I resemble that remark.

Paul

I’m going to go out on a limb here and posit that fiberglass body panels are not a significant structural element on any of our cars. 

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“the fiberfab chassis I am working with is grossly over built, I have even considered chopping it up and lightening many of the tubes. Don’t think it is an issue.”That grossly overbuilt frame will still flex. Several people here on the forum have witnessed the self opening doors on mine. If anything, add bracing.billnparts2016-01-29 06:58:20

Measure twice, then measure again. Then begin.

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I like that idea. Please post photos.

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Don’t know if this is the stuff that you are talking about but Cowles Products Company, New Haven, Ct makes and sells something called “Custom Chrome” which is flexible and comes with a peel off 3M adhesive back.  Good stuff.  Seems to age well.  The 1/8″ stuff will bend around a 1″ radius nicely.  Bright chrome look, even though it is plastic. 

…I sure hope that was a Freudian slip — I said I had my ‘snowfield’ reservation at Carlisle — I sure hope that ‘show field’ is what I wound up with, not ‘snowfield’….in May…in PA???……….

I’m in!  But, I gotta tell you – with this aging body,  it’s getting a trifle harder each year. 

I just got my room reserved and my Carlisle snowfield spot…See you all there!

Doug,Great looking wheels! What are they and where did you get them?Thanks,Andy

If that’s running two single contact bulbs, change the pigtail in the socket behind “Stop” to a dual contact.

For a minute on the early 80s every American car came with an 85 mph speedometer.

Hub cap with medallion is $35 at Moss. Maybe buy one and see what you need to do on the spare wheel. 

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Yes, my seat bases were replaces with a couple pieces of angle iron. The corner of the shelf has extra padding behind the carpet. It’s right in the lumbar region of your lower back and I don’t find it uncomfortable at all. Just like blondes and brunettes, everyone has a different preference.

I can see that your rear fenders are molded to take the correct, early TD tail lights, but something bigger is bolted over them.

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So I guess it makes sense to just have a car for every season — AWD for winter, a pick up for those mandatory spring trips to That “blue” or that “orange” Big Box Home Improvement store, and a very fine Tdr for the rest of the year…!!!

Toller: do not allow your turn signal switch to dictate where and how you sit in the car. Get a little butane torch and heat it up and bend it. If it breaks, epoxy it back on. Or do what I did: use an old pen–hollow it out and epoxy THAT on the turn signal nub. 

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Original TD wheels are hard to come by. Many are a bit out of true as well, and they are often pitted. These are tube rims, and they lack the “safety lip” that all modern automotive wheels have. That lip keeps the tire from coming off in the event of a high-speed blowout. It’s hardly ever a factor, but in the rare case, you’re glad it’s there.

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Spechols, I believe that what you did was almost exactly what billnparts did a few years ago.