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by antijam
Sun Mar 12, 2023 11:35 am
Forum: TABC Chat
Topic: Lucas fog lamps
Replies: 8
Views: 1407

Re: Lucas fog lamps

Anders Clausager states in his book 'Original MG T series' that the fog lamp was changed in 1948 from a Lucas FT27 to the SFT462 from TC/4739 on. Clausager doesn't specify when the SFT 462 glass changed from the 'stepped reflector' to the ribbed design.
by antijam
Sat Feb 25, 2023 4:29 pm
Forum: TABC Chat
Topic: Rubber, bonnet to cowl
Replies: 7
Views: 1501

Re: Rubber, bonnet to cowl

Try these - 20mm long, and you'll have plenty of spares! ;)

Edit. Sorry, forgot you're in the States.
by antijam
Sat Feb 25, 2023 1:32 am
Forum: TABC Chat
Topic: Rubber, bonnet to cowl
Replies: 7
Views: 1501

Re: Rubber, bonnet to cowl

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by antijam
Wed Feb 15, 2023 5:03 am
Forum: TABC Chat
Topic: TC Rear Wheel Bearings
Replies: 21
Views: 3396

Re: TC Rear Wheel Bearings

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by antijam
Tue Feb 14, 2023 3:01 am
Forum: TABC Chat
Topic: Front wing stays
Replies: 9
Views: 1068

Re: Front wing stays

When you refer to the 'stays' do you mean the braces mounted off the chassis or the headlamp mounting brackets tying the wing to the radiator tie bracket? When fitting new wings to my TC the profile of the foot of the headlamp bracket was a very poor fit against the wing profile. By swapping the rig...
by antijam
Wed Feb 01, 2023 12:55 pm
Forum: TABC Chat
Topic: bonnet latches
Replies: 5
Views: 1189

Re: bonnet latches

They're smaller versions of the door handles
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by antijam
Tue Jan 17, 2023 9:49 am
Forum: TABC Chat
Topic: XPAG Motor
Replies: 4
Views: 1124

Re: XPAG Motor

Back in 1975 I had my XPAG block bored and sleeved back to standard and the crank reground to -.040" by North Wilts Engineering in Swindon - a firm long defunct now I'm afraid. I reassembled the engine with all new parts, ran it up successfully and then forgot about it for 40 years. In 2015 I picked...
by antijam
Sun Jan 08, 2023 2:43 am
Forum: TABC Chat
Topic: hood to windscreen
Replies: 9
Views: 2085

Re: hood to windscreen

This slightly blurred shot shows the left corner of the hood prior to being pulled down onto the screen and secured with the wing bolt....
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.....does this help?
by antijam
Thu Dec 29, 2022 6:26 am
Forum: TABC Chat
Topic: MGTC 6566
Replies: 1
Views: 903

Re: MGTC 6566

I can't help with history but now your car is back in the UK your fog lamp and horn should be transposed.
by antijam
Thu Dec 08, 2022 12:04 pm
Forum: TABC Chat
Topic: TC bonnet needed
Replies: 5
Views: 1511

Re: TC bonnet needed

It may be apocryphal, but I remember hearing there was a man near the end of some assembly-line (T-series? Morgan?) with a big pair of tin-snips, to do final trimming-adjustments to the bonnets. Tom Lange Apocryphal or not, this tale has passed into MG folklore. Just out of interest I rebuilt my TC...
by antijam
Mon Nov 28, 2022 4:10 am
Forum: TABC Chat
Topic: Door Striker plate
Replies: 6
Views: 1347

Re: Door Striker plate

I had a similar problem with a door snubber on a different car. I pushed out the central part and removed the decayed rubber. After cleaning up I suspended the centre back inside the body and injected High Modulus Black RTV into the cavity originally occupied by the rubber. A fiddly job but so far i...
by antijam
Sun Oct 16, 2022 5:30 am
Forum: TABC Chat
Topic: TC door alignment.
Replies: 14
Views: 2037

Re: TC door alignment.

If you don't remember seeing the problem when you first got the new body it's possibly become distorted after fitting to the chassis. As a free standing tub the body is still very flexible. Is the door catching the body towards the top? If so it's possible the metal frame is not sitting true on the ...
by antijam
Sat Oct 01, 2022 2:48 am
Forum: TABC Chat
Topic: Brake shoe positions
Replies: 8
Views: 1378

Re: Brake shoe positions

Search online for images of 'MG TC brakes' - you'll find lots of pictures like this....
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by antijam
Fri Sep 16, 2022 12:59 pm
Forum: TABC Chat
Topic: Low fuel lamp
Replies: 9
Views: 1224

Re: Low fuel lamp

Mine isn't lit very often but from what I remember Moss' rendition is pretty accurate.
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by antijam
Wed Sep 14, 2022 2:59 am
Forum: TABC Chat
Topic: Low fuel lamp
Replies: 9
Views: 1224

Re: Low fuel lamp

The lamp only shows FUEL when illuminated, when not lit it appears uniform green. Have you checked it lit?
If it doesn't show FUEL when lit, short of buying a new unit I can't think how you'd repair it.
by antijam
Thu Sep 08, 2022 3:34 am
Forum: TABC Chat
Topic: TC bell housings
Replies: 6
Views: 893

Re: TC bell housings

Your upper picture shows a TC bell housing and the lower a later TD/TF unit. Certainly the clutch cross shaft boss on the TC was a notorious weak spot with many of them cracking in service - as the one in your picture appears to have done. Mine suffered the same fate and was subsequently repaired an...
by antijam
Fri Jul 15, 2022 2:57 am
Forum: TABC Chat
Topic: Grease fitting that I have not seen before
Replies: 4
Views: 831

Re: Grease fitting that I have not seen before

The TC lubrication chart recommends Duckhams "ZNOL" KG grease as the handbrake cable lubricant.
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I don't know what the modern equivalent is but I'm presuming it's a light grease.
by antijam
Mon Jun 20, 2022 10:53 am
Forum: TABC Chat
Topic: TC Dashboard chrome beading.
Replies: 3
Views: 631

Re: TC Dashboard chrome beading.

It was screwed on. Abingdon Spares supply a screw kit of 13 c's'k head screws for the top and 7 round head screws for the bottom. If this was the original fixing you'll have 20 holes to drill.
by antijam
Wed Jun 08, 2022 5:50 am
Forum: TABC Chat
Topic: Unusual aluminum valve cover for TC
Replies: 10
Views: 937

Re: Unusual aluminum valve cover for TC

.......... and the original style MG alloy covers can be bought new from most retailers. I did actually buy one of the repro 'original' style covers but was very unimpressed with the quality so sent it back. Some time later a genuine pre-war (TB) cover came up on eBay. I'm not sure anyone realised ...
by antijam
Mon May 23, 2022 6:49 am
Forum: TABC Chat
Topic: Breather pipe TC
Replies: 7
Views: 824

Re: Breather pipe TC

I can't measure the pipe at the moment, but this is how it's fitted to my car....
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It looks as if the short length before the first bend is at the top.