In case anyone wants to replace the cheesy looking knurled ring that came on the ignition switch with your Vintage, Beck has a really nice billet ring that looks like the original 356 part available for about $13 and it fits perfectly. It took about 10 minutes to put on and now my switch doesn't look like one off a riding mower.
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Do you have a link to it?
Excellent! Do we get a pic, Frank?
I found it when I was looking at a car for sale on this site. It's not on their web page. After I saw it, I called Kevin and he sent me one. We weren't sure it was going to work but it is perfect. I'll get a pic and post it today.
Here are pics of the turn signal I made after my hand kept bumping into it. Its straighter than what came on the car. Also my phony horn button, it uses a hup cap medallion. A little cheaper than $360. I hope you can see the switch ring, if not, I'll try to take a better pic. The last is the arm rest my upholstery guy made for me to hide the square bump in the floor of the VW pan for the emergency brake, it velcroes to the carpet in case I have to lift the flap for the VIN number. I had the brake moved under the dash like original.
Here are pics of the turn signal I made after my hand kept bumping into it. Its straighter than what came on the car. Also my phony horn button, it uses a hup cap medallion. A little cheaper than $360. I hope you can see the switch ring, if not, I'll try to take a better pic. The last is the arm rest my upholstery guy made for me to hide the square bump in the floor of the VW pan for the emergency brake, it velcroes to the carpet in case I have to lift the flap for the VIN number. I had the brake moved under the dash like original.
Here you go - from a stock 1955 (Pre-A) speedster. This style just gets pulled and has a little trigger thingie to release it.
The later A-style looks more like an umbrella handle which is turned, pulled, returned to horizontal and released. Releasing the brake is the same actions (turn, release, return to horizontal.
Here's one way - not necessarily the best. It uses two brackets welded to the front beam.
Driver's side:
EXCELLENT! Thanks.
I have the original 356 bell crank, handle, etc. - I'm trying to figure out how to make that all work on a replica front end. Your photos help a lot. I need to figure out how long to make the arms/brackets/etc, but it should be doable with the info you've provided. Thanks!
Ted
See Manny's post about his update for "Black Shiela", too. Hi's made up a one-into-two cable adapter that's the bomb.
gn
Vintage uses the pull brake from a 90s Toyota pickup. It doesn't look rel accurate but it is hidden under the dash and works really well.
That ring looks really nice. I bought Carey's billet steering wheel adapter for my Nardi and it is a REALLY nice piece. I wonder if that ignition bezel will fit my switch as well, most probably the same supplier as the Vintage Speedster.
