And of course I hope all you VW guys have Muir’s How To Keep Your VW Alive book. It is a must have for any air-cooled VW owner.

Funny how easy this stuff is when you have an actual assembly manuals. Classic Roadsters’ manual includes specific directions on cutting and straightening the Beetle turn signal stalk to keep it away from the flat steering wheel and within the 15″ diameter.

As the local Mopar guy (I have a 65 Plymouth Satellite Convertible) I’m sorry to say, “close but no cigar”. That there is a a 1962 Dodge Polara. The 413 wedge with the cross ram is what makes it rare. That and being, shall we say, not the best design to come out of Ma Mopar in the 60’s! 😉http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/mmo1200.html
Ed, I think…[Read more]

Type IV motor may not fit. You need to measure carefully. By the same token, there are adapter kits for Subaru flat fours, but again, they may not fit under your MG bodywork.But these cars weigh about 1900 pounds, give or take a few. You most likely do not need to go to something like Jake’s massive Type IV. He does build GREAT engines though! I…[Read more]

This is the last one. Here is the plate bracket and light from EMPI for only $13.00
http://www.mofoco.com/item/EMPI_9457_LICENSE_PLATE_BRACKET_L IGHT/515

Dug around a little more. Buy the bracket from Moss.
And here is the light for less than $12.
http://www.englishparts.com/products/COVER–CHROME–LICENSE- PLATE-LAMP-OE–TR3-FROM-TS18913-TR3B–SPM–MGA-AH/2229/158-1 00.html
This is an alternative, bracket and light:
http://www.sullivansgarage.com/index.php?main_page=product_i nfo&products_id=806
 

Yeah. And in 1983 when I built my Duchess I definitely didn’t know it all! Thought I did tho!
I should have checked out some real TDs. Had I done that I would not have mounted my license plate the way I did.

I edited the response after you posted that Larry.
I think most of ’em bolt to the side of the rear cover, some are perpendicular, some match the slope of the engine cover.
Funny, I’m not even sure how my Duchess’ bracket is attached. I’ve got to look at it tonight.PMOSSBERG40372.3888078704

On an original TD, the bracket mounts to an extension that I believe attaches to the rear tire carrier.
On most replicas I’ve seen, the bracket mounts to a flat steel/aluminum, bent at a ninety degree angle and bolted to the side of the rear engine cover/tank cover.PMOSSBERG40372.3883680556

Moss Motors:
Number 30 on this page is the bracket ($10.75)
http://www.mossmotors.com/Shop/ViewProducts.aspx?PlateIndexI D=32848#top
Number 45 on this page is the license plate lamp ($27.95 for reproduction or $85.95 for the Lucas part)
http://www.mossmotors.com/Shop/ViewProducts.aspx?PlateIndexI D=32988
 

Looks to be a front engine car. What is the drive train?You should add a few more pics, side view, rear 3/4 view and include shots of interior & dash.

Staying with a local machine shop that has provided engines to a number of VW buddies. Used case that was taken to a machine
shop and aligned bored, opened to 90.5 and case insert added (the head studs bores are
increased and small threaded inserts are tapped and screwed into the case
then the head studs are screwed in, increased bite to avoid…[Read more]

So I’m sure you’ve all been on the edge of your seats wondering what’s up.Well, life has gotten in the way and I still have not pulled the engine.Meanwhile, I’ve decided it’s time to dump the 1641 and upgrade to a 1776. I got good deal on a long-block which is on it’s way. I will be able to use the top end off my 1641. And I’m buying new cooling…[Read more]

Vintage Air is pricey. But you will see their units in a lot of high dollar street rods. I understand they do produce a quality product.

Drive fast. Front engine or VW?Vintage Air would be a great place to start, particularly for a front engine car.And Hot Rod Air Inc for VWs (they have systems for other cars too)PMOSSBERG40359.9327430556

Proof once again what a great place this site is.Nice work Chuck!

Talked with the owner of one of the “best damn garages” in NJ today. From my description of events, he thinks, the pushrod was working it’s way off the rocker arm and just before it dropped free, it got caught up on the rim of the pushrod cup. That would mean of course that the rocker arm would open the valve further than intended. Which would…[Read more]

Awesome.So did you get the damn squirrel? You took enough shots at it!

I ran using the odometer as my gas gauge for 27 years.The stock VW sending unit in my Duchess’ gas tank reached only half way into the tank. So “empty” meant half full!This spring, I finally found a universal gauge with the correct resistance for the VW. Now I actually know how much gas I have! Of course then the engine blew. (:

Improvisation works…for comedy, music and fixing cars!I am familiar with the duct tape & bobby pin approach to automotive repair. And once in the middle of Mexico, I helped a cab driver repair the throttle linkage on a VW microbus with bailing wire (true story).But this is the first official toilet paper roll fix-it story I’ve ever heard. Good…[Read more]