I love these vintage Volkswagen Beetle commercials. They certainly had a charm about them. In this one they torture a poor Beetle. It hurts to watch them do this.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Bug Me Video update
I have just finished watching my Bug Me Videos I got today and I was very impressed. I learned more in the few hours watching the two videos than reading all the books I’ve got on the subject. They demystify the process of repairing a Beetle and now it doesn’t seem as intimidating as it did before. I know now I must have the rest of the series. The material is put forth in an easy to understand way without a lot of fluff. If you have a VW Beetle these are a must have. These two clips are the volumes I received on replacing floor pans and heater channels.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Bug Me Videos
I just ordered volume 6 & 7 of the Bug Me Video series. As you may guess these cover floor pan replacement and heater channel. I’ve heard of this series of videos for awhile. I’ve finally taken the plunge to purchase two of them with the plans to buy more of them in the future. I was on fence but then after watching the above video I realized I these would be an essential tool in restoring our bug. I can’t wait for them to arrive. I will give you my thoughts of them after I watch them to see if they live up to there hype. You can visit the Bug Me Video site here.
VW + Heater Channel = Rust
Recently I’ve finally found some time to spend with our 1971 VW Super Beetle. The more dig into this the more work I find for myself. I am now in a battle against rust. In this bug it has disintegrated what was once the heater channels. On a good note so far my floor pans don’t look quite as bad I though they might be, though the night is still young. Here's a glimpse of what used to be my heater channels.
These in itself are going to quite the challenge the fix. It’s going to require money, parts, tools, labor and commitment.I’m certainly going to be learning some new skills such as body work and welding. I was mentioning some of this stuff to my wife and she suggested we might sell it. I think she thought maybe we bit off more than we could do. I plainly made it clear that I was just going over the challenges we have ahead of us. As Randy Pausch(of The Last Lecture) said:
The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough."
This merely a challenge thrown up to see how badly I want this to be done. I’m just getting clearer picture of what’s ahead.
In doing some research on how to repair heater channels on Beetles I came across this interesting series on doing this repair. It has certainly gave me an idea of what I’m up against. Surprisingly found it hard to find videos going through the whole job of installing a heater channel. This one is worth checking out if your looking to replace these.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Volks-Vair Fair XI This Saturday!
If your an air-cooled VW or Corvair fan in New England free up your Saturday afternoon for this show. This to be held in Shrewsbury, MA 10-2 August 7, 2010. It is open to all air-cooled Volkswagens and Chevrolet Corvairs. This brought to you by The Bug Club and Colonial Corvair. There will be food, music ,vendors and a swap meet area. I hope to see you there.
Here is a link to the show flyer.
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Monday, August 2, 2010
Herbie Bed
At first glimpse this my just look like another "Herbie" the love bug clone. Look closer and you realize that it's actually a bed. I don't know all the details of it but it looks to be an actual VW beetle shell made into a bed. Click on the picture to see more of it on Flickr as part of "jackandpauls_world" collection. I thought I was VW crazy.
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