if Paul’s solution works, I like it.  I didn’t know about those aftermarket stems.

Although I would never recommend such a thing:

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I am now registered…Rock Star Parking…Who’s next?

I have finagled not working Saturdays for most of the summer. That is a weekend I start again. Can’t make the run with you, but if you need a garage or a beer stop on in on your travels.

old brushes? dirty commutator? Just throwing out tech sounding terms here…

Moss Motors?

Weird. I think your gas line should be inside the tunnel (help me out there, VW experts?)

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Wednesday, after 64 days in the body shop we picked up the car. $12K worth of repairs. 90% of the rear suspension was replaced along with a new exhaust system. Even the floor of the trunk was buckled. Car looks good, all the gaps are tight and even and she goes down the road straight with no squeaks or rattles. We managed to take in the beginning…[Read more]

Ed is responsible, or better yet, to be given credit, for finding the gas cap. They are available from an outfit in Florida called British American Transfer.http://www.batinc.net/mocal-central.htm
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I remember that car–or the only other one with the windshield like that–from an ad maybe a year or two ago. There was discussion. It would be very easy to put it right.

Spoke wheels. Nice looking car.

That area you are referring to varies from TDr to TDr.  As you probably know, not all TDr’s are created equal.

Cool!  (Kinda)  Thanks Ed.  Now I’ve got to find something useful, relevant and interesting to link.:-)

I think your car running on three cylinders is probably faster than mine.

Yeah. It could happen. But $15k is very ambitious.

Looks like a nice kit, but as you know, they don’t exactly assemble themselves. It would be helpful to list the things that are missing so folks can see what they’re in for.

Here is the way. First, highlight some text you want to turn into a link. It could even be a URL, like this:

http://bridgetmgtd.wordpress.com/

Next, press the icon that looks like the earth and chain link, first on left above  “quick reply” window (fifth on the main reply window). Looks like this: 

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Hey Ed, I’m working on Emma almost as hard as you are working on Bridget in trying to get her ready for her debut trip to Va Beach this year.

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My money says they will say “oops!”