As with many responses, it depends. The heavier gauge wires (AWG 12 & 10) are designed to carry more amperage which is associated with starters and alternators. By extension the smaller gauge wiring (16 & 18) is designed for lower amperage rated components, primarily factory wattage lights. With one exception, when relays are used to control the…[Read more]

As for the head lights, check the fuse first. If fuse is blown you can try replacing it but if there is a short in the circuitry then the fuse will just blow again. If fuse doesn’t blow after replacement then there has to be an open in the circuit to the head lights.

As these cars have fibreglass bodies each electrical component has to have a g…[Read more]

Check in the Technical section of the site for the wiring schematic for your make of vehicle. It is somewhere to start however as you have noted POs have made changes. As for the signal switch, suspect the contacts in the switch may be damaged or the spring that is activated by the signal stalk is malfunctioning. You can try to repair it but given…[Read more]

You should also probably wear a N95 dust mask to minimize the amount of crap that you inhale. I know I fail to wear one all the time when grinding metal or fibreglass, welding and/or spray painting and am congested with foreign stuff for days afterwards. Not good for your health either.

Bob
MG Magic carries the chrome grill and slats but as noted by Roy it is a fair chunk of change and may have to be modified. It is only money and as you are doing your own wrenching you will find one can rationalize just about any purchase for one’s hobby
http://www.mgmagicclassicmotorparts.com/search.php?search_query=Grill
Expect Moss and o…[Read more]

Steve
I was faced with the same issue with my Sabine. I bought a gel coat repair kit from a local marina but was warned that gel coat will age with time and it could be a challenge to colour match the original gel coat. I tried to use the kit but one has to be a bit of an artist to figure out how to blend the tints to produce the desired colour in…[Read more]

Based on detailed pics on Moss Motors site the strips are identical to those that I ordered from MG Magic. Also Moss offers a better price

MG Magic carries the rubber strips, aluminum tracking and chrome end tips, http://www.mgmagicclassicmotorparts.com/mg-td/?sort=featured&page=11
I was able to reuse the chrome tracking that I had of my Fibre Fab and just had to trim the rubber to fit.

The VIN 113 202 0 212 according to the following may have been built in 1972 https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/bugchassisdating.php
If the current ownership has a 17 digit VIN you may be able to look it up on vehicle history.com or CARFAX, both which contain info on US registered vehicles
Also Fibrefab vehicles have a date stamp on the…[Read more]

If the vehicle is based of a VW chassis can you use the VIN from the VW? The VW VIN is located on the tunnel fore of the inspection plate covering the shift coupler, behind or under seats depending on whether you have bucket or bench style of seat

Good catch Paul, if one Googles “battery reconditioning” you will be presented with 100’s if not 1000’s of links and YouTube videos on how to recover your malfunctioning battery. If anyone plans on visiting any of the sites found make sure you have a good virus detection program that will scan the site before you access it and flag it if there is…[Read more]

Court Wizard
As Edsnova is our resident fabricator in both fibreglass and aluminum may be worth consulting with him as to options if you really want to duplicate the elegant majestic sweep of a our tribute automobiles

Symptoms you are describing sound similar to ones I encountered. When cold the engine started without incident but as it warmed up it started backfiring and lugging when shifting to higher gears. I thought it was a timing problem, valve, fuel delivery, carb issue. After replacing the mechanical fuel pump with an electric one, swapping out carb,…[Read more]

I had a similar problem first time I removed the splash pan where the frame strips “L” shaped metal that provided mounts for splash pan and bumper brackets were splayed out so that holes could not be aligned. I used a 4’ bar clamp to pull the frame strips in the 1-2” to align the holes for mounting the splash pan. Once splash pan was mounted…[Read more]

The two strips you are referring to attach the splash pan to the frame. The splash pan sets the width for the two “L” shaped brackets to attach the bumper brackets that hold the bumper. If you are missing the bumper brackets you can source them from MgMagic
I have the same model of TDR and I had to weld three more strips to the top of the exi…[Read more]

Tear drop trailers like these
https://www.theteardroptrailer.com/

Depending on how long the tarps were covering the car and whether it was parked outside exposed to the elements could it have been condensation? I have my tractor covered with tarps and I have condensation in the tach and temp gauge a couple of times a year, especially during periods of high humidity during the day and cool nights

Alternatively…[Read more]

As an alternative to using the rotary punch, as both tops and tonneau covers are now using a polyester type material I use a pencil style tip soldering iron to melt a hole in the material. By melting the hole I am able to minimize the potential of the material fraying and in fact have reinforced the hole with the melted material. As Paul points…[Read more]

When I did the restoration of Sabine last year I bench wired the new dash gauges and switches. When it came to wiring to the original wiring harness it was a challenge what with multiple loads connecting to one circuit. This is what my fuse block and relays looks like on the firewall on the passenger side    The block on the left contains s…[Read more]