Welcome aboard! And wow! That’s a heck-of-a list of questions.

At this point, I don’t believe manufacturer of the original kit weighs in too much. Build quality and condition are likely more important. that said, there is a manufacturer comparison thread here:

https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/manufacturer-comparison/

You will find some…[Read more]

Good luck Bill.

What did Wobby say, “Ain’t nothing good ever come from racin’!”

Keep the greasy side down and the rubber on the road! I look forward to a positive report!

First, I ‘m very sorry for your loss.

Well…I hate to give pricing estimates (beauty and price are in the eye of the buyer, to coin a phrase), here goes.

I’ve recently been seeing more and more ads in the $8k to $10k range. But those are asking prices, not selling prices.

While I do hope the sellers get what they want (as that helps us all,…[Read more]

Thanks Stephen.

Yup. I deleted about 30 obviously scam user id’s this afternoon. and another fifteen that never made it past pending.

I also activated ten older registrants that never successfully activated their id’s.

Appreciate all you do for us!

Bill A completed a V8 conversion.

https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/im-gonna-do-a-v8/

Hi Bob

Dang, that’s a nice looking car. From the one side picture, it sure looks like an original TD. Top, curtains, engine cover side panels, rear tank, tank supports…are all looking spot on. You sure that’s a Chevette drivetrain? LOL!

Not sure CarFax will be much help with replica vehicles.

Hi

Bill A just completed a V8 conversion and documented the entire process.

Here is his thread: https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/im-gonna-do-a-v8/

Hi,

The roofs are slightly different between manufacturers. so the dimensions for one brand may not work for another.

What company manufactured your kit?

Paul

Cool!

Are you ready to take custom parts orders?

For the USA market, VW switched to 12v with the 1967 model year.

Chances are high it’s a 12 volt, negative ground.

This sounds obvious, but you say there is a battery; is it in the car? Is there a ground strap on the battery? Which pole?

Looks at the bulbs. If they are 12v bulbs, you have a 12 volt, negative ground system.

I failed to mention… the credit goes to Al Greig (screenname al-greig)

All I did was photograph his handiwork!

An example of excellent brackets:

Great pics!

thanks Bill!

That’s terrific news Stephen!!! Congrats!

Awesome news! Congrats!

Will be arriving early afternoon on Thursday.

But with the forecast as it is, I am very likely going to slap the show field sticker on my Volvo C70. I’ve seen a fair number of daily driver cars coming form the Speedster group. Sad, I guess. But will still be good fun with a great group of people.

And while not TDr focused, Finish Line has a lot of bits and pieces that work on our cars.

Latches, mirrors, gauges, switches, dash stuff (including indicator lights )

https://www.finishlineaccessories.com/

Sun visors? Really? Wear a cap with a visor! 🙂

You could try fabbing brackets to attach to the top of the windscreen frame. Or if you are very very careful, attach to the trailing edge of the frame. You don’t have much room to work with there before you hit glass!

Hi Dale,

Yes. They are at: http://www.mgmagicclassicmotorparts.com/