Is this a or ?

The seats don't look like a Beck, nor does the frunk cutout for the gas cap look like their quality.  The in-frunk area itself looks homemade, so if could have been sold as a Beck kit.  The frame is clearly not a Vintage, so if it's not a Beck I'd bet on Thunder Ranch.  Ask the expert.  Oh @chines1!

It seems to me the exposed cables on the floorboard would be a liability.

That appears to be a Thunder Ranch.  As far as I know they are the only ones that did that funky bump-out on the B side of the door for the door latch.  Those seat are also very typical in a Thunder Ranch.  And as mentioned above, the exposed cables/lines by your feet are not something you'd find in a Beck.

Thunder Ranch for sure. Seats, Brandwood cable shifter, cross brace between the rear shock towers, flat floor with no hump, frunk hinges, battery location and even the rear deck prop rod are all like what I got.

I am especially scared by the union in the brake or clutch line in the cabin. Why would you do that? Brake lines are available in MANY lengths. And it would be no big deal to put a bent metal cover over all the lines. There is no excuse for the exposed lines.

I put an aluminum spacer(1/2") on TOP of my center tunnel to straighten the throttle cable. The angle of that cable end is not good.

Hey, it has a hydraulic clutch, which I prefer to a cable.

Those pictures are the size of a postage stamp on a 13" screen. How are you guys seeing all this? ("I can't believe the builder didn't trim the tab off the back of the accelerator cable! What's up with the S/N stamp on the transaxle?")

Uh, click the link in the original post?

I also must note the VERY intentional blurring in photos of "things they don't want you to see clearly".

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Large photos at the link.

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Thanks. I'm part of the special class.

I apologize. I posted this from my cell phone. The larger images didn't load so I didn't know the images were so small.
Sorry, I cannot edit the post.

@americanworkmule posted:

I apologize. I posted this from my cell phone. The larger images didn't load so I didn't know the images were so small.

No worries. MOST of us followed the link and saw the photos in their natural state.

What is going on with the metal patches?
and notice the poor craftsmanship cutting the hole for the filler cap?

HA!  amazing what you can see on a lap top screen compared to a cell phone

The two metal caps are most likely service access ports for the steering box and beam adjusters.

@Lane Anderson posted:

The two metal caps are most likely service access ports for the steering box and beam adjusters.

Like for  this car with open access?
I'm new, just wondering why some cars have it and some don't.
This car doesn't have a access through the hood for the fuel cap.
I think its neat that it has the old school "bumper" I've never seen a replica with one.

What would be much advantage for the metal shield under the carbs?
Other than racing situations, I guess?



https://www.huntingridgemotors...k/#vehicle-gallery-1

I think that's part of the normal Type 1 tin and would work better in a Speedster or Bug where it could be sealed against a bulkhead to keep the hot exhaust and fan air from recirculating into the fan and carbs.

As it is I guess it does no harm.

Original Spyders had a full underpan for this purpose and, reportedly, many of them got taken off for racing anyway. If you find yourself in a Spyder crawling along in a traffic jam on a very hot day you might wish you had the full pan, but honestly I know of only two fake ones that have this feature (mine and @arajani's) and I'm not convinced they're all that functional. Haven't had the crawling-in-traffic-jam-on-98-degree-day experience yet.

FWIW, underway with no pan under the engine, there seems to be negative pressure under the clam through about 35 mph, after which it's kind of neutral through about 45-50, and thereafter there is high pressure under there. I plan to tape some yarn to my grilles again and cruise around with the gopro on them to see if the underpan changes this dynamic.