MG TD Replica Car Club | Mike Peterson | Activity https://tdreplica.com/members/mike-robinmc/activity/ Activity feed for Mike Peterson. Sat, 18 Apr 2026 23:44:09 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 13ef5034b43ff093b6564e74774c2bf7 Mike Peterson replied to the topic My FiberFab TD project. in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/my-fiberfab-td-project/#post-308473 Mon, 03 Apr 2023 03:52:50 -0400 “very close to perfect”….  words of encouragement for when I get done with this project!

]]> ead813a6edb0f7c334758bdba38aa3fc Mike Peterson replied to the topic My FiberFab TD project. in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/my-fiberfab-td-project/#post-308471 Sun, 02 Apr 2023 22:26:37 -0400 Sorry folks, it’s been a while since I added to my post.  Work seems to always get in the way with the hobbies.  😉

One of the projects on this car was to move the steering wheel forward as much as permitted.  The steering wheel felt a little too much into “my space”.  OK, it wanted to rub slightly on my belly.   Looking at the original posit…[Read more]

]]> 619e1ebe6771cd52dc0d70c7f711569f Mike Peterson added a Photo https://tdreplica.com/activity/p/41631/ Sun, 02 Apr 2023 22:15:27 -0400 ]]> 0 1eb0e172e31b09e9998b02bb6986b3fc Mike Peterson added 4 Photos https://tdreplica.com/activity/p/41630/ Sun, 02 Apr 2023 21:40:51 -0400 ]]> 0 5d51a04424388c1fa5eae23e58633a3c Mike Peterson replied to the topic My FiberFab TD project. in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/my-fiberfab-td-project/#post-308420 Mon, 27 Feb 2023 01:44:52 -0500 Another thing I had to address was the car looked like it was lower on the passenger side when looking head on at the front.  The chassis measured level so I know it was not the suspension.  I suspect the original builder did not pay much attention or maybe built it on an un-even surface.  There was about a 2 inch difference on fender to tire ga…[Read more]

]]> 838f5f117669d806268b65119794a4bb Mike Peterson posted a new activity comment https://tdreplica.com/activity/p/41572/#acomment-41579 Mon, 27 Feb 2023 01:43:58 -0500 Getting the body close to level.

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]]> 0 3205406592a7260d4193b1ed9bff875c Mike Peterson added 2 Photos https://tdreplica.com/activity/p/41573/ Mon, 27 Feb 2023 01:39:18 -0500 ]]> 2 467fabf0ead84b7d0bc81d5555add389 Mike Peterson added a Photo https://tdreplica.com/activity/p/41572/ Mon, 27 Feb 2023 01:33:33 -0500 ]]> 1 ea3ab36ea2b82651219a9b234a542f91 Mike Peterson replied to the topic My FiberFab TD project. in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/my-fiberfab-td-project/#post-308416 Mon, 27 Feb 2023 01:26:42 -0500 Thanks for the info Edward.  The crush cage has some surface rust on it, but I don’t see any cracking.  But maybe I should sleeve it anyway.  As you will see in some of my future posting on this project, I actually shortened the steering wheel shaft (after the crush bushing) so I could have a little more “belly room” by having the steering wh…[Read more]

]]> c558e4b9f09c66546286365083d4cca7 Mike Peterson replied to the topic My FiberFab TD project. in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/my-fiberfab-td-project/#post-308414 Sun, 26 Feb 2023 14:45:35 -0500 While tearing down the car, I found a fuel filter near the bottom of the fuel tank.  The car had a nice clean one back by the carb, but it looks like this one was here since day 1 of the original build.  Makes sense, as you need to pull the battery tray in order to see this one.

Hidden Gas Filter

When I emptied the gas tank there was a lot of rust flakes in b…[Read more]

]]> d86c6ef0bb413fc52faf45d751e6d185 Mike Peterson posted a new activity comment https://tdreplica.com/activity/p/41566/#acomment-41568 Sun, 26 Feb 2023 14:36:44 -0500 Tank filler neck after welding

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]]> 0 e21ca7016949d2acaf2ea576417b9fbd Mike Peterson posted a new activity comment https://tdreplica.com/activity/p/41554/#acomment-41558 Sat, 25 Feb 2023 18:32:47 -0500 Our 1997 BMW Z3, 1.9L Naturally Aspired.

