MG TD Replica Car Club | Mickey Richaud | Activity https://tdreplica.com/members/mickeyrichaud/activity/ Activity feed for Mickey Richaud. Sat, 02 May 2026 04:12:17 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 d657993262453e0e89075741c5843548 Mickey Richaud replied to the topic New Member Intro in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/new-member-intro-2/page/2/#post-305686 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 01:35:50 -0500 Will check tomorrow morning.  Best to continue via email?  mjrichaud @ gmail.com  If so, please send me a note so I can respond in kind tomorrow.

]]> 04b09affb2915e77ab53fd62b7923684 Mickey Richaud replied to the topic New Member Intro in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/new-member-intro-2/page/2/#post-305684 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 01:23:01 -0500 Thanks!  It is growing on me.

]]> 67b59f4c1de2001a6062c7fe5dfd1f6c Mickey Richaud replied to the topic New Member Intro in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/new-member-intro-2/page/2/#post-305683 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 01:21:02 -0500  

Thanks, Ed.  I made an early decision not to impose a timeline on myself for this, but our local British car club has its annual show the second Saturday in May, so I’ll probably aim for that, as it’s doable at this point.  Never been to Carlisle, so maybe…

And a run at the Dragon in the fall would be great!

]]> 580427be4cd83a6bbd8b283df9a5e5eb Mickey Richaud replied to the topic New Member Intro in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/new-member-intro-2/page/2/#post-305680 Wed, 14 Nov 2018 13:18:19 -0500 Thanks, Royal.  This has been quite a challenge, but even with the frustration I’m enjoying the process.  Guess it’s the masochist in me!

With the MGB engine and transmission, including overdrive on third and fourth gears, and weighing 500-600 lbs. less than a B, this ought to be a blast to drive.  Can’t wait to get it out on the roads around he…[Read more]

]]> 1d7814549a726fd052d1cb8f905ea5c1 Mickey Richaud replied to the topic New Member Intro in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/new-member-intro-2/page/2/#post-305678 Wed, 14 Nov 2018 11:52:58 -0500 Wow!  Been a while since I’ve posted, and for that I apologize.  I have visited this forum for inspiration, though, and for that I thank all of you!

Though slow, I’m getting there. Had MUCHAS problemas! Not even sure where to start, but here are a couple of pictures to show where I am now.

The grill is finally done and on the car. This thing c…[Read more]

]]> a0e73bce1aeb17cb239e4c7a3a313bab Mickey Richaud added 3 Photos https://tdreplica.com/activity/p/38701/ Wed, 14 Nov 2018 11:45:44 -0500 ]]> 0 768e450974f5ba106b0fc13079cf7a87 Mickey Richaud replied to the topic New Member Intro in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/new-member-intro-2/page/2/#post-304799 Mon, 19 Mar 2018 11:13:03 -0400 Thanks, Bill.  It really is well-balanced, with just enough performance for me, and room for us and our “stuff” on trips.  And the A/C is a treat in the summer!

]]> 4ae3b5a7c77939891ee3d9142d1c6c88 Mickey Richaud replied to the topic New Member Intro in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/new-member-intro-2/page/2/#post-304797 Mon, 19 Mar 2018 10:07:07 -0400 Thanks for the welcome!  I was a bit hesitant posting here, as the Victor is a bit of an oddball (kinda like me…).

I notice you’re installing a 3.4 and T5 – great combination!  I have them in a ’69 MGB GT and it’s a perfect package.  I considered doing the TF likewise, but thought it overkill.  Plus, I wanted to keep it all MG, and the fra…[Read more]

]]> a43a9a9a7e1b22d3a61f73d776719721 Mickey Richaud replied to the topic New Member Intro in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/new-member-intro-2/page/2/#post-304760 Wed, 07 Mar 2018 21:59:21 -0500 Thanks, Ed.  Only thing I can think of is that the triangular “towers” for the front engine mounts were welded in the wrong spot.  The MGB motor mounts bolt directly onto them, and there’s no wiggle room there.  I assume the factory used jigs for building their frames, so at first blush it seems unlikely they’d make that mistake.  But I really can…[Read more]

]]> 1dfb4634336171a45cb8a3e8a2c0bd60 Mickey Richaud replied to the topic New Member Intro in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/new-member-intro-2/#post-304755 Wed, 07 Mar 2018 11:09:10 -0500 We hit a snag.  (Imagine that!)  When I tried to install the driveshaft, it was too long by about an inch.  Did lots of head-scratching, as the Victor was designed to accept all MGB drivetrain as plug-n-play.  Checked all measurements, and everything seemed proper – except it wasn’t…  Also heard from another Victor owner who’d had two of them…[Read more]

]]> 35e61b36eaee8dd7749349e21fd3ae94 Mickey Richaud replied to the topic New Member Intro in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/new-member-intro-2/#post-304662 Thu, 22 Feb 2018 14:37:34 -0500 OK – trying that here, as it looks like I can’t edit the original post.  Little different picture, but shows the same.

