MG TD Replica Car Club | Gene | Activity https://tdreplica.com/members/wwmgtdff/activity/ Activity feed for Gene. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:58:03 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 1f82c1c3ec76f78e4be708cdeb921fec Gene replied to the topic MGB suspension in FiberFab Ford kit? in the forum Chevy/Ford Kits https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/mgb-suspension-in-fiberfab-ford-kit/#post-302814 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 19:36:32 -0500 Thanks for the advice, guys.

]]> b938cbaa579b55ca3def506201e292a1 Gene replied to the topic Profile drawing in the forum VW Based Kits https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/profile-drawing/#post-280158 Fri, 01 Jul 2016 01:33:34 -0400 Late to the party, I know, but eliminating the chassis flex isn’t that tough.  Well, maybe it is if you’ve already put your car together.

Welding square tubing into the channel at the sides of the VW pan will replace a lot of the stiffness previously supplied by the steel body.  (Convertibles already have the channel filled.)

]]> b7da9f6b7b66282e0458c114435c4bec Gene replied to the topic Straight six? in the forum Chevy/Ford Kits https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/straight-six/#post-275328 Sun, 26 Jun 2016 02:20:32 -0400 Thanks, guys.  I’ll check out those exotic engines.  The 230 Chev weighs about the same as a Datsun Z engine but the trans may be lighter than even the later, aluminum Powerglide.  And overall simplicity will be an important consideration.  I can rebuild a carburetor but not an ECU.

Will need to build the suspension first, but it’s good to kno…[Read more]

]]> 2503d07f454d0acf9828b06bb03920c8 Gene started the topic Straight six? in the forum Chevy/Ford Kits https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/straight-six/ Sat, 25 Jun 2016 12:02:01 -0400 Newbie here.  Just bought an unbuilt FiberFab Ford kit for less than what the grille shell is apparently worth.  So now a new learning curve begins.  (Have loved TDs since I was a whippersnapper, and several years ago I briefly owned a beautifully-built VW-based MiGi.  It was my daily driver except in snow.)

 

It seems I was blessed in acq…[Read more]

]]> 742b3a3aaad6a47d12c4c1283ddfa8b5 Gene became a registered member https://tdreplica.com/activity/p/2764/ Wed, 22 Jun 2016 01:22:22 -0400 0