MG-Cars.info

Welcome to our Site for MG, Triumph and Austin-Healey Car Information.

Recommendations

Parts

MG parts spares and accessories are available for MG T Series (TA, MG TB, MG TC, MG TD, MG TF), Magnette, MGA, Twin cam, MGB, MGBGT, MGC, MGC GT, MG Midget, Sprite and other MG models from British car spares company LBCarCo.

MG TD TF 1500 - Windshield Blocks

When I took my windshield apart, the metal blocks the are around the wiper motor and the wiper blade stalks were broken into pieces. Gluing them did not hold, and I cannot find any replacements.

I glued the pieces onto a metal shim and made molds of them out of plaster of paris. I then filled the mold with lead.

The original material appears to be a pot metal, but the lead should be a reasonable replacement.

The first picture is of the original one glued to a metal plate. The last is the finished product.





Bruce Cunha

Here is the mold. I used pam sprayed on the blocks as a mold release.

Bruce Cunha

Back in the toy soldier days we used smoke/soot from a burning candle to coat the mold as a release agent. You could also shape from a block of brass.

Regards, Tom
tm peterson

Those are also good ideas. I assume there are a few ways of doing this
Bruce Cunha

Nice job making new ones but ...

I would not sweat it. My blocks have been broken since the early 60's.

The screws will hold them in place.
Christopher Couper

I have only one that was intact in the windshields I’ve removed. I made my replacements out of rubber belting material
W A Chasser

This thread was discussed between 07/02/2022 and 08/02/2022

MG TD TF 1500 index

This thread is from the archives. Join the live MG TD TF 1500 BBS now