I’ve been thinking of a totally different, more utilitarian layout with the “OS handle” more readily accessible…

I’d like to see how these two listed features were accomplished on a 66 VW chassis:

KentT2014-02-04 09:38:05

Great shot!  I agree Roy, that should be on the wall!

Yep, it is theoretically a replaceable bearing, but would likely take a special tool that precisely fits to drive it out — or press it out, most likely…I’ve never received one with a clutch kit, however. Throw-out bearings, yes, needle bearings, no… Did they also include the felt seal that keeps the grease away from the clutch plate?Like…[Read more]

It likely came with the throw-out bearing. The throw-out bearing is what moves up against the pressure plate when you press the clutch pedal. It…[Read more]

Well they get torqued to something like 350 ft lbs or something — don’t recall the exact number, but it is huge.Gene Berg always cautioned to never reuse a gland nut for this reason — that the high torque may have stretched the steel between the threads, and when you torque it that tight again, it could crack…In addition, the gland nut has…[Read more]

I use Chrome most of the time, but Internet Explorer 10 occasionally.IE 10 doesn’t display the same error message (I must not have the “show detailed errors option turned on) but instead gives an HTTP 500 general error: “The website cannot display this page.”So, it is getting the database error, it just doesn’t display the details of it…Paul, I…[Read more]

Roy, I’ve been getting those same errors for months when I post a new topic or reply to one, but the update happens…

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Now enroute to Schu.  Thanks, Don.  It was fun reliving that read — though somehow it wasn’t quite as fascinating and motivating as when I read it originally about 50 years ago… 

Not sure what had happened to the pics above, and I can no longer edit that old of a topic to try to fix them…  But, I uploaded them again in this Reply (then deleted them) and it seems to have solved this issue.   Meanwhile, I ran across a pic from the web that I’d stored that shows a real red TD with red seats and black dash, though b…[Read more]

Also found bolt-on frame stiffeners at BGW, the manufacturer of those ’40 Ford noses and such.  They don’t look as beefy as the ones above.

KentT2014-01-27 12:58:16

I was going through some serious withdrawal symptoms… 😡

KentT2014-01-27 20:00:35

Looking good!  Is that an early FiberFab kit also, based upon the looks of that front splash pan?

I tend to agree, Ed, on both counts. 

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Hopefully he’s considering something more like this:

Well, mine had already started in that direction, and I thought I’d just try to carry it to completion and make it work… 

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Well, since I now have posts about what I’m planning for this thing scattered all over this place  — though I didn’t originally plan on a detailed “revival” thread.  So, I thought I’d try to gather some of them together, because some of you may be wondering WTF is he doing….  As I described to Ed last night in a PM, I’m planning on reti…[Read more]

I’m not sure what kind of exhaust is on the 1500 SP.  I think it is some kind of old European Monza-style or something.  I just know it doesn’t fit for crap….

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Ed,

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