Great looking car Larry…

 Hi Larry,  GREAT CAR !!!!!!! Please try to post more pictures and more info about this rare vehicle.This is one of the best I have seen. I am looking forward to seeing more.  Larry Murphy

OK. Here ya go…
Good luck Tom.

thanks again for the valuable information. It gives me a good place to start. Hope to have my TD inspected in the next day or so. The procedure in NC is quite convoluted for a “reconstructed car from out of state” Wish me luck.  Thanks again  tom

Nice Ringo…Thanks for the pictures.
Andre
 

Neat. Too bad there’s not a lot of room for that in a VW based kit. Although I might be able to do something like a large glove box.

FYI to Ed…if you go looking for this thread, I changed the subejct to Tire Size and Air Pressure. I didn’t know I could do that!PMOSSBERG39756.6857638889

AMEN!

Keep in mind that it’ll cost about $700-$800 to get it chromed.

My VW based TD had P165/80R-15 tires on OEM VW “Baja Bug” rims. Same as the tires that came on the VW.
Experimenting with tire pressures, I used ride, cornering and the tread pattern in sand to determine what I eventually ended up with.
Keep in mind, my OEM VW suspension was correctly modified for spring rate front and rear.
I started with 24 lbs…[Read more]

And here’s the compartment open

I haev no idea what these guys are like to deal with. But they claim to have a grill shell, not yet chromed for under a hundred bucks.
http://www.englishparts.com
The link to the part is:
http://www.englishparts.com/products/MG/1952/MGTD/GRILLE–RA DIATOR-SHELL–PAINTABLE–ZINC-PLATED–/2986306/10830/454-170 .html
It concerns me that they do not post a…[Read more]

Prototype Research & Development Ltd,a Canadian firm, continues to manufacture a TD replica.
They do front and rear engine versions. But they are pretty darn pricey!
http://www.prototyperesearch.com/index.htm

I have read in several places about the tire pressure differential to improve handling and i assume it is necessary due to the weight difference in the VW powered cars. My question is: Is there a ratio front to rear pressure that occurs frequently? By this I mean that I understand that each car will differ but is there a logical or experiential…[Read more]

I have a swing axle Fiberfab Migi built on a 65 floorpan.  It does have a camber compensator.  I have put it through some rather sharp curves at “too fast” of a rate due to unfamiliarity with the road.  It cornered like it was on rails.  More years ago than I care to admit, we raced a 56 VW with really bad swing axles and had to decamber it to get…[Read more]

Thanks Paul for these informations…Everything is clear and a Fund Raising Campaign once a year is a great idle…I was not aware of this..now I am…HA !!!those new members !!!!!!
Regards
Andre

Hi Andre,All I know is that Frank started this site…and never looked for any help with the expenses. We all owe him a huge debt of gratitude for all of the free years.Finally standing up and opposing the “free ride”, Mark and I waged a small fund raising campaign a few months ago. I think Frank received enough to cover this year’s web hosting…[Read more]

It was just a suggestion, so if donation is keeping this “super” site alive…perfect like this…There is no reason to change if it is working good like this.
I will have a “ton” of question to post during the restoration of my green TD ..so…I need all of you..Thanks in advence for your help!!!
Andre
 
 

Andre,
Frankie could best answer that question, but I think dues makes it sound like you have to pay to get info. We never gave Frank much cash over the last few years, but felt it is better that we members fund the cost of the site by donations once a year for Frankie to pay the yearly fee.
The information here is truly invaluable to TD kit…[Read more]

I did not order the optional wire wheels. Nor did I buy a st of wheels from Dayton. I ran wire wheel covers until about five years ago.Then I converted to a look as close to the original TD look as I could get. I took a set of VW chrome wheel covers and drilled the centers to accept reproduction TD hubcap medallions. I painted the VW steel wheels…[Read more]