Bill,  I am in NJ and my buddy moved to DE a few months ago. I am not near the car any longer.
I’ll see if he can get me some pics.
However, I can tell you that the single port VW mill had all ALL the stock tin, to include the tin that sits vertical over the “bell housing” area of the engine block.
This tin and the cylinder covers were flush up…[Read more]

You want Agreed Value, a not Stated Value collector/specialty car insurance. Agreed Value reimburses total loss for the value the car is insured for.
IMHO, NEVER use a “daily driver” company to insure these cars.

Paul, you used the LED bulbs that just screw into the 1156 or 1157 sockets correct? They are indeed junk and not designed to shine through red or amber lenses like a clear 1157. They are also extremely “directional” and have a built in resistor that creates amp draw for the stock flashers.
Larry and I are talking about complete LED assemblies and…[Read more]

I changed my brake and turn signal lights to LED’s and the flasher worked the same as with the original bulbs 1156 and 1157. I saw now difference. I thought the LED’s would be brighter for the turn signals. I ended up spending almost a $100 on the LED turn signal bulbs and ended up putting the 1157’s back in because they were brighter. Live and learn.

Happy to be of service, Paul, no matter how inadvertent it was.I don’t think the shop that installed my new 1600cc Type 1 motor knew about sealing around the engine compartment. I don’t take it there any more, having found a much more knowledgeable guy within walking distance of my house. Now that I think about it, he may have mentioned that very…[Read more]

Bill,
I wonder why your agent couldn’t insure yours.  I wonder if there is different state regulations within State Farm.   My agent even came out took pictures of the car for their files.   I took it back up last month so he could document the engine with pictures. 

Hmmm…I sure hope the seller is not a forum member!

Even better Allen…
By asking about “splash pans”, Bill Gould started an excellent discussion on proper cooling for VW based TD replicas.
So I changed the subject to match the topic.
 

Pink,
Would you have a photo or link to a photo of the seal around his engine compartment?
(Thread deviation for a moment)
While on the subject of engine tin and engine compartment seals, what does everyone use in front of the motor between the fan housing and the transaxle? I was thinking of fiberglassing in some screen door screen to keep out…[Read more]

Caveat  Emptor!
Makes you wonder if the seller is intentionally misrepresenting or just an idiot!
I’m channeling Bill Engvall, “It’s a sign….”

 Thanks Mark, I thought that the LEDs would probably work ok when wired into the existing circuits but wanted to be sure befor I  bought the lights.
 Thanks for the Rodworx link. the accessory light #39193 looks like it would serve my purpose.Larry Murphy40759.5706018519

Amen Paul…he meant “engine tin” in VW talk.
BTW, my buddy’s Lafer has a pretty good seal around the engine compartment, almost like a real Beetle.Pink MG40759.5181134259

The car bidding started at $10,000 are you kidding!!!
He also said it has anti-lock brakes, a leather interior and it is correctly titled as a 1936???
I do not recall any air-cooled Beetle donor that came with anti-lock brakes or MG making a TD in 1936. I’ll bet this guy also doesn’t know the difference between vinyl and leather.
Reminds me of…[Read more]

I guess I qualify too. Paul, may remember that guy I loaned it to. Quite a character.
The red book is the orange book. The VW crowd in the club I joined call it the red book. Technically it is orange though.

Larry,
As long as the LED’s are wired into the same circuit as the incandescant bulbs, the amp draw is still there for a standard flasher to operate both sets of lights. In other words, you are just splicing them into to existing tail/stop/turn (1157) bulbs?
It’s when you use LED only that causes the need for the electronic flasher.
A…[Read more]

Amazing – their quote for a $7000 stated value and 50 mile towing is just about the same as Geico covering me for liability only!As soon as I get my car back from the engine rebuild to be finished today, I’m going to make the switch. Thanks for that one.

Not sure what he means by splash pans…
But all the stock VW cooling tin should be on your engine (including the pans that bolt on under the rocker arm tubes).
And as best you can, the engine compartment should be sealed to separate the exhaust form the engine.
On a stock VW, the cooling tin seals to the body sheet metal. On our cars, you will…[Read more]

There is an extensive insruance discussion here:
https://tdreplica.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=536&P N=2
 

Haggerty has stated value insurance. If the car is totaled you get a check for the full value you have it insured for. Full coverage liability and comprensive, under and uninsured motorist as well same as any other vehicle. Even roadside assistance and towing is included. I have 3 cars wth them. You tell them a reasonable value you want the car…[Read more]

I have 2 cars insured with Geico and they also told me they won’t insure my car for anything other than my liability if I get into an accident. Not even the mechanical breakdown/towing insurance that’s on the other cars.I have to find another company that will insure the car for theft/vandalism and collision insurance also, like on the other…[Read more]