Thanks, Bill!

]]> 81d40cfaaf562d889ad6d5e876e2f129 Mickey Richaud replied to the topic New Member Intro in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/new-member-intro-2/#post-304659 Thu, 22 Feb 2018 13:57:19 -0500 Well, it’s been a while since I’ve posted any progress.  That’s because until the last few weeks there’s been little to none!  The engine was at the machine shop for eight months!  But I finally got it back and put together and painted.  At the same time, I’d been waiting for an opening at the painter’s.  Got the body tub back a couple days ago,…[Read more]

]]> 3a56fd9553081b59927ee026f06e549f Mickey Richaud added a Photo https://tdreplica.com/activity/p/37087/ Thu, 22 Feb 2018 13:34:41 -0500 ]]> 0 80dca8a8176f2a7eebefdf5d9eb90200 Mickey Richaud added a Photo https://tdreplica.com/activity/p/37086/ Thu, 22 Feb 2018 13:33:03 -0500 ]]> 0 33f8a5e026e211de66e00d567f4e32e0 Mickey Richaud replied to the topic Fitting Wire Wheels on a MiGi in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/fitting-wire-wheels-on-a-migi/#post-303563 Thu, 04 May 2017 12:45:13 -0400 OK, I concede. 🙂

]]> 8267d9d7af992347f84212139ed8b055 Mickey Richaud replied to the topic Fitting Wire Wheels on a MiGi in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/fitting-wire-wheels-on-a-migi/#post-303559 Wed, 03 May 2017 21:32:32 -0400 Just a heads-up:  MGB wheels are 14″ diameter.  Won’t look “right” on T-series, replica or original.

]]> fd8d63ed4022d25db63534065352a8b5 Mickey Richaud replied to the topic Victor TF For Sale in the forum Running MGTD Kits Cars for Sale https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/victor-tf-for-sale/#post-303217 Thu, 16 Mar 2017 12:05:31 -0400 Forgot to mention; the red one now lives about an hour away from me!  What’re the odds?

]]> ae7a4c86276ba54c0068654d15ebada0 Mickey Richaud started the topic Victor TF For Sale in the forum Running MGTD Kits Cars for Sale https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/victor-tf-for-sale/ Thu, 16 Mar 2017 12:01:43 -0400 No, not mine.  Not completely finished, but awfully close.  Bruce Clifford, the guy who alerted me about mine, has a factory-built TF once owned by musician Rocky Frisco (info here – scroll all the way down):  http://www.rockyfrisco.com/

Description and contact info are in this thread – it’s the blue car.  Oh, and I got the one from NC he ref…[Read more]

]]> f983932d9fae1d018e551d980d0cf6a3 Mickey Richaud replied to the topic New Member Intro in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/new-member-intro-2/#post-302878 Sun, 05 Feb 2017 12:47:10 -0500 Finally got to the dash redo.  I found a piece of Curatinga rosewood (never heard of that) at a great resource for different and exotic wood, just south of Knoxville.  A woodworker friend planed it down and cut the holes for the gauges, switches and indicator lights, and I sealed and finished it.

Here’s the earlier one:

And here’s the new o…[Read more]

]]> 4fec9188ae4381879d5b0ecdde8b9d71 Mickey Richaud replied to the topic New Member Intro in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/new-member-intro-2/#post-302878 Sun, 05 Feb 2017 12:47:10 -0500 Finally got to the dash redo.  I found a piece of Curatinga redwood (never heard of that) at a great resource for different and exotic wood, just south of Knoxville.  A woodworker friend planed it down and cut the holes for the gauges, switches and indicator lights, and I sealed and finished it.

Here’s the earlier one:

And here’s the new o…[Read more]

]]> f2d6bafb503d3e114a88c85c8aa2866a Mickey Richaud replied to the topic New Member Intro in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/new-member-intro-2/#post-302665 Mon, 19 Dec 2016 13:18:44 -0500 Hello, Kent –

Good to hear of someone close by.  Let me know if I can ever give you a hand with yours.

