So all of a sudden a new program showed up on my MotorTrend OnDemand called Vintage Voltage and seems to be a full broadcast version of the YouTube channel Vintage Voltage Conversions. Let’s just say they couldn’t have made a more perfect show premiere aimed right at me. Well… maybe if it had been a…
So… what’s in store for Żuczek Brzęczyszczykiewicz,
So I’ve decided to hold off for now on my plans for Mr. Brzęczyszczykiewicz in terms of making him what I want him to be and instead I’m going to enjoy him as he is for the coming year (and perhaps longer). In a few days I turn 50. And let’s just say I’m not…
S’all about Murbella’s booty in 2020
So the majority of my planned work for 2020 is actually on Murbella. With her engine dropped for maintenance and clean-up, it opens up the space and reduces the rear weight. Since this will all be up in the air anyway, it is the perfect time to no only do the rear disc upgrade I’ve…
2020 Work Plans
Now that it has been around 55°F (12.7°C) the past few days… well… at least during the day… the urge to start working outside has hit me and there has to be a few achievable goals for 2020. There’s key work that needs to be completed that was started in 2019 as well as some…
Reference – 70’s Era VW Evap Emissions Canister
What is the Air-Cooled VW Evap Emissions System? Starting in the early 70’s, all VW’s were equipped with simple fuel vapor emissions control systems. This system did not deal with any kind of exhaust emissions, but was installed to deal with situations where the fuel in the tank would pressurize and vaporize due to different…
Plymouth In Violet / Dodge Plum Crazy
So I’m watching last night’s episode of Graveyard Carz (Season 11, Episode 10, Just The Way You Are) in which they are restoring a 1971 Plymouth ‘Cuda Convertible and the car’s color really stood out to me. Now they’ve had a lot of Mopar cars on there done in the Plum Crazy color and I’ve…
Weld.com’s video blogs are fantastic.
So as an amateur in pretty much everything I do on my home and vehicles, I have no formal and proper training. Most of my education is in physical and cultural anthropology and that doesn’t necessarily translate into knowledge about trades-related skills. I have lived off of book research and of course, with the maturity…
Damn was I off! $52,800.00???
So last week I went through the auction docket for Barret-Jackson Scottsdale 2020 and predicted that one triple-white 79 vert would go for $20K. Oh my god how wrong I was! It crossed the block at $52,800.00! That’s like mind-blowing to me. Yes it was very low miles. Yes it was in excellent condition. But…
Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale this week!
So this week is Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale. Let’s see what’s up and coming on the block to see how people bid. There’s a crap ton of VW’s so many it is hard to comment on them all. Some ones I’ll be interested in following the sale on… 1972 VW Beetle Custom – No reserve. I don’t…
Reference – Death Foam on 70-77 Beetle Sedans
So the Facebook Group VW-DIY-IT! Body, Metal, Interior has been an excellent resource for watching people’s solutions to metal issues across the entire spectrum of air-cooled models. I’ve been saving some discussions that I suspect I’ll need to readdress in the future and one of the key ones that I know will be an issue…