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  • Bob replied to the topic Rust in gas tank in the forum VW Based Kits 8 years, 8 months ago

    That’s the type with the filler neck on that shallow end  angled corner I was talking about before.

    You would either need to find a way to connect up at a filler hose leading out to somewhere, or remove that neck and move it to the opposite corner.

    so to have it the same way ours are  means welding a plate over where the neck was and cutting a h…[Read more]

  • Bob replied to the topic Rust in gas tank in the forum VW Based Kits 8 years, 8 months ago

    That’s the type with the filler neck on that shallow end  angled corner I was talking about before.

    You would either need to find a way to connect a filler hose leading out to somewhere, or remove that neck and move it to the opposite corner.

    To have it the same way ours are (passenger/windshield corner) means welding a plate over where that l…[Read more]

  • Bob replied to the topic Rust in gas tank in the forum VW Based Kits 8 years, 8 months ago

    That’s the type with the filler neck on that shallow end  angled corner I was talking about before.

    You would either need to find a way to connect up at a filler hose leading out to somewhere, or remove that neck and move it to the opposite corner.

    so to have it the same way ours are  means welding a plate over where the neck was and cutting a h…[Read more]

  • John raises a good point about VINs. My TDR was imported to Quebec from NY in 2003 and the MTME (Dept of Transport for those in the US) assigned a VIN NY19168 ignoring the VIN used by VW when the chassis was manufactured. When car was imported from Quebec to Ontario in 2010 the MTO retained the Quebec assigned VIN.

    Nevertheless looking back at…[Read more]

  • wannabtd replied to the topic Rust in gas tank in the forum VW Based Kits 8 years, 8 months ago

    I put fluid into the tank and there’s a leak larger than a pin hole so I’m on to plan B, replacing the tank. Cip1 is out of stock, MG magic has them for $168. I see Parts Geek has one for $108 and the filler neck looks like it won’t need to be cut. Has anyone used Parts Geek before?

  •  I want to clarify what Toller said:  “VINs on a TDR can be found near cover/inspection plate that covers the gear shaft coupler between the seats in front of the TDR shelf.”  That might be true for some VW-based TDRs, but my car came with a “Utah-assigned VIN plate.”  It’s a good thing it did, because I would have had to remove both the seat…
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  •  I want to clarify what Toller said:  “VINs on a TDR can be found near cover/inspection plate that covers the gear shaft coupler between the seats in front of the TDR shelf.”  That might be true for some VW-based TDRs, but my car came with a “Utah-assigned VIN plate.”  It’s a good thing it did, because I would have had to remove both the seat…
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  • I am adding a tachometer to my VW based car. The instructions state to connect the ‘red wire’ to positive, ‘black wire’ to negative, ‘white wire’ to lights and the ‘green wire’ to the ‘negative side’ of the coil.

    There is a big, fat BLACK wire that goes from the coil to the TOP of the distributor cap and a  small GREEN wire that goes from the…[Read more]

  • Thanks David! Your comments are spot on with regard to identifying a VW donor chassis and the engine info.

    Boltonboy also asked about identifying the kit manufacturer.

    Most manufacturers provided some sort of serial number plate, normally riveted to either a door jam, or on the front “firewall.” Of course, for home built kits, the owner may…[Read more]

  • Thanks! I check it out next visit to the car! – boltonboy (steve)

  • No tricks to determining age of chassis or engines provided VIN and engine serial numbers are available
    VINs on a TDR can be found near cover/inspection plate that covers the gear shaft coupler between the seats in front of the TDR shelf. The engine serial number is located on engine casing above the pulley and below the generator/alternator
    You…[Read more]

  • Hi Everyone!

    I just signed on and hope to become a useful member in time. First I have a little story.

    While on a country drive a week ago I spotted a 1952 MG TD replica sitting quietly in a private yard filled with older cars,  some trailers and some junk. It was just outside a small town in the Eastern Townships of Quebec about an hour from…[Read more]

  • I would guess that is redundant.

    The forum search will find matches in the topic.

    I grabbed a recent topic to use as an example, Ed’s post about EZ Pass problems.

    The topic is: EZ Pass Toll, Flat Tow Nightmare

    In the Tags field, that would be entered as:

    EZ, Pass, Toll, Flat, Tow, Nightmare

    (remember, each tag must be one word, with tags s…[Read more]

  • I would guess that is redundant.

    The forum search will find matches in the topic.

    I grabbed a recent topic to use as an example, Ed’s post about EZ Pass problems.

    The topic is: EZ Pass Toll, Flat Tow Nightmare

    In the Tags field, that would be entered as:

    EZ, Pass, Toll, Flat, Tow, Nightmare

    (remember, each tag must be one word, with tags s…[Read more]

  • The Penny Marie is a Grand Duchess and I fill the tank by removing the factory Eagle hood ornament that stands above the front grill. I like to think of it as “It’s where the Eagle Sh@#$”. It took the dealer and me a while to find the gas tank when I bought the car from the classic car dealership. We both laughed when we found it.

    I do have to…[Read more]

  • Would you support the idea of  entering the topic name in the tag box to facilitate searches or is that redundant?

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  • I agree with Kall.  Edsnova taught me how to do this.  The hardest part is finding a capillary  tube, and the scariest part was drilling a tiny hole for it into the gas tank neck.  Once that was done, it was just a matter of gluing the tube into the neck with the right kind of epoxy and routing the capillary tube.  I looped mine up over a litt…[Read more]

  • Thanks, Paul. Hopefully we’ll get it sorted without paying millions.

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