Re: [vintagvw] Speedometer Watches

2007-12-01 Thread Dave C. Bolen
that site as well and have even sent an email to WCC- no reply in 2 weeks. Ray -Original Message- From: Dave C. Bolen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu Sent: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 7:58 am Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Speedometer Watches

[vintagvw] wiring replacement

2007-12-21 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Folks, Does anyone have any idea how long it might take to rip out the old wiring loom and install a complete new one in a 67 sedan? The engine will already be out, but everyting else is intact including carpeting. I am good with wiring, so that shouldn't be a problem...just wondering if

[vintagvw] 67 bug hinges?

2008-02-04 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Guys, Haven't poped the door panels off, but are the door hinges welded or screwed in on the inside of the door. The ouside to the pillar obviously has screws, but what about on the door. I can't see that Bentley addresses anything except replacing the hinge pin. Am I missing something?

Re: [vintagvw] Firewall insulation

2008-02-21 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Asad, More than likely the very cheapest version. I just did the replacement on an original 3rd owner 67 yesterday and instead of buying the $80 resoration quality firewall from cip1, I bought the cheaper stuffalmost paper thin, and they could just roll it up and put it in the shipping

Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug

2008-02-24 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Kristoff, I just checked my first saved mail from this list and it was from May of 2000. Guess that still makes me a newbiegrin. I see Zundfolge(Jim) every once in awhile. He is doing well and working on several projects. I am doing the same, but have trimmed my stable a little cause I

[vintagvw] bosch plugs gone?

2008-03-06 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Bill, I know you used to work for Bosch so I thought you might be able to help. I used the last of my Bosch W8AC(7502) on a bug last weekend and stopped by to pick up another couple of setsthey didn't even know what a w8ac was, so I gave them the 7502 number. Same deal...don't have any

Re: [vintagvw] Bug Tires

2008-06-18 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Brien, That's cause nobody else has ever seen them!...LOL! And you *must* live in Arizona? so, should I drive to Az. to get these or can I order them delivered from your favorite tire shop? Cheers, dave -- --- Enough

Re: [vintagvw] Rubbing Compound Suggestion

2008-10-01 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Mike, Toothpaste! Gently! or some of the stuff they sell call scratch out. Just repolish it afterwards. Toothpaste work pretty well for all sorts of gentle polishing. Cheers, dave -- --- Enough sunlight reaches the Earth

Re: [vintagvw] 1600cc Single Port

2008-11-17 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Bill, Have you ever seen the demo's of this stuff.. http://www.fireadesource.com/ The nascar guys are using it cause it is not supposed to be corrosive to your engine or electrical system. I have several, but thankfully have not had to use it...even thou I have filters in my engine

Re: [vintagvw] Rear heater outlet flaps

2008-11-20 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Bert, You could probably make one fairly easy, but without a picture it would be difficultor require some engineering. Bert, you might get lucky and find a pic in the bently where they show you how to connect them. I'll do my best to shoot some pics on saturday if you remind me. It's

Re: [vintagvw] Gasket material

2008-11-27 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Bert, I think the RTV would probably do a fine job. No oil or other pertoleum products would be in contact with that area, so the RTV is an excellent candidate. I have always found my VW's to adequate or better in the cold...on trips! In town in rush hour traffic at 30F or below is iffy. I

Re: [vintagvw] Tar boords vs insulation kits

2009-03-09 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Bert, Not sure about the tar boards, but there is a tremendous difference in the firewall tar boards. The cheap stuff is really cheap and the good stuff is barely as good as the original. I think the problem is the shipping(for firewall). The third option is to go to your local roofing

Re: [vintagvw] LED Lights (UNCLASSIFIED)

2009-04-09 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Guys, I am tempted also, but it would sure be nice to see a twilight type picture of the replacements with one side as standard and the other side with the new replacement in it. That way we could see the difference between old and new. Cheers, dave --

Re: [vintagvw] Where is everybody?

