Very nice! 😎  Sounds like you have a good plan. Remember to send us pics of the finished project!

There are many informative and helpful videos on YouTube. I just search the subject I want to learn about. For your situation, I entered “air cooled vw brake” and it came up with over 5 different people showing how to do everything from inspecting to actually replacing the brakes. You can also google(or in my case Bing) “air cooled vw brake” and,…[Read more]

I had a girl come up to me and ask if she could have my car. I asked her if she could drive a manual transmission. She said no. So I told her, “Then I can’t give you my car. Because it has a manual transmission!”

Glad you got it all sorted. 😀                                                                                                                                                                                       I know how confusing tire sizing and pressures can be 😕 .  When I purchased wire wheels for my London Roadster, I went with t…[Read more]

“Go Withs” are always cool to get hold of. They are specially nice items if you take your car to shows. I have a few. Framed and placed around the car they make a nice display and add to the overall presentation.

I found these, too:

http://www.jbugs.com/product/113101481F-2.html

They seem to be less expensive than the others, too.

Welcome back! So sorry to hear your Mother’s not doing well. Try this link for valve gaskets: http://www.jbugs.com/product/9088.html.

Good luck! Keep us posted how everything goes.

Looks sort of like what the Allies attached to the front of the Sherman tanks in WWII to tear through the hedge rows in France after D-Day. Cut through them no problem.

You seam to be a VERY talented guy with the spanners and welders!

Welcome to our group. We’re all a great bunch of folks here who like sharing our ideas and knowledge. And pics, too! I’m sure you’ll like it here. Glad you found us!

Here are a couple of links that might be some help, depending on the year your VW was made:

http://www.jbugs.com/product/111945263D.html

http://www.jbugs.com/product/111945263F.html

I’ve purchased MANY marts for my TDr from this company and they are reasonably priced, EXTREMELY knowledgeable, friendly and VERY fast shipping.

You can probably…[Read more]

It looks like I missed ANOTHER time! I HATE it when I “jump the gun!” 😡

https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/bugatti/type-51/1928296.html#&gid=1&pid=16

Like the guy says in the commercial,”WOW I could’ve had a V8!” And I was short only $1,400,000 and it could have been MINE! 😆

Thanks for the  info! I recently replaced almost the entire ignition system(it needed it anyway) thinking my stalling issue was an electric issue, but was still stalling out at low rpm’s. I began thinking in the fuel direction and after reading the linked site, I’m looking at that being the culprit.

I remember in days gone by, stations of ill…[Read more]

Thanks for the  info! I recently replaced almost the entire ignition system(it needed it anyway) thinking my stalling issue was an electric issue, but was still stalling out at low rpm’s. I began thinking in the fuel direction and after reading the linked site, I’m looking at that being the culprit.

I remember in days gone by, stations of ill…[Read more]

THANKS for the link! According to the info, mine is an exchange engine of unknown origin. It makes it difficult when ordering parts, but again since so many parts are the same across the years, other than the electronic ignition, I’ve not had much trouble.

This is why I LOVE this place!!!

I live in Illinois, so visiting Blodget’s Bug Barn in person is out, but I Googled them and found their site. They seem very highly rated.Thanks for the info.

My LR has a Weber 2bbl carb, so no vacuum advance possible. I have to stick with the distributor system it came with. Also I have NO numbers stamped ANYWHERE on the engine, so it’s ANYONE’S…[Read more]

I agree. Nice car.I like the two tone look and the luggage rack. Good price to boot. He shouldn’t have much trouble selling it. May still be a little early in the season yet, but in a few more weeks it’ll be convertible season.

I’ve been going through very similar agony myself in the last few days. My local VW mechanic has been suggesting for the last few months I should change from the old style points to electronic ignition. I purchased a total ignition overhaul kit; coil, distributor cap, rotor, wires, plugs AND  Compu-tronix (formerly Pertronix)electronic ignition…[Read more]

Paraphrasing a line from Top Gun,”I feel the NEED for SPEED(o)”!