Hey Richard!

When I did mine, about 10 years ago, I bought a used ’73 Bug Speedometer, a white-face gauge kit, and a chrome bezel, then got a Classic Instruments tach in the 5-inch size to (sort of) match. This of course snowballed into a major dashboard refurb but it ended up pretty good imho and it was a fun project.

glad it’s sorted.

Thanks for the warning. It’s a jungle out there.

Shift knobs are touch points. I advise that you get the exact one that will please you the most.

Got my sticker today!

Look forward to seeing you there Dale!

Bumping this thread for awareness.

I’m planning out this year’s Carlisle outing, Thursday May 9- Sunday morning May 12. Hotel HQ is again the Courtyard Marriott in Camp Hill; the room deal is at this link. (https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1702482498713&key=GRP&app=resvlink)

Pretty sure the Saturday dinner will…[Read more]

Book 1 to buy or borrow: “How The Keep Your Volkswagen Alive: a Manual of Step-by-Step Procedures for the Compleat Idiot”

You will find many answers in there, the most important one being “don’t panic.”

Most old Bug engines came equipped with a 1-barrel Brosol or Solex carb. Cleanout and new gaskets are typically all they need but if you’ve got…[Read more]

If I were in your shoes I’d check out the 2.3 forums like this one: https://www.ranger-forums.com/2-3l-2-5l-i4-tech-31/

They can help you troubleshoot at least as well as we can.

An engine swap seems like a radical step for someone to be contemplating not knowing basics like “what could fit?”

It’s a kit car: Anything can be made to fit. You…[Read more]

You could run it with a 34PICT3 on a stock manifold but you’d probably do better to tune the Delorto, unless it’s icing up.

What Dell do you have? What idle jets are in it?

What is your current overall mileage? I get about 25-26mpg overall with my 120-hp 1914 in a 1500 lb Spyder replica. Your engine should be giving you something similar—but o…[Read more]

Looks like a nice example, Stephen. Good luck with the sale. It might help if you suggested a price.

Thankee

On mine I had to pull the shift rod out through the front of the tunnel.

If the trouble is only the cable tubes for the brakes and such, the way forward is to use a pry bar to bend them away from the cup.

Welcome to the group, Barbara! Dale Schumacher refurbished one of these many years ago and he’s nearby. His friend Rick did one about four years ago and he’s also in NoVA. Many of us meet at the Carlisle Import and Performance Nationals in May, about 2 hours north of you. You could meet other TDr owners there and learn about the ins and outs.

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Here’s the link to the club hotel in camp hill. If you reserve your room through this link you get the deal. Let me know if you have any trouble.

Congrats to her and her betrothed.

I believe @pmossberg had dual ICTs on his Dutchess.

Sho nuff makes it look easy.