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I looked at mine this past weekend and the spare tire holder is behind or underneath the rear hood.
You want it to be removal to access the gas tank and gas gauge sender. If you glass it in it will be a mistake.
It a Monogram die-cast Metal and Plastic MG-TC kit that is 1/24 scale from around 1977. I friend of mine picked it up at a flee market and gave it to me as a retirement present over a year ago. The garage in NH is around 14 degrees so this is a great alternative.
Going to red with black interior just like my replica.
RobBaker2015-01-10 21:41:26
I tow a Force Five sailboat (145 lbs) behind my Ford project but only about a mile. I would not put a 900 lb sailboat behind my car on a public road.
Maybe you could find an adjustable push rod something like the below?
Took a good look at the trans removal project and I’ve decided to take the engine and trans in one piece. More work to disconnect everything but may be physically easier then working under the car. Yes it may take longer but less likely to get hurt in the process.
I have checked the fluid level and it appears ok but I haven’t checked it when it starts to misbehave which is after 10 miles of warmup. It shifts great when cold.
Ed,
After it gets warm it seems to drop out of gear.
When it’s warm and I put it in drive from a stop it doesn’t pick up the gear, I have to bring it down to 1, get going and then shift it to drive.
I’m going to adjust the bands this weekend and retest.
It’40 years old so it may be due for a rebuild.
RobBill,
For the type of driving I do the 3 speed C4 works just fine and I hear they are easy to rebuild. This weekend I’m going to do the band adjustment but I’m not sure that is going to help.My other concern with the newer transmissions is that they may be larger in size and may not fit the transmission tunnel without some mods. But thanks, I may have a winter project. The rebuild of my trans.
I use mine so infrequently I may not reinstall it now that I’m redoing the interior.
The interior project should be done in a week.Using the vin number from any other car would be tubae in many states. Say you’re using the vin number from a VW. Clearly this new car doesn’t represent that VW model.
I know in MA you could get in hot water for using a vin number that doesn’t represent the actual car. I titled my car in MA with a vin something like MA2349. Then did a title transfer to NH using the new MA vin number.
Of course some states are more tolerant then others.
Enjoying your build journey. You seem to be on the right track and have the experience to build something special. A weakness of my 2.3 liter Ford based kit is the brakes since they are manual. There isn’t any room for a power booster. Just a little caution. I can’t imagine building anything with high horsepower with these brakes.
And you don’t look a day older then 40.
That’s a great family record to be proud of.
Must be doing something right, well done.Don,
Sorry I didn’t respond earlier and thanks for the information. I’ll have to investigate my installed shocks to see how much travel up and down they have from the at rest position.I’ll take a look this weekend.
RobDon,
I did not replace the shocks that came with the car when I purchased it. Why do you feel the shocks are two short?Don because of the tight turns make sure the cable is well lubed. I went with an after market universal cable and cut it to length. You want free movement on this part with the right return spring.
I can deal with the less then great brakes but I know the kids are going to drive it and they are certainly not use to a car without modern stopping power.
I have two daughters and two grandchildren they are a lot of fun. My wife does daycare every Wednesday and loves it. Hope she’ll take care of me someday 🙂
Until then I’ll be keepin busy.
