When I looked at this for my 70 mgb, I took the lines back right to the boot. The clips were covered. I found that without adding the length the covers looked too boxy... There are a couple of examples of the fairings on the MG V8 site that look very nice. Have fun with your car!
If I were doing this project I would have started with a plywood base and some form of soft pine for the zyd's and did far more forming with the wood and way less with the bondo... Just saying
the bondo is a necessary part of the project regardless of how I did it. I had actually considered making wooden bucks and hammering out the "zyd" from aluminum. ( I like that you called them Zyds) Ultimately I decided to use materials and processes anyone can do affordably. there will be wood work coming as I need to make the framework that goes underneath
interesting. I wil say though kind of sounds like you might not have seen to many actual vinyl tonneau covers on mgb's. As long as you aren't describing the ones that close off the entire cabin, but most just go up to the seats and cover the soft top. they don't sag and they are held rigid in place by a bar that goes in those metal slot that you mention the optional hard top attaches, soft tops don't have anything to do with those. the tonneau actually sit so tight against the body that the curve you describe is maintained.
yeah, I get where my comments could have been taken as a criticism of vinyl covers. I guess i was really just justifying the project. I had been shopping for a Tonneau, but just was not overwhelmed with what is on the market. hopefully this will give the car some personal flare, and I am designing it to be easily removed so I can go back to a standard cover at some time. thanks for the feedback
yeah I get that, definitely a cool option and project especially if you can get it to abut seamlessly to the back vs overlap it, I didn't mean to come off as harsh as it seemed after i re-read my comment. I'd send you a pic of mine if I knew how to on this medium.
When I looked at this for my 70 mgb, I took the lines back right to the boot. The clips were covered. I found that without adding the length the covers looked too boxy... There are a couple of examples of the fairings on the MG V8 site that look very nice. Have fun with your car!
Another possible reference might be the circa 1964 Thunderbird. I think their unit was dealer installed. 🤷🏻
just searched ....
Those are pretty cool.
thanks for the inspiration
If I were doing this project I would have started with a plywood base and some form of soft pine for the zyd's and did far more forming with the wood and way less with the bondo... Just saying
the bondo is a necessary part of the project regardless of how I did it.
I had actually considered making wooden bucks and hammering out the "zyd" from aluminum.
( I like that you called them Zyds)
Ultimately I decided to use materials and processes anyone can do affordably.
there will be wood work coming as I need to make the framework that goes underneath
interesting. I wil say though kind of sounds like you might not have seen to many actual vinyl tonneau covers on mgb's. As long as you aren't describing the ones that close off the entire cabin, but most just go up to the seats and cover the soft top. they don't sag and they are held rigid in place by a bar that goes in those metal slot that you mention the optional hard top attaches, soft tops don't have anything to do with those. the tonneau actually sit so tight against the body that the curve you describe is maintained.
yeah, I get where my comments could have been taken as a criticism of vinyl covers. I guess i was really just justifying the project. I had been shopping for a Tonneau, but just was not overwhelmed with what is on the market.
hopefully this will give the car some personal flare, and I am designing it to be easily removed so I can go back to a standard cover at some time.
thanks for the feedback
yeah I get that, definitely a cool option and project especially if you can get it to abut seamlessly to the back vs overlap it, I didn't mean to come off as harsh as it seemed after i re-read my comment. I'd send you a pic of mine if I knew how to on this medium.
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