Parts Help

[duffner4534]

To The List - I recently purchased a '46 TC and I find that the car is missing a number of small and difficult parts to find. I'm hoping that fellow mwebers can help me or direct me as to where I might go to find these. I am in search of the following: Front right and left shocks with links and backing plates (either rebuilt or cores that can be rebuilt) 20-0-20 amp gauge (core that I can have rebuilt) 0-160 oil pressure gauge (core that I can have rebuilt) Dash map light Low fuel warning lamp Chole, starter, slow running cables Chrome beading that surrounds wooden dash Front head lamp "U" lenses and proper chrome trim ring FT27 Fog Altete Horn Seat hinges Seat hinge channels (attach to back of seats and accept hinge flange) Seat back adjusting hardware - wheel arch brackets, racks, wing nuts Upper steering column bracket that attaches column to scuttle Choke & starter cable bracket to rear carb Choke, starter, slow running cable cover to firewall Slow running cable return spring, bracket, and arm Draught excluder plate for pedal boot Tonneau Bar (attached to rear of seat back) Battery box cover Gas tank sides with chrome edging Transmission tunnel (cover) I'm hoping to find some of these parts used to help keep the cost down. It's a little overwhelming and I'm sure I'm missing many other parts. These are the most noticeable at my first pass at evaluating the car. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Regards, Rob TC1685

[ian thomson]

Rob. Some of your list is available from the usual suppliers, though I can understand your wish to avoid their prices. Some items will certainly be difficult to source but some are easy to make being only mild steel with perhaps a few bends in it. In particular the shocker backing plates, steering column bracket and rear carb cable carrier, battery box cover and draught excluder plate are fairly simple to make if you have the patterns. The clips for the cover are freely available (try NTG who even sell them on EBAY). Even the tonneau bar could be made if you have a welder. I have made a transmission tunnel for a J2 but that was a bit involved to do as it needed a simple former made first but it is only mild steel bent and welded or brased. Mike Sherrels book will help with patterns for some of these. The shockers, dash lamp and fuel lamp and tank sides may be difficult though list members may have some of these. Try John Marks of autojumbles for the instruments. They should not be too difficult to find. The cables, dash beading,seat adjusters are available from the specialists as is the FT27 if you own a gold mine. The horn is not too difficult as there were lots made for all sorts of cars and bikes though they do vary a lot. Even the fluted nuts for these are available as I bought a new set on EBAY just a fortnight ago. The "U" lenses are not to difficult at autojumbles though I be a list member has some. Sorry I have not got any of these parts Rob but I hope this helps a bit. Ian Thomson. ------- --- duffner4534 rduffner@frontiernet.net> wrote:

> > > To The List - I recently purchased a '46 TC and I > find that the car is > missing a number of small and difficult parts to > find. I'm hoping > that fellow mwebers can help me or direct me as to > where I might go to > find these. > > I am in search of the following: > > Front right and left shocks with links and backing > plates (either > rebuilt or cores that can be rebuilt) > 20-0-20 amp gauge (core that I can have rebuilt) > 0-160 oil pressure gauge (core that I can have > rebuilt) > Dash map light > Low fuel warning lamp > Chole, starter, slow running cables > Chrome beading that surrounds wooden dash > Front head lamp "U" lenses and proper chrome trim > ring > FT27 Fog > Altete Horn > Seat hinges > Seat hinge channels (attach to back of seats and > accept hinge flange) > Seat back adjusting hardware - wheel arch brackets, > racks, wing nuts > Upper steering column bracket that attaches column > to scuttle > Choke & starter cable bracket to rear carb > Choke, starter, slow running cable cover to firewall > Slow running cable return spring, bracket, and arm > Draught excluder plate for pedal boot > Tonneau Bar (attached to rear of seat back) > Battery box cover > Gas tank sides with chrome edging > Transmission tunnel (cover) > > I'm hoping to find some of these parts used to help > keep the cost > down. It's a little overwhelming and I'm sure I'm > missing many other > parts. These are the most noticeable at my first > pass at evaluating > the car. Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Regards, > > Rob > TC1685 > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > mg-tabc-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > > > >

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