What did you do for your VW today?

[MadMike]

Well the Laser is back together Calling for Insureance for one day ;D have an OK from the Rally people to drive into the "pits" on Saturday NO heat But it's only 4miles from home and I do have the little electric thing from Harbor fright sitting on the dash ;D BUT I may have to hold my breath all the way there so I can see ;D wish me luck Madmike

[Ruffuss]

Mike, I drove a 59' bug one winter and found 1) drive with windows cracked(vent) 2) breathe into your coat 3) Drive with one hand and scrape with the other. Also I set up two parking brake handles one to either rear brake and I could go flying into the corner and not have to steer, just grab that brake handle and zip around like a sling shot. It was a blast from the past. Have fun. Later Kenn

[VDub63 ( Steven )]

With the help of a Tree (AJ) tore appart a motor to go into the '69. The bearings are shot so I will call George to get them.

[MadMike]

Hey Kenn,I know all about the thrill ::)Of winter VW driving,I have a 65 that I drove one winter up here ;D Scraper & all hooked up a oil cooler/heater w/fan in the back and removed the passenger seat bolted a steel milk crate to the floor with a 20lbs propane and gas heater,IT worked really well but steamed up the windows ;D so instead of a scraper I used a Shamee cracked a window for fumes and freash air but it was warm Hydralic steering brake a must!!! ;D ;D ;D The Bug rusted so bad from one season it's a Baja now ,Madmike

[jmallen05]

My car has a pretty bad oil leak, so today I dropped the engine. This was a first for me, but it went pretty well, it took about an hour and a half. I have the muir book but didn't use it much. I think I did it backwards though, I jacked the car up first then dropped the engine, instead of loosening the engine and lifting the car off of it. I spent probably 30 mins jacking the car up and setting the jack stands, by the time I realized I was doing it backwards it was too late. It took 30 min to jack up because my car is too low to get a jack under it, so jacking it up is tedious process and I wasn't doing it all over again so I figured I would test my luck and it worked out. Now I'm waitning on a seal kit so it can go back in.


jerry

[ghiastein]

I did more engine assembly and cleaning on the Bus engine with Steven's help. Now I finally have the completed long block. I will be taking a cool picture of the Ghia tomorrow look for it in my project thread.

[MadMike]

Had a Blast today!! drove into the SCCA pro pits with the Laser and met up with Travis Pastrana He said my car was 'Totaly Awsome" that Coming from him I was on Cloud 9, I was Telling Travis I saw His Vid today on CNN/HLN of him backflipping a Big wheel tricycle ;D he told me I should have seen it the 1st time he tried it ;D he alway ask's me how my wife did at the Sled Dog Races which are usally the same wknd as his Rally,we had a short but good visit cuz he had to go drive a WXR turbo those cars haul A$$ on our backroads thus "The Sno-Drift Rally" Madmike

[bren]

Jerry, I think it is actually more common to lift the car and drop the motor. That is the way I have always done it.

[Ruffuss]

Jerry, Me too!! Lift and drop, same with going back in raise and then lower. Usually with help but not always. When you get ready call for the reserves. Later Kenn

[vintagevwnut]

Tried to register the bug yesterday, but the title I have is signed wrong. Yeah fun with the state. Time to find another title.

[Dustin]

Cool picture Mike, That sounds like a good time I would have liked to be there.

My dad and I went out and worked on the Baja pan some. I have the top mostly down to bare metal so we flipped it over and scraped all the undercoating off the bottom to get ready to strip that side down to bare metal.

[inkylewis]

Got the rail out to play in the snow. When i drove it to the gas station they said I was crazy. I laughed. Gotta love drifting in the snow. Lots of fun.

[dansam]

Ummm I broke the RF headlight cover on my bug!! How? Ummm Im not totally sure. But Im thinking it has to do with a jump shot with a soup can that was ment to land in the recycling bucket (located right in front of my bug, she is very eco...) anyway it glanced off the bug then made it into the bucket (not on purpose of course) I didnt notice any damage then but when I took the bug out to tast some sunshine today there it was a cracked headlamp cover!! AAAAAAck Something else to add to the list of spring necesities. Anyone got one??

[VDub63 ( Steven )]

Started the '63 today and drove it into the sunlight, about 10 foot out of the garage. Cleaned the garage a little too.

[ghiastein]

I did not have a great day ether dansam I was cleaning up the Ghia block to remove the yellow paint with various wire wheels. When a 13mm nut fell into the case through the fuel pump hole. I still proceeded to clean the block and it looks very nice and shiny. I am having a lot of trouble with all of the nooks crannies. I am thinking of just splitting the case to remove the nut and just have the case sand blasted. It just honks me off the the engine ran good very good and now I have to rip it apart more but it will be fully cleaned.