I often thought there should be something at the trailing edge of the hood. I never considered welting at the rear of the side panels. It might give the look of a movable panel. I’ll maybe assemble it both ways and see.

Receipt reply received from Bruce.   THINK SPRING !!!

That IS incredible.

Canvas top & curtains probably to be custom-made by a boat shop. Expect it to run $400-$600 all in.

Oh, man. That is amazing. So many questions….

Welcome and happy hunting.

Wow. That’s a trip down memory lane.

Hi, Kent, and welcome.You’ll find these kits to be quite a bit of fun, and occasionally a pita, depending on the previous owner’s shortcuts and the amount of time it was left rotting behind the garage.You’ve arrived at the only place where anyone might actually know the differences between different TD kit manufacturers–let alone care. Keep your…[Read more]

Thinking the great pic there would be one with the women all clustered around the TD and the dudes around the Enzo. That has always been my experience too (though not as pointedly as DickH’s). A few months ago a bevy of school girls swarmed off the corner and literally jumped into my car when I was stopped at a light in Baltimore.

Ha! Some days are like that!

The radiator mounting brackets can be easily made from three small pieces of angle. The frame rails should be drilled and tapped from the factory. Instructions for cutting the factory mounting flange from the radiator and using the fan shroud mounting holes can be found in the manuals in the sidebar on the left side of this forum. Its a difficult…[Read more]

Marc, the Pelucid undercoating with Helmsman Spar Urethane (which is UV resistant) on top was tested for years in the weather and did the best of several combo packs. Another guy in FL did a similar test and got similar results with the Minwax. Given that my car spends all winter and most summer weekdays in the garage, I’m thinking this finish…[Read more]

Thanks guys. It looks pretty good. It’s nowhere near perfect though, as a close examination will reveal.Usually, good enough is good enough.

Shiny.

Paint booth is in the basement, Bill. The wet sanding station is the kitchen sink (so long as my wife is preoccupied).

Love the location of your paint booth. Convenient.

Oh man..you mean we gotta change the oil in the transmissions too??

Ah, very cool. Why not have him post a photo and specs here? Width, offset, diameter and lug spread. We’re wanting 4 x 130mmBTW, I found reference to KH wire baskets from someone’s Fiberfab Gazelle. They were not this part number:14 X 6 JJTB, 4 lug, Stock Number KH4287, with several centers (see pictures),
I believed they will fit a 1968 VW and…[Read more]

Black wouldn’t look right and there’s no reasonable “right” place to put a tape line. I’ll get to to match, one way or another.

Meanwhile, in the home stretch now on the dash. I block-sanded with 400 a couple weeks back. Did the thing with the rags dipped in 50% thinned Spar Urethane. Did about 8 coats on the various surfaces. Did not sand…[Read more]

Aren’t you already sportin’ real wires, Roy? Why you want baskets?