I posted a short test-drive vid yesterday.

https://youtu.be/qPXNBe_9908

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You’re right, re the paint. The more care you take the better it’ll end up looking.

Regarding the hood reinforcement, it depends on the hood. Some of them are a bit floppy, with no reinforcement. Some are floppy with wood spars glassed in underneath. Mine is a little floppy with a metal trim piece bolted through the middle, and some thin metal…[Read more]

Hey Robert, welcome to our little club.

And welcome to the exclusive club within the club! I.e.: the guys who figured out how to actually post photos!

Hey!

Hey glad you found us over here!

Welcome to the group, Mason. Good luck with the project!

That is very excellent indeed.

Weird.

I cranked the rear suspension up about half an inch and managed to leave the driveway without scraping the tail pipe. Then I put the car back in the garage so I can mess with the brakes: driver’s rear line hits the inner fenders so needs to be re-routed. I also need to bleed the system harder to get a higher pedal, and check to see if…[Read more]

Spyder is on the road for sorting.

I’ll be looking out for one for you, @Crash55.

Thanks, all, for the votes.

Yeah, Jack, I very much would like to show this car at Air & Auto 10 in October. I think some of the members of the First Settlers PCA would get a kick out of it. The stars may yet align.

Thanks, Dale. Please go vote for me on the Pelican site (like three posts above).

All y’all vote.

I want to see this!

TB model

Is hard to distinguish from a TC

But of course the TD has smaller wheels and tires and somewhat wider fenders.

There are two good VDO rebuild places in CA, Palo Alto Speedometer and North Hollywood Speedometer. They specialize in Porsche gauges. Both are run by cats named Helmut and both do very good work for very much money. My guess is, if Shu could get either of them to take the job, they would take about three months and $600. He’d end up with the best…[Read more]

Spyder reassembly progress.

The floorpan is back in.

Glass windshield is on*; wipers wipe.

54 items remain on the punch list. Some of those are such chores as “<b>VISIT MSP WITH DOCS FOR SIGN-OFF”</b>

and<b> “Get VIN/Title</b>”

There are just two dozen discrete tasks ahead of those steps. I plan to knock about a half dozen off the list…[Read more]

Hey, friends, a favor?

If you feel like it, check out the Pelican Parts Virtual Car show and then vote for my entry (i.e. the pile-o-junque depicted above) as Best DIY Project.  

You know I’d do the same for y’all.

PS: final touches are almost done. Still awaiting state authorities reopening for title/tag/taxes and destination charges to be a…[Read more]

MiGi TD replica, I think!

Welp…

Just tried to post agains with pics

(like this one:

and it failed.

Looks good, Steve. Thanks for the prompt trouble-shooting.

Test 2