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]]> 0 5a5b3488167acb735158381f5948f6e7 Mike Peterson posted a new activity comment https://tdreplica.com/activity/p/41554/#acomment-41556 Sat, 25 Feb 2023 18:32:21 -0500 Our 2006 Pontiac Solstice. 2.4L Naturally Aspired

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]]> 5 7828986db448b831675a963a133b5823 Mike Peterson replied to the topic My FiberFab TD project. in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/my-fiberfab-td-project/#post-308403 Sat, 25 Feb 2023 18:13:38 -0500 Well, I promised you some details on my winter project on our TD.  I like bringing the car to work as my co-workers also have some collector vehicles.  So, I wanted to only address a few issues.  First, try and get the cab a little quieter from the engine noise.  Second was replace the poor quality stereo that was installed, and last was to get…[Read more]

]]> 65dad2bd7f67ee4e6a6ff512f692748d Mike Peterson added a Photo https://tdreplica.com/activity/p/41552/ Sat, 25 Feb 2023 17:35:37 -0500 ]]> 0 186469a65b2260886870ab34919ed7dc Mike Peterson added 4 Photos https://tdreplica.com/activity/p/41551/ Sat, 25 Feb 2023 17:33:19 -0500 ]]> 0 b22ee10a3565e590feb234ae5bf1f3db Mike Peterson added 3 Photos https://tdreplica.com/activity/p/41550/ Sat, 25 Feb 2023 17:23:08 -0500 ]]> 0 d0d9aecbe77050d7d0a130327632c9dd Mike Peterson replied to the topic My FiberFab TD project. in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/my-fiberfab-td-project/#post-308394 Sat, 25 Feb 2023 17:19:57 -0500 Thanks Bill, and appreciate the additional instructions.  I’ll have to give it a try.  I messed with it a little bit last night, but did not have much luck.  I hope to post some info on my winter project.  Take care.

]]> 559e8cb4b98a7ee5b034fac34cb60810 Mike Peterson started the topic My FiberFab TD project. in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/my-fiberfab-td-project/ Fri, 24 Feb 2023 22:23:14 -0500 I’ll start by calling out @billnparts for the reminder to get some pictures going.  Thanks Bill!  Last fall I purchased a FiberFab MGTD (VW platform) about 5 hours south of where we live.  Made the deal and I asked the person to check the air and oil as I was driving it home!  “You’re driving it home?  How far is that?”, he said.  “About 5 hours…[Read more]

]]> c41a6a56856846fb81dc7f7c806591b6 Mike Peterson changed their profile picture https://tdreplica.com/activity/p/41409/ Fri, 21 Oct 2022 01:27:26 -0400 0 69a7c15234859f0fd01a5a5c5ad45380 Mike Peterson posted an update: I wanted to try and get a little more time in it before […] https://tdreplica.com/activity/p/41408/ Fri, 21 Oct 2022 01:21:12 -0400 I wanted to try and get a little more time in it before winter hits us here in Minnesota. 32 degrees when I left at 5AM but warmed up to about 58 degrees today so I could ditch the side curtain on the drivers side on they way home. Not much of a heater in this thing, so had to dress accordingly for the trip this morning. But it made me smile on…[Read more]

]]> 0 9381f44bdb6cbaca4ba631847d5e6ada Mike Peterson posted an update: Good Evening Folks. New to the group and just wanted to say […] https://tdreplica.com/activity/p/41406/ Thu, 20 Oct 2022 04:39:25 -0400 Good Evening Folks. New to the group and just wanted to say hi! A few weeks ago I picked up a Fiberfab TD and drove it home about 5 hours. What a fun experience! I have a little bit of cosmetic work to do but it will be a good winter project for me.

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