A radio block-off plate is a cover panel used to fill the opening where a VW radio would mount. Enthusiasts use them to clean up the dash/console look and reduce unwanted airflow or rattles when the radio is removed.
Decklid hinges are the parts that let the rear lid open and close. If they’re worn, the lid can sit crooked or feel loose, so people swap them for sturdier replacements.
Icon pistons are replacement/upgrade pistons made for VW engines. Piston size changes how the engine is built, so matching the right diameter is important for the build plan.
Damn Vauxhall is a local shop the hosts recommend for Volkswagen parts. If you’re in the Vegas area and need VW help, they’re pointing you to that shop.
“Speed wobble” means the car starts shaking or vibrating more at certain speeds. It usually points to a problem with the wheels, tires, or suspension that should be checked.
A “deluxe bumper assembly” means the full bumper package, including the parts that hold it on. Here, the host says the rubber pieces didn’t fit right, so he modified them to make the bumper work better.
“Death wobble” is when a car shakes violently, usually through the steering wheel, and it can feel scary or unsafe. It’s typically caused by a mechanical problem in the suspension or wheels that needs fixing.
The Volkswagen Beetle is a classic Volkswagen with a unique rounded shape. The podcast mentions problems like shaking or wobbling, which can come from the suspension or steering parts. It also talks about bumper parts, which are common things people repair on older cars.
A Volkswagen squareback is a classic VW with a special rear shape—more like a hatch/wagon than a normal sedan. People like them because they look unique and are sought-after by collectors.
Concept
car jacked
“Carjacked” means someone takes a car by force, usually by threatening the driver or passengers. It’s a serious crime, and it’s mentioned here as part of the story about the car owner.
The Oldsmobile Cutlass is an older American car, and the 1970s models are known for being big and comfortable. The podcast mentions a 1976 Cutlass, which is a specific classic version. People bring it up because it’s the kind of car you could drive around for cruising.
Car
1976 Chevrolet Cutlass
This is a 1976 Chevrolet Cutlass, a big, classic American car from the 1970s. The host is comparing it to the later “G-body” Cutlass generation that people often talk about.
“G-body” is a nickname for a particular GM car platform used in a bunch of cars. It’s basically a way enthusiasts group cars that share the same underlying structure.
The Chevrolet Corvette is a sports car made by Chevrolet. People talk about it a lot because it’s a well-known performance car and it’s easy to recognize. It also gets customized, including wheels that match the look of older models.
The camshaft helps control when the engine’s valves open and close. Changing it can make the engine sound more aggressive, and people often describe that sound as “cammy.”
A catalytic converter is a part of the exhaust that helps clean up the car’s emissions. If it’s not working right, it can smell bad—sometimes like sulfur or “eggs.”
The Volkswagen Jetta is a small everyday car, usually a sedan. It’s the kind of car people use for commuting and errands. In the podcast, it’s brought up because someone had modified the wheels or tires on one.
A gearbox is the transmission part that lets you use different gear ratios. When you swap one, it can change how the vehicle drives and how it fits in the car.
The Porsche 914 is a classic Porsche, and the “914 five speed” means its 5-speed transmission. They’re comparing it to another gearbox option to see which one is better for their project.
Carbs are the fuel-mixing parts on older engines. Rebuilding them means cleaning and replacing worn pieces so the engine gets the right fuel and runs right.
A dyno tune means running the car on a special machine that measures engine power. Then the shop adjusts settings so it drives smoothly and makes the right amount of power.
A wiring harness is the car’s main bundle of wires. If you’re restoring or upgrading, you may replace it so everything connects correctly and works reliably.
Alpine is a brand that makes car audio equipment like stereos and speakers. They’re planning to use Alpine parts in the build.
Term
oil leaking
Oil leaking means the car is losing engine oil somewhere. That matters because oil keeps the engine parts lubricated. If it’s leaking from a specific spot, it usually needs to be fixed before it gets worse.
