Mark-
Just on the battery.
Duncan-

Jay, feel free to name the supplier. The cup washer for the rexine dash are not the original contour. The outer edge is too steep on the ones you received for rexine. Pics below of known original washer. Outside dia. is 0.56 inch.

If not adjustment, it sort of sounds like it could be poor grounding. Either where the battery connects to ground, or the wire (or wires) used to ground the regulator at connection "E" and wherever you terminated that wire(s) on the chassis. If it was the cutout points sticking shut on a car with ba...

Mark- Keep in mind there were several bobbin designs over the years, and that is just on the real Lucas boxes. Between the info sources available online you should be able to get the correct settings for whatever specific design you have. I rigged up an old laptop power supply I had not thrown out, ...

Steve, you don't like the visuals on either of the radials? The American Classic's are of a pretty conventional appearance and overall diameter, while the Bridgestones are somewhat lowish profile and a smaller overall diameter and with a flat tread. I do know that running smaller overall diameter ti...

Thanks for posting the pic Charlie. Also, Rob Reilly says in another thread that the section width of a mounted and inflated American Classic radial in the model A size 475/500-19 is 5 inches even. The model A size tires I run have a section width of 5.2 inch and barely fit without scraping the drip...

I am just speaking of encapsulation of wood from what I have seen and what others have said over the years. On the T-types specifically, a common failure point for such strategy is the main wood structural rail that runs along the chassis. At some point the wood rail "coating" gets roughed up by vib...

Charlie-
Curious how those Bridgestone radials working out?

Ray- Thank you for being specific about why you went with the VW steering. Makes complete sense. I agree the Radial tire is a glamorous idea. My concern is fitment on the rear axle. Width is very limited on the TC, and the (bias ply) Model A tires I am currently running just barely fit. Getting the ...

The front hubs on a TC are maintenance/wear items, like tires or kingpin bushings. They wear out-- and cannot be fixed or repaired, no matter what anyone might tell you. For some reason people think the hubs are not very important, but if they are not in excellent shape you will never ever get the c...

Robj- Attempting to encapsulate the wood with epoxy or some other non permeable sealant has certainly been tried before. Wooden boats use that strategy because they must. Morgan started using Cuprinol preservative in 1986, which allows the wood to breathe. Probably about as good a comprimise as you ...

The TC springs are fairly easy to re-arch if someone wants to get the right and left side ride heights to match in front. Can be done (one leaf at a time) using a strongly mounted vise and some muscle, as opposed to the hydraulic press method required for bigger springs. If the springs are stamped "...

I've seen people use heavy canvas material, folded over (maybe ironed) and trimmed to the correct width. Black shoe polish would make it black. Lasts a few years, no doubt. May have been old cut up tonneau cover.. Looked like it belonged there, or at least not out of place.

From this site, for the TC-- https://www.mg-tabc.org/library/MG_TC_S ... _Board.htm

Replacement knob, also. One pushes up a fraction of an inch and then turn to adjust clock. When the battery is re-connected due to service, the clock hands must be moved forward to start the clock ticking, on the TC clock.

Rob- I can only show you how they did it on the TC. A couple of pictures replace a lot of words. When the 2 (screwhead) bolts holding down the differential inspection cover are removed, and the side curtain door is unsnapped, they both are removed together (as a unit) to inspect the differential. Th...

Been in a sock drawer since 1952. Same with the alum intake manifold bits.

Of course the exception is the EXU panel. Variouly described as bronze or gold, this unrestored dash in TC9866 appears to be more of a brown flesh tone, but who knows what the paint looked like 75 years ago? The EXU panel also differs in having no labels or any sort.

I followed the advice popular 10 years ago about using teflon 0-rings for the jet. 2 teflon o-rings for each of the cork that they replace. Important to polish the jet where the teflon will be sliding against. For the cork on the locking nut I soaked in regular engine oil first for 24 hours, just li...

Aftermarket motorcycle mirrors often have stems like jd is talking about. If you are offended by prices on aftermarket mirrors marketed for TC's. look at a place like this and you will be really offended. This is just a random example of countless offerings in the "mirror" search. https://www.jpcycl...