Author: John Boyd
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3rd Brake Light Project
So I’ve started on another project that may appeal to some and may be repulsive to others, but hey, its my Beetle and Ill do what I want. lol Anyhow, I wanted to add a 3rd brake light but keep the vintage look without paying the price for a vintage brake light. So I turned…
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Local Cruise In
Attended a local cruise in today sponsored by our local McDonalds. Lots of great looking vintage cars and a bunch of new ones as well. Mabel met a new friend as did I. We had a great time and look forward to the next one.
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New Horn Ring
Got my new horn ring, contact kit and center cap from M T Manufacturing in the mail today. Compared to the original horn bar and center cap, I’m very pleased with the quality of the repo parts. I was going to order from AirHeads, but they didn’t have the horn rings in stock and hadn’t…
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Tach Mount
Ok, so the idea of mounting the tach outside on the hood grew old quickly. I found a proper plug for the hole in the hood where some previous owner had mounted a CB antenna, so I relocated the tach underneath the dash, above the shifter, the most common place for mounting this type of…
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Eye Brows
Not everybody like the eye brows on the old Beetles. I never cared much for them either, but I think they suited our ’68 Beetle and turned a little to give it more of an aggressive look. I like it.