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  • #309436
    edward ericson
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    @edsnova

    Good news, Bill. Lots of weird shipping glitches this year.

    #309429
    edward ericson
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    @edsnova

    Top up, side curtains in if you got them. Or a tonneau cover if you have that. No tarps or dust covers.

    #309428
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    @edsnova

    Sorry Paul just seeing this. Sent some $

    #309423
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    @edsnova

    We’ll work something out.

    #309420
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    @edsnova

    Yeah same. But I like calling them and this time I couldn’t reach them. Weird.

    #309417
    edward ericson
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    @edsnova

    OK I got a room. Weirdly, I could not get anyone to pick up the phone there over two days.

    #309415
    edward ericson
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    @edsnova

    I am registered for the show.

    #309409
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    @edsnova

    Cool setup!

    #309407
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    @edsnova

    If you have a London Roadster built on a VW platform you very likely have a VW Bug steering box, not a rack & pinion setup like an MG TD or a Pinto,

    #309388
    edward ericson
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    @edsnova

    Congrats on the new whip, Bill.

    Some guys have made behind-the-seat wind screens like you see on Boxsters and such to ameliorate the reverse blow-through you experience in open cars at speed.

    This is a bit of an arts and crafts project but very simple in principle, and reasonably effective.

    My solution is to stay off the interstate highways, mostly. Just makes everything more special.

    #309367
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    @edsnova

    I bought a roll of black marine carpet from Lowes or Home Depot. On part of the floor it’s laid over 1/2-inch foam padding, the rest it’s glued on with 3M Super 77. Real TDs all had black low pile carpet from the factory (not loop pile, no edge bindings) so this method is actually pretty “period correct” as well as being stupid-cheap.

    Take your time dry-fitting and then do your final cuts it in-place after the glue-down.

    #309362
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    @edsnova

    Cory and Jeni are also coming Thursday.

    #309360
    edward ericson
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    @edsnova

    OK everyone I’ve routed a nice pre-dinner cruise for Thursday to Grandpa’s Love Shack (same place as last year’s Friday run). Gonna step off from the hotel about 4:30 and do about an hour loop ending at the restaurant. It’ll be a short trip back to the hotel unless you want to go back the way we came.

    Here’s the route.

    Right now I’ve got me and Kelly, Paul and Glen, Bill A (who’ll need a ride…). Chime in if you plan to get to the Marriott Thursday afternoon.

    Word is that the dune buggy guys are going to be around too.

    #309355
    edward ericson
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    @edsnova

    Main The Samba forum: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/

    Classified ad section: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/

    You’ll have to make an account to place your ad.

    Here’s a link to a running TD kit car priced at $8500.

    Good luck!

    #309337
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    @edsnova

    Beautiful car. If the top and side curtains are in as good a shape I think 10-12 would not be an unreasonable asking price.

    #309331
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    @edsnova

    Hi Amanda. Sorry it’s so kludgy to post pics here.

    If the kit you have is all NOS with the parts still bagged you might get a couple grand for it. With a good VW pan (if that’s what it needs) maybe $3k or more.

    As for where to sell? Damned if I know. I bought an unbuilt kit off craigslist in 2017 but since then that site seems to have become worse than worthless. I have a car on facebook now and it’s attracting nothing but flippers.

    The Samba might still work. Make sure you have a VW-based kit and list it there. I think it’s easier to post pics there than here too.

    Good luck!

    #309328
    edward ericson
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    @edsnova

    Take care of yourself, Schuby. And your wife.

    Here’s the map of the showfield for this year.

     

    #309316
    edward ericson
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    @edsnova

    er…Welcome Blake!

     

    And Trevor.

    #309315
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    @edsnova

    The VW column is from a 69 or so and the ignition switch  and columm lock are available.

    If it were me I’d put a universal key switch or maybe a true TD key switch and maybe a pushbutton (or pull!) ignition switch in that original MG center dash plate.

    #309296
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    @edsnova

    Your car is awesome as is! Not one person in 1000 who encounters it would guess it’s not an original.

    #309292
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    @edsnova

    Pretty trick!

     

    Here’s the dash plate.

    I had not realized that the original gauges themselves are actually round.

     

    #309289
    edward ericson
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    @edsnova

    Gorgeous car Blake! The only tell is the round gauges. So hard to source those 2-year only octagonal ones!

    #309279
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    @edsnova

    Here ya go. Bridget’s EJ22 on a bathroom scale. That’s 260 lbs. Flywheel and clutch attached, full intake, etc, but no exhaust.

     

    #309273
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    @edsnova

    Pretty sure I took that pic…

    #309258
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    @edsnova

    Excellent!

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