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here's my new shifter...

I see you went with the short throw

Pat

That Berg shifter handle looks vaguely familiar, 1slo3... did you happen to get it from some Olde Pharte that used to write for the VW magazines, now semi-retired and living in the Redwoods of Nor-Cal?

I guess this will pretty much be my first post on Club Hot Rod.com, so, probably, an introduction is in order-
My name is Dave, and I am a recovering VW-alchoholic (LOL hushup, 1slo3)
I used to work for both the US-based VW magazines, and have had just about evey air cooled VW known to man (except the hideously expensive ones like the Hebmuller and Romestch) and sold all but my Oval Window ragtop, to finance a move and semi-retirement into a paid-off, Ocean View, home in the Redwoods of Northern CA. Before I left, I was working on a 1969 Bug, that had a 6 inch chopped top, Oval sunroof clip, suicide doors, hidden hinges, Ford wire wheels withj Coker wide whites, SoCal Look front end with a Super Bell 5 inch dropped axle, Speedway hairpins, Posies super slide spring, Wilwood disc brakes, and a fire breathing 2054 cc engine with dual 44mm Weber Carbs. I didn't get to finish it before I sold the house and made the move, and having a fenderless car where 75-100 inches of rain per year didn't seem too practical at the time, so I sold it to a friend, the former bass player for ted Nugent (www.robgrangebass.com) and it narrowly escaped the fires a few weeks back, he lives right on Old Julian Hiway in Ramona, where the Witch Fire started... he had a blue plastic tarp on it, and I guess the garage got so hot the tapr melted to the body...
Anyway, I am now working on a 1926 Model T Tudor (hence the screen name) on a TCI Model A chassis, that has a Chevy 4.3 V-6, TH350, Maverick V-8 rear end, Tru-Spoke wire wheels, and whatever else I can scrounge up...

Hey 1slo3, that Berg shifter handle looks vaguely familiar

I guess I better do an intro-
My name is Dave, and I am a recovering VW aholic
(Hush up, 1slo3)
Anyway, I used to work for the VW Magazines, until I semi-retired a few years ago to the redwoods of Northern CA. I used to own lterally dozens of VWs, at one time, and have owned wayt over 100 of them, but sold them all except for a 1957 Oval sunroof, to make the move to the paid-off, Ocean View, home I am now in. I was building a VW Hot Rod, I'll attach some photos of it, but I sold it to the former bass player for the Ted Nugent Band, Rob Grange (www.robgrangebass.com) where it narrowly escaped the Witch Fire in Ramona a few weeks ago. I am working on a 1926 T Tudor now, with a TCI Model A chassis, Chevy Vortec 4.3 V-6, TH350, and Maverick V-87 rear end, I'll attach a photo of that, too...

Is there some sort of waiting period, for a newbie to post photos? I've written out an intro twice, with photos of my cars past and present, and they don't come up....????
Hemi T Coupe, I am currently working on a 1926 T Tudor, that has a Vortec 4.3 and TH350 in it...I'd post photos, but for some reason I guess I am not alowed to yet, or something...

I'll try it one more time:

That Berg shifter handle looks vaguely familiar, 1slo3... did you happen to get it from some Olde Pharte that used to write for the VW magazines, now semi-retired and living in the Redwoods of Nor-Cal?

I guess this will pretty much be my first post on Club Hot Rod.com, so, probably, an introduction is in order-
My name is Dave, and I am a recovering VW-alchoholic (LOL hush up, 1slo3)
I used to work for both the US-based VW magazines, and have had just about every air cooled VW known to man (except the hideously expensive ones like the Hebmuller and Romestch) and sold all but my Oval Window ragtop, to finance a move and semi-retirement into a paid-off, Ocean View, home in the Redwoods of Northern CA. Before I left, I was working on a 1969 Bug, that had a 6 inch chopped top, Oval sunroof clip, suicide doors, hidden hinges, Ford wire wheels with Coker wide whites, SoCal Look front end with a Super Bell 5 inch dropped axle, Speedway hairpins, Posies super slide spring, Wilwood disc brakes, and a fire breathing 2054 cc engine with dual 44mm Weber Carbs. I didn't get to finish it before I sold the house and made the move, and having a fenderless car where 75-100 inches of rain per year didn't seem too practical at the time, so I sold it to a friend, the former bass player for ted Nugent (www.robgrangebass.com) and it narrowly escaped the fires a few weeks back, he lives right on Old Julian Hiway in Ramona, where the Witch Fire started... he had a blue plastic tarp on it, and I guess the garage got so hot the tarp melted to the body...
Anyway, I am now working on a 1926 Model T Tudor (hence the screen name) on a TCI Model A chassis, that has a Chevy 4.3 V-6, TH350, Maverick V-8 rear end, Tru-Spoke wire wheels, and whatever else I can scrounge up...

That Berg shifter handle looks vaguely familiar, 1slo3... did you happen to get it from some Olde Pharte that used to write for the VW magazines, now semi-retired and living in the Redwoods of Nor-Cal?

I guess this will pretty much be my first post on Club Hot Rod.com, so, probably, an introduction is in order-
My name is Dave, and I am a recovering VW-alchoholic (LOL hush up, 1slo3)
I used to work for both the US-based VW magazines, and have had just about every air cooled VW known to man (except the hideously expensive ones like the Hebmuller and Romestch) and sold all but my Oval Window ragtop, to finance a move and semi-retirement into a paid-off, Ocean View, home in the Redwoods of Northern CA. Before I left, I was working on a 1969 Bug, that had a 6 inch chopped top, Oval sunroof clip, suicide doors, hidden hinges, Ford wire wheels with Coker wide whites, SoCal Look front end with a Super Bell 5 inch dropped axle, Speedway hairpins, Posies super slide spring, Wilwood disc brakes, and a fire breathing 2054 cc engine with dual 44mm Weber Carbs. I didn't get to finish it before I sold the house and made the move, and having a fenderless car where 75-100 inches of rain per year didn't seem too practical at the time, so I sold it to a friend, the former bass player for ted Nugent (www.robgrangebass.com) and it narrowly escaped the fires a few weeks back, he lives right on Old Julian Hiway in Ramona, where the Witch Fire started... he had a blue plastic tarp on it, and I guess the garage got so hot the tarp melted to the body...
Anyway, I am now working on a 1926 Model T Tudor (hence the screen name) on a TCI Model A chassis, that has a Chevy 4.3 V-6, TH350, Maverick V-8 rear end, Tru-Spoke wire wheels, and whatever else I can scrounge up

nice car... the VW i mean!!! lol

Hey, 1sol3, we finished painting Paul's Squareback, and it's in the re-assembly stage now....Doesn't look too bad considering it was painted in a shed at the junkyard lol

I like the bug! but I really like the T's

Pat

they both look great

Here's the latest pic s of my bug. I swapped the trailng arms side to side to un-camber the rear. Now the tires rub the fenders though. Gonna have to widen the rear fenders a tiny bit.

Not exactly a "Rat Rod", either one of them, but this is vwfye's Notchback, and my Oval sunroof, together about 1/8 mile from my house...
His has a 1904 cc engine, mine is a 2017 with Weber 48 IDA carbs and a bunch of other go-fast stuff...

Originally Posted by 26Tudor

Hey, 1sol3, we finished painting Paul's Squareback, and it's in the re-assembly stage now....Doesn't look too bad considering it was painted in a shed at the junkyard lol

Dude, I'm calling the EPA "painted in a shed at the junkyard". LOL

Hey Dave, check out the NHRA coverage in the new March Hot VW's.