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Post by nickpeterson97 on Mar 6, 2016 19:54:04 GMT -5
Hello I am nick. My father recently just passed away. He left me his Bradley I am not even sure where to start or anything with it. I'm not sure about anything about it. Can't really get any information on it. I need information on it before I can even start on it.. I have a picture of it when it was restored before it was put back to where it was before. I wanna know like. What kind of engine and all that. Everything I will need to know about it. Like the Horsepower. Whatever information I can get helps.
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Post by Gary Hammond on Mar 6, 2016 20:22:18 GMT -5
Hi Nick, Condolences on the loss of your father. As for your questions, we need to know if it's a GT or GT II. A picture would help. The chassis is an older air cooled VW and probably has the original VW engine for that chassis, or it may not. These are owner built cars with a body kit applied to a donor (VW) chassis, and each one can be unique to itself. The serial numbers of the chassis and engine (along with photos) will enable us to determine what you have. And the horse power could be anywhere from 36HP to over 200hp depending on which engine you have and how it has been updated or modified with after market parts. There is no universal standard for these. That was all up to the individual builder. Gary Hammond,   |
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Post by jspbtown on Mar 6, 2016 20:25:00 GMT -5
Nick,
My condolences on your father passing.
One thing that you will find out is that there really isn't anything very generic to most kits, including the Bradley. The vast majority are VW based (not sure how much you know). Horsepower is a very wide range depending on the motor and what mods (if any) have been done. You will probably be surprised at how low it is.
Pictures are the best to post. We can tell a lot with them. If you post the chassis number (located at the rear of the pan tunnel right before the shift coupler access plate) we can tell you what year the pan is. If you post the number on the motor (located right under the generator/alternator stand) we can tell you what the engine started out as.
Anything else will require you to be more specific in your inquiry.
Jeff Troy (search him on this site) sells a CD that captures his entire build (and rebuilds) of his Bradley and would be a great point to start if you really want to understand the car.
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Post by jspbtown on Mar 6, 2016 20:25:51 GMT -5
d**n Gary! You must type with more than just two fingers (like I do)!!
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Post by Gary Hammond on Mar 6, 2016 20:36:44 GMT -5
Hi Jeff, d**n Gary! You must type with more than just two fingers (like I do)!! LOL  Nope, just two fingers as well!  I just got a head start on ya. My wife, who used to teach typing, has to leave the room when I attempt to type.  Gary Hammond,  |
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Nope, just two fingers as well! 
I just got a head start on ya. My wife, who used to teach typing, has to leave the room when I attempt to type. 
