I had a friend with a TR* that he brought into an
upholstery shop that did his seats, and they redid the
dash better than new.
> with it myself.Isn't there
> someone that can redo the dash pads,thought I had
> heard about someplace in CA
> years back that could do my GTO dash. Brad
>
> "Charles D. Sorkin" wrote:
>
> > Bill Gilroy wrote...
> >
> > >PS. You never got back to me about the left
> handed steering wheel.
> >
> > Wow... a left handed steering wheel! What other
> Midget features come in
> > left handed versions?
> >
> > We southpaws are truly an ignored minority. I'd
> love a set of carbs that
> > mount on the other side of the engine, for
> instance. (Just changed the
> > airfilters last night.) Or the gas cap on the
> driver's side of the car. If
> > I had my way, there would be a left-handed choke
> cable mounted about where
> > the vent control resides.
> >
> > Actually, I was told recently that the incidence
> of left-handedness amongst
> > British sportscar owners is signifcantly greater
> than that of the overall
> > population. Does anyone else believe it?
> >
> > On a more serious note... I have since fully
> recovered from my mechanic's
> > comment that the Midget's problems with rust and
> neglect are beyond repair.
> > A new rear suspension spring hanger will soon be
> ordered (the old fixture is
> > rusted almost beyond recognition) and I'll be
> shopping around for a
> > competent welding shop soon.
> >
> > Also on the agenda is to address the rust areas on
> the front of the bonnet.
> > The blemishes are in the usual spot, right on the
> front area, and I have the
> > following question: Cost wise, am I better off
> looking for a hood on a
> > parts car, or simply purhcasing a rust-free
> replacement bonnet from the kind
> > folks at, say, Moss Motors. I understand that the
> two-layered nature of the
> > bonnet makes rust repair a difficult proposition.
> >
> > One further question: Has anyone ordered one of
> those dashboard overlays
> > (about $50.00 or so) to coverup the sun-cracking
> just by the windshield?
> > What do they look like installed? Is it even
> noticeable? Was it worth the
> > money?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Charles
> > '74 Midget
> > cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com
> > Bloomfield, NJ
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Charles
>
>
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