Unrelated to the thread, but I must protect my reputation (as murky as it is!).

My friend Ed notes his brakes locked up when he came up fast ” behind Mossberg where he stopped at the bottom of a hill.”

For the record, I stopped at the Stop sign, which just happened to be at the bottom of a hill. I know. Silly me. 🙄

Thread drift over.

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Hood venting came out great Bill.

Nice work! (as usual)

Yes. There’s much more to be done.

Is your car a VW or front engine? The following applies to a VW, and only if he car was built per the assembly manual.

If the car was built correctly, those two small screws are only holding a curved piece of wood that provides some stiffness to the upper part of the shroud.

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@texag71 – Send me a PM with your contact info and I’ll share it with the guy who bought my car.

MG Magic is still in business. Here’s their web site:

https://mgmagicclassicmotorparts.com/

There is no source specifically for the Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess that I am aware of.

The Duchess uses a reproduction TD grill. Even Moss Motors does not have them. Occasionally you will see one pop up on eBay, typically in the $1,000 range if they…[Read more]

Okay … I did more research with some success.

These guys say they can do a cover to your specific measurements: https://www.carcovers.com/

The price will be in the $300+ range. When I had the custom cover made in 1983, the price was around $250. So I don’t think $300 is out of line over 45 years later.

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A cover for an original MG TD will most likely not fit your TDr.

Back in 1983, I was able to order a custom made cover. The manufacturer sent me a diagram of a generic car, and there were multiple measurements for me to fill out. Cover came out perfect!

I’ve searched around, and chatted with several current vendors, all to no avail.

Registered!

Thank you for all you do for the site and our members!

Roy,

I know the feeling. I admit to being choked up when my TDr left for Houston. But I do have visitation rights!

Bring the Mini to Carlisle! It’s always been more about the people than the cars. And I think the Speedster/Spyder gang (and TD folks) would get a kick out of that car!

SEMA has a terrific “Tag and Title” toolbox.

You may have this already, but here is a link to Connecticut’s requirements:

https://www.semasan.com/semaga/TagTitleToolbox_CT.pdf

Hi. We just had a new member join, who is actively seeking a TDr. I sent him a link to your post.

Hi. We just had a new member join, who is actively seeking a TDr. I sent him a link to your post.

This is another option to gain more room:

https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/moving-seats-back/

Scroll down to the second post in the thread.

Here is Schu’s Seat Fix post:

https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/seat-fix/

Probably not.

I have to be in New Jersey for an event on Sunday Oct 13.

It’s roughly a seven hour drive from VB to my home. Then after a clean up, a two hour drive to where I need to be Sunday at 1:00.

I’d have to at least begin the drive home Saturday after the show. Not sure I want to do that.

That’s pretty funny! An inaccurate reproduction of a replica TD?

Hi @crash55. Sure.  Catch me at Carlisle! Thank you!

To flatten the weather strip that came with your car…

Heat it, gently, with either a heat gun or hair dryer to soften it. Take care if you use the heat gun. Install it, and get a friend (or two) to stand in the car and press down on the windshield frame, while you drill your bolt holes.

The above worked for me in 1982!

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