The Love Bug Rides Again

[mustang1989]

That's a good lookin' lil assembly you've got there Lyle!

Will it fit.....Dude! It's a Tamiya kit. Of course it's gonna fit!

[LyleW]

Thanks, Mark!

[LyleW]

Thank you, Kari! You made them look good!

[LyleW]

That's a good lookin' lil assembly you've got there Lyle!

Will it fit.....Dude! It's a Tamiya kit. Of course it's gonna fit!

Good point...and thank you!

[pzl66]

Very accurate engine and transmission there Lyle!

[LyleW]

Very accurate engine and transmission there Lyle!

Thank you, Kevin. I appreciate that coming from one who has probably spent way too much time crawling around under these. Starting on the chassis and all that fun-ness.







Spent a couple of hours detailing the shifter....then broke if off and reglued it. I am nothing if not predictable.

[pzl66]

Excellent work right there! Yeah spent just a hair more than I wanted working on these! What is funny is shifter bushings would break on the real thing so you are really getting the VW experience with this kit too! Lol

[LyleW]

Well, that is/those are experiences I don’t need. Right now the VW is in time out. Shifter is off yet again and in protective custody. Muffler popped off and I had enough for today.

[mustang1989]

Lyle I've used bobby pins for shifters before and it works like a charm and looks cleaner too. You can bend the pin in any shape that you want and they even come with a nice shifter knob on the top. A little light sanding on the bobby pin "shifter knob" gets rid of the seam line and you're in business.



With a little artistic license you can also do fun stuff like an 8 ball like I did on my '54 Chevy Panel Wagon. Just sayin......

[LyleW]

Joe, that is a great idea! Like the 8-ball, but I thought ki was doin*good to paint it white! Spent some time today trying to figure out how to get a decent speedometer image down to the size I need.