LHR. I usually go to the B-A-P each year. Been going to that show since 2003. Its 3 hrs from me. Hopefully you, Kent and me can meet there. More too if they’re willing. Kent and I met up there last year. Weather was okay but rain the day before and forecast for late that afternoon put a damper on attendance. Hopefully this year will be better. 🙂

Interesting. Sounds simple enough without actually having looked at the wiring yet.

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These are the LED tubes I used. Comparable ones at HD are $16 and change, as I recall. Since mine were T12s (no shunts), I was able to use the original tombstones. These have all power one one end only, and polarity isn’t important. Half the leads go to hot, half to neutral. I simply snipped the wires aff the ballasts and off the end not used, and…[Read more]

That’s a haul for me (5 1/2 hour drive) but I may give it a try. I do the Fl Bug Jam in Dade City, FL and that’s a 5 hr drive but I generally stay overnight Saturday night. I’ll have to think some on that.

All VWs. There was even a TDr displayed last spring. Didn’t go last fall. If anyone is coming definitely let me know, so we can get together. I’m minutes away!

Joy hearing about the LED retrofit!

Thanks for telling of that one, been a few years since I was up there and I had only known of the Pigeon Forge car shows. Gives me a reason to go in the Spring if I decide to do that.

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Yes, and no car seats for kids.

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Didn’t know there were LED replacements for that.

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Who remembers when moms arm was the airbag?

Kent. Is Circle Yer Wagons a VW single/double cab, and camper only show or are beetles, things, Ghias etc. allowed? Never been to that one. I may have to check it out. 🙂

It’s on my radar since it’s only a couple hours away. Since I don’t really need anything from the swap meet, and my TDr likely won’t be ready (not that it is show-worthy anyway), it’s not a must for me…I’ll soon need to take an inventory and start getting rid of old or not needed parts, such as the 1500 SP that I just yanked out. But, Circle Yer…[Read more]

Thanks! It’s still a work in progress, but at least I’m able to use it finally. Got the old engine yanked out, and am prepping the new one to go in. I found a leaking trans input shaft seal, and am now waiting on a parts order to come in. Meanwhile the bargain used fluorescent…[Read more]

Thanks to all for the suggestions. I should get the car back from the upholsterer by Monday and will do some checking into these things. The most likely culprit seems likely the throttle cable housing at the fan shroud. Air leaks seem unlikely since the carb is new. Brakes? Dunno. May try to find the CRC stuff mentioned in the PM article.…[Read more]

And to think I never knew those cars existed, as common as they seem to be. My excuse is that I was never very knowledgeable in everything ‘automobile‘. Yet still makes me feel like I wasn’t noticing a particular make/model since I know of so many others, including a few of the more obscure varieties such as 1940’s Tucker which I had learned of…[Read more]

KentT, your new garage has taken on a good lived-in look.

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For now I will be monitoring the weather intending to go, unless something else changes my plans for at least a 1 day visit.

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The only proper way to do a shoulder strap…Just saying…

Yep. A horizontal harness bar. I’ve talked to a local cage fabricator about making me a single hoop rollbar with a harness bar and two diagonal rear braces down to the frame horns. The harness bar will have to be a horizontal hoop, to clear the back of the seats.I use…[Read more]