I use drums on all 4 corners stainless steel hoses & larger diameter rear wheel cylinders on paper this will work well. our cars are so light I feel that disks are a waste of money just my 2 cents

I am adjusting my steering column length so my knuckles just clear the dash. also I will use the seat back adjuster from MGmagic. not to rub it in but I lost some weight and that made a lot of room, limit fast food to once a week lol

I made the remark about adding bracing to discourage you from removing any. I’m not sure there is room to add any and not run into fitment issues with the body panels. There is a thread here on secondary door latches that a lot of us have added to keep the doors in place.

I resemble that remark.

Paul

I’m going to go out on a limb here and posit that fiberglass body panels are not a significant structural element on any of our cars. 

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“the fiberfab chassis I am working with is grossly over built, I have even considered chopping it up and lightening many of the tubes. Don’t think it is an issue.”That grossly overbuilt frame will still flex. Several people here on the forum have witnessed the self opening doors on mine. If anything, add bracing.billnparts2016-01-29 06:58:20

Measure twice, then measure again. Then begin.

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I like that idea. Please post photos.

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Don’t know if this is the stuff that you are talking about but Cowles Products Company, New Haven, Ct makes and sells something called “Custom Chrome” which is flexible and comes with a peel off 3M adhesive back.  Good stuff.  Seems to age well.  The 1/8″ stuff will bend around a 1″ radius nicely.  Bright chrome look, even though it is plastic. 

…I sure hope that was a Freudian slip — I said I had my ‘snowfield’ reservation at Carlisle — I sure hope that ‘show field’ is what I wound up with, not ‘snowfield’….in May…in PA???……….

I’m in!  But, I gotta tell you – with this aging body,  it’s getting a trifle harder each year. 

I just got my room reserved and my Carlisle snowfield spot…See you all there!

Doug,Great looking wheels! What are they and where did you get them?Thanks,Andy

If that’s running two single contact bulbs, change the pigtail in the socket behind “Stop” to a dual contact.

For a minute on the early 80s every American car came with an 85 mph speedometer.

Hub cap with medallion is $35 at Moss. Maybe buy one and see what you need to do on the spare wheel. 

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Yes, my seat bases were replaces with a couple pieces of angle iron. The corner of the shelf has extra padding behind the carpet. It’s right in the lumbar region of your lower back and I don’t find it uncomfortable at all. Just like blondes and brunettes, everyone has a different preference.

I can see that your rear fenders are molded to take the correct, early TD tail lights, but something bigger is bolted over them.

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So I guess it makes sense to just have a car for every season — AWD for winter, a pick up for those mandatory spring trips to That “blue” or that “orange” Big Box Home Improvement store, and a very fine Tdr for the rest of the year…!!!