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August 9, 2025

Baby Come Back

The finish line is near! Actually I was supposed to have the baja yesterday, but as they were loading it the alternator light came…

August 1, 2025

Rebuild Almost Done

So many new things done to the baja! Should have it back in a week. The dudes at Verve Vintage Motorworks are just doing…

June 30, 2025

Progress

The seats are in, the trans has been rebuilt and a windage plate was welded in. Making progress! It is supposed to be ready…

May 23, 2025

Rebuilt Transmission

I sent my beetle up to Verve Vintage Motorworks in Ogden to have some work done, which turned into a lot of work because…

May 23, 2025

Custom Relay Holder

The only relay that exists in my 66 is for the blinkers. I wanted to remove the Arduino I used to fix the indicator,…

April 21, 2025

LED Speedometer Lights

I have been looking for a way to replace the in dash indicator bulb from an incandescent bulb to an LED for the turn…

April 9, 2025

Rebuilding – Part II

The folks at Verve Vintage Motorworks have got a pallet of parts in. Now you may say that I have gone a bit over…

March 20, 2025

Kind of a Big Deal

I love JBugs. They get me parts quickly and at what I consider an astonishingly low price. Having come from the Vanagon world, Beetle…

March 18, 2025

We Must Tear it Down to Build it Up

I finally connected with the people at Verve Vintage Motorworks to do some work on the baja that was outside my skill set. Have…

October 12, 2024

A Baja Bug and a Manx Buggy Walk into….

Driving into town the other day I spotted two VW buggies. Of course we chatted and set up a ride. These two rad guys…

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