and I’ve been to my share of swap meets and spent a lot of time around VW’s and VW people.  Many of THEM seem to feel that many of US are not REAL VW people because we chose to “hide” our car’s “true identity” under a kit body.  If you express an interest in air-cooled p…[Read more]

]]> 684424fba1d280dcdb9d438a7f09aad4 https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/car-names/#post-236376 Sat, 13 Nov 2004 11:06:33 -0500 Car names; I worked on my badly deteriorated (previously abandoned and left for dead) Fiberfab for well over a year before it was worthy of any name at all besides “that damned piece of —- out back” but eventually my wife said “you have to give that poor guy a name”. She has always named her cars, including a few VW’s to which she is quite…[Read more]

]]> f7ed62eded08723b1a4ad0c5bdb125df https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/merlins-scoop/#post-236427 Thu, 11 Nov 2004 21:01:45 -0500 Here is an image of the scoop from beneath:
 
 
 

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