Larry,
Oh yeah, Thank James for the Springtime conversion on my Atavar!
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Larry,
Give it a try. Not perfect results, but also minimum elbow grease!
Rich

 Rich, Thanks for the tip,can’t wait to try it.I have been frustrated that I can get good gloss with any number of waxpolishcleaner products as long as I am sighting down the side of the car or looking across the hood but the shine seems to go flat when viewed directly. From a distance it looks  flat even when just polished.I have wondered if t…[Read more]

Rich I wish you many more rides with your Dad.  Even if he doesn’t, you will always remember the time spent in you TD with him.

Sorry Ringo…no new codes. I’ve not bought anything since the last ones expired. I’ll post them under this thread as soonm as they sends noew codes.
Here’s a website that sometimes has useful discount codes for many different retailers: http://www.retailmenot.com
It had a Rock Auto code good through yesterday  .

All,
Beautiful day today. I took my dad (84 years old) for his first ride today. Made his whole day!, Mine too! He’s not in the best of health so I don’t know how many more opportunities like this are left. His memory fails him most of the time, but he swears he’ll remember that ride forever
Rich

Chuck,
Look on the Samba and type in steering wheel – should be a few that will fit the bill – wood ones as well.
Also on the bay – lots of nice used wood wheels – just type in wood steering wheels under the bay motors section.
I gave one away the other day or you would have had one.
 
Dale

Thanks for the help but I’m still stuck! All of the Grant wheels are dished to
some degree according to the online catalog. The Samba referenced wheel
looks good and appears to be zero-dish but I had my heart set on wood!   

Moss Motors has some great models that would look great but they are
Moto-lita style wheels with the rim mount from li…[Read more]

There were a bunch of sites, most referencing back to the WindingRoad site. There is a license plate on it, but hard to read it. One site I read said it was “trailered” which doesn’t necessarily mean it IS a trailer.Now, since we’re talking miscellaneous VWs here..THIS is my idea of a VW Micro Bus:The auction ended with no buyer…there are lots…[Read more]

I agree Paul. I think you hit the nail on the head with the leveling. It may perhaps use the type for RV’s. Some of the old MG’s used the Jackall system that raised the entire vehicle off the ground for wheel changing. I think that is so cool. If you could raise the car, then lock the jacks, it would be a nice security system too.
I think we…[Read more]

Well Ringo , I hope you can get her back on the road soon waiting till winter would drive me crazy ! but at least we are not in the northern states and have a little longer driving time. I like the chill ! not the freezing cold .  Dan

I don’t know if he really levels it that way. But it makes sense to me. I read he has $8,000 in this thing! Could have built a decent MG for that!

 
Wonder how many balls per hour (BPH) he gets?

My 2 cents says it’s the timming belt.They don’t jump persay.What generally happens is a few teeth on the belt break off and boom jumped timming.Routine maintenance on the belt drive motors is 30,000-50,000 miles.Most people will generally wait till the belt fails,but then there is usually more damage at that point.My advise if it is the…[Read more]

COOL, you found a picture. I had looked at the tires previously to see if they were pressured differently, but appeared the same. Dude in the back must be doing the leveling when the picture was taken.
When I Googled VW pool table, it shows up on many sites. Nice job on the conversion.JasCochran40038.9434027778

Storage is in the engine compartment
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Usually my cars ONLY break down when it’s either 10 below or 100 plus, and either snowing or raining. I dropped my Scout’s rear driveshaft on the interstate just east of Knoxville at 75 miles an hour in a rain storm. I gathered pieces of U-joints, shaft and mufflers off the interstate in the downpour for half an hour, engaged the front axle and…[Read more]

Most (but not all) LPs are chambered now. It’s a pretty significant routing of the body before the cap is glued on. A chambered LP weighs about 8 pounds.Always a hearty debate raging on the Gibson forums about whether chambering improves or harms the sound. I had tried all sorts of Tele’s and Strats. Just not for me. The LP is and always will be…[Read more]

Leveling is easy.Portable air pump. Change tire pressures up or down as necessary until level.

You guys crack me up . Priceless.
I wonder two things, how do they get the table there, and where do you find a perfectly level parking space?