If Ed’s buying…you can have mine.

+1 what Paul said. But as a guy who recently made some side panels: no. The carpet will come up out of the pan and then over the fiberglass lip. That’s why it’s best to make it flush with the metal pan. The upholstered side panel (if you make one–originally my car had carpet there) will go to the bottom of that fiberglass and sit on the little…[Read more]

Rocky, congrats! Great idea to throw a coming out party, too. Not too many people can say they’ve built themselves a car.Wish I could be there. If I still lived in Orlando you bet I’d show up & buy you a drink.

The weather is not cooperating. Cold and damp. We have managed to do some of the initial fiberglass repair. The form for the new flanges and the first layer of the body sealing are underway.A few more layers of glass and we can start coloring.

You in the parade, mate?

Yep. Just nasty enough so I can just about stand it. Looking at the weekend weather forecast, Friday night after work I took Bridget to Lowes for a few bits. No cruise that night, it was in the low-mid 50s and clear. Once I finish the taxes I can go out to the garage.

Sorry. doing taxes today and yesterday. did not proof-read here. I did proof my federal return. The state returns are already problematic though… Looks like I’ll be filing at least one amended return.

Born in 1965, which seems long ago compared to many of the people I work with. On this board, however, I am still wet behind the ears.

Ed, I prefer it when you type in English.

Nice! You guys be cruisin’ call the time come summer. 

Cool. Wish they were still available. I would seriously consider.

 Thanks to that testament I think I will give that a try to cure my first gear occasionally popping out of gear.  

 Roy,I will have to take a look at that route – I usually go around the beltway and up 270 to 70 I think when flat towing and up 15 when driving ( nice direct route w/o a lot of traffic but takes a bit longer). As it gets closer lets try and work something out.

I remember the TV news doing a story like 30 years ago about transmission shops that offered a cheap fluid change. After draining the fluid they’d bring the dregs to the customer: “Uh oh. You’ve got metal filings in your fluid. That’s bad. We can replace the transmission for $1,300 or we can rebuild it; cost maybe $1,000, depending on what we…[Read more]

It’s the most bizarre thing you’ve ever seen.

More fun with API specs:So I went to the NAPA today and bought three quarts of gear oil. this stuff was rated GL-4/GL-5. Went back to the innerwebs tonight to study the matter further (It’s cold in the garage and I’ve not yet found anything like a 17mm allen hex to open the tranny up).Appears that the GL-5-eats-brass-synchros problem was a decade…[Read more]

Roy, my son has expressed a desire to accompany us with his VW on the way out.

Karen and I might be with you, Schu. looks like I’m going up on Thursday this year.

http://www.truespoke.net/Just a thought. PMOSSBERG2013-03-14 08:30:00

Very eloquent.