Hi I guess i’m a little late    Dan

Let me guess – You went for the buy 4 tires get one free rebate and when
you sent in the rebate w/ the recept they said the tires you choose were
not in the program even though the store said they were – been there done
that

Thanks for posting those pics to illustrate what I tried to explain.
IMHO, wheel adapters are just as bad…great to get those “cool” wheels mounted on a “trailer queen” show car, but not the ticket for a driver that I am riding in.
Tim Smith has decades of experience and is a true expert. He was worth every penny I spent on his work.
I had two…[Read more]

Wheel Works info:
Tim Smith
Burlington NJ609 499 2233

A picture is worth a thousand words. And in this case, really drives home Mark’s point about the bolt holes:
http://www.jbugs.com/store/graphics/00000001/VW-FRONT-BRAKE- DRUM-GERMAN-111405615B.jpg
The five bolt VW pattern is probably unique too. In case you need to know, it’s 205mm.  The five bolt drum is also reinforced where the bolt holes…[Read more]

Stay away from re-drilled rotors and drums. The VW 4 bolt disc and drum has a “cross” pattern cast into the drum/rotor on the back side that makes the drum/rotor more than twice as thick where the log bolt holes are drilled and threaded.
If you buy redrilled drums/rotors, the threads are MUCH TOO THIN to safely secure the wheel because the lug…[Read more]

Here are a bunch  of MP Lafer links.
http://mplafer.com/
But a lot of the linked sites appearto have been untouched for years.

And Mr. Lafer ALWAYS insisted he did not create an MG TD replica.
Sure looks like one to me tho.

Here is a longer discussion on this topic.
https://tdreplica.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=795&P N=8
I still cannot find the stock “nipple” hubcaps without VW or Empi logos. 🙁

Those are VW wheels and VW hubcaps (with no center logo).
The wheels are painted in the correct MG TD silver, available from Eastwood. The description talsk about wire wheels, but this is the correct silver for the steel wheels:
http://search.eastwood.com/search?w=mg+gray+wheel+paint
The wheel medallions are reproduction MG TD wheel centers,…[Read more]

Can’t even tell you how I foudn it. I think I had googled MG TD images, trying to find good photos of original MG TD wheels.
Let’s just say the orange TD sort of stood out on the image search results page!
 

Also, a comment on the IRS comments posted by BDriver and GunFighter.
Everything you guys said is correct. Technically the old VW swing axle suspensions are “independent” because the rear wheels move independently of each other.
But…and this is a big but…
In air-cooled VW circles, IRS will always mean the non-swing axle suspension. So if you…[Read more]

Best I can tell, c6024 MAY be an out of production Gabriel Gas Ryder shock absorber.
There has been lots of debate here as to the best shocks for our VW based TD replicas. And the common wisdom is standard oem equivalent oil-filled shocks.
Here is the thread with the most comprehensive VW suspension discussion on our forum:
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Hmmm…so far I’ve learned that part number C6024 is a front brake drum for a Jaguar XK120 when equipped with wire wheels! Seriously. Look…
http://www.jagspares.co.uk/Manners/Pricelists/XK140.htm
 

There is another great dealer in Indiana-Happys in New Albany.  He is knowlegable, friendly and prices his stuff very competitivley. 

Wow. Very pretty. I like the wheels too.
Are those VW hubcaps?
Where did you find the MG logos?
How did you attach them?
Who’s to say that original TD wheels don’t really have oval vents? They appear oval when you look at them from any angle but straight on to one hole at a time.  
What do the front engine cars do for replica stock steel wheels?
 

Got the car up on the lift yesterday and to my suprise, it has coil springs on the rear with a chock in the middle. So now I have to find just a standard shock, not a coilover. The front has a coilover shock.
The code on the shock was C6024 which I am having a hard time finding out what it is. Got to match it to something as one shock is broke.…[Read more]

MP Lafer (VW Based, made in Brazil)

MP Lafers for the U.S. market were sold as a complete car with the pre-assembled body manufactured in Brazil and mated to a U.S. registered used VW
donor car. Assembly was done by MP Lafer authorized distributors.

Windshield – Folding windshield specific to MP Lafer. Front vent windows need to be pulled…[Read more]

My understanding regarding the “MP” is that it comes from name the
company which made these cars in Brazil:

M?veis Patenteados Lafer S/A hence “MP Lafer”
(which translates to Lafer Patented Furniture )

   The lafers were made by Mr. Percival Lafer from Brazil whom after taking
over the family furniture business decided to venture into the au…[Read more]

Thanks for the link Paul!! I wasn’t aware of those photos.