Right, Paul. It’s come up a couple times here.Found a string on the Ford Muscle Forum asking similar questions. There does seem to be some interest in this subject. And since several of the TDs on the forum have been tweaked, I was hoping we might all profit from some ginned-up knowledge.

Since you can buy a nice driver for $4k, I’ll second $10k, which is about double what mine is insured for. 

OK, here’s a complete history. First 18 minutes or so are silent movie. Dig that paint shop! Not a mask anywhere.

John, I think I like your pic the best. Thanks for sharing it.

Welcome to the club, Doug. That’s a great story about your father’s old assembly business.You can find a nice selection of appropriate gauges at egauges.com.If you want something a little different I can also recommend my way:Get a stock Beetle speedo and a 5″ tach from Classic Instruments or another maker. The TDs has larger gauges than most kit…[Read more]

Dick: Bill is a substantial person. I’d say his car without his fat ass in it will scale at about 2170,* wet & appointed.His is a Ford 2.3 which weighs about 30 pounds less than a Chevette 1.6, according to this guy.That means that, everything being equal (which it almost certainly isn’t**) your Chevette-based car should finish up in the…[Read more]

Good luck, Gabor. Looking forward to learning from your build.You coming to Carlisle?

Some of those managers like to play with toys. Some are even real mechanics. Could be a good find.

Heat in Bridget is ducted through the center tunnel. The build book says send out through the outer channels though. There apparently are several ways to do it.

OK, the first one is Schubert’s car, right down to the wheels. But Cletus owns it instead of Dale, so it looks like it does. Schu says the ride with coil overs and the track and handling with the wheels is much better than stock, and I have no reason to doubt him. The wheels are a plus. The price is too high and since it’s multiples of what’s…[Read more]

You just never know what could happen, Bill. Best to envision success!

Dan R: that kind of ignorance is what I’m hoping to encounter. I can picture a C-Type Jag in the back of a shed, surrounded by lawnmowers, maybe an old outboard. Rakes, shovels, old latex paint cans. Ripped tarp. The hood is half gone–cut to fit the tunnel ram on the 396 the guy put in it back in 1964. Straight axle; Dana 60 with slicks on…[Read more]

Quite a mess. Chop shop guys might want it once they realize how many hidden nooks and crannies are created by the kit body meeting the pan. Could be a good drug mule car. Then again, probably not.

Saveable & I hope someone does. Interesting wheels.

Good looking Lafer for the price. That shifter looks mega-tall though. WTF?

Get with some of the Speedster Owners Group out there. They cruise alla time and many are pretty Catholic about what goes in the group. “Cars and Coffee” a big thing, I hear. Some also come this way for Carlisle.

Like that history series too. Not sure if Part 3 is entirely credible though. Covered a lot of ground in 8 minutes.

Where can I find one of those early-80s, 400 hp Metros?

Love the squeal on the Sebring hairpin. Looks like a Jag he’s reeling in there.

Mark, here is the link:https://bighugelabs.com/order-status.php?oid=249295756-82e8&button=statusSorry to hear about your unemployment. It gets better.Roy: I’ll have a look at my file and send you what’s there. I think I have most, but not all–many shots were ripped from the TDReplica archives and used completely without permission. Gimme a minute.

Mine just came. looks good. Even the pics I thought might look grainy look good. Hope everyone agrees.