Royal,I’m seriously considering having it at Carlisle.  We’ll see.

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Everything lined up and we painted the
rest of the car yesterday.

I found a paint booth to rent about 2
miles from my home and ???hired??? my son for food and a couple of beers and away
we went.

It took all day but we got the whole
thing done.  When we got to the…[Read more]

Been there….still doing that.  Good luck

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While I???m waiting to paint the rest of
the car I???ve been working on sanding and buffing the stuff we painted black.

This is one of those areas that, even
though you research it, watch YouTube videos, and talk to experts you…[Read more]

Very nice Allen!!

Thank you thank you thank you!!

PERFECT!!!  Exactly what I was looking for.Thanks Paul

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Ok…the tranny is done!  And I am
really glad I took it to a VW shop who knew what they were doing.  While
my partial rebuild in the garage fixed some of the problems the guy at the shop
said my issues were deeper than I was digging.  Kinda like my pe…[Read more]

Shu,  I’m so close to being done that I’m going to move forward with the automatic.  However, I’ve already started thinking about making the switch to a manual next winter.  I have the clutch cable tube so it’s ready to go when I catch my breath and save my pennies.Almost there!!

I know I’ve been quite for a while but I’ve been working on a bunch of little things in prep for the start of final assembly.  One item I’ve been working on is trying to get the transmission to go in reverse.  But I have not been successful.  Remember, I have an automatic so doing research trying to troubleshoot the problem has been time co…[Read more]

I work from home on Fridays so I stepped into the garage over lunch to take a slower, closer look at things.  And sure enough, (DOH!) I had a hot wire running to the coil fuse.  Stupid mistake but got it fixed.Started and shut if off several times and everything is working fine.Thanks for the sanity check.

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Well it aint pretty and I have a few issues (no reverse, weak brakes, engine will not shut off when I turn off the ignition) but we had our maiden voyage today.  Granted it was only 20 feet but it ran on its own power!Here’s the short video (couldn’t figure out how to upload the video)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5-UQZZX6qc&feature=youtu.beNow…[Read more]

My son finished the gas tank!  We’ve already had an issue with the fuel supply tube breaking but we have a solution that will keep him from having to open it back up.  Frustrating but fixable.I’m not quite ready to anchor it in place but I did a test fit and it’s perfect.Here are the pics.  What a talented kid.

Ah memories.  Keep it up.  You’ll probably finish before I do

Allen,  I know mine sat for quite some time before I got to them but I finally had to take them to a mechanic who used the hydrolic machine to finally break them apart.  By that point I had beat them so much and so hard I couldn’t lift the hammer any more.

I too am considering using the vinyl approach.  Thanks for the details.

My son and I started doing body work last
weekend to prep for our paint job. 

Probably one of the least favorite things
I’ve done so far.  Partly because, since my son does this kind of thing as
part of his work he is as obsessive about it as I have been about other
things.  I think it’s good enough and he tells me to get back to wo…[Read more]

Thanks for all the help guys.  Sorry I was slow to respond but I’ve been doing body work and starting to do some priming.  Hard to tear away.Paul, I’ll head to HomeDepot or Ace and see if I can find what I need there.Thanks all.

Greg,Here is a link to an IRS diagram that might be helpful. http://www.1800vw.bizhosting.com/0.suspension_rear.irs.htmYou want to make sure it’s not your CV joint. If it’s the outer bearing it is pretty simple to replace if you have basic mechanical skills and tools.Good luck and wear latex gloves.

Welcome to the party.  These guys can get you through any thing you may face so you’ve come to the right place.