Very close to perfect…and…Good enough for who it’s for…Words to live by.

Yep. They can be shortened, as you discovered. Couple years ago as I finalized my Spyder build I discovered the same issue—the shaft length that had looked perfect in mock-up was, in reality, not quite perfect,

That kit uses a stock Beetle assy. so it was down to cutting the slotted end and re-slotting it for the stock D clamp. Pushed it in a…[Read more]

Could happen! I plan to be there with Bridget.

Looks like we might have more TDr’s then speedsters this year

Booked at the hotel and will be there. I haven’t started my TDr all winter so wish me luck. It’s on the battery tender again so should start with a little nudge or two.

excellent!

So to clarify the bidding.

Wednesday evening May 10 will be the earliest arrivals and that will include me. Hotel is Courtyard by Marriott in Mechanicsburg aka Camp Hill PA.

Thursday May 11 9:30ish AM will be the Bank Run, an hour-fifteen cruise down some back roads to the First National Bank Museum in Columbia. We’re going to park in a lot ab…[Read more]

Ed,

Count me in

Good! you’ll be just in time, Bill.

Update: The Friday run is set.

We’ll set off at 9 am from the hotel parking lot on a no-highways, mostly backroads run to The Louise Arnold Tanger Arboretum where we’ll stroll about the grounds and enjoy the impressive collection or rare and beautiful trees on the grounds of the Lancaster Historical Society (w…[Read more]

Food sounds good. Most likely I won’t be there till Thursday after lunch some time – 1 to 2:00 I am guessing.

Looking forward to seeing everyone.

Hope you can swing it, Bill. Thinking Thursday dinner will be <span style=”font-weight: 400;”>Theo’s Bar & Grill patio in Camp Hill</span>

Saturday dinner is set. The group will gather at Snapper’s & pick from a limited menu.

Appetizers: Fried Mozzarella 9 – Snappers Nachos 13- Steamed Clams 13

Snappers Crab Dip 16 – Cheese Pizza 1…[Read more]

I had planned to arrive Thursday but not quite that early. I suppose a change of plans are in order.

Update to the Carlisle itinerary.

Thursday, May 11, all are welcome to join me on The Bank Run.

Leaving the Courtyard by Marriott in Camp Hill at 9:45, we’ll take a spirited hour-and-15 minute tour over country roads to the First National Bank Museum in Columbia, PA, where Nora (daughter of the original museum conservators) will give us the $10…[Read more]

Have a great trip, Paul. Give my regards to the Ericsons.

Well, you will ne missed, but, you seem to have a good excuse. Have a great trip.

Welcome.

The diff in your car shouldn’t be hard to replace. Scour junkyards for something of similar widths. Most TD kits utilized the Chevette or Pinto/MustangII. Check the mounting pad distance at the spring, although this would be easy to change. The other thing to keep in mind is the bolt circle of the wheels you’re using. Make sure the axles…[Read more]

There’s always more to do, Mike.

While the tank’s out, make sure you inspect the steering column crush cage minutely. These are great safety items but after 50-60 years they tend to crack from metal fatigue—particularly if they’re not perfectly in line with the rag joint and the steering box…which they almost never are.

You never see it. At l…[Read more]

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Instructions from Ed Ericson on posting photos in this forum…

 
<p style=”margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 18pt; font-family: Lato; font-size: 12.0pt; color: #2b2b2b;”>First you go to your own thing. Upper right corner it should say something like “Howdy, Happy Jack.” Click on that and you get a drop-down menu. At the bottom it says “me…[Read more]