…My Bad — they mentioned both tilt wheel and telescoping steering in their ad.

I’d also like to find out where the steering column came from.  My “portly” body could benefit from a rig that tilts and telescopes.

.. They may have meant tilt steering wheel, not telescoping.

Some of the pictures do show the tilt lever as well as the directional lever on the left side of the steering wheel.

Bill, do you have a tilt wheel?  Do you have an after market steering wheel in your car? Is it a Grant? Flat or dished?  I’m trying to find out what my options are for r…[Read more]

Its a shame they included the photos of the bent and twisted front bumper. For the asking price it would be easy to replace it.

They claim a telescoping steering column. I wonder where that came from?

Lookin’ good!!

The pictures really help me in seeing where stuff is located in an “already built” kit — since I only have a book and a bare chassis to start with on my project.

I still think you sprinkled some MG magic dust over that engine to make it fit under the hood.

Keep up with the pictures — can’t wait to see it at Carlisle in May.…[Read more]

Hey Ed,

Love the new gauges — the car will definitely warrant the extra effort of glassing in this setup!!

I also like the fact that the odometer shows “actual milage” at the last rebuild.  It makes a great way to talk about the car’s pedigree, history, and your restoration/enhancement.  Go forward and glass & resin & gel………and forget a…[Read more]

The Spyder gauges came yesterday. 914 units re-done entirely (and at significant expense) by North Hollywood Speedometer. Purely European spec: 250 kph speedometer, oil temperature reading in Celsius. As is correct for Porsche 550-0051.

I agonized about doing this. The kit came with a new set of 356-style Chinese repops, which fit the pre-cut…[Read more]

Hit me up. I’m not really good with electrics but I am slowly improving. As with the welder, which might could be employed to get those new pans properly affixed.

No reserve, man. I’m free all day on most days, these days.

Oh man…I’d forgot about the Chevette diesel. Late ’70s-early ’80s were dark days.

Progress. Impressive!

Adam! text me! Maybe I can come over and <strike>break it </strike> help you fix it.

Hopefully the last disassembly. Body panels and engine removed.

Flywheel and clutch installed. Clutch slave cylinder mount fabricated and installed.

Original battery box removed to provide room for the Accusump.

A little fiberglass work, some minor welding and some paint and we can start on the final install.

Wow, that’s an impressive manual from the heritage center. It does verify my recollection that aside from the diesel versions all Chevettes ran the 1.6.

I went with this little cube one which is designed after the Arnolt heaters retro-fitted to many MG TDs in the day. Not as strong as Bill’s but I’m willing to give up a lot to look “period-correct,” and dudes definitely froze their asses in-period.

Should work. I’d dry-fit as much as I could before doing anything rash.

When I put the Soob in Bridget, the muffler tucked up under that splash pan a bit tighter than the previous exhaust. I lined the underside with reflective insulation made just for that purpose, and it worked beautifully. Key was prepping the unfinished glass underneath and…[Read more]

Dont have a picture, but you can pull it up. NAPA part #745-1048 is the style of unit that was posted in the Fiberfab instruction manual. I have only had to replace mine once since the initial build. It lasted over 15 years. It was a daily driver for quite a while. On High with the drafty top up, it will cook you. It bolts to the firewall dead…[Read more]