Bugapalooza was disappointing. We’ve both been to it before. The number of cars was down. There was only one kit car there, an Aztec 7. The forecast probably had something to…

I was hoping to see your TDr. 

I will be there in the afternoon. 

 

Peter

The green TF may have been one of them.  

This picture is from their wallpaper file.  

Have you looked at the voltage regulator? That’s what turns raw generator…

You have to squint really hard to see the resemblance. 

That would bump the power up a bit. 

The cool factor would be enormous. 

Tape on the headlights and numbers on the doors? 

Are you going Vintage racing? 

Like this? Canoe/kayak trailers are built light. You may have to build the 2 kayak version. 

Have you checked on the tow rating for a Chevette drivetrain? You are talking about less than half a ton. 

Boat ramps can be hard on a clutch. Try driving up a boat ramp without the trailer to see if you want to do it with another 900 pounds on the hitch.  

Good shadow. 

Nice sound. 

I suspect that many enjoyed seeing a TD run the course. 

Thanks for the ride. 

BDriver

 

I suspect that some of those guys worked on Mosquito bombers during WWII.  

 

He has a TDr and can’t find the glass.

 

Newkitman is lucky that his was the wrong size.

 

It is ironic that the would be thief might be on this forum.

 

 

Several members have referred to front engine kit frames as having been assembled by a welder who had been paid by the pound. All that 4 x 6 tubing is strong but heavy.

 

Has anyone welded up a frame that is stressed for TDr loads?  Clearly the side rails on this tube frame Miata wouldn’t work, but the components and size are there.

 

On the ot…

 

Having the horn go off at a lunch stop is better than in traffic.

 

You have either a frayed wire that is now completing the horn circuit or a stuck horn button. It’s hard to ground a circuit on a fiberglass car. I’m betting on the horn button. Disconnect the wires from the button, reconnect the horn and touch the button wires t…

Beware of using RedneckTorque.

 

That’s where you crank down until the bolt breaks and then back off a quarter turn. 

 

 

 

How about a 4 bar kit in stainless for $299.95

 

 

 

 

 

 

That simplifies speedometer calibration too.

 

I assume that the Mustang II doesn’t use a multilink suspension with a Panhard rod. Where does that come from? A custom Rod Shop job sounds like it would cost as much as the rest of the car.  

 

 

 

Has anyone identified a rear end that can handle more torque than a Chevette or Pinto differential. I’m not looking for a narrowed Ford 9″.

 

Does it still use half leaf springs or is there something more sophisticated?

 

It is a list of all the eBay ads for Mustang II front ends by multiple vendors.

 

Good pictures.

 

Many different models.

 

Which one fits a front engine TDr chassis?

 

 

 

Do you still have a soft pedal? If so there is still air in the system.

 

Bubbles could be your problem.

 

When you fill a dry system, you wind up with tiny bubbles on the walls of the hoses and tubes much like those on the side of a bottle of soda. They collect in the corners where hoses, tubes and cylinders connect too. With time and use t…

 

I sounds like good reference material when any of us have wiring problems.

 

Then buy the shop manual for your chassis/engine.

 

 

 

Running an engine too cool is not good for it. The extra gas from the enrichment circuit washes oil from the cylinder walls and contaminates the oil in the pan. Increased cylinder wear, thinner oil and lower mileage will cost…

 

OK, the gauge is working.

 

I’d bet that there isn’t a thermostat in the system.

 

Have you been tracking your gas mileage? It will go up once the correct thermostat is controlling the temp and the enrichment circuit is turned off. The heater will work better too. Just in time for Fall cruising with the top down.

 

Peter

 

 

How hot is your heater? If it’s cooking look at the temp gauge/sending…

 

Your VW based TDr should be a marvelous snow car, unlike the originals.

 

Take pictures.

 

You need to tow your TDr to a show behind that.  

 

I could torque the CV joints back in the day by jacking up the car. That allowed the axle to drop enough to allow me to torque the top bolt on the inboard CV joint. I rotated the wheel to put each bolt at the top in succession. Keeping the wheel from rotating while I torqued the bolts required a lot of up and down if I used the parking brak…

 

Later models used the VW Type IV that was installed in the VW 411, Van and Porsche 914.

 

Could the seller have a Type IV?

 

Have you don’t anything to your transmission to handle the increased torque?

 

BDriver

’82 CMC Cagle TN $6200 Craigslist

 

 

 http://chattanooga.craigslist.org/cto/4592297858.html

 

 

Shurhold 251 Snap-Stick Tube – 0.45 oz.

 

 

This is a snap and zipper lube that offers lubrication and corrosion protection. $6.10 on Amazon. They also carry a PTEF based product in a tube for $10.99.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I like the opera windows on the top.

 

It’s missing the TD Replica.com grill badge.

 

That’s a major points deduction at a concours.

 

Watkins Glen.

 

They ran through town back in the day.

 

Why not put numbers on the doors, tape on the headlights and set up a corner at Lime Rock in the 50s?

 

Then everyone could be in the picture.

 

They wouldn’t have to race. It would just look like a race.

 

If there’s a lot of concrete set the corner with traffic cones and call it Sebring.

 

Bring helmets and cove…

 

Have you adjusted the brakes? They are not self adjusting even though the Chevette manual says that they are. Nobody backs up enough to make that feature work. The first sign that the brakes are wearing is the pedal dropping.

 

Adjust, bleed, then see how high the pedal is. You might be pleasantly surprised.

 

BDriver