2009-05-01 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Bert, Whe are all in recession!grin...or depression...whichever you choose. I am in the middle of a big fight with the county and still trying to clean up all the tree damage from the ice storm.(Arkansas) The only tools I have touched are whatever it takes to keep two chainsaws running

Re: [vintagvw] Hubcaps - to Plate or Not to Plate

2009-06-12 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Bert, When trying to find places to rechrome my OG Champagne Edition bumpers I found that the price was near astronomical and the wait was 6 months before they would touch them. When I say astronomical...I mean...$600 each!!! Much cheaper to buy the triple chrome from Wolfsburg west? Cheers

Re: [vintagvw] Rear window defroster wiring

2009-10-18 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Bert, I think the relay was under the rear seat. You can buy special paint on wiring to fix the grid. I can't remember what it is called, but you can find it easily on the net. It's about $20 for a ridiculously small bottle, but I used about 1.5 bottles on the back window of my 78 Bus.

Re: [vintagvw] Rear window defroster wiring

2009-10-22 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Bert, Can you really still buy the rear windows with the defroster grid? If not, take it out, use the best bodywork tape you can buy and use that stuff I told you about to recreate the grid. Cheers ,dave -- --- Enough sunlight

Re: [vintagvw] What to do?

2009-11-29 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Bert, As long as it has taken you and all the travails that you went through, I am glad you are happy with it! I don't ever remember seeing you advertise any pictures And I totaly agree...they are not making any of them any more...so even super beetles are gonna get pricey at some point.

Re: [vintagvw] Fröhliche Weihnachten

2009-12-24 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Burt, Last time I was in Germany and did the acvw circuit(sort of) i picked up a copy. You don't really have to know german, just feel your way thru the adverts and sales brochures. Oh, I did used to speak German a little. Merry Christmas and to all a good night! (secret) the Reindeer are

Re: [vintagvw] Dual Relief Case/Oil Cooler Explanation

2010-02-14 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Ray, It is in the factory vw repair manuals. Nice picture that explains very well. Basically, most of the oil skips th oil cooler when cold. Cheers, dave On Sat, 13 Feb 2010, rayvw...@aol.com wrote: Hi All, I am trying to explain to a friend how the dual relief case works

Re: [vintagvw] A day at Firebird Raceway

2010-10-08 Thread Dave C. Bolen
NQ, I miss the list also...when this popped up, I was very surprised! Larry, thanks for the write up as well! BTW, I read thru some of the other replies already and know that Zundfolge is still out thereas a matter of fact saw him at the Tulsa show and visited with him laterhe seems

Re: [vintagvw] Making a Beetle truck?

2011-03-01 Thread Dave C. Bolen
NQ, Forget the clutch tube part...much easier to go hydraulic...save yourself the time and energy of matching it and then making a cable as well. I too think they are a little to small to be usefullwould 12-18 really make that much difference? How about using two pans to make one that is

Re: [vintagvw] Ethanol in gasoline

2011-06-30 Thread Dave C. Bolen
some links when I get back to a computer. Brien (mobile mail) Dave C. Bolen dbo...@shockwaverider.com wrote: Folks, My experience in air cooled has not been a big deal since everyone was assured long ago that the biggest change was to go to better(stainless) valves. I have not seen much

Re: [vintagvw] Cosmoline for seat frames

2011-07-05 Thread Dave C. Bolen
mainly looking for a can-at-a-time retailer. Bert -Original Message- From: vintagvw-boun...@lists.sjsu.edu [mailto:vintagvw-boun...@lists.sjsu.edu] On Behalf Of Dave C. Bolen Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 2:36 PM To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Cosmoline

Re: [vintagvw] WTB: VW fuel injection stuff

2011-07-28 Thread Dave C. Bolen
NQ, Basically what I did was buy the dual port end pieces, fuel rails and carefully sized injectors from CB. At that point, you can take almost any old center section and massage it around to fit your throttle body of choice... The thing that seems important is to try to stick with the

Re: [vintagvw] Cracking Rubber Fuel Line

2012-02-10 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Mike, Bill May and other have suggested in the past that a mercedes dealer can sell you the correct mm sized fuel line that will handle the current gas/ethanol mix. In reality, the German OEM stuff should work fine for longer than a year as well. There is always a chance that a local auto

Re: [vintagvw] Cracking Rubber Fuel Line

2012-02-10 Thread Dave C. Bolen
. Mike On Feb 10, 2012 3:02 PM, Dave C. Bolen dbo...@shockwaverider.com wrote: Mike, Bill May and other have suggested in the past that a mercedes dealer can sell you the correct mm sized fuel line that will handle the current gas/ethanol mix. In reality, the German OEM stuff should work fine

