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Month: July 2019

It was just a matter of time…

Posted on 2019-07-272019-07-27

So I put more miles today on Murbella looking for a stupid fuse than I did all of last year. There are many positives of having a convertible but what is really the most negative is the fact you are constantly hit with exhaust fumes while in traffic.  It is disturbing because you can never…

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Other People’s Parts – Żuczek’s future pop-outs arrived!

Posted on 2019-07-24

So last week I saw someone post a set of 1968 and later pop-out rear windows and I snagged them up. They arrived today and survived the journey from Utah unscathed, the seller doing a great job wrapping them up in lots of bubble wrap.   They are mostly complete, and they’ll need some work…

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AS41 Engine – Days 27 – Finally some success!!!

Posted on 2019-07-24

So we’ve had several weeks of 90°F and higher days that were so humid you wouldn’t want to spend much time out in it. Especially out in a garage. I tried off and on to work on the engine and diagnose the starting issues but finally gave up as sweat would pour down my face….

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Other People’s Cars – Wilhelmo Paulina’s 1975 Euro 1303 Beetle

Posted on 2019-07-15

I saw Wilhelmo Paulina post about his car the other day and I forgot how truly beautiful it is. The Euro-style bumpers with the embedded turn signals has grown on me a lot since this style was never stock in the US. Turn signals were always on the fenders in most years of US import….

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When 90 minutes becomes 7 hours – A Subaru Brake Job

Posted on 2019-07-132019-07-13

So my daily, the 2013 Subaru Forester, was in need for new brakes They had degraded recently and the one rotor was definitely warped. Now back in May I decided to purchase a set of PowerStop brakes on Amazon. I ordered a full kit using both their fitment tool and if I recall, actually looking…

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