No good news yet.

I managed to pass signal from input to output jack. Good.

But the effect won't work unless the clipped red wire is put back in its place (and that means no more true bypass).

Well, I modded my VD1 today following the instructions for the Phaser. It didn't work at all.

I'm a little confused. This 3DPT wiring scheme is totally unsual.

Well, then it´s weird. Let me see. I have this pedal too and i´ll try this mod this week. We keep in touch.

No, that´s a shielded wire and its purpose is to reduce noise (a must in this case!). Right now you are not passing any signal from the input to the 3PDT switch. You need to use the "tip" lug to make the pedal work.

Kinda old thread, but I just wanted to point out that you missed the white wire that goes right to the "tip" leg of the input jack. That´s the one carrying the input signal and it´s shielded by the thick gray one. It´s hard to see in the first picture but it´s there, almost completely ...