I’d try Rock Auto and look for the rear shocks for a 1977 Chevette.

That number shock fits Beetles ’67-’77  if that helps.

Bill this is fantastic. Your air-fuel ratios are going to be on the money, and throttle response will improve.

Worth noting that you can post any photo from the internet–your own or someone else’s–by right clicking it, choosing “copy image address,” and then pasting it here using that two jagged mountains icon, second from right in you icons bar above the text posting window. As in this selection from my Spyder build blog:

A reprint of photo posting instructions provided by the great Ed Ericson:

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Hi Bill – yeah I am on my laptop but still no joy. I can upload pictures to my media folder but I cannot go to my media folder and display them. I have tried using three different browsers from my laptop. Oh well….

I’ve found that you cannot post photos from an iphone or ipad. Gotta use the desktop or laptop.

Bit the bullet and sprung for Holley’s Sniper EFI conversion kit. It replaces the 4 barrel carb with throttle bodies. Had to upgrade the electric fuel pump and filters and run a vent line back to the tank and run a few wires. Damn thing would not fire. An hour and a half on hold over the course of two days with Holley Tech Line and problem r…[Read more]

That’s a smart thought John. I bet it’s set to 8 cylinders.

Please folks, if you haven’t yet, sign up for Carlisle Gate & Go ASAP. Deadline is end of March. As in the past, the more people we get who sign up as part of the Speedster gathering the more likely it is we’ll get a free thing.

You want a NON-JUDGED SHOWFIELD Gate & Go pass; sign up here. Remember to go to the club affiliation drop-down menu…[Read more]

The cable can be easy or it can be a deuce of a job. Here’s me struggling with the one in Bridget a few years ago.

Addendum: New this year is the inaugural event of the Acme Cup Valve Cover Racing Series. Details here.

I’m planing on making something for the track.

Thanks Gregg – do you have a picture of the finished product?

As always the Speedster Owners Group is arranging a gathering starting Wednesday May 11. We’ll have a tent on the field and tables and chairs. This year the dune buggy guys are setting up an epic valve cover race track which will be on the showfield. If you want in email Andy Burger, afburger@gmail.com and he’ll send you build specs and rules. F…[Read more]

Courtyard By Marriott Mechanicsburg.

Reservations are to be made direct with the hotel. Call:  717 766 9006 and mention “Speedsters Group”. Check in is 3PM check out is 12 noon. Early arrivals are subject to room availability. Room block reservation cut off date is April 12th.

On Thursday 1:00 pm, the hotel will be providing welcome station in t…[Read more]

Thanks for the replies, guys. I have taken a few pictures of what I am thinking about, but I am having problems getting them uploaded to my area so that I can add them to the thread. Anyway, I am still thinking about it. I have thought about moving the seat back to the rear shelf and cutting it down a little because I do like the original look.…[Read more]

There are a few cars with bucket seats. On a VW pan-based car, the tunnel spreads out toward the back and makes it hard to fit a wide seat and impossible to move it further back, but you can lean it.