Very nice post of the car show y all attended. I tried to post a picture of Herbie at a recent Auto and Air Fest Show, but I have difficulity posting pics from my iPad. Maybe Paul M can tell me what I am doing wrong.Y all be safe and have a fun summerDaveLakeland, fl

I used rtv when I did mine instead of the gasket. the 2nd gasket goes behind the backing plate. there where no plugs when I took mine apart. I like the Bentley manual the most very thorough.

Thanks Ric and John.

Yessir, sounds like a plan. I’ll PM you my cell#

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Bill, We are thinking about being at the Turkey Hill in Denver at about 10:00.  Does that work for you?

This morning Charlene and I took the cars to the Historical Car Club of PA Spring Show at Linvilla Orchards in Media, PA.

Enjoying the comments.  I got the TDR because I wanted a fendered car and a TD was my first car.  That TD had a Ford V8-60.  So I bought the TDR to hot rod.  I do have a Buick aluminum V8 that might go in the TDR, but it’s condition is unknown.  My other hobby is old fiberglass boats., specifically Glasspar.  At a boat show, I had decided to se…[Read more]

Great story.  The people on this site are really helpful and fun.  They enjoy their cars and love to share.

a 60 degree 3.4 v-6 could replace the 4cylinder if the hood is wide enough have 1 in my garage I could measure also I’m selling it could give a tdr forum discount if you want it

grass skirts ? I was telling the wife about the required Hawaiian shirts and she wondered if she needed to wear a grass skirt.

Good rational advice Royal, it sounds like you speak from well learned experiences. I also think prayer helps as well. Davedavearoy2016-05-15 12:32:31

My 2 cents: Why do you own either?  Do you consider either an investment? Is the cost of spares a consideration? …or did you buy to enjoy the open air motoring experience?  ….or perhaps you like to tweak and tinker with old cars?  ….or maybe all your friends own real T-types?  There is little doubt that the BMW is a better (in every regard…[Read more]

JEGS.com has several guages at excellent pricing. They also have the appropriate sending units as well. This is mainly a Muscle Car web site, but has guages as well, less expensive then other VW online web sites.Dave

Welcome Ryan! From the above comments you are at the right place at the right time. Congratulations on “re finding” your Uncle’s car. This group has a vast resource of very knowledgable folks. We also enjoy seeing pictures of our members cars, and their projects on them. Regards……….. Dave

Greetings again Rick! In my humble opinion I would keep the TDr. Why, well depending on the condition of the orginal TD wooden “structural Integerity” and “mechanical reliably” I would opt for keeping the TDr. My thoughts are, yes it is an orginal, but parts for originals can be very expensive to obtain, and you have to pay for shipping costs to…[Read more]

Good deal Jack.Mine sits easy across the back with a couple of bungee cords.Will try to remember the TDREPLICA banner this year.

Could you keep both for a year while deciding? I’d make the decision based on which one I enjoyed driving more. Getting them both road-worthy would seem the 1st step to a sale anyway, so nothing lost there but time and maybe a scraped knuckle. The BCW is probably a bit roomier. The original is cooler. Both will hold maintenance challenges. If the…[Read more]

Too bad you can’t keep both. I’m sure we ALL wish we had the same dilemma!I agree, the wire wheels and two tone paint scheme make the original a real head turner.It sounds like the BCW is in super shape, and you’d not have any trouble finding a buyer.If you sold it, you can use the $$$ for the original.

Re “I believe the Fusseneggers stretched the hood a little in order to get a better fit of the body over the VW donor: it lets the BCW’s full length grill sit in front of the front axle beam and allows the rear torsion bar to tuck behind the front of the rear fenders.” Not just BCW. My FiberFab meets both criteria. I think my FF is a little…[Read more]