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Post by leonardabell on May 4, 2015 7:12:09 GMT -5
I bought a pair of scoops from Bradley in Minn. and they seemed too narrow for my 1/4 inch plexi. I also was chicken to cut holes in my only expensive doors!!!!
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Post by leonardabell on Apr 23, 2015 8:20:43 GMT -5
The twisty things at you feet are a small way to get a little fresh air. It is a pain to get to them to open and close them. When I was running with doors, I would open the front clip on the drivers side of the wind/door, and put a spacer in it. Sometimes my foot! This will let in some air at speed.
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Post by leonardabell on Mar 18, 2015 18:18:22 GMT -5
The stock Bradley seats have a recline, but also a very upright head rest. It makes driving the car so much more enjoyable. I still need a small pillow bungeed on my headrest for head support on a long drive, even with the stock seats.
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Post by leonardabell on Mar 13, 2015 18:14:50 GMT -5
I will be watching to see if a group from Bradley GT and GT2 is interested. I went a few years ago and there were only about 5 cars there. If enough sign up, I will seriously consider it.
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Post by leonardabell on Jan 19, 2015 22:37:45 GMT -5
Search "butt sag" And never take a VW based kit to a dealer....ever Wow, isn't that the truth. I took a Bradley GT in for new brake lines and they wanted almost the value of the car to do it. I bit the bullet, and bought a flaring tool and did myself for less than $50.
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Post by leonardabell on Jan 18, 2015 23:16:56 GMT -5
I am far from being an expert I am sure that I heard Bradley Automotive build a number of turn key kits. I would guess the Liberace's was one of them.
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Post by leonardabell on Dec 25, 2014 7:54:39 GMT -5
Wishing all of my Bradley friends a very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New year. Happy birthday, Jesus!
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Post by leonardabell on Nov 11, 2014 22:55:58 GMT -5
I might be a little cool driving it if you are anywhere near me :-) Northern Illinois.
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Post by leonardabell on Nov 6, 2014 0:05:32 GMT -5
I just ran across a set of calipers that need to be turned to return it to full back. You might want to check to see if that is the case here?
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Post by leonardabell on Oct 26, 2014 22:25:45 GMT -5
I had a lot of problems with my button. It would honk when I hit a bump or not honk when I pushed it. Solved it all by installing a button on the dash.
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Post by leonardabell on Sept 7, 2014 8:00:39 GMT -5
So sorry for your loss. Sharon and I have been married very happily for 52 years.
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Post by leonardabell on Jun 18, 2014 8:29:48 GMT -5
Mine are hooked up. I need them for the defrost and heat when it's cold.
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Post by leonardabell on May 25, 2014 23:10:16 GMT -5
I know that some of you own a 3D printer, and want to know if I sent you a sample of a small part, could you duplicate it, only with a modification? Also, how much would something like this cost?
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Post by leonardabell on May 16, 2014 15:25:36 GMT -5
Go back a few posts and I told how to not step on the seats. When you open the doors, be sure you hang on to it, or the wind might grab it out of your hand and it WILL break. Never force it!! I never let anyone but myself open and close my doors. I broke only one, and that was enough. Mine are now in the basement and I have plastic convertible Velcro'd on it. If you drive it in the summer and don't air conditioning , it will cook you out with the doors on.
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Post by leonardabell on May 12, 2014 21:08:19 GMT -5
Sorry, I will be in Branson MO on vacation.
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Post by leonardabell on May 10, 2014 12:21:06 GMT -5
Gary, good Ideas all. Thanks.
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Post by leonardabell on May 9, 2014 23:22:53 GMT -5
I have two fan shaped vents in the firewall under the dash. They need to operated manually by standing on your head!
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Post by leonardabell on May 9, 2014 19:50:37 GMT -5
Does anyone use just the two small fans under the dash? Is there a way to get into the seat without stepping on it? (Unless you're a ninja) I stand beside the side of the door, and place my right hand on the back top. Lift your right leg up and onto the floor in front of the drivers seat. Put your left hand behind you and onto the side of the car, and using a three point balance, put your left leg into the car on the floor with your butt on the top portion of the seat. Then slide down and buckle up. To get out, slide your butt up the seat as far as you can get, and using your right hand on the top and left hand on the side, get your left leg out without scraping the side of the car!!!! Then you can get your right leg up and out again being careful about scraping the top of the car.
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Post by leonardabell on Apr 17, 2014 7:35:05 GMT -5
I still have it on my GT.
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Post by leonardabell on Jan 10, 2014 9:47:52 GMT -5
Now I am confused. Is Wausau a town, or and Island?
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Post by leonardabell on Dec 15, 2013 20:37:15 GMT -5
I carry a tapered shaft and wedge it in the gas nozzle handle so I can adjust the flow to as slow as I need. This saves on the cramping of the hands. :-)
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Post by leonardabell on Dec 14, 2013 13:45:37 GMT -5
Yah, hose is the way to go.
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Post by leonardabell on Oct 31, 2013 8:15:37 GMT -5
Check out Vertglass Gelcoat restoration system. It worked wonders for me as I had the same thing.
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Post by leonardabell on Oct 19, 2013 9:05:40 GMT -5
I have no heat gages, so don't know what my temperatures were, but on a long drive back from Carlisle Pa, I experienced low oil pressure, so I stopped and changed oil from 10-30 to straight Valvoline Racing 50. Kind of hard to find, but the oil pressure was much better.
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Post by leonardabell on Oct 19, 2013 8:57:40 GMT -5
I have used this and it will definitely help bring back a good shine. It's a fair amount of work, as you have to buff it down to the fiberglass and then put on at least 10 to 12 coats of top coat. If you have any damage to the fiberglass, it will not fix that. Any scratches to the base will still be there.
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Post by leonardabell on Oct 3, 2013 9:21:31 GMT -5
I'm not sure where they really belong, and the shows I have gone, they don't either. Once in a parade, they put me in with the antique cars :-)
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Post by leonardabell on Aug 31, 2013 8:44:12 GMT -5
Jeff Troy's CD is the way to go with the manual. The bolts run along the outside of the frame underneath. The vin number of the VW is under the carpet, on the hump, in the back just in front of the inspection hole in the back seat. The bradley part of the question, is comparing what you have to others to find when it was made. Sometimes the plate is installed under the fender, under the dash or not at all, depending on what the builder decided to do. I hope you have a good windshield, as it is impossible to obtain a new one without buying a car with it in. Do a search and see what folks are saying about getting a batch run. The rest of the parts are where ever you can find them. I am not an expert by any stretch of the imagination, but at least this is a start until others give you more info.
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Post by leonardabell on Aug 9, 2013 7:11:59 GMT -5
The "new" tab to get the the unread posts don't seem to be working?
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Post by leonardabell on Aug 7, 2013 9:02:11 GMT -5
I drilled a small pin hole in the cap of mine. When I would turn a sharp corner with a full tank, it would spurt gas out the hole. I then put a hole in the side of the riser to the cap and attached a hose along the inside of the fender, and down the back, so it goes to ground behind the car. The pin hole in the cap, I plugged. There are much better was to do it, but this is what I did.
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Post by leonardabell on Aug 5, 2013 8:56:47 GMT -5
Early storage for me. I bought another car for my wife, and needed the garage, so put the Bradley in winter storage early. Sorry to not be able to drive it during the great weather, but never seemed to find time to do it.
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