I’ve heard good and bad.The biggest downside I have heard is the possibility of running too hot on the highway because of the lower RPM. Remember, the fan speed is directly related to engine speed.Now it would seem lower engine speed, lower heat, which would offset the reduced air flow. But I know guys that will not run a freeway flyer.

Rats, I just paid $60 for a tow bar from someone local by meeting them at a place 1/2 between us.  I got it home and it doesn’t fit my front axle.  I’ve got rectangular piece of metal to deal with, not a round axle.  My axle is too wide for the openings in this tow bar.edsnova, I like the one you linked to, but I don’t think it will fit either.

This is what you want: Bug, Ghia, Thing bar, retails for $80, everywhere. I got mine used for $40. I don’t believe coil-over helper shocks will interfere with it, but they may be a sign you should think about working on the front suspension once you get the spark and fuel squared away.

Look up in the photo gallery at Calafer’s photos. He’s got some great photos of a VW chassis. What’s not standard is disk brakes all around but the photos show the shock setups. His shocks are white and there is no coil spring over the shock. Hope this helps.

In my view under the driver’s side of the shock, it looks like it just connects to the body or frame.  There is a coil around the shock.  Is that a coil spring?

Hi Guys,
My car is now listed on EBay http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp ;item=150612786622
I’ve started in at $3500. If you know of anyone that is looking, this is a very nice car (not as nice as some other members’ cars, but not bad!)
I’d like to see it go to a nice home and I know it has many hours of fun left in…[Read more]

 Unless your London Roadster is one of the rare ones on a custom chassis with coil springs over the shock absorbers, a tow bar for the standard VW beetle should work. The super beetle has strut suspension and requires a different tow bar to hook up.

 My understanding is that the freeway flyer transaxle is found in the super beetle and is geared higher than the reg. beetle.I have a friend who made the swap and is happy with it. PinkMG [Mark] had one in the TD he sold to Bill Collins.

OK top is holding so far. I used a metal bar from cyclone fence as well as adjusting the top.

 GunFighter, Glad you got the Allison!!!It is a great looking car.You’ll enjoy it  for years to come.Hope you realize just how rare it is. Quality all the way.

Welcome, Paul. Heard those Victor TFs were hot stuff.I’ve been seeing a nice selection of TD body parts floating across the ‘bay lately. Lot of front wings and some rears too. Full tubs once in a while. My opinion (you might know better) The late TD and TF are indistinguishable from the rear. I’d make a box trailer with a leaf axle and hang the…[Read more]

 CMC bought out FiberFab according to my info, so the cars are very much alike,the tops appear to be the same.
 BCW did make a front engine model, it uses Chevette mechanicals on a custom built chassis.I am blessed to own one of them.

GF,
very nice – love the patina on the seats etc.
I think Richard Woobly ( CTDG ) has one of those and I am sure others.
Wish mine was like that before I bought my basket case – oh well it was
fun doing the resto w/ my son.
Dale

Car looks great. For front end fixes, do a search here on “adjustable beam.” 

Here’s a couple of pics.


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Larry,
The gallery pictures rarely identify the source of the kit in the pictures. Most of the old members know the visual cues that differentiate the cars. I don’t. That’s what I’m trying to learn here.  
Your comment about CMC tops is good to know. Did fiberfab use the same top?
Did BCW manufacture a front engine model?
Peter
 
 
 
 

He was used as a CI then they had evidence. At least enough to make a charge. Guess his info was more valuble to them. Glad no one was hurt! Like the story!

 I agree that parts availability is a good thing,you never know when you may need some. The CMC diminsions are relatively close to the original MG but fitting a folding windshield will require trimming the molded in mounts off the cowl even if the measurments do check out.The folding windshield option was used when racing the MG to reduce wind…[Read more]

 
MG Magic sells parts for CMC and Fiberfab replicas. Parts support is a good thing.
How do their dimensions compare to the originals? i.e. for things like a folding windshield. How does their build quality compare to BMC?

We were on vacation. The car was easily fixed.The neighbors on the other side of that fence had a little boy, about five or six. I shudder to think what might have happened if he was playing outside.We “know” who did it, the son of our neighbors. Known drug addict, and a the police used him as an informer. They were never going to do anything to…[Read more]