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  • #235365
    Douglas Willis
    Participant

    @stg-inc

    Hi everyone.  I’m back!  Its been a year or so since I have posted here, but I have been working on my kit…  Wiring, interior and top is just about all that is left and she will be on the road.  Here are a few pictures of the last years journey!

    As you can see… There is ALWAYS something to do in Doug’s garage!!!  A new engine for my 16 year old’s 72 Super Beetle.
    Hope to be able to get this project finished before it cannot be used till spring!
    Doug
    #261314
    newkitman
    Participant

    @newkitman

    DOUG! Glad you’re back man. You’ve been making better progress than me but I’m getting there. Welcome back!

    Allen Caron
    VW based 53MGTD - "MoneyPenny"
    "If one thing matters, everything matters" - from the book The Shack

    #261315
    Douglas Willis
    Participant

    @stg-inc

    Thanks Allen!  I have been @ a stand still since I got to the wiring.  The harness I have did not match either diagram I have in my build manual (not even frigg’n close!)  I bought a “Easy Wire” harness @ a friends suggestion, and I am trying to work my way through making it suitable for a rear engine application.

    I still want to drop the rear suspension a click or two, but all-in-all it is coming along pretty well… save for the fact that the P.O. cut the side panels “way” too short which has resulted in the entire front end to be 3/4 inches shorter that it is supposed to be…  lol
    #261316
    Derek
    Participant

    @nobody

    Looking amazing! Love the green beetle btw.

    When I got my TDr there was nothing in the way of wiring so I started from a beetle wiring loom. I had to modify some of it especially in the front end to reach the headlights and such. Overall it was fairly easy just took time to figure out where to run everything and where it all went.
    #261317
    billnparts
    Participant

    @billnparts

    OK…Carlisle in the spring !!!

    Bill Ascheman
    Fiberfab Ford
    Modified 5.0, 5sp., 4:11
    Autocross & Hillclimb
    "Drive Happy"

    #261318
    Paul Mossberg
    Keymaster

    @pmossberg

    Doug! Welcome back man!

     
    Your TDr is looking great! Nice work!
     
    I’m with Derek. I’m coveting that green Beetle. She’s stunning!
     
    Classic Roadsters Ltd.’s schematics are excellent. Granted, they matched CRL’s harnesses. But they still might help you out. They are in our Download Manuals section. Here is a direct link: https://tdreplica.com/Manuals/Duchess/Classic%20Roadsters%20VW%20Duchess%20Part%207%20-%20Wiring%20Diagrams.pdf

    Paul Mossberg
    Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
    2005 Intermeccanica Roadster

    If you own a TDr and are not in the Registry, please go to https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/mg-td-replica-registry/ and register (you need to copy and paste the link)

    #261319
    Mike Schumacher
    Participant

    @juneybug

    fantastic pictures the sequencing may well be in the manuals but seeing clear visuals so useful. I know you’ll post your wiring solution. I’m a long way off but remains a total unknown. And a well lit man cave as well Thanks Mike

    #261320
    edward ericson
    Participant

    @edsnova

    Nice build! Did you end up lengthening the front side panels?

    #261321
    Douglas Willis
    Participant

    @stg-inc

    Well… since the jellcoat on the car is perfect, I didn’t want to try to add an inch to both side panels then try to match the jellcoat and have something that did not look good.  So, I tried as best I could to split the distance in multiple ways throughout the entire body.

    I was able to gain almost 3/8 of an inch literately by pushing everything back the the rear and flexing the leading edge of the rear fenders.  Running boards, fenders, removing and stock and re-welding front bumper brackets, etc.
    Next, I gained a 1/4 inch or so by adding rubber cowling to the firewall to push the side panels forward.
    Finally I was able to fill the gap at the radiator and front fenders with black “pinch-welting”.
    To look at it you would never know unless you really knew what to look for.  I will take some pictures this weekend and post them.
    Doug
    #261322
    Douglas Willis
    Participant

    @stg-inc

    Hi Everyone!

    No, I did not fall off the face of the earth…  I did, however, take a new position with my company that requires WAY more of my time than I ever expected!  (though I do make more than I should)  😉
    I have been working on my project (hit and miss) but the wiring is almost complete and today I got my gas tank welding completed!
    As soon as I can get some pictures uploaded I will share them.
    For now… PEACE!
    Doug
    #261323
    Douglas Willis
    Participant

    @stg-inc

    #261324
    billnparts
    Participant

    @billnparts

    Very nice. A lot of work there.

    Bill Ascheman
    Fiberfab Ford
    Modified 5.0, 5sp., 4:11
    Autocross & Hillclimb
    "Drive Happy"

    #261325
    edward ericson
    Participant

    @edsnova

    What a neat job on the wiring. I am envious–and very impressed.

    #261326
    Paul Mossberg
    Keymaster

    @pmossberg

    Nice work Doug!

    So good to see the progress!

    Paul Mossberg
    Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
    2005 Intermeccanica Roadster

    If you own a TDr and are not in the Registry, please go to https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/mg-td-replica-registry/ and register (you need to copy and paste the link)

    #261327
    Bob
    Participant

    @lrh

    Looks so good… and new too! Must feel nice to make progress however slow it might be. I can only know the pretty good feeling of buying a completed car.

    🙂
    Your nicely welded gas tank picture is motivating me to get that done on mine so I can drive more than 50 miles at a time on a plastic portable tank! My old tank looked like I welded it myself and I don’t weld.
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