Sorry, Mickey-Richard, but I put real British knock off wire wheels from a Triumph Stag on my TDr about 4 years ago.  I also put slightly larger P185x75R14 tires on.  The result is almost identical outer tire diameter as the popular TD 165R15 tires so as to not change the car’s profile …….and the speedometer is still accurate.  You’ve got to…[Read more]

Just a heads-up:  MGB wheels are 14″ diameter.  Won’t look “right” on T-series, replica or original.

One of my customers saw my car today for the first time and informed me he has a set of knock off wire wheels from his daughters 1966 MGB. All he has is the wheels. No attaching parts. He says he’ll bring them in for me to photograph. If anyone has interest, stay tuned for photos. He sounds as if he’ll accept any reasonable offer.

Thanks guys!  This really helps.

Thanks guys!  This really helps.

I do not disagree with anything said previously except:  Why change???   I think that generators generally get a bad rap and are blamed for bad wiring, bad grounds, bad voltage regulator and bad battery.  The factory installed generator is adequate for all normal electrical needs.  (Normal does not include four extra high intensity headlights capa…[Read more]

A couple of other things.

The new alternators come internally regulated therefore the current external voltage regulator is no longer required. You may find some outfit selling externally regulated alternators but there are not many.  The external voltage regulator can be removed but I’d save it.

You’ll have to change the fuel pump and fuel…[Read more]

Mine were filthy with a tendency to lockup easily, and one or two (forget now) needed adjusting too.

Brake cleaner on the pads and drums (avoid hub bearings) and a screwdriver to turn the star-wheel (adjusters) is all that it took to fix it. Fairly simple thing, DIY job, just not something you want to get wrong either so I won’t try to explain it.

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Mine were filthy with a tendency to lockup easily, and one or two (forget now) needed adjusting too.

Brake cleaner on the pads and drums and a screwdriver to turn the star-wheel (adjusters) is all that it took to fix it. Fairly simple thing, DIY job, just not something you want to get wrong either so I won’t try to explain it.

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Thanks for the references and the advice..

Being a 68, I just assumed they were drum brakes on all 4’s, but I guess I better pull a wheel and check first.. Then, I think

I need to start by looking at some of the references or Youtube and as Paul suggests learn how to adjust the breaks before I start pulling and replacing things..

Scott

Generator is rebuildable; usually just needs brushes. But to do it I think you have to take it out anyway and that’s most of the work.

Advantages of the generator: There is a reason you don’t see generators on new cars, man. Alternators give a better charge at lower rpm, tend to run longer, and they’re lighter (though I don’t know what the VW a…[Read more]

Rob and Dave’s Aircooled Pages are a great resource too:

http://www.vw-resource.com/

Their brakes pages are indexed here:

http://www.vw-resource.com/brakeslinks.html

Some simple first steps:

Visual inspection – looking for things like fluid leaks, soft brake lines. Bad? Fix it. Good?

Brake pedal – Is it firm? If sot, likely need to bleed the…[Read more]

Thanks, I am rep;acing the mounts, hope it works.  will advise.

I had the clutch chatter and was going to pull engine to check clutch. I then found bolts holding engine to trannie were a little loose. I tightened them and it started off with no chatter at all.

There are many informative and helpful videos on YouTube. I just search the subject I want to learn about. For your situation, I entered “air cooled vw brake” and it came up with over 5 different people showing how to do everything from inspecting to actually replacing the brakes. You can also google(or in my case Bing) “air cooled vw brake” and,…[Read more]

Scott
Do you have drums or disks that are locking up?

Mine also arrived yesterday. Really looking forward to this mini vacation.