Re: [vintagvw] Cracking Rubber Fuel Line

2012-02-11 Thread Dave C. Bolen
NQ, Kinda been thinking the same thing myselfbut not quite so far away. Already been doing my research too. cheers, dave -- Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.-James Dean On Fri, 10 Feb 2012, No Quarter wrote: Thanks for your input Dave. My

Re: [vintagvw] Cracking Rubber Fuel Line

2012-02-23 Thread Dave C. Bolen
NQ, Have you seriously checked the price of diesel lately??? My calculations show that it is 12% above the cost of unleaded. (here in arkansas) If I drive a prius and get 50 mpg on unleaded then I need to drive a diesel that gets 56 mpg to match the premium price. Not gonna happen in this

Re: [vintagvw] Conversion to disk brakes

2012-08-28 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Bert, My recolection is tha there were *never* any beetles super or otherwize that were imported with disk brakes. Only Karman Ghia's and busses about the same time(1971/2 I'm thinking). I have a conversion front conversion kit from Empi on the front of my 68 turbo and CB on the rear.

RE: [vintagvw] 1600DP running issues

2012-12-21 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Kirin, Absolutely agree with Bill, 009's are crap for stockish engines...mostly for lots of others as well. It doesn't matter if the carb is stock or modified...better performance and better gas mileage with an svda in 99% of the stuff I have ever worked with(40 + years)...as long as you

Re: [vintagvw] 115 V car heater

2012-12-21 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Bert, Heated seats? LOL! best I could think of. Cheers, dave On Fri, 21 Dec 2012, Bert Knupp wrote: Volks, Many moons ago I purchased from J. C. Whitney (remember them?) a Canadian-made 115 volt electric car heater. It had an underdash mounting bracket and looked a bit like an oversized

Re: [vintagvw] 1600DP running issues

2012-12-21 Thread Dave C. Bolen
PICT carb and good 009 dizzy will still start, idle and run well. It just has acceleration issues and hesitations. Check it all over for all the usual stuff, and get it running right, before blaming all of this on the wrong dizzy. Mike B. On 12/21/2012 6:29 PM, Dave C. Bolen wrote: Kirin

RE: [vintagvw] 115 V car heater

2012-12-22 Thread Dave C. Bolen
, seat belts). And the cop cars there didn't have bun warmers. The overnight heater is removable without a trace, so I'll allow it to myself. Bert -Original Message- From: vintagvw@googlegroups.com [mailto:vintagvw@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Dave C. Bolen Sent: Friday, December 21

RE: [vintagvw] 115 V car heater

2012-12-22 Thread Dave C. Bolen
: vintagvw@googlegroups.com [mailto:vintagvw@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Dave C. Bolen Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 5:31 PM To: Vintage VW Air-Cooled Discussion Group Subject: Re: [vintagvw] 115 V car heater Bert, Heated seats? LOL! best I could think of. Cheers, dave -- Visit the VintagVW

Re: [vintagvw] Battery isolation relay

2013-03-15 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Bert, Part number for the new Bosch part please? Also, Let's think through your description of how this really works. From you explanation of the original relay wiring that has only 4 terminals, I am not sure that it works the way you think it does. On the original: 51 is the feed

RE: [vintagvw] Battery isolation relay -- number

2013-03-19 Thread Dave C. Bolen
. It has a schematic printed on top -- but that doesn't tell me exactly what I need. Bert -Original Message- From: vintagvw@googlegroups.com [mailto:vintagvw@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Dave C. Bolen Sent: Friday, March 15, 2013 10:34 AM To: Vintage VW Air-Cooled Discussion Group

Re: [vintagvw] Valve spring retainer keepers. gone missing?

2013-03-28 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Dean, I am still a little confused...bear with me. From your description it sounds like the valve must still be retained...if it wasn't, the large round part that the retainers hold down against the presure of the spring and the spring would be laying on the bottom of the valve cover or

Re: [vintagvw] Valve spring retainer keepers. gone missing?

