Oh and just to keep on subject: my Crosley did not have a radio. 😉

Jeez, I forgot and left out my first car which was exotic (as in strange and rare): Crosley.  

Actually none of the above.  Built a gas powered (1st of 4) car at 14 and motorized bicycle at 15.  My passion is making things that go vrooom!  Mechanical work.  I grew up in the country where if you didn’t do it yourself, it didn’t get done.  Was a Nuclear Engineer for a long time.  But, nobody wants nuclear power, and the red tape became too m…[Read more]

The space suit would be to keep all the body parts together when you fall out.

But why is he wearing a space suit?

Greg, in approximate order:  AH bugeye sprite, Sunbeam Alpine (3 of /em), MGTF-1500, Maserati, Porsche 911s, Lancia Zagato, TR6, Jensen Healey, Mercedes 230SLK, MiGi TD replicar.  I left out all the ones that were not at all interesting.  

Thanks Paul.  It’s not that hard..  Just measure the faceplate that came with the radio.  Then measure the faceplate that came with the radio. (repeat 32 times) Then transfer the measurements to a nice piece of wood.  Check the transfer for accuracy.  (repeat 17 times).  Then carefully cut with scroll saw or band saw or jig saw.  Then throw the wh…[Read more]

Paul, Made both the faceplate and the knobs.  The factory faceplate was cheap and ugly plastic.  The chrome like plastic knobs stuck out so far that I thought they endangered the passenger.  Had to cut the knob shafts down and turn (wood lathe) the knobs.   

  Here is my new installation.  It works as well as any old radio, just not fancy. I do like the weather channel though, it’s the button just to the right of the AM/FM slider. Truth is, I usually enjoy the sound of the engine and my radio is usually off, and when it’s off it works as well as any of the most expensive radios with Bose speakers. 

That is much more powerful than the TD

It should be tight. If the weather is warm, it should be tight. If it’s cold, you might think it’s too short… If you can’t get it to close over the windshield, maybe try adjusting the middle hoop so it lays down. Get the top up and then try to get the hoop up after that.

A few weeks ago, I put a different radio in my TD, but I sense that it was for different reasons.  My prior radio was one of those fancy dangled things with all sorts of go fast sexy displays that pulsed with the music and had enough power to drive my big Bose system ( I know, I tried it.)  BUT, – you couldn’t see the darn dial in sunlight as in “…[Read more]

Dipstick test is probably good, but my old mother could always hold much hotter pots then me. A meat thermometer set down in there will give you better data. 220 F is still OK.Yeah on the separate-top-from-bottom job. Should not be too hard. At 5000 feet you’ll probably want to lean the mix a tad to account for the thinner air. But running it at…[Read more]

Glad you found us Rich. $4k for a gone-through car sounds like a great deal. And a red top! Really? Please post pics.If you have some VW knowledge you’ll know what to do to keep her running easy. If not, do what we all did & get yourself a copy of John Muir’s “How to Keep Your Volkswagon Alive” and a set of metric hand tools, as he instructs.…[Read more]

All good here.

Looks like a great choice.Roy, you done good.As we get closer to Nov. with a total head count, we’ll see if we need to reserve a large table.Everyone else OK?

You’ll have $4k’s worth of fun before you know it.   Post some pictures and log in with your car and personal data.  Just click on any of PaulMossberg’s posts and click on the link that he always includes (he’s our esteemed moderator).  Welcome aboard, post pictures, ask questions, have fun.  As Ed, one of our frequent posters says – TDr…[Read more]

Just discovered that if you bold a link it no longer works.  Whoda thunk.  Try this one:

I was hoping to eat at a place on the way to Pungo, but I called them today (I lived in VaBch for quite a few years) and they don’t do breakfast.  Bummer.  Anyway, and then along came Mary:

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This event is coming together…way cool.