Cool stuff, Mark. Someone should’ve told me that in 1992.
In Bridget’s case I might do just as well to replace the solenoid with a stock bug piece, or the starter or starter/solenoid if they’re together (don’t even know yet). She’s all pretty stock and doesn’t seem to be running especially hot; I think the part might just be due for…[Read more]

Exactly…and the FoMoCo draws much less current too.

 Mel,, if you split them up I only need 2 wheel sets or I will have to paint mine I’m tired of steel wool and wax all the time ,,it seems every time I turn around I’m cleaning them let me know you can PM me ..P/S if you read this note remember to change the filter in the carburetor it just took me an hour to get home all for a $3.00 filter  I re…[Read more]

My fiberfab has the battery well on the passenger side and of course my steering wheel is on the drivers side (left side of the car)

 Mark, Thanks for the solution and the diagram to show how to hook it up. If I understand correctly, this does not solve the problem of a faulty solenoid ,but does make sure that enough voltage is reaching the unit to insure that it is able work properly.
 Ed ,Becky was very experienced with the ”screwdriver start method ” when a 69 Camaro was o…[Read more]

Starter solenoid “heat soak” can be solved very easily. It’s the solenoid, not the starter motor that is the problem.
I did it on the GM style mini-starter on my Mustang roadracer and will also do it on my 4.3L Chevy V6’s mini-starter in my ’40 Ford streetrod.
It’s an old Hot Rodder/Racer trick of using a remote FoMoCo style solenoid. I use a…[Read more]

Larry, I was thinking the same thing myself. What a coincidence if it is!

Thanks, Larry. I’ll try the headlight test, and maybe put the boat battery in her and try that.
So I reached in this morning and turned the key and she started right up as usual.
This makes me suspect a heat sink effect on the starter/solenoid. Used to get that with the Chevy II. The headers ran right past and sort of curved around the starter.…[Read more]

Larry, Yes we still have the chevette based kit. We had stopped all work on it previously knowing that if we worked on both we would never get the migi done, but now that we are so close to finished with the migi we have started working on the chevette again. We just painted the frame and now have a cleaned and painted rolling chasis. with engine…[Read more]

I might be interested in your wheel baskets.  My baskets are Western Wheel and showing some rust and missing the center plastic cover on two of them, other than that they look good.  What will you be asking for them?

 Ed, Check all the connections, begining at the battery.It may be getting a good enough connection to work the small stuff but not the starter. If all connections are good,disconnect the small wire on the starter solonoid and see if you have current to the end of the wire with the switch in the ”start” position.If you do ,it’s probably the…[Read more]

 I think that all the kits with the split front apron are Fiber Fab /CMC, but I think some of the early Fiber Fab kits used a front apron that was raised on the left side to clear the steering box and column extension, and was bolted to the fenders. An example of this is the Leprechan that is in the for sale ad on the forum. However ,I don’t know…[Read more]

Guys…aren’t the FiberFab/CMC cars all built with the front fenders molded with half an “apron”…the apron under the grille shell? So, that leaves a “split” in that apron? That used to be the dead give away to identify FiberFab/CMC TD’s.
Both of my CMC cars, one Ford based and the other VW based, had these split aprons. The Ford version fe…[Read more]

Good on ya, Will!

 Will. It’s good to hear that you are on the road again and having a good time with your car. Do you still have the Chevette based car  and if you do, how is the work on it going? I’m looking forward to seeing pictures of the build.

Good news Will!
Have any pictures  of the Concrete  Fly-in? Old cars & old aircraft sound great!

I was in south africa and built a 52 td that was a left over from rich
industries in port elisbeth.  It was not a kit. send me pictures and I will tell you if it was the one I built. George geofran@hotmail.com

 Paul ,,,the next time you are in Cosby give a holler I’m about 20 miles from there,, on the back roads that is,,, we joking call that  ” going around the world ” there is some real pretty places out there with a real bad reputation that area in cock county Newport to Del Rio over to Cosby the car triangle moon shine capital of Tennesseethere is…[Read more]

Looks like fun. Bit far (12 hours) for Bridget.Anyone ever run Skyline Drive through the Shenandoah?

Sounds good!I was just in Cosby TN on a church trip. We ran a vacation bible school for a week at the Sunset Gap Community Center