2013-03-30 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Dean, Looks pretty interesting. I think your tranny failure saved you from a dropped valve. It will be interesting to see which part failed. The valve stem, the small keepers or the large retainer. Cheers, dave On Fri, 29 Mar 2013, Dean Johnson wrote: I put two pics on my extremely

RE: [vintagvw] Resilvering light reflectors

2013-04-08 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Bert, Supper mirror powder coating...cheap and might be worth a shot?..but if you think chrome is not good enough, then poweder coating may not be either. I, for certain do not have enough info...if you can do plastic vapor deposition on plastic and have it be bright and shiny enough to

RE: [vintagvw] Disc Brake Kits

2013-09-17 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Bert, The problem that I had with the left(drivers side) spindle from an empi kit was that the speeometer cable drilling was not well done at all. Even after I worked it over, my speedometer has the bump,bump look of a kinked cable...I don't expect the cable to last very long. look at that

Re: [vintagvw] Polishes and waxes

2013-10-30 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Kirin, Zaino brothers.period this stuff is the schnitz! First time I used it, I tried to look at the flaws in the paint and literally could not see them...mostly on base/clearcoat. Not cheap, but worth a try...and I havetried Mothers and many others including meguars(sp)...etc.

Re: [vintagvw] Starter on a 66

2014-02-07 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Kyle, Not mysterious at all. Disconnect battery. Disconnect wiring to the starter. The engine to transmission bolt above #1 cylinder has to come out and one other bolt on bottom of the starter. Starter should wiggle straight out toward the front of the car. Clean all connectors going to

Re: [vintagvw] FW: VW 1956 or 1957

2014-07-15 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Burt, OMG, that thing is fabulous...at least in the pictures! Any dea what he wants for it? You knew that was going to be the first question, right? Also, do you think the object just behind the filler neck on the gas tank might be a gas heater part?...or just a spare coil? Pictures could

Re: [vintagvw] Strange herbie behavior

2014-08-21 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Kyle, See my rants from years ago about cleaning all your electrical connections. All of them! Look it up. cheers, dave On Thu, 21 Aug 2014, Kyle Davis wrote: Wants to really go in first and second. Wipers died in the down position.  Was jerky and sporadic before dying. Turn signals no

Re: [vintagvw] Door panel repairing

2015-03-23 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Bert, I peeled back the vinyl and coated all of mine with a layer of fiberglass and then glued the vinyl back on the fiber glass before I installed them. Cheers, dave On Sun, 22 Mar 2015, Bert Knupp wrote: Volks, Both doors on my stock 1970 are aftermarket replacements, just over 10

Re: [vintagvw] Porcelain coating redux

2015-04-19 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Guys, Let's think a minute here. The engine compartment is filled with air containing heat. You are pulling that(and fresh air) straight thru the fan and distributing it around the inside of the shroud at a pretty high rate. The sheet metal is going to be mostly the temperature of the air

Re: [vintagvw] Finish bumpers?

2015-06-08 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Bert, Powder coating? They will sandblast the bumpers and then powder coat your personal color. While I have learned that powder coating is no sure fire fix for everything, they would look nice. Another oprion is plasti-dip paint. You would still need to sand them down smooth.

Re: [vintagvw] Appraisal value for Possible Sale of 1972 Bug

2015-06-09 Thread Dave C. Bolen
There is an independent network of vehicle appraisers and I had one of mine done about 10 years ago. The guy did not necessarily know VW buses, but had done his homework before he got here. In my opinion, his appraisal(for insurance purposes) was exactly correct. Can't remember the name of

Re: [vintagvw] Appraisal value for Possible Sale of 1972 Bug

2015-06-09 Thread Dave C. Bolen
. Thanks, Mike in Alabama On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 2:23 PM, Dave C. Bolen dbo...@shockwaverider.com wrote: There is an independent network of vehicle appraisers and I had one of mine done about 10 years ago. The guy did not necessarily know VW buses, but had done his homework before he

Re: [vintagvw] Rocker arm geometry

2015-05-27 Thread Dave C. Bolen
'Adjust the push rod so that it fits...' Not helpful and I don't have any idea what centerlines they're talking about and what does it mean for two lines to 'coincide'? Not at all helpful. Still looking for instructions with visuals. On May 25, 2015 9:29 PM, Dave C. Bolen dbo

Re: [vintagvw] Rocker arm geometry

2015-05-27 Thread Dave C. Bolen
On Wed, 27 May 2015, Dean Johnson wrote: Thanks Dave, I don't have an adjustable push rod yet but will soon. On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 10:23 AM, Dave C. Bolen dbo...@shockwaverider.com wrote: Dean, So here is how I remember it.  I have used this method since 1972. Best of all

