Ed,Thanks for the advice, alot of good detail. I did go out and look it over after reading your post and indeed I think cutting the whole piece where the handle is mounted is the ticket and i removed what was left of the boot to see where the cables attach. only possible snag I see is there is only 15.5 inches from the inspection plate that covers…[Read more]

Rollie, Here is a link to some photos there are two that show the front end after adding the adjusters. Also it is hard to tell but in my gallery there are several photos of the white Migi before and after the adjusters were installed. You may be able to notice a big difference in ride height in the front. If you need any help talking you through…[Read more]

The photos in the gallery uploaded very small so here’s a link to the photo bucket.
 
http://s823.photobucket.com/albums/zz152/washingtonwill/?new est=1
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Hey I just got another star, movin’ up in the world!

Here’s some pics The rest are in my gallery. If you look closely you may see a flying TD! Washington Will40180.5335416667

James, Happy New year to you and all of the club members. Since I bought my TD looking out the window for sunshine has become a preoccupation. I hope the new year brings health, Happiness, Prosperity and fun motoring to all!Will

Bill, I did it just the way Richard described. I created a thread to upload the photos then deleted the thread. I also had another problem with my photos being too large for the server to accept them. So my son showed me to upload them to photo bucket first, then re-save them as a .jpeg file in a smaller format. At that point they were ready to…[Read more]

if anybody is interested we posted a few pics in the gallery The White TD is the Daytona Migi, the rest are the chevette kit and Donor chevette. We will be posting more as we goWill

Rollie, If you have time and a welder, I purchased the adjusters only (2) one for each beam from BOW WOW in Lynnwood washington. They were about $50 total A friend and I disassembled the beam per the instructions in this post and some others I found on line. Cut out a piece of each beam the width of the adjuster + one eighth inch and welded it…[Read more]

Richard, Cool picture! The Car looks great, it will be even more fun cruzin’ with the top down. We don’t get alot of sun here in Washington, so when it does peak out (even for a few hours), no matter how cold it is we’re out in the migi top down. bundled up like snowmen, but top down. Theres alot of folks smiling and waving every time we go out.…[Read more]

Bill, That’s great news. Let us know when we can order I’d like two, one for each of our girls. They will sport them proudly!

Jena, I believe MG magic had all the bumper parts you mentioned, I spoke with Brad about them only a week or so ago and he said he had them all in stock. The Daytona Migi is a bit different from some of the other models, but also has many similarities. I am far from an expert but I do own a Daytona Migi (VW) and a CMC chevette kit and will be…[Read more]

Mark, Thanks for the info, I actually live and work very near Rick Drake and thanks to some of the old threads you mentioned, I have already contacted him and enlisted his help. We had a very long talk about chevettes last weekend and he has invited me out to his shop. This is the great thing about this group, it is so valuable to have folks such…[Read more]

Bob and Paula, I’m glad to hear you like the chevette performance I’m looking forward to having both cars done and showing them in the local shows with my son. I can’t think of a better father and son thing then both of us driving TD’sWill

James, The 2.3 sounds fun. I had thought about modifying the chevette kit to accommodate the 2.3 or even the 2.8 V6, but I was worried about the rear end holding up and if I change that to a ranger rear end then the bolt pattern won’t match unless I use adapters on the front. It seems like the changes could start to snow ball.so we’re going to put…[Read more]

Dan, Here is the link for the header.http://www.racepages.com/parts/headers/chevette.htmlHope this helps,Will

Buzz, Thanks for the tip, I can always use a little extra cash and $150 would be great. There is always something more to buy for these projects.Will

Dan, I noticed when I drove the chevette home from the seller’s house it didn’t have much power off the line but when I got it out on the highway it drove just fine. I have been speaking with a local gentlemen who is a chevette expert and he has given me some tips on changing the carb, removing the smog equip. and possibly using a high output…[Read more]

Thanks Dan, We have gone through our VW  the original builder had not done a very good job so we re did some of the body assembly, steering, brakes, exhaust rear bumper, most of the wiring and installed a hardwood dash to replace the fiberglass one that was in the car. We rebuilt the front beam and added adjusters which allowed us to drop it c…[Read more]

Did you sell the Grill? I am Interested.willburge@verizon.netWashington Will