Category: General
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Where Is Spring?
Itching to do a little work on the Beetle, but winter still has a terrible hold on us. Just too cold to be working outside or even in the Beetle Cave. Added to the laundry list of things I want to change out on the Beetle, some to make it safe. It has the original…
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Roof Rack Build
Received my roof rack today that I ordered from the Dune Buggy Warehouse in Hamilton, Ohio. Price was decent, looked like the same one found on every other web site that sells them. Build was easy, quality was good, fitment was excellent, those are some of the pros. Here are some of the cons. The…
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Some Smalls Arriving
Ordered a few smalls from various vendors, this one arrived today. A new e-brake cover. Ordered from chircoestore.com. Impressed with the quality, but not even going to try to install it until is a nice warm day!
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Finally Some Sun
The clouds parted and the sun finally poked through. Temp right around 40 degrees, it’s a welcome sign. However, we have no water. Apparently, the city is fighting a few water main breaks, so it’s hard telling when it’ll be back on. So what to do while you’re waiting for the Daytona 500 to start?…
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First Purchase For The ’68
Well, technically not the first purchase. I ordered a e-brake cover from chircoestore.com the other day, so I’ll call this the first big purchase. Didn’t realize the roof racks were so expensive, prices range from $177 to $269 for the powder coated steel racks from EMPI to $400+ for some other stainless steel brands. I…