MG TD Replica Car Club | Michael Junge | Activity https://tdreplica.com/members/nauticalinfidel/activity/ Activity feed for Michael Junge. Fri, 01 May 2026 00:50:54 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 29ceffde9a4093760a95a962ee68c191 Michael Junge replied to the topic Wiring in the forum VW Based Kits https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/wiring-6/#post-307870 Sun, 21 Nov 2021 16:21:03 -0500 Took me some more looking and a little rewiring and testing but think I have it all sorted out.

Path is such:

  • Yellow wire (included in kit)  powers fuse box – 4 circuits that are always on – circuits are labeled Relay, BrakeSW,  Headlight, and HAZ/SPARA
  • Fuse Box wire labeled “Power Feed Key Switch” goes from Fuse Box to ignition switch pin 3…

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]]> 7bfe56a40eca5651f201e5df5f4a9798 Michael Junge added a Photo https://tdreplica.com/activity/p/40935/ Sun, 21 Nov 2021 16:20:05 -0500 ]]> 0 cb73e180c9faedceb090641d4776d098 Michael Junge replied to the topic Wiring in the forum VW Based Kits https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/wiring-6/#post-307866 Fri, 19 Nov 2021 15:30:39 -0500 So…I’ve learned a lot in this process.  One part of which is the cost of going cheap. I got a “WMPHE 12 Circuit Wiring Harness Universal Street Rod Wiring Harness 12 Fuses Standalone Wiring Harness” from Amazon for ~$50 and figured I’d rock and roll.

Gutted the pre-existing wiring and started mapping things out. Wires were labeled and color…[Read more]

]]> 54b51b49083c115333c03e061281d14c Michael Junge replied to the topic VW Floor Pan replacement in the forum VW Based Kits https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/vw-floor-pan-replacement/#post-307729 Thu, 12 Aug 2021 19:57:32 -0400 Thanks for the response…I wish I had either a thick enough and fully intact fiberglass bottom or enough floorplan metal to do what you did…

]]> 5f9cdfdd190162b50ca24db04e915cdf Michael Junge started the topic VW Floor Pan replacement in the forum VW Based Kits https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/vw-floor-pan-replacement/ Mon, 19 Jul 2021 17:58:49 -0400 I’ve been through many of the posts on floor pan replacements but come back to the same question…

For those who replaced pans with the body on, was the vehicle lifted? Or did you cut out the bottom of the fiberglass tub to get at the pans?

]]> c780c552ea03651dd664fc2dd42325d1 Michael Junge replied to the topic Wiring in the forum VW Based Kits https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/wiring-6/#post-307683 Tue, 06 Jul 2021 17:56:57 -0400 Thanks!  Oddly enough, that was the same one I had in my browser window!

]]> b99ae01c28a42f2917b5adb3c56c6bc3 Michael Junge replied to the topic Wiring in the forum VW Based Kits https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/wiring-6/#post-307681 Tue, 06 Jul 2021 12:52:57 -0400 Do you recall which kit – even generally? A quick look showed me ~70 different kits.

]]> 8109ca52d0e6c896ca7af60b8a90f823 Michael Junge started the topic Wiring in the forum VW Based Kits https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/wiring-6/ Mon, 05 Jul 2021 16:26:44 -0400 I did some searching…maybe a dozen times…and while I found some nice pics and saw both that my wiring challenges are not unique AND that they can be cleaned up I’m having some difficulty translating the MiGi_Wiring_Harness, CMC_VW_Assembly_Manual, and the MiGi_II_Assembly_Manual into what I see on the car. The assembly instructions are…[Read more]

]]> 0239a69811e59970370bfc698a994cbd Michael Junge added 3 Photos https://tdreplica.com/activity/p/40702/ Mon, 05 Jul 2021 16:24:57 -0400 ]]> 0 607cd50c853c4ec83752c0b9cf886941 Michael Junge replied to the topic FF Ford front engine for sale in the forum Running MGTD Kits Cars for Sale https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/ff-ford-front-engine-for-sale/#post-307592 Thu, 20 May 2021 23:56:07 -0400 Where’d you get this cover? Very cool.

