While working on the steering, I decided to incorporate the self-cancelling turn signal mod. Update to current design The kit includes a VW turn signal lever. It has the self-cancelling mechanism built into it, it only needs an actuating cam to make it happen. But whoa, little buddy, it requires a little more attention than that. The cancelling cam is a 3/4″ shaft collar, with a couple bumps on it. I placed two welds, 135º apart and then sanded the profile. The PDF file shows the finished dimensions. You need to be fairly accurate in making this. Too small and it won’t cancel properly, tooRead More →

These cars are made to be driven. However the elements sometimes can be very challenging. We built ours with a heater and seat heaters, but the open cockpit can really be uncomfortable at 30 degrees and 30 mph. The addition of a ‘lap blanket’ puts all the components into play and makes for a very comfortable ride. The blanket snaps to the underside of the dash, trapping heat into the cockpit. It is under the seatbelts so heat generated by the heater is focused on your lower body. Read More →

The Over-Riders bolt up to the quickjack mounts with the same  bolt spacing, but the back of the overrider is angle and the back of the quickjack is straight up and down. Takes a little tweaking of the mounting hardware to get all the pieces to line up. The angle of the back matches the angle of the nose opening. If you plan to mount the chrome hoop, to get it to match the the overriders, the angle of the back MUST match the angle of the nose. Different bodies are on different angles and typically, none of them match the angle of the commonly foundRead More →

Accessories can make or break the vehicle. They will make life much more enjoyable Oil Cooler & Twin Pusher Fans Fresh Air Vents Heater & Defroster Soft TopRead More →

garage is not heated and it’s 5 degrees outside 🙁 Positioned and installed heater and glovebox shell. I’ve begun the wiring process. Heater Install – or – NOTHING goes easily I found a heater kit for a BackDraft kit and jumped on it, being able to save some money over the kit from my manufacturer. I was in tall cotton, or so I thought. When I studied the kit, it was designed to be mounted in the engine compartment on the passenger side footbox. Not exactly period correct. No big deal, I’ll use the parts and put it behind the dash. Famous last words. TwiceRead More →

Finished repro footbox vents. Built bodybuck. Finally, lines to fit a Hurricane bodyRead More →