In 1982, my Classic Roadsters LTd. Duchess kit was $5,500 delivered.
I put about $1,000 into the Beetle donor car.

Great story and photos.
I love that view over the dropped windshield.

Dale,
Here is a link to my datasheet which has the price of the Ford based kit.
https://tdreplica.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1876& KW=RobBaker
Total cost from FIBERFAB                         $7,900 in “1987”RobBaker40855.5246643519

A third brake light is a great idea.  It cuts down on the follower’s braking reaction time and saves accidents and lives.

Roy,  Thanks for the compliment.  I took it that way from the start.Regarding the photos…when you are posting a reply there are 2 rows of icons above the space where you enter text.  The last icon on the first row has a blue arrow over, what looks like, a tree.  Click this button to load a photo in your narrative.To get text between pics I wil…[Read more]

Great link. Thanks for sharing.

rollbar, schmollbar. no one had ’em in ’52 anyway.
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What are you going to do for a roll bar?

Rocky, My comment on the cleanliness of your work was intended to be a compliment of the highest order.  How you get the narrative between the photos?
Roy

Great work Roy.I don’t want to admit it but I guess I am a little obsessive about making sure every part is cleaned, inspected, and repainted before installation.I figure I have one shot to do it right so ….why not.Any way, great work on yours.  Happy Driving!

That’s like double what I’ve got now!

http://americanchevette.webs.com/apps/forums/topics/show/416 3321-11-brake-upgrade
I read this the other day ,you might want to take a look at it.

Thanks guys.  Having not built this car myself, I’m learning a lot so far with brake systems.  I recall some brake stars I had to tighten in my ’67 bug, then back off a bit.
With the shortened daylight hours, it is dark when I leave for work, and when I come home during the week.  I don’t know if I can read the casting number tonight, but I’ll giv…[Read more]

This is how I added a third brake light.


Not the prettiest, but as far as I’m concerned safety comes first.

Rob,
I noticed your from MA. I am also from MA. Do you keep this bubble outdoors? If so how does it stand up to the snow?

See if there is a casting number on the master cylinder so we can identify what you have.  Is it a Chevy master cylinder?  Is it a chevy master with the vacumn booster removed? Not a good thing as it probably has the wrong bore size to work as a non-powered system.

Meatballs are good for another 10 hp or so I’ve been told 🙂

why, again, can’t you get the master cylinder out?I ask because maybe it’s too small for the brakes. You might get better brakes if you put a proportion valve in it to hold back some juice from the rears, which–coming from a 240-26-280 z car–are probably bigger (and require more fluid) than the Chevette brakes they replaced. Check with the…[Read more]

Hey, I like Ed’s solution — especially with the TD trim. Very slick!

Ah, for the Cobra. I was wondering who I’d missed with meatballs on their TD.Thanks for the link. RatRacing is in the running. I might go local though.I want to get all done for under $50. Especially since I might end up not liking it…