Wilsons Sandbox

>Hi T Fans- What is a good USA source for Whitworth fasteners. Have a friend >who is doing a ground up restoration and needs nuts, bolts, etc to put the >car together. He also needs some green vinyl to match the green upholstery >set he bought from Moss and has tried to get some from Moss but they won't >sell him any. Surely someone in this group knows where this vinyl >(Naugahide) comes from. >John Patterson >Frankfort, MI >TC7025 > > > > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

----- Original Message ----- From: Badger mrbadger@home.com> To: MG-TABC mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2001 6:21 PM Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] fasteners & vinyl > "..............a friend who is doing a ground up restoration and > needs......................" > > > A couple of technical questions relating to MGs: > How does a "ground up" restoration differ from a "chassis up" restoration? > Does a "chassis up" restoration ignore all parts from the chassis down? If > so, does anyone ever do a chassis down restoration? > Does a "ground up" restoration mean, as it implies - from the ground on up, > that the lowest parts of the car, the tires I guess, are completed first and > then restoration progresses in an upwardly fashion with the windscreen, > sidescreens, and hood being the final parts to receive restoration > attention? > Has anyone ever attempted a sky-down restoration? > Headlamp to tail lamp? > Tail lamp to headlamp? > Left front fender to right rear fender? > I think it would be fun to do a restoration which started with the ignition > key and radiated out in all directions. > And finally: > How can a car be "original" and "fully restored" at the same time? These > two descriptions would seem to be mutually exclusive. > I'm sure we would all benefit from having a working knowledge of the > meanings of many of the terms which I see bandied about in list chatter. I, > for one, would certainly like to have some of these confusing issues cleared > up. > The Badger > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >

----- Original Message ----- From: Andrew Bradley abradley@cnw.com> To: Badger mrbadger@home.com>; MG-TABC mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2001 8:55 PM Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] fasteners & vinyl > I personally prefer a wax-in restoration. I tried a wax-out by mistake and > got all embroiled with cosmic forces and such before throwing in the towel. > > Cheers...Andy > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >

I am frequently ask, "did you restore it yourself?" When is the car 'restored' vs just 'fixed' ? If I rebuilt the brakes, re-wired the car and painted it, is that restored ? Not to me. I just repaired what was needed. There is no clear definition of the line between fixed or fixed up, repaired and the 'restored' condition. I find the less a person knows about old cars, the more these terms are used.