[Pete]

in reply to: Chasing my Unicorn #33248

Great story and ending (or beginning?).  Please keep sharing updates once you start to work this one in.

[Pete]

in reply to: KCW randomness #33025

Thanks Gretchen!  I’m lucky my right arm is not affected.  Left hurts like hell.

My doc said the EXACT same thing as you, Kevin.  He said there are circumstances that make fusion preferable, but in my case he said he’d recommend disc replacement….should we get that far.

For now we’re going to try steroid injectons since I’ve responded well to those twice in the past, 2008 & 2012.  Fingers crossed it works again this time.

 

 

[Pete]

in reply to: KCW randomness #33016

Steroid injections first…that worked well in 2012 for same to discs, and got 7 years of relief out of it.  Doc has some concerns about the bone spurs that have started to encase the 5/6 disc (where the little magnifying glass is on the scan), thinking that might limit how much the disc can “retract” back in.  If shots don’t work he said disc replacement or fusion, and he favors replacement at this point.

Good luck to you as well!  Hope you can get some relief.  Nerve pain sucks.

[Pete]

in reply to: KCW randomness #33008

I want to be like John Jones!  😁😁😁

For the uninitiated, those are discs in the neck between C5-C6 and C6-C7 bulging outward towards spinal cavity and left side nerve roots .  Fuuuuuuu…..

 

 

[Pete]

in reply to: Kelly’s forever barndoor project #32906

Reflectors that reflect.

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Selling my original Frese K1282 barndoor reflectors, not cheap but very hard to find! #kaiscollection #vintagetreasures #vwbarndoorbus #barndoordivision #barndoorvw #barndoormafia #vwclassifieds #hayburner #airmighty #hotvws

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[Pete]

in reply to: Road trip pics!!! #32864

Ugh….damn that looks gnarly, John!  Hope it heals up quick!

[Pete]

in reply to: KCW randomness #32500

Ha!  No minivans here….my wife refuses to drive one.

I’m lucky….my kids are the biggest advocates of taking the VW for a spin.

[Pete]

in reply to: KCW randomness #32498

70 degrees and sunny, and the youngest mini-me asked if I’d take her to her ballet class in the Ghia.  Absolutely!

[Pete]

in reply to: Juan’s 59 Lowlight #32482

Here you go, Juan.  It looks like the easiest way to tell is the earlier bumper has an extra inch past the side captive plate as seen below (found on The Samba).  The shorter later has the captive plate almost at the bumper end.  It looks like Franz’s and yours are both later.  The good news is the longer bumpers changed to short in 67 (along with a wider redesign of the rear fender well, thus the shorter bumper length), so 66 and earlier should work and hopefully not too hard to find (as opposed to being lowlight specific).

[Pete]

in reply to: Juan’s 59 Lowlight #32477

I see reverse lights on that rear bumper….which usually means later model.  Minor detail but since Juan is building 100% stock I thought I’d mention…..early Ghia rear bumper blades are about an inch longer than later years (change in ’64 maybe?), so what you have there may stop short of reaching the rear wheel well.

Late bumper:

Early Ghia bumper:

[Pete]

in reply to: Lets talk about WHEELS. #32474

Rustabus wrote:

How come you all are stoked on these???? Aren’t 66-67 Beetle rims about the same and not hard to find???????

Douglas E Fresh wrote:

Thanks for asking….I was wondering the same thing

I think the appeal is that they’re aluminum, like 10 lbs lighter per wheel?  If not then yeah, I’m stumped too.

[Pete]

in reply to: Coles SWR DD Pamper #32410

A stock single carb on a 1914 seems like a recipe for the engine to be starved for air/fuel.  Sounds like the jet sizes have been increased, but you’re still limited on how much air can be delivered to each cylinder.  I don’t know a helluva lot about carbs but one possibility is you’re running so rich that detonation is being completed in the exhaust cycle.  Does your current setup require a lot of timing advance to get the engine to run decent, like over 32* total?  I suppose the one risk you have of the current setup is that it runs hot and you risk cooking it like Franz suggested.

[Pete]

in reply to: Road trip pics!!! #32302

^^^^Yes, please….sign me up!

[Pete]

in reply to: Parkway projects #32145

That’s a sweet truck, Juan!

[Pete]

in reply to: Toms rhd Oval Vert #32078

That’s looking good.  It also looks like a huge pain in the ass to get right.  Nice work as always.

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