A cooler here likely means an oil cooler, which helps keep the engine oil from getting too hot. If oil is leaking from that area, it can point to a loose connection or a worn seal. It’s something you’d want to address so the engine stays properly lubricated.
Front seat brackets are the mounting hardware that positions the seat in the car and secures it to the floor. Adjusting or relocating them changes the seat height and angle, which can affect legroom and comfort. Here, the host says they need to move the brackets up a bit to fix how the seat angle was causing their leg to go numb or cramp.
An automatic sunroof is a roof opening that moves with a motor and switch. It’s more convenient than a manual one. On older cars, it can be a nice feature, but it may require maintenance if anything in the mechanism wears out.
The “deck lid” is the big rear panel that covers the trunk. They’re saying they’ll repaint that rear panel too.
Term
roof re-sprayed
“Re-sprayed” just means the roof is repainted. People do it when the paint is damaged, faded, or after fixing body damage.
Term
chunky monkey paint
“Chunky monkey paint” is a slang description for paint that looks thick, uneven, or poorly applied—often with visible texture or runs. In this context, they’re reacting to how bad the previous paint job looked.
“Filler” here means a putty-like material used to fill dents and smooth out the car’s body before painting. It helps the surface look straight, but it has to be applied and sanded correctly.
Term
unbolted
“Unbolted” means they removed bolts to take a part off. That can make bodywork and repainting cleaner and easier.
“185 35s” is a tire size. It tells you how wide the tire is and how tall the sidewall is, which changes how the car rides and how the tire fits under the fenders.
That number string describes the wheel and tire size. The “35” is the tire’s sidewall height, and tire size changes how much room you have when the car is lowered.
Hydraulic suspension is a system that uses fluid pressure to make the car go up and down. When you lower a vehicle a lot, the tires and suspension have to fit in the wheel area, or they’ll rub or hit.
“Tubs” are the wheel-well areas inside the body that get modified for clearance. If they’re not cut enough, the tires can hit the body when you lower the vehicle.
Term
seat cover
A seat cover is the fabric/leather cover that goes on top of the seat. For classic cars, it often has to be made to match the original look, so it can take time.
Company
beetle barn
Beetle Barn sounds like the local shop George uses to help place orders. For older Volkswagens, that kind of help can matter because some parts aren’t easy to get directly.
“TMI” sounds like a parts or upholstery supplier. George is saying he doesn’t have an account with them, so he has someone else place the order for him.
This is a description of a VW bus seat that covers the whole width of the interior. The important part is that seat width/type affects whether it matches the row you’re trying to install it in.
A “60/40 seat” means the seat is split into two parts: one bigger (60%) and one smaller (40%). That split affects how the seat is built and where it can be installed.
Term
three quarter middle seat
This means the middle seat doesn’t cover the whole width—it's about 75% of it. On VW buses, that sizing is important so the seat matches the interior layout you’re building.
Term
stand a deluxe bus back seat
“Deluxe bus back seat” refers to a higher-trim rear seat style for a VW bus interior, typically with different upholstery and/or seat frame details than a standard version. The speaker is pointing out that the correct rear-seat type should have been ordered instead of the double-cab style.
This is the name of the seat fabric—“platinum mesh.” It’s important because the exact material affects how close the finished seats look to the original style.
“Heat seams” are special stitched/seamed details made with heat to create a particular look. If you can’t reproduce them, the seats may not match the original style even if the fabric is close.
Concept
tailoring
Here, “tailoring” means custom upholstery work—adjusting the seat covers so they fit correctly. It’s like having clothing altered to match your exact body, but for seats.
Term
double cab backseat
A “double cab” is a specific VW bus seating/cab configuration. In this story, the wrong rear-seat setup was included in the order, which is why the upholstery and carpet didn’t fit correctly.
In this context, “upholstery” means the made-to-fit seat coverings and related interior fabric/vinyl components. For classic VW buses, upholstery pieces are often model- and layout-specific (bay window vs split screen, bench vs middle seat), so ordering the wrong version leads to mismatched seams and fitment.
