All I can say is WOW  . That is beyond beautiful!! That should be a top show car. If you need parts, check out MG Magic, a lot of the parts are the same on the TD’s from 52 to 55.

You May want to blow some air through the idle jet seats in the carb, they can get gummed up when carb cleaner is used. Did you use the gallon bucket of carb stuff you let the parts soak in? That stuff gets out all the junk, then you blow the ports out with an air hose after soaking.

Welcome Aboard! Do lots of research, it will pay off in the end. These cars are lots of fun!! Just take your time in restoring your project. It is the “Most Bang for the Buck”.

It appears that someone tried to use the cooling fan to boost the air pressure ahead of the carb, a form of supercharger. Get rid of the box, it is robbing the cooling air. I had a Berrie mini taxi with a Judson Supercharge on a 2400cc VW. it dyno tested out at about 300HP in the 80’s. car only weighed 750 lbs. Did great at the 1/8 mile Drag…[Read more]

You need to make sure that the cooling vanes are in place even if you don’t have a thermostat. I have the stat will reduce engine wear by warming the engine aluminum parts expand to operating temp faster. The separating of the hot and cold air is a necessity, the Germans separated them for a reason. My oil temp never gets over 190 degrees. These…[Read more]

The site is Beautiful. How do I paypal the money. Who’s Email address? Send the info to me as a PM.

PMossberg is right. VW’s don’t leak oil unless there is a problem. Another place is the push rod tubes. The spring loaded are notorious for leaking, use original VW parts. Another place to check is around the oil pump. If somebody replaced it and pulled it using a screwdriver to pry it out, they probably damaged the sealing surface on the block.…[Read more]

I have the Petronics on my MG Replica and have never had a problem. They work great, no points to mess with. The only way to fly.

The tires they installed had an overall height of 27.3 inches, VW factory tires are approxamatley 24.4. They looked good, but when a tight turn was made ir ate the body. No More Pep Boys For Me!!

Sounds good Roy. I drove it home to Indiana from Orlando Florida, so your place is real close. It all depends when it happens. Keep us posted.

When is the Carlisle Show? I have a set of 4 Chrome and Gold Custom wheels I had left from a Drag car I had back in the 70’s, they made fun of the VW till they raced it on the 1/8 mile strip. Then they would not let me come back. It is a matter of what you like on a replicar, they are not MG’s or Porsche. I have a friend with a Design Classics 57…[Read more]

I got this one and it was nice. Thanks Jim. He was being consertive on the description, it is nice. Thanks Jim

The fiberglass resin will eat up and kind of absorb the plastics, I even tried Visqueen, it is very heavy plastic used in construction. The resin is potent stuff. I think I will go with the fiberglass paneds and a square tube aluminum frame. That way I can put some sound proofing in the void. I also have a bunch of vinyl I bought at an auction, I…[Read more]

I fully agree that those who keep this forum afloat should be recognized. Paul I want to thank you for all the time you must have to put in on this thing, I used to build web sites and it is a lot of work. Thanks again to you and all the crew involved. Next year send out a generic email to all forum members, and let those who can help. I would be…[Read more]

It sounds like a lose or corroded conection. I had a berry mini t that had a similar problem, I cleaned and tightened all connections to the Parking/turn light affected and it worked fine. I would check and make sure that the fuel guage has two wires conected a ground and a wire to the guage. If you don’t have a good ground to the plate on the…[Read more]

The oil streaks would indicate a leaking front main seal. The big price is pulling the engine.

You might want to look for any traces of oil showing in a streak when the engine is out to replace the throw out bearing. I would almost bet on a throw out bearing. I would also replace the clutch disk when it is apart. The disk is cheap. Buy good quality parts for the bearing. There some Chinese parts out there, and they are trouble. Good luck…[Read more]

There a couple up on ebay right now

An old VW gas heater can be adapted for use if you want. Find a old VW Bus and it will run you out.