Author: John Boyd

  • ’68 Speedo Rebuild Complete

    Well it took a couple of trips to a couple of different craft stores to find the material that I wanted to use for gel replacement. Ended up finding translucent binders at Walmart that will work perfectly. After some tracing, cutting and testing, I think the new gels turned out awesome! Finished cleaning the rest…

  • New Turn Signal Switch

    Was going to wait and do this tomorrow, but not really tired, so it got done tonight. The OG turn signal switch had seen better days. The plastic pieces had started to disintegrate years ago. I ordered a replacement from CIP1 last week because their having a huge sale the whole month of March. Pleased…

  • 1969 VW Beetle Speedometer Rebuild

    I ordered this 1969 VW speedometer to use while I rebuild the speedometer in my 1968 Beetle. The 68 speedos are hard to find and expensive. They were a one year only design, so its worth your time to try to repair and rebuild it yourself. Mine is in good condition, but it suffers from…

  • New Lap Belts / Starting The ’68 Speedo Rebuild

    Installed the new lap belts that I purchased from Wolfsburg West. Would love to have found real retro replacements or a good set of originals, but for now, these will be fine. I’m pleased with the quality and look. I probably hang on to the originals for now, but will probably sell them some time…

  • Some Goodies

    Got some goodies in the mail today despite the nasty weather outside. Got my lap belts from Wolfsburg West and an assortment of goodies from CIP1. I opted to go with the European tail light lenses just because I like the look a bit more. Also swapped out the OG turn signal lenses. Was skeptical…