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MG TD TF 1500 - Piping at the radiator shell TF

The vertical vinyl piping between the radiator shell and the front of the bonnet side on a TF is slightly smaller in diameter than the fender piping. Does anyone know of a source for this smaller diameter piping?

Dan H.
Dan Hanson

I used the leftover dash piping for that chore myself.
MG LaVerne

If you can't find any, just get any larger piping in the required colour, pull out the core, sew it for a smaller core, then insert the core. Ideally use some round plastic rod for the core, but almost anything of a suitable diameter will do.
Dave H
Dave Hill

Thanks Dan for drawing my attention to this. I am doing a trial build before spraying and my gaps and radiator angle at the front arnt quite right. This is part of my solution but as you say where to get it.
Amongst the old parts taken off 3 years ago I found a small piece of piping with the same angle as the front triangular valance under the radiator. I don't know if this is original or was included in a later rebuild.

D Lamb

D Lamb. Yes. Original.
Christopher Couper

There was originally no piping under the radiator shell (unless your CKD assembly was different). The guard piping did a 90 degree outward turn at he bottom of the radiator shell and terminated at the ends of the front valence.

Matthew.
M Magilton

Sorry. I was commenting on the picture, not the text.
Christopher Couper

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