Thanks Edward. Great advice.

Any ideas on what to use to glue the spoke back together?

Dang. Someone was less than gentle with this, looks like.

I would unbolt those doors and take the interior panels off, then clean and rough the glass inside the void and reglass from that side. After that I would Dremel the cracks and fill those grooves from the outside with either Kitty Hair or (better) UPol Fibral, which is the best version of…[Read more]

Thanks Bill

I’m on it. Hopefully, I’ll post pictures today.

I realize that without pictures the question of what color my car is becomes a great pandemic quiz.

The car is sort of a fire engine red and I know that only the original builder who painted it would know the color for sure.

Cheers

Dan

Instructions on photo upload from the tread Ed Ericson…

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Greetings Larry, and welcome aboard!

Turning the torsion spring leaves upside-down would have little or no impact because their neutral position is flat.

The FiberFab build manual, located in the library, describes how to modify the front beam, decreasing the spring rate to accommodate the much lighter front end of the MiGi. basically, FiberFab…[Read more]

Fenders on brackets! You are in the money!

Mark, I adapted MWS wire wheels to my TDr and it absolutely pushed the outside of the tire out substantially—so much so I ended up sectioning and widening my fenders.  (Blogged step-by-step at link).

If you wanted to go that route on your car I’d suggest getting a narrowed beam, They make a 2-inch narrowed one commercially that would have got th…[Read more]

Mike,

Congratulations on your purchase! Since it hasn’t been run in a while, your London Roadster could probably use some attention to routine maintenance. Here’s a link to a sane schedule: http://www.vw-resource.com/maintenance.html#maintenance. I’d recommend doing everything on the list, all the way down to the wheel bearings. Unless you have…[Read more]

Nice! I didn’t realize this about the original deal; your way makes more sense then.

Was gonna say take the body off and don’t cut the glass because you lose rigidity and body integrity. Then I saw the pic.

You have a tube frame! That is most excellent.

So all you need to preserve is the ability of that front lower rocker panel to stay put.

I’d extend the cut at the back of the hood straight down and then either cut a line…[Read more]

Just a thought:

I use a product called Metal Rescue to remove the rust out of my motorcycle tanks – it is like water and can put your hands in it without hurting your hands or paint. I leave it for a few hours and cleans like crazy.  I pour out the product when clean and save it for a few other tanks. I flush out tank with water and and spray…[Read more]

Hi Bill:

I just heard that PVGP have cancelled waterfront cruise on 7/21. 😥