Bill the only MSO I have seen are from auto manufactures GM FORD HONDA ect they are an official document from the manufacturer looks like a state title ,with manufacturer  vin.numbers ,weight .manufacture date,and class type , I am not sure what would be on a kit car MSO as the states are concerned I think the engine number and title for it  or…[Read more]

Larry,  Thanks for the comments.   I am really the forth owner.   The first owner ( I’ve been told) was a guy named Bill Kelly, who lived in New England somewhere when he bought the kit and then moved to Norcross ( or Duluth ) Georgia with the kit ( he had built it to a rolling Chassis state — but there is no paperwork on the donor car). …[Read more]

 
Welcome to the Dark Side
You’re gonna love it!

  Jdd ,, Your fun has just begun  Dan R

 Bill, If I remember correctly, Your car has been thru several owners but none of them completed the build and it has never been titled .Correct me if I am wrong about the above information.  I understand that you have a detailed bill of sale from the previous owner, but I’m guessing that at least part of the problem is that you have no i…[Read more]

Awesome!
Keep telling yourself that it’s a labor of love, a labor of love, a labor of love.
Post progress pics when you can. I’ve got the same car and engine configuration.

 Glad to hear that you took that first BIG step. Ask questions as often as you need to and keep us up to date on your progress.

Jim, one of our members did a nice illustrated pan replacement a few months back. Hit the search button above and paste in “Rust, rust, rust replacing floor pans” and it will pop up.edsnova40414.7212615741

Thanks, Larry – we are both excited about this new venture.   Never thought I’d see the day when my wife was excited about working on a car!
Paul, that would be great!   The manual would help a lot, especially since we are completely new to kit cars.
This car had a couple of mods by the young man that owned it – including spark plugs and coils mou…[Read more]

Like I wrote before Allen, we’re here to help! so keep firing away!
Just my opinion, but the stock Beetle harness will have far more than you need. Dune buggy harnesses usually include what you need to a VW based kit car.
Sources I have seen in other posts on the harness topic include:
Custom Wiring (http://www.customwiring.com/hotrods.html) says they…[Read more]

I am humbled by Larry’s kind words.
But sure enough, my 1982 Classic Roadsters Duchess kit, which went on the road in spring 1983 is still at it 27 years later.
Jim, I do have my original build manual. I’ve been meaning to scan it into a pdf (or perhaps several). I’ll get off my butt and do that.
Stay tuned.PMOSSBERG40414.9248958333

 Jim,   Congratulations !!!!! I still have fond memories of  the day I got my first TD Replica so I share in your excitement.  We here are all looking forward to sharing your future experiences.
 The Classic Roadster Duchess is a very desireable car .Paul Mossberg,one of the moderators on this site ,built his Duchess over 20 years ago and it’s…[Read more]

Some additional info:
Yesterday was a very long day, and we were dead on our feet when we got home last night.
However, even that is not a good enough excuse for this:  I went out a few minutes ago, lifted up the hood, and there big as everything was a plate identifying it as a Classic Roadster Duchess.  Serial number and everything.  Duh!
I st…[Read more]

Thanks for all the help guys. Picked up the kit yesterday evening at about 7:30 and got home around midnight. I’ll try to inventory what I have todaY after work. So far it appears I’m only minus the hub caps (not a problem because I’m going to switch to real wire wheels) and the wiring harness. Should I order a standard VW Beetle harness?
I’ll…[Read more]

I replaced my 74 dual master cyl this w/e because it leaked down under pressure, like when you have to stop real fast! I bled it really good on the bench then plugged all the holes and just pulled one plug  at a time and put in each line one at a time. I didn’t even have to bleed the system when i got it all hooked up. This is a measy job, ho…[Read more]

 If I’m reading the CMC manual correctly ,only the front springs are to be changed and cut, the rear ones are used as they come off the doner car.  The rears are varible rate  ,the front are constant rate  according to Rock Auto Parts.  Check their website, it lists several different springs showing the wire diameter, spring diameter, comp…[Read more]

Added information:
The distance from the floor to the bottom edge of the short running board piece is 13 in rear and 14 in the front.   The height to the top of the shock brace is 23 3/4.
I knew that the book called for 4 specific coil springs (362193ATD ) and specific shocks (TRW 80822 for the front and TRW 80802 for the rear).  The rolling chas…[Read more]

I stand corrected. I cut a full coil off each new front spring in my old Nova, which lowered the nose a healthy inch or inch and a half (which was my aim & purpose & which looked mean), but she rode like a brick thereafter and ate ball joints like bar peanuts on account of I changed the angle of the lower control arms. Every time I took her in for…[Read more]

Yup…welcome aboard Allen.
We live to serve the newbies to this hobby! So never be shy about speaking up when you need help.
You’ll just post a note with your info. I’ll update the master list and our geography expert James will add you to our map.
 

 Bill, In the Download Manuals section ,under CMC Chevette ,on page 27, it instructs the builder to obtain Chevrolet part # 362193ATD spring. Cut one full coil off the bottom of the spring .
 This is the CMC method to lower the front of the car. Be it the correct way to do it or not , it is the method they chose. If I am thinking right, the fr…[Read more]