My FiberFab has a big “FF” logo molded into the cowl under the hood. That and finding a copy of a receipt from FiberFab under the seat made mine easy to identify. Failing that … you have to post pictures.

“The latches snap like an overloaded suitcase when I open the hood but I figured that could be the way it’s supposed to be.”  Yes, that’s the SPPPRRRUNGG! that I was talking about.  And the shape of the front of your hood looks a lot like mine before I cut it back.  However, your hood still seems to fit better, especially at the back.  I think abo…[Read more]

OMG, you totally owned me! I laughed so hard I cried. I wish that wasn’t me, but it is … and I apologize for being a downer here. I just wish I had enough experience to know what to expect, and the serenity to accept that. Your post helped, but the only real cure is to get the car down to the upholsterer and painter so I can actually drive…[Read more]

It’s just funny to see your post today after reading the original one almost a year ago that said you were “within a week of completing” your car.  I can’t criticize, since I’ve made the same claim many times about my car, and each time the completion date slips farther and farther back.  I wonder how many others of us have seen time slip away ..…[Read more]

Great ingenuity, yes, but aren’t you worried about what heat from the engine will do to the plastic? Are you sure it won’t catch fire or melt?johnsimion2016-01-09 11:44:19

I also agree with the S2000, as well as a Miata, but (a), neither was on Greg’s list, and (b), neither would be feasible if Greg is much over 6′ (and my TDR would not work for me, either, if I couldn’t have lowered the seats and cranked the back waaaay back). Given Greg’s list, any Corvette sounds like both a good choice and a safe one, too.…[Read more]

As a former Boxster owner, I could not recommend that car.  I bought into the hype and regretted it very much.  I think Porsche designs its cars for auto magazine testers who don’t have to actually live with them.  They have fantastic performance that does you absolutely no good except at the track, but they have lots of annoying issues, and th…[Read more]

You mean there’s supposed to be a FiberFab ID plate . . . ?  No matter what it means, you’re one step ahead of me.

Unless specifically prohibited in your covenants, I don’t understand how the HOA has jurisdiction over a portable tent/garage.  Perhaps I just don’t understand, because normally they only have power over things that are physically attached to your land.  Maybe your portable tent/garage has stakes that get pounded into the ground?  OTOH, if they DO…[Read more]

The Veloster is a nice sporty car, it’s even nice looking from the view shown here — but I never could deal with the asymmetrical design on the other side.  Sorry, but that side just looks wrong.  It ought to be an outright coupe, that’s how it looks best and nobody buys one of these things to haul their friends.  And if you really think rear se…[Read more]

Bolted to the badge bar, which is bolted to the frame. Like I said, they were fine before and if the badge bar is the ground, the driving lights have not been moved or touched at all. I guess I’ll just get all-new wire from each light to the power source and that pretty much HAS to be it, there must be a broken wire in there that I can’t…[Read more]

I assume your seatback adjuster is the same as mine, which is the kind from MG Magic that has multiple holes and you screw the knob into one hole on each side.  I use mine only to put the seatback as far back as I can recline it.  If you stripped out the knob, however, I don’t understand what holds the seat in place.  However, if all you st…[Read more]

The last part is problematic. Dunno about other insurance companies, but USAA always asks where the car is kept. That is the first question. I live in Vegas, and I guess it would be technically truthful to say only that the car is “in Vegas” if it was garaged elsewhere in Vegas and they didn’t ask WHERE in Vegas. However, what you would be…[Read more]

TexAg, your own wheels look pretty fine already … but if you REALLY wanted wheels like mine, I think you could do it. Seems to me that you could simply cut a 15″ VW wheel in half (vertically, so there would be an inner half and an outer half). Take away the inner half, and the “inside part” of the remaining outer half should then fit right…[Read more]

OMG, the more I read this forum the more work I have to do! What a clever project! Nice job! Sincerely, Mr. Copycat.

Both picture and car look really nice.  Gotta love that British Racing Green (hehe, mine is also green!).

All good solutions.  For the record, these are the ones I started with:

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Real MG TD hubcaps won’t fit VW wheels. Get VW hubcaps that are plain (without the embossed logos). These are available from various suppliers, but you’ll have to do some internet shopping. Some are available with no holes, some have 3 holes, but it doesn’t matter. Get genuine MG hubcap centers from Moss or another supplier and epoxy them to…[Read more]

I have a full set of the old Vintage gauges from my FiberFab VW-based car if someone wants them. They black faces with white numbers and are in good shape for their age (not abused) but just not my style. The speedo works if properly geared — the rest probably work but I can’t guarantee anything.

After relooking my letter from USAA, telling me to try American Collectors Insurance, I see that one of the requirements is that the car be kept in a locked garage (“or similar enclosure”).  That seems to be a common thread here with other posters, and that may be what’s keeping Vince Valiant from getting insurance … a carport must not meet the…[Read more]