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TC Restoration
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2001 1:27 am
by i.thomson@talk21.com
I find the thread on restoration interesting; especially so as I consider that when I restored mine about ten years ago that I over did it. Not that it came out of this in show condition or anything like it, although it was certainly better in some respects than it would have been on leaving the factory if the poor original build quality which I saw is anything to go by. We mustn't forget that these were cheap and cheerful car made to be enjoyed. The problem for me was that having put so much time (and not a little of myself) into the car it was difficult not to try to do it as well as I could out of respect for the car. This, unfortunately, left me with a vehicle which I was loath to use for mundane journeys and so it still spends far too much time at home in the garage 9though the British weather also has a part to play). I have been restoring a J2 for what seems for ever and have no intention of "over" restoring it even if originality suffers. In both cases it was definitely a "restoration" as a pile of (often rusting) bits was restored to running order. On a different subject I find it interesting that even people complaining about extraneous material in posts have been leaving the original posts in their replies.
Ian Thomson
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Re: TC Restoration
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2001 1:42 am
by murray arundell
I figure the best thing is restore/renovate/rejuvinate/rebuilt (strike out
those that offend your linguistic sensibilities.....) to the best standard
you can acheive (or afford), then USE IT! When it wears out do it
again...... These things only had an intended service life of a few years
afterall. The object of MG was to make money. They did this making mighty
fine cars, but at the end of the day they were never meant to last forever.
Thus no doubt they were hopeful we'd need another one allowing them to make
even more money.........
My MGs are restored/renov..... (see above) to Concours level, exhibited then
driven. Not driven into the ground but driven none the less. None are on
Historic or Club rego so I can decide to take one to the office if I so
chose....... If it rains, it gets wet........ but it will dry. I can
understand the desire of some to protec their cars from the elements, but I
can never understand the breed that simply put them away and never use them.
Why not simply commission a nice painting of it. Hang it on the wall then
sell the car to someone who will appreciate it.
Cars a kind off like Mobile Art. Thus if it is no longer mobile, its no
longer art......... BTW for those who think my cars may be fairly tatty, I
am (while not a Concours freak) happy to say that all of them are capable of
faring very well against all comers save for the Trailer Queens.........
Returning to my Outback Rock........... Murray
Re: TC Restoration
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2001 6:39 am
by Robert Grunau
I figure the best thing is restore/renovate/rejuvinate/rebuilt (strike out
those that offend your linguistic sensibilities.....) to the best standard
you can acheive (or afford), then USE IT! When it wears out do it
again.
Possibly not the LAST word on restorations etc. but here is my two cents
worth. I bought my first TC in 1965, a runner, certainly not a show car. I
drove that car everywhere and never worried about it. It had bullet holes in
the body and termite dust for wood, but it was strong mechanically and I was
younger, it never let me down and we had fun.
Then I bought and "restored" TC-8654 EXU, work completed in 1971. The car
was beautiful ( or so I thought ). I never felt right driving the car as it
was too nice. Then the paint started to crack, and I gave it a kick and
started driving and enjoying the car. It was no longer too good to drive.
I am now re-restoring the car ( remember the cracked paint ), it will be
better than ever, but this time I am going to use it immediately.
Perhaps Charnock says it best in one of his poems, "Tailpiece".
TAILPIECE
When you let your car get dirty,
The sun shines hot and long;
If you wash it well then it rains like hell,
So whatever you do, you're wrong.
If you spend a little fortune
Obtaining those extra knots,
The loss in power and miles per hour
Brands you as one of the clots.
But cane your motor with malice
Till it sounds like a load of tins;
It will serve you true and astonish you
One day when it ups and wins.
The moral of all this nonsense,
If you want to have your fun,
Is to do the least to the wretched beast,
And the rest leave well undone.
