Congrats on getting back on the road.

Glad the new car’s running good for you, Jack.

I’ll let Bill answer but pretty sure he usually shifted at 8,000 rpm whether it needed it or not.

I can’t remember how I got mine to work. I remember it was an accident, so probably I grounded the wire to the GEN light or something.

Again, this was the Subaru engine (and alternator).

If I knew what to do I’d tell you. When I don’t know what to do I just Google and then start, ya know, trying…[Read more]

I think you need to excite the field windings in your alternator. I had the same symptom when I put the Suby in Bridget.

Here’s a vid showing how it’s done with a Delco GM one.

Here’s a Samba discussion on topic for our stuff:

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/archive/index.php/o-t–t-488081–.html

And yeah, don’t use LEDs for everything…[Read more]

Now that WOULD be different.

Ah now we’re having fun!

I had very good going with the Minwax Helmsman polyurethane over a product called Pelucid, which was spendy, but very strong and hard. The dash looks about as good today as when it was first done—and that’s saying quite a bit, especially if you look at how the rest of the car has weathered…

I let this long-term wood f…[Read more]

I really should have a look at the manual. For some reason, I get off on these little details, and making it to sell gives me another excuse (as if I needed one) to work them out.

Bill and Roy are right, though, it’s the big stuff that really matters: get the engine right, the trans square and tight, all the suspension bits. Bridget is gonna need…[Read more]

Very cool. I got a ride in “Memphis Belle” (the movie version, also a B-17 G, I believe) a few years ago and it was a definite career highlight. I’d love to be able to work on one!

As always, you do neat work, Jack. I wish you were closer so I could somehow rope you into wiring my Spyder.

Update on the Spyder build.

Basically cracking away at things as time permits. We’re getting into paint and final finish now.

Can’t believe I missed this post.

Yeah, man, the shower curtain tonneau is the bomb: super light and keeps out prying eyes and hot sun, at least, if not so much heavy rain!

Yeah sorry I haven’t been updating the blog. Work continues. I’ll post something this weekend. Thanks for your interest!

Def cool. I thought of doing this a few years ago but haven’t yet had an occasion. I’d think you could index them with a sharpie before you loosen the big nut, then just realign the marks when done. A mirror would help a lot.

I am convinced that car broke and then crashed, not the other way around. I bet it’s that same rear track bar/locating arm that has let loose before.

Wow, Bob, that’s some heavy stuff. Sorry to bring it all out of you like this but thanks for sharing it. You’re among friends.

Sorry for your loss, Ric. I didn’t know the folks personally but met Rob once or twice at an awards thing and knew John by reputation as well. These folks were the heart and soul of the craft, and I’m still sorting through my own emotions.

That this came about in part because a reporter or columnist wrote about a court case—a very small h…[Read more]

Plausible but I don’t understand why you’d relocate the steering rack. It should be in a pretty positive “stock” location, and if you raise it up won’t it tend to keep your tie-rod angles in the cockeyed condition they’re in?

Ric, congratulations! Now it’s just down to sorting.

I don’t know about the photo problem maybe someone else will chime in.