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MG TD TF 1500 - TD's inflict pain!
| Is it actually possible to wash and polish a TD by hand without scraping a knuckle or stubbing a finger? I am being a bit facetious here, of course. Spent and enjoyable Sunday morning cleaning areas that are hard to get at. |
| S Griffin |
| The best way to avoid pain is to have someone else do it. |
| M Resnicoff |
| A good wash mitt helps. |
| Bruce Cunha |
| You certainly can't clean a TF without bleeding. At least, since 1967, I never have. David |
| D A Provan |
| David P., Rebuilding an entire car like the TF inflicts even more blood and pain. Magnificent looking beasts however everything is located so close to each other so inevitably knuckles are skinned ! TF3719("Aramis"),TF9177("Athos"). |
| Rob Grantham |
| With many owner being on low dose aspirin, statins or even Warfarin polishing the bumper bars and over riders can be fatal. Jan T |
| J Targosz |
| My grandmother always said in such cases: "awkward meat must go" |
| W_Mueller |
| Pay someone else to do it and give them $ 25 for each drop of blood! |
| Len Fanelli |
| Rob, when I rebuilt mine in a friend's chicken shed (minus chickens) I certainly bled a lot, but I also got concussion. I was using a length of 4 x 2 (framing timber) as a lever to compress the front springs while I tried to refit shock bolts, when something slipped and the timber hit me on the side of the head. I woke up some unknown time later draped over the car. I repeated the process the same way and succeeded - must have been the concussion. Similar stories welcome. David |
| D A Provan |
| That's really using your head David. :-) Cheers Peter TD 5801 |
| P Hehir |
| Pleasingly,when you turn the key of your TD or TF subsequent to some years work,you tend to forget the occasional frustration and work involved ! Standing back and looking across at your 'Charger' with neat body panels/lines etc. gives an amazing amount of satisfaction. Cheers Rob Grantham TF3719("Aramis"),TF9177("Athos"). |
| Rob Grantham |
| For David - they do say "No pain, no gain". |
| R A WILSON |
| Restoring a TF is educational, I learned some new words to put in the English language by doing so, I won't repeat them here. My theory is, someone put a bolt in the middle of the floor and built a car around it! And yes, a box of bandages on hand is helpful. LOL. PJ |
| PSJ Jennings |
| If I'm not bleeding, I wasn't working. |
| L E D LaVerne |
| Enjoyed reading the apt comments above re TF rebuild/restoration. I suspect a little more difficult compared to other T types,the TF Bodywork is certainly a test of perseverance ! Fact is the front Bumper Blade,the Front Stone Guard, Front Wings to join the Running Board,Running Board to meet the Rear Wing, Rear Valence to be evenly gapped between both the inner rear wings and the Rear Bumper Blade. Fitting up those pesky Side Engine Panels to meet the bottom edge of the Front Quarter Panel and the side edge of the Scuttle are all challenges. The MG factory did do an amazing job on these cars. Of course,not having any accident damage,rust, or previous owners erroneously grinding off panels to fit a space would be a benefit ! The Abingdon jigs used would also have been helpful. Cheers Rob Grantham TF3719("Aramis"),TF9177("Athos"). |
| Rob Grantham |
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