RE: [vintagvw] Hood VW emblems

2015-07-06 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Bert, Good job! As you guys know I buy a lot of unobtanium car parts from Lowesgrin Ingenuity wins evey time! Cheers, dave On Mon, 6 Jul 2015, Bert Knupp wrote: Volks, I know that everyone is wondering how I solved my VW hood emblem problem.  You may recall that the three pins on my

Re: [vintagvw] Rocker arm geometry

2015-05-25 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Guys, Your good old copy of How to hot rod vw's has excellent instructions on this. Although...if you have stock rocker arms and stock pushrods they really should be close. Oh, stroked engine? Cheers, dave On Mon, 25 May 2015, Daniel Moy wrote: When I did mine I made an adjustable push

Re: [vintagvw] Reminiscences

2016-09-26 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Guys, Been watching the thanks fly back and forth and that is good to see so many of you still out there. Zundfolge and I do the vendor thing at the Eureka Springs show and he has been there every year for about the last 10 years. We have rooms next to each other and our vendor spots righ

Re: [vintagvw] Evapo-Rust

2017-08-06 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Burt, Youtube is your buddy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47EO8FBborI BTW, they video is a little tedious...but there are plenty of others. Also, he says he paid $25...walmart advertises it at $19.05. Might find it at some auto parts stores or my new favorite...Tractor Supply for less.

Re: [vintagvw] Is the VintagVW list still working?

2019-01-22 Thread Dave C. Bolen
NQ, Yup we are all still here..at least some of us. Cheers, dave On Mon, 21 Jan 2019, No Quarter wrote: Hi gang - NQ here. I just wondered if the list was still running? NQ -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com --- You received this

Re: [vintagvw] Is the VintagVW list still working?

2019-01-23 Thread Dave C. Bolen
on a seminar to teach people how to do the same. After all, happiness is only real when shared. NQ Original message From: "Dave C. Bolen" Date: 23/01/2019 08:12 (GMT-06:00) To: vintagvw@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Is the VintagVW list still wor

Re: [vintagvw] Is the VintagVW list still working?

2019-01-23 Thread Dave C. Bolen
NQ(and others). Glad to see the list here. It reminds me of my relatives, don't talk for 5 years and then pick right back up like it was yesterday. I've trimed my herd down to my 68 sedan(megasquirted 1776 turbo) and a 72 KG 1914. The turbo is newely back on the road after cracking a

Re: [vintagvw] State of Seabert

2019-01-24 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Guys, Ahhh...the good old days. Kirin, I turned my first VW in about 1970. Friend had one that mad bad noises and then wouldn't start. Went to the bank, borrowed $100.00 and bought it from him. Took the engine out, took inside on the kitchen floor and took off one of the heads...just

Re: [vintagvw] The rebuild begins

2019-02-09 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Kirin, When you say the oil looked terrible, what do you mean?...just from sitting?...condensation? If the ring lands of cylinder #3 look good and the cross hatching is still there with no flaws, you should not have any metal parts from the head or piston in your oil. I don't think I

Re: [vintagvw] The rebuild begins

2019-02-09 Thread Dave C. Bolen
e684=5CEB5303 And hopefully that helps -Kirin On Sat, Feb 9, 2019 at 5:29 AM Dave C. Bolen wrote: Kirin, When you say the oil looked terrible, what do you mean?...just from sitting?...condensation? If the ring lands of cylinder #3 look good and the cross hatching is still

Re: [vintagvw] More engine pics

2019-02-11 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Kirin, Looks pretty good from the pictures! On a side note, have you decided how to keep from loosing another screw into the engine? I drilled small holes in mine and safety wired them(48 IDA's). It wasn't easy, but the peace of mind is worth it! Cheers, dave On Sun, 10 Feb 2019, Kirin

Re: [vintagvw] Is the VintagVW list still working?

