I finally got round to making the bracket I wanted to support the front end of Dolly’s gearbox. For those who are wondering, the purpose of the two-part bracket (which closes snugly around the circumference of the long end of the transmission case) is to secure it in place to prevent any movement, to augment…
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A Peek At My Week! #8
Good morning, friends and fans! Welcome to another “Peek Into My Week”, a behind the scenes look into the (I hope) interesting events occurring in my daily life! June 20, 2021. For the most part, my weeks are the usual ensemble of dreary routine events – work, book marketing, tinkering on Dolly (my 1962 Beetle…
Easy DIY #70 Make A Center Console For Your VW Bug
Today, in this 70th episode of Easy DIY, I’ll be showing you how I made a center console for my VW Beetle – and how you can too! There are numerous reasons why someone might want to do this – but for me it was to avoid making holes in the pristine original dashboard of…
A Peek At My Week! #7
Good morning, friends and fans! Welcome to another “Peek Into My Week”, a behind the scenes look into the (I hope) interesting events occurring in my daily life! June 14, 2021. For the most part, my weeks are the usual ensemble of dreary routine events – work, book marketing, tinkering on Dolly (my 1962 Beetle…
Easy DIY #54 Make A New Mat Set For Your VW Beetle
Old cars are like a comfortable pair of jeans – one day with a shock you realize it’s already threadbare and starting to wear through in places!
Easy DIY #48: From Curtain Rings To VW Headlight Springs
Having an old car brings many things to one’s life – there’s joy in driving it, and there’s joy in beholding it – and there’s joy in the reactions other people have when they see it. Similarly, there’s also the flip-side of that coin! Every time you hear a funny little noise, your sphincter tightens,…