 

]]> b43cc88b0c0d064686a0fcf99285e904 Michael Junge started the topic Pitted Chrome Grille in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/pitted-chrome-grille/ Sun, 08 Nov 2020 18:26:31 -0500 I’ve been through multiple posts here and on other forums.  Tried the tinfoil variations.  And other polishing ideas.  Before I throw in the towel and take it down to metal and paint (like I did with the light buckets) any other ideas on filling pits and gouges?  From a distance the grill looks OK (and way better than it was to begin with) but clo…[Read more]

]]> 76089b1831c78c376838eb397d9ddf54 Michael Junge added 2 Photos https://tdreplica.com/activity/p/40331/ Sun, 08 Nov 2020 18:25:34 -0500 ]]> 0 4110bd0a69388ffb1da97f29873119b3 Michael Junge added 3 Photos https://tdreplica.com/activity/p/40330/ Sun, 08 Nov 2020 18:19:01 -0500 ]]> 0 fe192434566fde17ebf38261ef7fbcb0 Michael Junge replied to the topic Shift bushing change?? in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/shift-bushing-change/#post-307292 Thu, 15 Oct 2020 23:15:52 -0400 Closing some loops here…

Turned out to be a stuck pressure plate or disk (according to the experienced gentlemen who did the repair)

They also adjusted the cable and added some transaxle fluid

Now I need to go back and redo the adjustments that Eric mentioned above – was having difficulty finding first and second today.  But, at least I am…[Read more]

]]> dd97af226ece2c9306183e1d6b0d7495 Michael Junge replied to the topic Shift bushing change?? in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/shift-bushing-change/#post-307208 Mon, 31 Aug 2020 19:00:31 -0400

You should have about 1/2″ of light pedal travel before you feel heavier resistance as the throwout bearing engages

This is my next step – sorting out how tight to make the clutch cable.  I already know it should be replaced down the line – it has a  repair with a couple of wire clips.

Anyway…looking to see it I can tighten the clutch cable muc…[Read more]

]]> 6fe432288514e9f00b259a0d32974e54 Michael Junge replied to the topic Shift bushing change?? in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/shift-bushing-change/#post-307204 Sun, 30 Aug 2020 17:26:13 -0400 …so bushing swapped out, all reinstalled.  Changed out the turn signal switch and refinished the steering wheel since I wouldn’t be driving waiting for parts.

And while getting in the car, steering wheel still removed, my pants caught the turn signal lever and broke it. 😳 👿

And, the problem I was hoping to correct – grinding gears…[Read more]

]]> dc0982bb64d0fee9b37ef0049aec835d Michael Junge replied to the topic Shift bushing change?? in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/shift-bushing-change/#post-307202 Sat, 29 Aug 2020 02:13:58 -0400 @mcgruff – thanks!

]]> 96e70147e14e3d9e92a04c2d23faebd6 Michael Junge replied to the topic Shift bushing change?? in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/shift-bushing-change/#post-307200 Fri, 28 Aug 2020 23:07:22 -0400 @mcgruff – definitely mouse nest.  Already replaced the seat foam and plywood base…thought that was it.  Got a ton out but will need to get the rest some other day…with a good shop vac.

My rod was welded – and thank you for the great explanation because I saw the weld when I cleaned the rod up but had no clear understanding of why.

Feeding t…[Read more]

]]> dbd7cbc520c490599804ad9228a17322 Michael Junge replied to the topic Shift bushing change?? in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/shift-bushing-change/#post-307197 Fri, 28 Aug 2020 15:14:22 -0400 Updating as I take a break…

Found the inspection port…and…well…I’ll let the pics speak for themselves.

And PEX tubing was my friend.

 

 

Since the shift rod wouldn’t move past the obstructions in the tube, I ran PEX in from the front, fished it through the shifter hole then back out with parachute cord attached.  Attached that…[Read more]

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]]> 0 ea6524f50ccef2851864becd682fcce2 Michael Junge replied to the topic Shift bushing change?? in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/shift-bushing-change/#post-307191 Fri, 28 Aug 2020 13:35:51 -0400 Hopefully just once…small spaces and arthritis aren’t helping things…

As I continue looking for videos…is there any way of installing the bushing without entirely removing the rod?  If not, where will I find the inspection port?

]]> 7232039c1252743bc809304b0c9a8021 Michael Junge replied to the topic Shift bushing change?? in the forum General Discussion https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/shift-bushing-change/#post-307189 Thu, 27 Aug 2020 13:59:27 -0400 I’m living this pain as well…part coming tomorrow from JBugs so this weekend will be the reinstall attempt…

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]]> 84a115442aa68025ff9401481034f2fe Michael Junge changed their profile picture https://tdreplica.com/activity/p/40192/ Sat, 22 Aug 2020 20:41:50 -0400 0 d622aa17eb72d92ed88eca043cb4652e Michael Junge started the topic Steering wheel refinish in the forum VW Based Kits https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/steering-wheel-refinish/ Sat, 22 Aug 2020 20:39:04 -0400 Thanks, Paul for the manual add…and thank you to the folks who’ve posted over the years, learned lots. Of the things I can’t easily find, I’m refinishing the steering wheel and the top side rivet holes are all…empty?  Seems like there should have been a plug there to cover up the rivets but everything I seem to find is flush rivets.  It’s a…[Read more]

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