The doors are rather complex structures and given their age and mistreatment often exhibit maladies such as this. You might try injecting wood glue into what appears to be a gap or crack in the timber and then using clamps to draw the gap together till things set up. If you do, be sure to use some p...

I have a Moss green interior that I installed in TC2911 some years ago. The seat top surfaces are leather, the sides and front are vinyl as I believe per original. I was satisfied with the quality, installation, and how the interior has held up the last 15 years or so. I cannot speak for the others,...

jddevel wrote: ↑Tue Feb 09, 2021 5:12 am "As the scroll principle I believe was used on the crankshafts of other vehicles manufactured in the early years is there a record of other vehicles having the same problem or is there a specific difference with the MG crankshaft." Don't forget the TC stock ...

As the scroll principle I believe was used on the crankshafts of other vehicles manufactured in the early years is there a record of other vehicles having the same problem or is there a specific difference with the MG crankshaft. Yes, there were lots of vehicles that used this or a variation of the...

I would be very tempted to run the Chevy seal if I were pretty sure that it was done per the instructions that Steve references. It seems to me that the Chevy seal installation if done correctly has much less margin for error than the installation of the Moss seal. When I rebuilt the engine in TC 29...

Mark,
You are welcome to stop by and crawl under my dash anytime you like!
Steve

Ray, I have fitted one wire GM alternators to several British cars, my Mini for one to replace the generator and my Morgan when the Lucas failed. The particular GM unit that is used is quite easily obtainable, seems at every auto parts store and economically priced. I used the existing wiring harnes...

Well Ray, switching from one charging system to another in an emergency would be nice, but it is not something that is normally done and charging systems are not typically designed for such eventualities. I suppose if your alternator is of one wire design you could simply attach the hot wire to the ...

I have installed new "guts" into one of these for TC2911 simply by soldering in new wires in lieu of using the metal lines that I just clipped away. You could certainly do the same with the fuses in the regulator. Just run your own circuits by looking at the wiring chart from what you have. There re...

I'd take it for that and some change anytime. All the timbers are available as needed and I can reskin as needed. I'd be happy to drain the water out of either the engine and/or gearbox and go through it. There is is some good stuff on that car and the wings appear to be nice and straight. Someone w...

Rob, indeed your TC will go well with your 4/4 as mine does with my early Plus 8.
Steve TC2911

I can build and skin my own tub with timbers I buy from the usual suspects, I don't need to buy a complete tub. I do my own paint and body work. Good availability of upholstery, top, curtain, carpet kits, easily installed and eBay is certainly a source for much of the other gauges and bits, sure not...

As I look at that car and the damage done, I see roughly that the same timbers and sheet metal and some other parts will need replacing just as I replaced in the rotten, rusty and bondo covered TC that I restored many years ago and now enjoy. Unfortunately I am at an age that I find this project one...

Follow the links that Steve has provided, the shaft and lever arm are pushed out together and typically can be done in stout vise, perhaps adding a bit of heat to the rocker arm where the shaft goes through. Use a punch on the shaft and rocker to mark for assembly. I have resealed all mine using the...

Well it sounds like you have all the right stuff! I have sprayed a number of cars at home in my garage with the doors open. Complete cars and touch up work using mostly two pack (acrylic enamel with catalyst) and a few with cellulose (we call it lacquer over here). I have not used water based paint....

Duncan, love the gear shift knob!

I would bet your "bling" wheels are rounder than mine are by this time, which is not a bad thing at all!

I have committed the dastardly sin when I built my tub of my early car by adding a strip of metal under the edge of the body sheet metal as it is turned over around the door opening on my early car. I know it should be wood, but felt as the factory did that metal might for some reason be a better ch...

Duncan, I do not caulk my floorboards to allow any rain water that might collect a way to exit. This is not a problem with the TC as it really does not go out in the rain, but it is with my Morgan which may get caught on a club run or weekend club meet. When water gets in from the side curtains or v...

Mark, it probably comes in around those hinges or seeps in under the nailed sheet metal. All these timber bodied cars suffer from wood rot low down "below the water line". My Morgans suffered the same way. I use plenty of wood preservative, oil base paint, urethane or whatever you like to give some ...