Bob Grunau
Re: TC Restoration
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2001 7:03 am
by Mark McCombs
I have seen this happen when a car is "too nice to use": The end result is
this machinery will outlive us all, and all you have done is preserved a car
for someone elses use years later, while depriving yourself of the fun you
and the car deserve. I hate to pick up a nick in my everyday car, but it
doesnt make a BMW magically turn into a Buick if it does happen. I was once
warned by a knowledgeable dealer that if a car looks too good for its age
(instead of just well cared for), be suspictious of a repaint or rebuild,
maybe a big wreck in its recent past (as far as modern cars go).
I did varnish the ash during my ongoing rebuild as a sensible departure. But
this should help alieve my fear of actually using it. We might as well enjoy
life.
Regards
Mark TC8126
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To: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 8:36 AM
Subject: RE: [mg-tabc] TC Restoration
> I figure the best thing is restore/renovate/rejuvinate/rebuilt (strike out
> those that offend your linguistic sensibilities.....) to the best standard
> you can acheive (or afford), then USE IT! When it wears out do it
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TC Restoration
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2003 4:30 pm
by Aldridge Railway Signals Pty Ltd
Hi Guys,
I am just starting a full ground up restoration of a 1949 TC & would like to know if anyone can help me with the following items :
1.Steering Wheel.
2.Spare wheel knock off with badge & locking device.
3.Carpets.
4.Sidescreen trim kit.
5.Replacement timbers - various.
I am located in Sydney Australia.
Telephone 0419993119
email :
railsignal@bigpond.com
Regards,
David Aldridge.
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Re: TC Restoration
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2003 7:03 pm
by m_e_jablonski m.jablonski@unimelb.edu.a
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wrote:
> Hi Guys,
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> I am just starting a full ground up restoration of a 1949 TC &
would like to know if anyone can help me with the following items :
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> 1.Steering Wheel.
> 2.Spare wheel knock off with badge & locking device.
> 3.Carpets.
> 4.Sidescreen trim kit.
> 5.Replacement timbers - various.
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> I am located in Sydney Australia.
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David
There are several suppliers of parts on the Eastern seaboard. Try
Abingdon Motors in Brisbane, (07) 3844 2881 I've had good dealings
with them. Rod Hiley the proprietor has a good collection of second
hand TC stuff and has helped me out on a number of occasions.
Sportsparts in Normanhurst is another good supplier, (02) 9875 1144.
Another supplier I've used extensively is Abingdon Spares in the US
www.abingdonsparesltd.com The quality of repro parts from them is
generally a bit better than average.
Timber kits are available from someone in South Australia. I'll try
to see if I can find the details. Maybe some of our other listers in
Oz can help? Reproduction Brooklands steering wheels are available
from the UK from (I think) Kimble Engineering. Contact details were
discussed in a recent posting.
Mark Jablonski
Melbourne Australia
TC restoration
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 9:08 am
by Eladdedrok@aol.com
a $75K restoration of an MG TC ? Somebody has more money than BRAINS.
THATS REDICULOUS !!!!!!!
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Re: TC restoration
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 11:50 am
by Clive Sherriff
But done correctly, and professionally, it's what it would cost!
The point is our cars are sadly undervalued.
(and serviced by cheap spares which as often as not don't fit
anyway - as I've said so often and as todays deliveries prove
once again !!!
Clive
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Re: TC restoration
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 8:04 pm
by archie_ponsonby@post.cz
Hello Clive,
Hear, hear! AND...I've found my letter to MG Enthusiast magazine
back in 1993 complaining about the quality or lack thereof of
replacement parts. One of these days when I'm feeling
exceptionally vindictive I'll ask Walter & Jim to stick it on the
list!
Regards, David Lodge
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Date: 16.3.2004 - 20:50:32
> But done correctly, and professionally, it's
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> The point is our cars are sadly undervalued.
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> once again !!!
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Re: TC restoration
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2004 1:47 am
by ROSS TAYLOR
I read it as $75.00
Roscoe
TC4284
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