Month: December 2014

  • Merry Christmas Eve

    In between putting Christmas gifts together this morning, I managed to get a couple of things done on the Beetle. First and foremost, I found a person who may be able to help me get my head machined for the larger jugs. He no longer has the tooling to do it, but has some connections…

  • More Of The Same

    After last nights discovery that the new/used head that I bought would have to be machined to work with my current setup, my motivation to work on the Beetle was pretty much nil this morning. However, I did receive my aftermarket alternator stand from chircoestore.com in the mail and decided to test fit it. The…

  • Dilemma and Decisions

    OK, so I sorta ran into a dilemma tonight. My goal tonight was to get the jugs and heads installed, test fit some engine tins and admire my hard work. Before I go any further, for those of you who have never done anything like this before, invest the six dollars and buy a ring…

  • More Prep and Paint

    Watched a couple episodes of American Picker tonight and got motivated to do a little prep and paint. Finished prepping and painting the left and right deflector tins, then followed up with the alternator shroud. Paint on the shroud looks glossy, but it was still wet. I’m painting everything semi-gloss Rustoleum x2 for engines. I’ll…

  • What I Can, When I Can

    Started prepping the left and right deflector tins, getting them ready for paint. Also installed the new oil strainer and oil strainer cover. Still waiting for my ring compressor to arrive in the mail so I get the jugs and heads back on. Was hoping it’d be here today, but no such luck. Hopefully it’ll…