Mickey

]]> 544aa7f0265682382815eb1dc81fce2d Mickey Richaud replied to the topic New Member Intro in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/new-member-intro-2/#post-302665 Mon, 19 Dec 2016 13:18:44 -0500 Hello, Kent –

Good to hear someone close by.  Let me know if I can ever give you a hand with yours.

Mickey

]]> ed6f807ee1d797b613551f2fb2d93057 Mickey Richaud replied to the topic New Member Intro in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/new-member-intro-2/#post-302646 Fri, 16 Dec 2016 13:04:35 -0500 Many thanks for the welcome messages!  I’m very anxious to get this thing on the road; the Tail of the Dragon is indeed nearby and beckons!

As luck would have it, there is another Victor within an hour’s drive from here.  The guy bought it from Bruce Clifford in Colorado, mentioned above.  Bruce had a couple of them; sold one of his a while ba…[Read more]

]]> 54133764df72d385cbd5d1c3dcb2452b Mickey Richaud replied to the topic New Member Intro in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/new-member-intro-2/#post-302637 Fri, 16 Dec 2016 00:00:52 -0500 Many thanks for the welcomes!

Way back in the ’70’s and ’80’s I had a hankering for a TD replica.  Drove my wife crazy with all the talk about it, but we really didn’t have the necessary funds, so it didn’t happen.  I was a VW nut back then, having a ’63 VW sunroof Beetle, then a ’64 Ghia convertible, both of which I built up with “massaged” p…[Read more]

]]> 09f4a86744f53c5e5fc69c556a5ab7d3 Mickey Richaud replied to the topic New Member Intro in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/new-member-intro-2/#post-302632 Thu, 15 Dec 2016 18:46:44 -0500 Hi, Bob.  Good eye on the dash.  No, the gauges are from Speedhut.  I’ve thought about trying to source some octagonal bezels to go around them, but not sure of the size, and the ones I’ve seen are prohibitive, cost-wise anyway.

The wheels that are on the car now are from an MGB – 14″ wires, and are in pretty sorry shape.  The TF came with 48 spo…[Read more]

]]> 2a33aa85917b74e1cef02ca65f5b494f Mickey Richaud replied to the topic New Member Intro in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/new-member-intro-2/#post-302630 Thu, 15 Dec 2016 16:31:10 -0500 Let’s try this:

]]> d4e6c9da40d4baf3ff3772caa4ebd1ce Mickey Richaud replied to the topic New Member Intro in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/new-member-intro-2/#post-302628 Thu, 15 Dec 2016 16:24:44 -0500 Thanks for the welcome!  Couple of pictures (if I attached them correctly):

Well, guess not.  Have to do some homework on attaching images…

 

 

 

]]> fdbe448a77fc56d266bafafa562229ff Mickey Richaud replied to the topic New Member Intro in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/new-member-intro-2/#post-302628 Thu, 15 Dec 2016 16:24:44 -0500 Thanks for the welcome!  Couple of pictures (if I attached them correctly):

 

]]> 4447f8d086b77315eb015901bf12f4ad Mickey Richaud started the topic New Member Intro in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/new-member-intro-2/ Thu, 15 Dec 2016 15:06:29 -0500 Hey, all –

Mickey Richaud here.  Fairly recent owner of a Victor TF replica that is still unassembled.  Originally bought in ’83, passed along to the guy’s brother, and I bought it from him earlier this year.  The only thing done was to dry fit the body to the frame, run some of the brake lines, install the front and rear suspension, and pr…[Read more]

]]> 32dd083823b0a0fe660e9b382155d837 Mickey Richaud started the topic New Member Intro in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/new-member-intro-2/ Thu, 15 Dec 2016 15:06:29 -0500 Hey, all –

Mickey Richaud here.  Fairly recent owner of a Victor TF replica that is still unassembled.  Originally bought in ’83, passed along to the guy’s brother, and I bought it from him earlier this year.  The only thing done was to dry fit the body to the frame, run some of the brake lines, install the front and rear suspension, and pr…[Read more]

]]> 33f35620dd43a205860317b99d55548d Mickey Richaud became a registered member https://tdreplica.com/activity/p/34467/ Thu, 15 Dec 2016 14:40:31 -0500 0