Don’t be concerned, you Mom would just say “It’s just a phase that he is going through!”)

Always a good day when you can take the TD out for a drive!

have the dash back together(difficult)and changed some interior to red(easy) and drove on some back roads(smile).

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Looks great!  I agree on the “forever” phase III,  seems like theres is always something new or different to add.   Sure glad theres no phase IV.

That looks just about right. Congrats on a job well done!

and do I need to make a change in my profile or settings?  I am not getting e-mail notices that there are new additions to this post.

That reminds me of my younger days when I polished the chrome rims and spokes of my Schwinn 10-speed.  It’s good thing it is still cool in the mornings now.What products and tools can anyone recommend?

Next week is the last 4 days of school and Im ready.

Here’s what a three bow top looks like. 

Welcome Ponce good to see another Florida member

Tires done. MFG date 48th week of 2010. 

Welcome to the fun side of life…TD replicas. Enjoy the resto and don’t be affraid to ask questions.  

My car is now listed on Ebay motors.  It’s under replica/kits and is the red one from Boone, NC.  It’s a great little car so check it out. Thanks

Ponce, just post the classified the same way you post here.

Aftermarket dipstick or the dipstick tube is too long?
A stock Beetle hold 85 oz. If it’s overfilled, it’ll just push it out the crankcase behind the crank pulley or up and out the breather tube on the generator/alternator stand.
Either way it’s just a fact of life for VW’s unless you install a good crankcase breather set up. A lot of people…[Read more]

Thats what I was wondering. I use the green sta-bill with the ethanol treatment in my boat. Ill start putting it in my toy.  Ill talk to some of the race car guys around here about were to get the oil. Thanks

Ponce et al,Thanks so much.I really appreciate the offer….But we’re fully paid through September.I’ll start a new thread when it’s time.

And here I thought the purple stuff had that zinc stuff. Geez. And for the price it ought to have flakes of real gold in it as well.The car took three quarts to get to the fill line on the dip stick. She’s got no remote cooler or oil filter I can see, so I wonder what that’s about.

Just be sure that the synthetic you choose has a zinc package (ZDDP). Nothing in Wal-Mart, NAPA, Auto Zone, etc. does.
A local performance shop I’ve been using for years sells several different synthetics with the ZDDP…Joe Gibbs Racing (hot rod), Amsoil Premium Protection, RedLine, etc.
Oils with ZDDP usually have an “off road only” designation…[Read more]