A 357 Magnum will also leave a nice reinforced melted hole…But for this application I’d take the advice from the smarter members of our club…I’m just here for the comic relief!  That’s what Village Idiots do best!

And I’m proud to be yours…

“Good luck with the Project!”

Rick and The Penny Marie

So I take a little time off and come back to find Bill is getting a bigger engine than I am.  My V6 seems underpowered now.

Slight delay in progress due to a little bad weather here in Florida.  Working on front suspension and decided on urethane bushings.  Only kit available is for Fiero which is supposed to have Chevette  front suspension.  After getting everything installed on arms, realized that lower bushing are too wide and have to be modified.  Lower arm shou…[Read more]

As an alternative to using the rotary punch, as both tops and tonneau covers are now using a polyester type material I use a pencil style tip soldering iron to melt a hole in the material. By melting the hole I am able to minimize the potential of the material fraying and in fact have reinforced the hole with the melted material. As Paul points…[Read more]

Bob,

Snaps are an easy install.

You need one of these to punch the holes: https://www.amazon.com/Revolving-including-Screwdriver-Grinding-Saddle/dp/B06XRDBGY6/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1506032075&sr=8-3&keywords=hole+punch+tool

There are others, the above is just an example.

And you need one of these to attach the female snaps: https://www.amazon.…[Read more]

Hate reading this thread. (Not really, but ya’ll know what I mean.)

Turns out both feet will be in protective boots for a few weeks after my surgery. So I won’t be able to drive, not even my normal daily drivers.

And the doc really wants me taking it easy for a few weeks post-op. Would one of ya’ll please tell Susanne she should be bringing my…[Read more]

Well done Andy!

Hope you’ll stick around. Lots of VW powered TDr’s here. We could certainly use an expert advice!

Also hope you direct the Fiberfab owner our way!

The short version …

Instead of a new pulley, I’ll install a V8! 😆

Nice!

Really wish one of those would work on my Duchess. But because of the way the engine cover is hinged (at the bottom, on top of the rear valance) I’ve not been able to engineer a solution.

Occasionally I’ll grab an adult beverage and some Runyon rack pictures and sit there staring at it. So far, the result of those endeavors have been…[Read more]

You boys are singing my song.

When I put the Subie in Bridget I promised myself I’d go back through the wiring and neaten things up/correct some mistakes (mine and the PO’s). But so far I ain’t saw fit to do it. Signal lights stop when I hit the brakes. Brake lights with the headlights on don’t seem to get any brighter. All kinds of Lucas-like…[Read more]

When I did the restoration of Sabine last year I bench wired the new dash gauges and switches. When it came to wiring to the original wiring harness it was a challenge what with multiple loads connecting to one circuit. This is what my fuse block and relays looks like on the firewall on the passenger side    The block on the left contains s…[Read more]