Very nice woodworking. I think,”As much wood as possible.” I made a wood shift lever knob similar to yours, but just haven’t gotten around to putting it on. I guess I think it turned out so well, I’m afraid it’ll break!

WOOD IS GOOD!

Two BIG thumbs up for your outside the box thinking! 💡  💡  Your repairs are very nice and I doubt anyone could see the patch.I know I can’t.

It seems like 99% of the fixes for our cars is sort of “seat of the pants” type. Kind of ,”This just might WORK!” then it DOES! That’s why I keep a big pile of scrap metal around.

Another one f…[Read more]

What exactly DOES this have ANYTHING to do with ANYTHING?! 😕

I think it’s just more mass junk.

This is like going to the Grand Canyon for the view and seeing a billboard for a Las Vegas strip club! 😡

Welcome to our group! I’m sure you’ll find this a great place to visit and hopefully find answers to questions you may have.

We like seeing pics of other’s cars, so send pics as soon as you can!

Have fun working and driving!

Again, WELCOME!

CONGRATULATIONS! Sounds like the end of a long journey. Just in time for summer! Have fun!

I am a HUGE fan of Japanese movies. I agree Mifune IS Japan’s John Wayne. Akira Kurosawa is like their John Huston.

Looks like the pics are WAY before Japan’s strangle hold on the auto industry…

I got the bezel off by using a pair of SMALL needle nose pliers from the back side(so it wouldn’t show) and flatten the lip on the bezel. Then I sort of “screwed” the glass lens out.You’ll need to remove the knob from the trip meter and the glass should come right off.

As to the sending unit you refer to, it’s for the digital trip meter. The…[Read more]

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]