2019-01-24 Thread Dave C. Bolen
website. Cheers, dave On Thu, 24 Jan 2019, 'Bruce Howard' via VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List wrote: Awesome recipe Dave! You’ve got me hunting parts now, thanks! Bruce Sent from my iPhone On Jan 23, 2019, at 10:20 AM, Dave C. Bolen wrote: NQ, Longish on FI. The 68 has

Re: [vintagvw] My weekend with Dave and Marion Bolen

2019-05-23 Thread Dave C. Bolen
NQ, Thanks for the kind words! It was good for me to go back over a lot of things both learned and forgotten 14 years ago when I first installed megasquirt. Hopefully the side trips down memory lane added to the entertainment value of "class" and let you get "un-crossed" eyes for a few

Re: [vintagvw] My weekend with Dave and Marion Bolen

2019-05-23 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Dan, You must have hit Jake on a good day or maybe he has just mellowed over the years. He used to be pretty gruff and crusty and suffered no fools. Cheers, dave On Tue, 21 May 2019, Dan Moy wrote: NQ, have you checked with Jake Raby, wealth of information and reminds me of Gene Berg,

Re: [vintagvw] My weekend with Dave and Marion Bolen

2019-05-23 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Dean, oh, that is nice one! Wish a could weld aluminum! The contour throttle body was one thing I suggested to NQ. Cheers, dave On Tue, 21 May 2019, D Johnson wrote: NQ, I've always been a lurker (since the 80's) but certainly enjoy your posts. I will try, in the future, to comment

[vintagvw] showtime! need help.

2019-04-29 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Guys, Since many of you are still out there as evidenced by the response several weeks ago I need some help. Bill May once went and looked at a 72 KG near where he lived in Cali so I and my wife could decide whether to buy it. I still have that car. Someone else once looked at a car(77

Re: [vintagvw] Bug Exhaust Install

2020-04-19 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Dean, LOLI have seen two grown men cry over trying to install a stock vw muffler...many years ago... I never touch the heater boxes except with a carefully placed prybar to force them to match up with the muffler. I quit using the donut method years ago cause the pipes(after all these

Re: [vintagvw] Options for a new listserv?

2021-11-03 Thread Dave C. Bolen
NQ, From a 50 year IT perspective I suspect it was moved over to googlegroups so that it was free. No servers to worry about and if emails that are flowing thru this group get the same scan as all gmail messages then it is pretty safe. The admin side of it is probably pretty easy and

Re: [vintagvw] Is the list still active?

2021-11-03 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Ray, I'll text him and see if he is getting the vintagvw mails. cheers, dave cheers, dave On Wed, 3 Nov 2021, 'Ray Yoder' via VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List wrote: Thanks for your efforts!  Maybe we can bring Jim Anderson back Sent from the all new AOL app for Android

Re: [vintagvw] Is the list still active?

2021-11-01 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Hey guys, Dave still here! Been working on another 78 bus and haven't touched my bug since NQ was here a couple of years ago. The bus is nearing restoration completion and will go up for sale in the next month or so. Read thru most of the reply mails so far. All those folks that are

Re: [vintagvw] Air scoops, theoretically...

2022-10-04 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Guys, Ok, I have a megasqirted turboed 1776 in my 68 bug. I have the fiberglass side scoops and 2" holes drilled thru the body into the engine compartment at the end of the fiberglass scoops. I also have a fiberglass scoop that goes across the entire vent area above the decklid. I also have

Re: [vintagvw] Air scoops, theoretically...

2022-10-05 Thread Dave C. Bolen
:39:20 AM UTC-5 Dave C. Bolen wrote: Guys, Ok, I have a megasqirted turboed 1776 in my 68 bug. I have the fiberglass side scoops and 2" holes drilled thru the body into the engine compartment at the end of the fiberglass scoops. I also have a fiberglass scoop that

Re: [vintagvw] The list

2022-12-17 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Ditto! Cheers, dave On Sat, 17 Dec 2022, 'Ray Yoder' via VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List wrote: Seems to be. I got your message. Ray Sent from the all new AOL app for Android On Sat, Dec 17, 2022 at 6:23 AM, Jeffrey Bateman wrote: Is the vintage vw site up and

Re: [vintagvw] The list

2022-12-21 Thread Dave C. Bolen
NQ Magic words from your fabulous wife! Plan what you want for a shop because you need one and I want you to have one." Cheers, dave On Sat, 17 Dec 2022, Lazlo wrote: Sure enough you found the list.  It's nowhere near as active as it once was as most people have gone to facebook