Tiny Little Tonneau Covers

[Viv James TraX Interconnect (Pty.) Ltd]

Hello Mike and Dave, You really are stirring them up on the cover issue Mike! I only use a full tonneau by the way and so would you if you lived here. I have also put in the odd extra lift the dot to pull it nice and tight especially when it is in 3/4 position. I can't stand the little ill fitting half thing that hangs on the back of the car like a whore's drawers. I've also made an inner cover that we use when the soft top is up to keep prying eyes from the contents of our luggage compartment. This makes use of the redundant half tonneau rail behind the seats and a non-standard group of Badger's erect lift the dot studs screwed into the top of the side screen compartment. Down hill we slide and so much for originality! My cream car is on 4 wheels, engine and box in, with the body tub loosely bolted in position for the first time in umpteen years. This week I'll hang the doors and finally bolt the thing down. I'm all fired up again now after having to work like hell to show progress for a MGCC garage meet at my place yesterday. Viv James

[Paul Huck]

One problem that I encountered was the 'lifting' of the tonneau corner in the center of the dash (fascia) when in the 3/4 position. (That means while the full tonneau is in place, but I am driving, and therefore have the drivers side unzipped and open). I drilled a hole in the 'little erect member' and inserted a cotter/split pin to keep the corner from lifting. Seems no matter what else I tried, the wind pulled that corner off the post. It worked for 15 years, until the tonneau rotted away. Now I need a new tonneau. PTH

----- Original Message ----- From: Viv James TraX Interconnect (Pty.) Ltd viv@trax.co.za> To: Michael Card mike.card@mcmg.freeserve.co.uk>; DAI dairwin_2000@yahoo.com> Cc: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 4:32 AM Subject: [mg-tabc] Tiny Little Tonneau Covers > Hello Mike and Dave, > > You really are stirring them up on the cover issue Mike! > > I only use a full tonneau by the way and so would you if you lived > here. I have also put in the odd extra lift the dot to pull it nice and > tight especially when it is in 3/4 position. I can't stand the little ill > fitting half thing that hangs on the back of the car like a whore's > drawers. > > I've also made an inner cover that we use when the soft top is up to > keep prying eyes from the contents of our luggage compartment. > This makes use of the redundant half tonneau rail behind the seats > and a non-standard group of Badger's erect lift the dot studs > screwed into the top of the side screen compartment. Down hill we > slide and so much for originality! > > My cream car is on 4 wheels, engine and box in, with the body tub > loosely bolted in position for the first time in umpteen years. This > week I'll hang the doors and finally bolt the thing down. I'm all fired > up again now after having to work like hell to show progress for a > MGCC garage meet at my place yesterday. > > Viv James > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > >