Hi Chuck,I did a google search for “mg wind wings” and found one E-bay-UK hit for a UK based seller with three pairs available. The same search in E-Bay’s USA site produced nothing.The UK auction is at http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MGTD-MGTF-WIND-WINGS-COMPLETE-WITH-BRA CKETS-BAG_W0QQitemZ310102486783QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsPar…[Read more]

Cool. I’m glad that helped!

Hey new guy from NJ. Where are you?There’s a street rod running around north NJ with a V8 stuffed into an original MG TD. So that probably means it would fit into a front engine based TD replica. I’ve never seen one done tho.But…when you finish…I want  ride!

Hi Ringo,I searched and cannot find measurements. A friend of mine is restoring (slowly…very slowly) an original TD. I could ask him. Let me know. Or you might be able to make an educated guess by using these photos. One is of a dash parts diagram. The other is from a company that makes TD (and other) dashes out of a variety of woods. Just print…[Read more]

And I’m 6’2″, 200. I fit fine.

Hi Rob,In case we don’t hear from anyone with a front engine TD, my VW based TD is about 1900 pounds. Not an exact comparison, but I hope it helps.
PMOSSBERG39772.9275578704

Larry,There is an original Allison brochure for sale on E-Bay. The item number is is
350122225490. The “Buy It Now” price is $34.99The seller is Walter Miller Auto Literature. I have purchased from them, on E-Bay and in person at car shows. They are a reputable bunch.

Hi Geoff,It must be Pinto day on the tdreplica site.Here is the web site for the Ford Pinto Car Club of America. http://www.fordpinto.com/smf/index.phpIf you don’t find the info from the TD fans on this site, I bet the Pinto fans can help!

Hi Jennifer,Here is the web site for the Ford Pinto Car Club of America. http://www.fordpinto.com/smf/index.phpIf you don’t find the info from the TD fans on this site, I bet the Pinto fans can help!

Hey Larry,
This is right up there as one of the nicest TD reproduciotns I have ever seen.
I’m not sure what the locals consider central florida. Are you near Orlando?
 

Hi Chuck,
Beautiful car. Good luck!
You have a Classic Roadsters Duchess. The give-away is the small bump in the rear fenders where they meet the running boards.
You asked about the seats and seat belts.
My very off the record suggestion…get over it. 🙂
The best way to attach three point belts is in cars with a roll bar. If you have a roll bar,…[Read more]

Based solely on my experience with my Classic roadsters Duchess, the fender mirrors bolt through fibergalss only…they are no where near any metal that is, in turn, connected to the chassis.
Your kit may be different. And if the mirrors do bolt through metal that is somehow connected to the chassis, then yes, you coudl run a short ground wire…[Read more]

Todd,
The beauty of the kit car world…it’s all up to owner choice.
I ran wire wheel covers for t efirst 20 years my TD replica was on the road.
Then I switched to a steel wheel painted in the correct TD gray, with chrome hubcaps with original TD centers. the caps are not exact to the TD style…but close enough. Take a look in the pmossberg gallery.

Looks good Todd! enjoy!!!!

Larry’s description is the common approach to many manufacturer’s TD kits. I have seen none where the “flat bar” actually bends around the corners of the windshield frame slot.
Classic Roadsters tops had small tabs the fit into the slot on the two sides. But they are separate pieces from the main bar. AAnd they were sewn  into the fabric of the…[Read more]

OK. Here ya go…
Good luck Tom.

Neat. Too bad there’s not a lot of room for that in a VW based kit. Although I might be able to do something like a large glove box.

FYI to Ed…if you go looking for this thread, I changed the subejct to Tire Size and Air Pressure. I didn’t know I could do that!PMOSSBERG39756.6857638889

I haev no idea what these guys are like to deal with. But they claim to have a grill shell, not yet chromed for under a hundred bucks.
http://www.englishparts.com
The link to the part is:
http://www.englishparts.com/products/MG/1952/MGTD/GRILLE–RA DIATOR-SHELL–PAINTABLE–ZINC-PLATED–/2986306/10830/454-170 .html
It concerns me that they do not post a…[Read more]

Prototype Research & Development Ltd,a Canadian firm, continues to manufacture a TD replica.
They do front and rear engine versions. But they are pretty darn pricey!
http://www.prototyperesearch.com/index.htm