Roadster build

Nice!  Yes, please keep us posted on progress.

I like the little extra feature - indent for rear bumper ends, fog light cut outs and torson bar access caps.  Looks like rear fog lamp mounting area too?

Yes Wolfgang all the little details there. It was molded from an original t-5 roadster.

Rear lamp is reverse light

@PaulEnvemo posted:

Rear lamp is reverse light

I think they repurposed that in USA for some safety regulations. I’ve seen lots of references to “rear fog light” in European parts catalogues.

That hella lense has certainly made the rounds between VW and Porsche cars.

I thought of adding that backup light to my IM roadster many time but I keep resisting as I would like to keep it as original as possible so I have yet to find a real solution it a hidden light Under the engine subtlety

That's a "B" replica, correct? Like a '60 roadster?

Yes , Stan…molded from a ‘60 roadster. Full monocoque tub with 356 floor pans.

This is gonna be fun to watch.

Here are some shots of the prototype showing the floors and back seat area.

Nice!

had a few of these steering wheels made for the roadster project. Work with VW steering shaft. Billet horn button with or without logo. Trying out on the Envemo for now.

Anyone use these Brazilian VDO replica gauges? Bought a few sets of these as well. I like that it is not the digital odometer but don’t like that the gear is visible on the trip odometer. Call me a stickler…but it annoys me. Tach and combo gauge look super though.

I used the same set of Brazilian VDO gauges in my CMC (356 A) back in the late 1990s.

Everything has worked well and as advertised except for the infamous trip meter odometer which quickly died when I had the temerity to try to reset it to zero while moving.  That was the last time it worked, 18 years ago, but the main odometer just keeps chugging along.  Everybody now knows that you cannot zero them while moving.  

The latest VDO gauges (with the GPS speedo) on’t have that problem.

The electronic Tachometer works well with minimal needle floating and has the added feature of going nuts when your electronic ignition module is starting to fail.

So these gauges aren’t actually made by VDO. They are by a company in Brazil called Cronomac. The sets come complete with fuel sender and oil sender. Along with the lightning harness and bulbs. The font on the odometer is ehh and the gear is visible on the trip odometer as mentioned. Overall nice gauges.  The ones you mentioned gordon I have in my envemo and we’re actually made by VDO Brazil when they were in business. The odometer is definitely done nicer. Now the only choice by VDO are the digital ones made in India…nice but too modern for this old fart.

Gordon is right, I was warned when my original IM had those gauges, touch the reset while moving and say goodbye to the OhNometer.  BTW I like the B series wheel on a B series car very much

@IaM-Ray posted:

I thought of adding that backup light to my IM roadster many time but I keep resisting as I would like to keep it as original as possible so I have yet to find a real solution it a hidden light Under the engine subtlety

Henry at IM put mine in the Carrera fins. Thin LED strip. Pretty much out of sight, but very cool and useful.