Chuck,
You're doing quite a job. It's going to look great. When do you plan to
paint
the piping that goes between the fenders and the tub, etc? BTW, I flat towed
my TD
during its restoration phase by bolting my towbar to the front bumper's backbar
with
the facebar removed.
Chuck wrote:
> Today was one of the few sunny and clear days in the last few weeks,
>so I
> took the day off to finish getting my wife's TF ready for the paint
> shop. I put the last coat of cream paint on the inside of fenders, wheel
> wells, door jams, inside of bonnet, and around the top of the tub and
> cowling. I also put on the last coat of primer on the fenders (I will give
> them their final sanding tomorrow night). I just came in from putting the
> fenders back on the car, with 1/4" spacers between the fenders and body. I
> was told to do this so that the paint can get deep into the joint. Not
> really needed since while painting the wheel wells, I painted up beyond the
> joint line, but extra paint in the joint should cut down on rubbing and
> rusting. The TF is now together, and all it needs is the wheels and front
> bumper put back on - need the bumper so I can tow it to the shop. My wife
> has been watching with great interest. She finally popped the question
> "Are you sure you can get it back together?" I hope so, I have a lot of
> pictures and hand written notes to help me. And if I get really lost,
> there is the MG shop over in the next valley.
>
> Chuck
>
--
Bud Krueger
http://home.ici.net/~bkrueger/
52TD
77MGB
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