Productive Day

Since the wife had to work and I had the day off.. got to work on the bug some

Got the new air cleaners on that I bought yesterday:



what a pretty shade of red...LOL (All they had)
But, when I was doing that, I brushed up against the dual carb linkage and realized one was loose.. so got that tighten back down and adjusted...WOW
What a difference driving it. It is not surging any more.. here I thought I had another issue with it.. always felt like it was surging when holding a steady speed. But between the new air cleaners and the linkage fix... crisp acceleration, steady smooth driving down the freeway and overall just a pleasant driving experience. Always makes me laugh when it is something small! (and glad)

Then on to the next small project:



Got the 62 - 67 tail lights sanded down and primerd. I found some new seals for these yesterday so got them all assembled and working! Got rid of those awful round blinker lights. I now have to do some body work, but I like the way the lights look a whole bunch better! So there you go Jimmy.. a dangling carrot for you.. I put the old lights in a bag with your name on it for when you get it driving! Thanks Dann for these.

Then I just dinked around on it all day.. was nice. Now to get to work on that new beam.. can't wait to get that in the car. Need to make a trip over to Eric's after work on day this week and grab the torsion bars and tie rods.. might be ready to put it in on Tech Day??????? (fingers crossed)

Brad, that looks soooo much better! Very nice!

No racing for pinks

did you oil your filters

You can install those popouts pretty quick

@ John... Huh?

@ Dave... no, am I supposed to?

@ Greg... Thanks! I likey

The oil traps the dirt from going into the motor. We use a K&N oil spray. Google reusable cotton air filter element. Something like that and maybe you can get other options on the oiling.

I thought you got popouts,at the show

Sounds good.. will pick some up this week

That was Sandy.. I already have them.

But yes, they are easy to install

I would get the kit it has a cleaner and an oil spray. It lasts for years.

I have a TON of K&N filter oil.

Quads in the sand: Soak the filters at night, oil them in them in the morning.

Daily routine when in the sand.

I do May's filters when I change the oil.

One of the more overlooked tasks when running a cotton or foam filter instead of paper.

If they were wrapped in plastic, they should be sticky and pre-oiled.

If the are not sticky, they may need oil.

I can drop some off somewhere this week if you need it.

Those tail lights look soooo much better!

hey, thank u... let me know when i can pick em' up! they look sweet, definitely looks better!

@ Eric.. Thanks!

@ Jimmy.. When you can drive your bug they are yours....LOL. just a little motivation. When ever we know we will be meeting up next. I will throw them in the car. They will look a lot better on your bug than mine.

You should thank Kyle Brad. He picked those up at a show a few months ago.

well then..

Thank you Kyle!

Air filters:

I just thought of this.

When I clean my K&N filters, they turn white from washing the old oil from the filter.

Then when I spray the new oil on the filter, then turn the reddish color again.

The oil is what gives the filter its red color.

Anyways, if they are K&N filters, the fact that they are red means they are oiled...

I would still check yo see if they are sticky...

You should oil them. If you don't have K&N oil you can brush clean 30W on them as an alternative.

You can clean them with Dawn (gently)

I have always used Simple Green to clean them. Dawn is a good idea Dave. Screw it, just throw them in the dishwasher.

You guys are killing me...

Any mild greece cutting detergent should do the job. Just dont ost high water pressure to rinse.
Brad is on a budget he has like 15 kids

Yea, but all he has to do is tell me where and when.

Like I said, I have TONS of K&N oil and cleaner.

But hey, whatever works....

Maybe Robin does not want you around.