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Last heater box cleaned up and painted. Will install tomorrow after the paint dries. I’m making a wooden support to put my motor on my...

Can do but I’m the only one who will see it. I only buy double wall heat shrink tube with sealant. I’ll have to see what local supply...

Yes that’s the stuff Jim. I was surprised to read the controversy over clamping it. I like the heat shrink. Looks nice and addresses the...

I think I need this. 😃 https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1DRmzQrxsU/?mibextid=wwXIfr

This comes from beetle world but is applicable to bikes too. As I am getting my beetle back on the road I decided to buy some fancy...

Thanks. Yes I’ve looked to see what they have and it’s the belt that I have in hand that’s too short. I think I’ll measure what I have...

Drivers side heater box and exhaust all hooked up. Linkages are attached and now I need to get at the rhs. That box and exhaust pipe...

Well it was only 2:00am…. The oil bath air filter assembly didn’t come out very clean after its bath in solvent, so I went at it before...

Muffler “rebuild”. New heater control rods with M5x.80 threaded ends. First heater box cleaned up and one coat of paint. The second...

After reading your comment I kept searching and found a 3VX365 that looks darned close to what should work. I ordered a pair on Amazon...

Many know this but for those who don’t, belt tensioning is accomplished by removing or adding shims between the generator pulley halves...

Thanks @kiwi I hope many are enjoying this long compilation of my project. I’ve taken over 1500 pictures to date and that’s the only way...

Well I’ve run into a stumbling block. I’m having trouble finding a generator belt for the car. All specs say the belt is 10mm x 900mm...

I like it but need one that reads as low as 4to 5 volts?

Yes I’ll be careful about this. With the exhaust components in decent shape and well sealed I should be pretty safe. I’m also thinking...

The exhaust system. Muffler in the foreground and stale air heater boxes on the blue bin.

Dug the muffler and heater boxes out of storage. Lucky for me they are in pretty good condition other than cosmetics. I test fit the...

Gittin’ there. I was told the blue wires would give me 5 hp.. Truth be told when I ordered the wires, these NGK blue wires were all that...

I probably would have. Now you could install a diesel heater and have heat to spare!

I’ve never owned a beetle before this but my wife did and said defrosting the windows was only possible with a scraper in hand. I would...

For those who don’t know but may be interested, this is how the cooling system works…. Air is drawn into the back of the fan shroud...

More stuff done. Intake manifold painted. Thermostat and cooling system hooked up. Dog house installed over oil cooler and fan...

Last work on the car for today. I got the air cooling tin down from the rafters and started test fitting the pieces. Some will have to...

You know it’s been a long time. Appreciate the heads up Jim. That would have been a huge waste of time trying to shoe horn it in!

Well I got the motor out of the basement with a friend of mine. I should have but didn’t take pics of it strapped to a two wheeled cart...

Late night report. Flywheel seal installed with crazy expensive tool that didn’t work as planned; crankshaft end play set at .005”...

Well working on the engine I finally found a use for an 11mm wrench as well as 15mm sockets. I wonder if I’ll ever use a 16mm wrench or...

Looking good Jim. Nice quality work as always.