Get the Ford spoke wheels, no matter what you have to do to get them. As others have said, I would take a loan out to buy those. Nothing says ” I got this car but had to chintz out when it came down to the final thing ” more than a set of incorrect cheap looking wheels. That being said, I will probably step on some toes when I say this, but my…[Read more]

The VW wiring is extremely basic. No electronic gizmos, no safety circuits, no relays unless you want one for the headlight dimmer, and the voltage regulator is very basic. Just one flasher module. Ground circuits can be a bit of a challenge, with the fibreglass body, but patience and plenty of quality wire will clear that hurdle.

Now a modern…[Read more]

Thanks Paul. No rivets in the grill, but several rivets held the body in place to a metal frame work around the grill opening. It would have been an easy job save the stinking headlight bolt on the passenger side.

My next challenge is a total rewire. I’m not going to save a thing, except for the pig tails from the individual light sockets. The…[Read more]

If you are cutting from the “good” side, use a jig saw with a very fine blade, but one that cuts on the down stroke, not the up stroke. The teeth point down. These are available at hobby supply stores and woodworking sites. They are fairly easy to find. Plus use tape to protect the surface.

Ok. I cut and installed a new panel behind the grill, to replace the battleship anchor box, cut and installed a new trunk floor,and new front shocks. After a test ride, i put 70 pounds of sand in the trunk. (Inside a nice gym bag, so it can be taken out easily and just looks like luggage. This set up seems to be best. Nice ride, good stability.…[Read more]

So, I removed the shorty shocks and yep, the suspension rose dramatically. The shorties were keeping the suspension in dang near full compression mode. Drove it around the block a bit with no shocks to let the suspension settle. It is sitting at half stroke, just like it should, so I wont be removing any leaves. Perhaps that has been done…[Read more]

Im familiar with pulling torsion leaves from my early days of lowering Bugs on the cheap and letting them sag to the bottom. Thats not what Im looking for now. What I want in this car is a normal suspension ride and height. How many leaves do you reckon I need to pull to get the car to have the normal amount of suspension sag? Im not looking for a…[Read more]

How is the braking with no ballast?? Do the front wheels lock up easily?

At one time it had bolts that attached to a metal frame that is under the wood brace that supports the grill top. But they had rusted off. But the damn thing was so heavy I didnt know it wasnt attached. Im going to replace it with sand bags that I will strap down. This will give me access to the headlight and horn wiring, which was the reason for…[Read more]

I got it out. Thanks!