Re button: My money’s on that big honker. That’s also a real safety feature for these cars, as it’s easy for all the normie drivers in their monster trucks to fail to see us running along side of them.

Re the tiny five drop oil drip: ignore that. All old VW engines drip a little oil.

The Muir book will suggest some tools to get you going. You…[Read more]

Tiffany! Glad you made it home. Congratulations! 45 minutes is nothing for these cars once they’re set right but—as you’ve learned!—that’s a long way for one that’s been sitting.

How long has this car been sitting, by the way?

Re the red button: all these cars are different from each other, since most of them were built by individuals in the…[Read more]

Hi Tiffany!

Do yourself a favor and leave the mirrors alone until after you get it running and driving.

You’ll need new tires, new brake hoses (the soft ones going to the drums), a flush-out of brake fluid, and probably some engine work before it’s purring.

VW Bugs are easy to drive and basically what everyone learned to drive standard shift…[Read more]

done,

Car looks great Rob.

And, yeah, the website seems to be glitching up. I had the same problem last time I was here and tried to move a pic to a post.

I’ll see if I can get our tech guy involved.

I second the marine upholsterer.

The MG Magic parts are perfect for old CMCs and Fiberfabs, but the BCW is a little different. The front windshield bow is a different design (a block of hardwood), the connection is different—pins from the windshield frame and thumbscrews in the top—and I suspect the dimensions are a little different.

Any goo…[Read more]

Time is running down guys, please register at the hotel for the Carlisle show. Reservations Call and select the hotel Sales Office option   717 766 9006 and mention “Speedsters Group”

I’d bet yes if I were a betting man, but since I am not a betting man I’d take a tape measure and find out.

That’s a good tip. I’ll try that this year.

Roy’s memory is definitely a blessing. He was generous, mischievous and just the right kind of silly—but you’d never want to have to fight him.

He was a real builder: helped put together two of Jack Breza’s cars and adapted the hubs on his MiGi to fit real wire wheels by himself.

Nuclear sub commander, and ran a bed & breakfast for years.

I m…[Read more]

We’ll miss you, Bill and Audrey (Crash); look forward to seeing Shu!

I’d try Rock Auto and look for the rear shocks for a 1977 Chevette.

Bill this is fantastic. Your air-fuel ratios are going to be on the money, and throttle response will improve.

Worth noting that you can post any photo from the internet–your own or someone else’s–by right clicking it, choosing “copy image address,” and then pasting it here using that two jagged mountains icon, second from right in you icons bar above the text posting window. As in this selection from my Spyder build blog:

That’s a smart thought John. I bet it’s set to 8 cylinders.

Please folks, if you haven’t yet, sign up for Carlisle Gate & Go ASAP. Deadline is end of March. As in the past, the more people we get who sign up as part of the Speedster gathering the more likely it is we’ll get a free thing.

You want a NON-JUDGED SHOWFIELD Gate & Go pass; sign up here. Remember to go to the club affiliation drop-down menu…[Read more]

The cable can be easy or it can be a deuce of a job. Here’s me struggling with the one in Bridget a few years ago.

Addendum: New this year is the inaugural event of the Acme Cup Valve Cover Racing Series. Details here.

I’m planing on making something for the track.

As always the Speedster Owners Group is arranging a gathering starting Wednesday May 11. We’ll have a tent on the field and tables and chairs. This year the dune buggy guys are setting up an epic valve cover race track which will be on the showfield. If you want in email Andy Burger, afburger@gmail.com and he’ll send you build specs and rules. F…[Read more]

Courtyard By Marriott Mechanicsburg.

Reservations are to be made direct with the hotel. Call:  717 766 9006 and mention “Speedsters Group”. Check in is 3PM check out is 12 noon. Early arrivals are subject to room availability. Room block reservation cut off date is April 12th.

On Thursday 1:00 pm, the hotel will be providing welcome station in t…[Read more]