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DannyP posted:

That is until some asshat taps the fender. If that happens, no one will blame you for his death.

Danny-No problem by me! I'm open about what it is. I just love the shape. Actually, I nearly bought a car from Rainer Cooney. But for me, this just seemed like a more practical solution. Finding someone to help me with a crank triggered 547 and all of that was a headache. With Pat Downs just down the road, this makes sense. 

As for Daniel and Greg, there are definite similarities. Greg did an amazing job on that car. Most of the detail here has nothing to do with me, but rather, with Carey's incredible eye. The idiot who originally built this car also did some neat aesthetic things -- but his forte was not the mechanical end!

Stan Galat posted:
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Is that drum aluminum?

I’m getting all weak in the knees...

Stan, yep! Made by Peter Hofmann (Classic Parts, Germany). I've got the wheel cylinder spacers, bleeder screws, etc. The whole deal. It's pretty cool.  This photo is from my 1956 356A. I had the same setup on that car. Stopped well. 

Those drums are very like the Alfin drums that older MGs (T series) used to have for racing.  They were finned exactly the same.

Along with Andrex shocks, in addition to the standard lever arm ones, they added a little to the car's braking and handling.

Some days I miss my old MG-TD.  Bought it from a high school friend, and kept it for years, but never had the money to look after it.  Finally had to sell it to help pay for the kids' university costs.

edsnova posted:

Oh you gotta be kidding me. You made him WIRE LOCK the bolts on the backing plates?

Look, man, we all know Permatex Blue is not "period correct," but jay-suess crytower ain't nobody gonna see it inside them brake drums! 

Hey now...those bolts were wire locked like that when I got the car (that was the way the 356s and 550s were done)!

As for the brake shoes, trust @alb to pick up on the subtleties. Kinda cool stuff. I like these little details! 

It was a whole-day affair for Carey, as lots of little things had to be adjusted to get these "just right." I offered to do this later when the car got to me, but Carey wanted to see it done right.

I'd imagine there will be more photos coming today...

Carey has been working hard on my tonneau, and will start working on the shift rod for the original style shift box next week. That's probably the last "new" part that needs to go in it. 

The rest of the stuff is all original to the car; the latches for the rear bonnet could also prove to be challenging, but nothing Carey can't tackle.

More to come!

Anand

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