Got some more goodies from various vendors today. New fuel pump, fuel pump stand, fuel pump rod, oil sending unit, oil change gasket kit, etc…love getting the small stuff, love it more when it all comes together.

Not much going on today, pulled the car badges and cleaned them up a bit, also stripped the flywheel pulley, sanded, and sanded, and sanded, then cleaned, prepped and painted. Really wanted to keep the OEM pulley and stay away from the aftermarket stuff. I believe it turned out great. Also put in a order…

Little progress today. The gas cap area has been bugging me from the time I bought the car, it was just no nasty, ugly and needed some attention. So I sanded it, primed it, now it’s not so ugly. I also pulled the other head and jugs on the motor. The head and jugs look…

Spent some time on the Beetle this evening. Tried some different cleaning and prepping methods to the engine bay area to see what works best. This car has been painted once over the original color and whoever did it, didn’t take time to prep the car properly, therefore, they just painted over years and years…

Nothing much going on so far this week. Did get some smalls that I had ordered. A new brake fluid reservoir, a couple of studs to replace battered ones on one of the heads, push rod tubes and push rod tube gaskets. Hope to get the heads pulled this weekend to get a better look…