There is a Facebook Page “Homebuild Cars” you might want to check out. Projects range from scrap to artwork.

Here is a link to current kit manufacturers.

http://www.kitcarlist.com/

Thanks Ed.   I was trying to figure out how to say exactly what you said.  Now, no need.  Ditto!

My car is (unadvertised) for sale but I didn’t want to tell Noel because his expectations are not realistic (for a TDr).

I’ve got to naysay, Noel.

Nothing any of us drive would even remotely fill your bill of particulars.

Whether Chevy, Ford or VW-based, if you own a TD kit car now, you HAVE to tinker with it to keep it going. Most of us like it that way but it’s not everyone’s cuppa. If you can’t do basic maintenance and mechanical trouble-shooting you’re just…[Read more]

Bill should just hang an IV bag from the roll cage.

I bought these fold-up jobbies for Bridget. They’re screwed into the side of the tunnel (my side only now, since the passenger side now has fuel lines running there). Folded up it’s invisible against the black carpet. Folded down it works fine and keeps my drink easily reachable, if not as…[Read more]

Nice, man. Good luck tomorrow.

The track did improve. First run was wet, but by the time I got my second run, the track was mostly dry and I ran 4 seconds faster than my best time with the old motor. If we get a dry track we should do even better, unfortunately, there’s more rain in the forecast.

I once considered putting a cup holder in the left running board. Easily accessible and out of the way.

The charm of the replica TD is that it IS 60+ year old technology. No power steering, no power windows (windows?), no locks, no air bags, no ABS, no crash bumpers, no crumple zones, no computers. Ah, the allure of the simplicity of the past.

Once again pouring rain at registration and tech inspection. Hopefully the track will dry sometime tomorrow.

Yes, just bend the float arm.

for research – http://jimbarrettbespokeleather.co.uk/ourshop/cat_1105011-1-Bonnet-Straps.html

Fan shroud.

Putting a fan over the whole rad is good but the key is getting the air to move through the whole thing–a full shroud and then a way for the air to get out from under the hood. These cars, like most, can develop relatively high pressure under the front. The ope louver idea could work as well.

I made a shroud over the rad and allow…[Read more]

Blog post on the most recent Spyder doings.

https://alongcameaspyder.wordpress.com/2018/08/15/pedals-installed-floating-floor-and-now-the-emblems/

I just start singing the Johnny Cash song, “One Piece at a Time.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws-_syszg84

Me too!

Exactly.