Hey Geoff!
Didja get that car delivered to Phoenix yet??
Rich

Bruce,
Great advice from Dan R. These cars were out of production, most brands 20+ years ago. Although MG Magic in Miami, FL has stockpiled some TD Replica parts, any tops they’d have are going to be that old and vinyl doesn’t age well.
As far as getting a frame, MG Magic might help, but getting your top (material part) made by a local u…[Read more]

thanks I will look into those, Bruce.

Steve,Just FYI – Since everyone picked up on this thread, I deleted the duplicate thread you posted. Hope you don’t mind.

Welcome aboard Steve and Peggy. It’ll be a fun ride.Pick up a copy of “How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive 19 Ed: A Manual of Step-by-Step Procedures for the Compleat Idiot (Paperback)“It’ll tell you all you need to know about maintaining the practically indestructible VW engine.It’s on Amazon for under $20.…[Read more]

Steve
Take a look in the Photo Gallery for the member named “LARRY”. His is a beautiful Allison kit (in Red) but just like yours. Very solid well built kits. Best of luck with it and welcome to the TD Replica club.
There’s also a wealth of knowledge among the members on technical stuff related to VWs. Should be able to get plenty of good advice.
Rich

Rich,
Good guess, yes it is the one in Kensington.  I am not familiar with VW engines so this will definitely be a learning process, but we have a very good auto shop in this area and trust them.  So…..  Anyway thanks again for all the good info.  Look forward to learning more and chatting with other members.
Steve and Peggy

 Hi Steve & Peggy, Welcome to the group. It’s great that the two of you are in the replica hobby together. Rich and Ringo have covered the price -value question pretty well,however it is hard to put a $ value on the fun and fellowship you can have with these cars. This forum is a good example not to mention the head turns and thumbs up you get…[Read more]

Steve,
Just curious, is this the black and gray Allison that sold recently on Ebay? Seller is in Kensington MD? This one was an automatic stick shift, very nice condition, minor Carb, stalling problem. Coincidence?
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Rich and Ringo,
Thank you for such quick responses to my question.  Yes it is a fully built car and runs, although the seller says there are some minor carb issues.  Your responses are very helpful and gives us a good starting point.
Will be picking our “baby” up this Saturday and will post some pics as soon as I can.
Thanks again
Steve and Peggy

Steve and PeggyWelcome to the forum.Rich has you pretty well covered on the prices.  You also might want to look under classifieds in the Running cars for sale section in the forum to get some other input. Just don’t be fooled by the ridiculous asking prices that some “collector” dealers have posted on the web.I’m also curious re; whether  y…[Read more]

Steve/Peggy,
Take a look at the General Discussion section. ValueJockey started a topic in January and Mark and I both reponded. The market values indicated are still valid.
Also, your message is not clear. Is this a fully built kit? Running? All parts there?
These kits cost $5 to 8K when new back in the 80s and very early 90s. That was…[Read more]

Those and Ebay

What did you do…check the Model T and Model A repro sites and choke on the prices?

It wasn’t out of reach for me on the first “Pink MG”!  Of course I sat on the floor to keep my head below the windscreen too!
Seriously, great work and thanks for passing along the tip.

Hey Bill:Thanks for sharing your idea!I am a Newbie as well, and  knew I had to make some changes as I use my PB religiously in my TDI.I have looked at dash mount units and other mod styles but have not been impressed with any of them. Now I have to find a welder!If you come up with a kit let me know.Thanks,Bob

Good Evening Pink:I agree with you, that the only way to get the front end down is with an adjustable beam.I was lucky enough to find an OEM unit with German adjusters over at CIP1.It will be here in a week or so, then I’ll be back to your tuning thread.Thanks,Bob

Bruce , if you can not find one try a Basspro shops  there boat shop can bend one using s/s tubing and fittings from a boat top ,if there no boat shops close ,the next thing I would try is conduit tubing electrictions use in buildings to run wires in ,most if not all of them have benders when i did mine I also used 9/16 threded rod and nut as an…[Read more]

Ringo,
Looks great! I’ve been thinking about doing something like that. Unfortunately like Paul said, that light positions requires REAL wire wheels, so I won’t be able to play copy cat either
I might be able to rig something that fastens to the Wire Basket with a quick disconnect though.
Rich

Bill,Exactly the procedure some of the original TD kit manufacturers recommended for dealing with the “out of reach” parking brake handle! Kudos for working it out on your own!!!!