The sure way to find it is to start at the driver’s side from wheel and trace the brake line until you get to the thing with all the other brake lines coming out of it. There will be two bolts fastening it to a bulkhead. In a VW pan that would be the “Napolean’s Hat” cross member just behind the front wheels. I think your chassis is custom but…[Read more]

Good on ya Ric.

And a good question. I think the oil light has its own sending unit which is pretty much universal, and gauges have their own which have to match the gauge. But someone else might have the for-sure answer.

Good luck. Fingers crossed.

230 in, 190 out…at idle on an 80-degree day?

dang. I don’t think you’re there yet.

Ric, re oil hoses: you can use regular clamps but most people go with more expensive and better stuff—AN 8 or AN 10 fittings, say. Oil pressure above 80 lbs on startup, and a heat cycle on the hoses that’s worse than your coolant system, means you should get short lengths of heavy-duty neoprene hoses designed for use with hot oil, and preferably b…[Read more]

Good to see your progress, Ric. Wiring. I wish I liked it more.

Great news!

Bill you take pretty dang good photos. Thanks for sharing those. I love that one of Schu checking out the Morganstein.

Dang! I’m pulling for ya, Bill. I want to hear this thing.

Who’s doing the covered bridge/winery tour?
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Friday’s cruise will feature three of Central Pennsylvania’s famous covered bridges, which were featured in one of the most memorable cruises we’ve ever done as part of this gathering. The bridges themsel…[Read more]

Four days to go. Looks like rain. Karen’s coming on Friday; I’ll be there for Caddy Shack Thursday night.

That looks dangerous. Amazing it wasn’t noticable.

Roy, we’ll miss you at Carlisle but hope you have fun doing the other stuff. Piloting a new boat across the Caloosahatchee and Okeechobee sounds like it’d be a hoot. Hell, upstate New York sounds like a hoot right now too. But I totally get having an overfull dance card.

I’m there with Bridget on Thursday night for the Caddie Shack run. Karen’s coming Friday in her yota.

What are we doing Friday for dinner? If y’all want to do something together I’m in, and if it’s pot-luck I’m still in…Let’s figure.

Also: does anyone want drinks? I could try again with the elaborate English summer drink special if anyone is…[Read more]

Keep that hustle.

Any way you could adjust the ride height a little for road duty?

Awesome! Driving these on public roads is a real joy, I say. It’s a bit like being Mick Jagger on a hoverboard.

I dunno, Jack; that all looks pretty good to me. Enjoy the rest of the build!

That is good advice.

Yeah, slow is fastest, and don’t push the tool. This thing is new to me too (got one for Christmas) and it’s a damn revelation. Just makes a lot of formerly hard things easy, and several formerly impossible things also easy.

At your service.

Roy actually pioneered the wire-wheel adaptation. Use Triumph TR2-3 adaptors, drill and tap your VW hubs @ 4 x 4.5 to accept the adaptors. Screw short bolts in from the back to use as studs—I used lock washers and red threadlock. Then install the adaptors and the knock-on wheels as normal.

Any and all wire wheels will push out t…[Read more]

Welcome, Bob! Nice car.

Roy, your explanation of the top differences is bang-on. The BCWs leak a bit, some (like mine) more than others. The price one pays for almost authenticity.

The wood along the back is correct for a real TD. They would have snaps attach to the wood, and the top attached that way, rather than snaps in the metal body tub…[Read more]