Jeez. Glad you got power there, Paul. Good timing on the put away. 

Good to hear from you, Royal. Welcome. Look forward to seeing your posts and photos of your car.Why not send me a shot for our TD Replica calendar? PM me for my email if you’re interested.
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10 feet should more than do it. I believe it’s #2 gauge for the red wire, maybe #3 for the black. I’m using a deep cycle marine battery because she’s seeing infrequent use in the cold months. Probably put a trickle charge on her this year too. 

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I agree w/ Ed – if you are going to add weight why not just add parts/tools
to a box in the front so you can repair on the road if needed. I removed my
small leaves and added tools/parts to the front and it drives and rides great.

Just my 2 cents.My car, a BCW, doesn’t have any ballast in the front. The original VW tank sits just ahead of the “firewall” and the battery is in a recessed box just forward of that, with the removable plywood “trunk” floor sitting atop it. I did make a custom tool box and fitted it into the space ahead of the battery and below the trunk floor.…[Read more]

Thanks guys.Paul: you should keep your money in your pocket; you donate enough time. parcel out your cash contribution among several of the rest of us. We’ll be glad to chip in.

Weird. I just gor mail from them a week ago. Notice of policy renewal offer at $111 for $5720 coverage.Ah, it does say “all checks payable to Philadelphia Insurance Companies.”Hmmm.

I think so.

And the shots are coming in. Great ones, so far. Thanks Paul and Tom.OK, another FYI, based on some feedback I just got: don’t not send your excellent photos depicting your well-shined car on a sunny day in front of a pretty background. I don’t mean to dis those. I just mean to also encourage other, less standard calendar type pics if you got them…[Read more]

Try the shock thing. If they aren’t bottoming, I’m thinking the beam is fresh, un-cut, and that you just need to pull out all the small leaves and reassemble. Bet that drops it to about right. If not, put a few leaves back in (fun!).Once you do this, you’ll have the front dropped down to about 7.5-8 inches clearance, and the beam will sag a lot…[Read more]

Spend 20 minutes:I’d look to see if the beam was cut. Are the two grub bolts in the middle of the tubes parallel and facing front? If so, the beam was never cut–and that’s probably good news. If the bolts are akimbo (meaning kit assembly protocol was followed) I’d take the shocks out and see if it drops. They could be stopping your downward…[Read more]

Good point. Will be cruising craigslist

More Lucas optimism, for sure!

Awesome. Still, it’s $5 plus the $500 or $1000 for a good air compressor. I’ll put it on my list of reasons to buy a compressor.

PS – did not know you had a auto transmission in your ride – rare

Rocky,
Great job – I know how hard it is as I am doing it for the second time right
now – looks great and will be worth it all when you drive off for the first time
– looking forward to those pictures as well. Don’t forget to take pictures of
your kids and yourself working together – I wish I would have taken more w/
mine during the process.

Take pictures, people! Get at least 1 megabyte, better with 2 or 2.5. email them to me. If you don’t have my email, pm me and I’ll send it.A word on “rust”:I know that some of you–probably most of you–extol that concourse-fresh, toothbrush-in-every-cranny, untouched-by-human-ass look we all admire at Barrett Jackson’s auctions & Pebble Beach…[Read more]

Nice! it’s all looking so good.Thanks too for that link to the a-arms with ball joints. I don’t understand why he has three overlapping packages for either $160 or half that, but at least they’re available. Good find.

Ripoffs?