If you’re not afraid to get dirty and do some glasswork then I would say glass is a piece of angle iron to bolt it to. That way it can spread out the stress across more of the firewall and will strengthen it at the same time?

Alright, that’s good to hear. I have seen some more narrow, but they are definitely more expensive than the standard 2″. 

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Well I don’t have any to put toward the cause but I would be happy to buy a set if they aren’t exorbitantly priced. Seems like he’ll have an easy time beating out the competition though!

I can help once I get home and get some more detailed info but for now this may help.

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I can tell a difference of reverberated noise between top down and top up, the package shelf definitely amplifies some noise within the passenger compartment. I have something similar to dynamat that I got at a local auto audio place. It’s almost a dense rubbery tar type texture with the foil backing. I have it in the back of my squareback and it…[Read more]

Welcome! For the engine side of things pick up a John Muir Idiots Guide to keeping your VW alive. That will be useful for the engine and most of the mechanical side of things.

Well some improvement is better than none! I always hate when I am chasing a problem and replace things that don’t actually affect anything! 

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Well that’s good to hear, would have been no fun to do a rebuild all for a little brass tube eh?

WOW! That is interesting, mine was seated pretty dang good and I would have to use pliers to pull it out whenever I cleaned the carb. How loose was yours?

Well I have a type 3 Squareback and you would probably have to run a complete t3 motor, or at least get all the t3 cooling system. The way the intake manifolds run would interfere with the doghouse shroud I think. Plenty of options though including mega-squirt ECU and various throttle bodies. Lots to read up on and I hope to convert mine to FI one…[Read more]

I’d try running with the new pressure for a while first. I’ve never had to mess with the float in mine.

Dang, I just bought some of those new a couple weeks ago!

That there is perty!  Gotta check them out now!

I would agree with Kent, you don’t want to seal up the firewall as these cars do not have the air intake like the original beetle has. I would make sure you have all engine tins though and also make sure your oil cooler is not clogged (both the inside where the oil is, and the outside incase there is a rats nest or something blocking…[Read more]

I say go for it, just make sure to measure lots and label all the wires. I had to completely rewire my car when I got it, I based it off a used beetle harness, but it’s not too difficult of a job if you take it wire by wire. When you do it you might want to do the loom in sections (so that it can disconnect in a few places) to make it easier to…[Read more]

I actually had a top made for mine locally. When I bought the car originally it had all the hardware but the original top was rotted and torn. I took it to a local small canvas shop. They did a pretty good job, rear window is a little off but unless you’re looking you’d never know. Cost about $300 so I’m happy with it.

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I’ve got a Weber progressive on my 1600DP and I’m not getting any pinging. I got mine from ACN (Aircooled.net) and had them jet it for me based on my altitude. My main circuit is leaner than the secondary. The reason for this is smooth cruising on the idle circuit but more power on the secondary. ACN has some good tech articles if you want to…[Read more]

Welcome!

Yes you need the ground strap, otherwise the current will have to find its way through things like throttle cables and various things not made to carry power.

I think Paul’s plan is brilliant. Spike is right, that seems to be how it goes whenever I can’t find something and buy a new one.