Sweet. Enjoy the ride!

The bumpers are original MG TD style.If you just need the face bars and overriders:Moss Motors has the chrome for $123.95 each (front& rear).Overriders are $36.95 for a set of four. http://www.mossmotors.com/Shop/ViewProducts.aspx?PlateIndexI D=32854If you need everything, Moss has the full kits listed near the top of the page (bumpers,…[Read more]

Ah…living the dream.
Congrat’s Larry!

Nice story Mark. Although I did not get the car, I’m honored to have won the vote.Thank you for your support! 

Like all diagnosing…start with the easy stuff. Hopefully you hit it! And get to stay away from stuff like the clutch itself is slipping.Good luck S&P

Great resource! Thanks!

Steve & Peggy,
Jsut want ot make sure we have the scenario correct, with foot off the gas, you push the clutch in and put it in gear. Without doing anything else, the engine idle drops. Right?
And grinding when you put it in gear? At first blush, it sounds like the clutch is not fully engaged. It’s engaged enough that you can put it in gear, but o…[Read more]

Up at the top of the page, there are several links. To the right on eh second line is the “Photo Gallery”.Click that. The next page will look like a list of forum members. But each name is a link to that person’s photo gallery. Click PinkMG for Mark’s gallery.

Yes. That is the engine number.AE is a 1971 or 1972 1600 cc dual port. And maybe a 1973. These two site disagree on the 73 (one says yes, one says no).http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/engine_letters.phphttp://www.lightner.net/ybdb/serno.html

Congratulations Rob! Looks great!

James – You’re already drinking the kit car Kool-aid. So you may as well wash it down with a shot of Mystery Oil.Mark – Should we add incredibly good looking to our signatures?

Have read about ’em. But never seen one in person. I’ll stick with my Duchess!

Hi bgayler,All the sources I can find indicate the stock master cylinder will work fine. Here’s just one write-up:http://www.vw-resource.com/disc_brakes.html#conversion

Well, we are both tall and balding…but incredibly good looking. So it is easy to understand how one might mix us up!Mark, your turn!

Hi Geoff
Giving credit where it is due, all that good advice came from pinkmg, aka Mark.
But since you asked, there should be a hose between the air cleaner and the PCV (Positive Crankcase Ventilation) valve normally on the top of the valve cover. That’s the PCV hose.
Here’s a good lesson on using vacuum gauges from the Second Chance G…[Read more]

If anyone has to ship a car…the truckers really do take good care of them, even on an open car carrier. They have a lot to lose reputation-wise if they start messing up.And the even better news for us is that convertibles will almost always go on the top rack. They don’t want anything leaking down on the fabric. Something that would dirty a…[Read more]

Congratulations! Enjoy the ride!

James,Your posts definitely do not “…tie up the site….”That’s why we’re all here…to help…and to be helped.It’s great to see. A year or so ago plus some, it seemed like it was always Mark and me answering questions.Now there’s a bunch of guys and gals out there helping each other. Too bad we don’t all live in the same state.
The forum can’t…[Read more]

This too shall pass! Don’t think about it as a long weekend. Think about each day as one day closer!

Mel,
Small world.
My friend Steve, owns a black MGA that is in the background of a couple of the Clipper Blue TD photos. He would like a small royalty payment. And you caught Steve in one photo (fifth photo, 2nd pic of the deep red TD, wearing red Rutgers sweatshirt). He will be send you a model’s release and payment form. 🙂
FYI – The deep red…[Read more]