“Bay window” describes a certain classic VW bus shape where the side windows stick out a bit. That shape changes the inside fitment, so seat covers and carpet kits have to match the exact bus type.
“Split screen” and “walkthrough” are ways enthusiasts describe early VW bus body and interior layouts. The layout changes the shape of the carpet and upholstery, so you need the correct kit for that exact configuration.
A “carpet kit” is a set of pre-cut carpet pieces intended to match a specific vehicle interior layout. In classic VW restorations, carpet kits are not universal—bay-window and split-screen walkthrough buses have different contours and mounting points, so the wrong kit can require returns and reorders.
Term
Qc
“QC” stands for quality control, the process used to verify that parts and orders are correct before they ship or get installed. The hosts are criticizing the lack of QC because the wrong carpet kit and seat-cover configuration were sent and only caught after the order was already in motion.
The cylinder head is the top cover of the engine where the fuel/air gets burned. For Volkswagen engines, people often upgrade or modify the heads because it can change how well the engine breathes and makes power.
Term
terminology
When people talk about engines, they use specific words that have exact meanings. If you don’t know those words yet, it’s easy to lose interest because you can’t follow what they’re talking about.
An engine builder is a person who puts an engine together and sets it up to work right. They usually know which parts should work together for the kind of driving or racing you want.
Compression ratio is how much an engine squeezes the air-fuel mixture before it ignites. Higher squeeze can make more power, but it also can increase the chance of knocking if the setup isn’t right.
Fred Simpson is the name tied to the race cylinder heads they used. In performance engines, the cylinder head design and machining can make a big difference.
Term
balance fans
They’re talking about making the cooling fan spin smoothly. If it’s not balanced, it can shake and cause problems elsewhere even if you don’t notice right away.
Port work means reshaping the passages in the cylinder head where air and exhaust gases flow. Smoother, better-shaped passages help the engine breathe better and make more power.
Brand
Burgheads
“Burgheads” refers to a specific set of cylinder heads. The point they’re making is that these heads were extremely well made, especially the airflow passages.
Term
internals
“Internals” means the parts inside the engine. Here, they’re saying the important inside components are from known performance parts.
Gene Berg is a performance-parts brand for classic VW engines. The host is saying the engine internals are built from Gene Berg parts, which is a big deal to enthusiasts.
“Luft zigen” is the name of a classic VW event they’re talking about. It’s focused on air-cooled cars and includes things like displays and family-friendly activities.
“Hot VW’s” is mentioned as a sponsor for the event. In enthusiast circles, sponsor names like this typically indicate a parts or service brand supporting the air-cooled VW community.
Brand
mp parts
“MP parts” is also listed as a sponsor. It’s likely a parts company that supports classic air-cooled VW events.
A dyno is a machine that runs the engine and measures how much power it makes. It helps compare different builds fairly because the engine is tested the same way.
“Aspirated” means naturally aspirated—air enters the engine without a turbocharger or supercharger. “Type 1 engine” refers to Volkswagen’s classic air-cooled flat-four family (the well-known Beetle/early VW architecture) used as the competition baseline.
An “engine battle” is a contest where multiple cars/engines are tested the same way to see which one performs best. In this case, they’re talking about torque results.
Concept
quick flip
A “quick flip” means buying something, doing enough work to make it sellable, and then selling it fairly quickly to make money.
Fiberglass is a lightweight material made from fibers and resin. Here it matters because the roof area is described as fiberglass, so tearing it up changes what kind of repair work is needed.
Term
weld that up
“Weld that up” means they’re going to repair the hole by fusing the material back together. It’s a common step when you need to restore the roof and make it solid again.
A strut is part of the suspension that helps control the ride. The “tower” is where that strut bolts to the car’s body, and lowering usually means you need the right strut/tower setup so everything still fits and handles correctly.
“3500” usually means a heavy-duty Dodge truck. These trucks are made for towing and carrying loads. The podcast is basically saying you don’t usually see these trucks used for the same kinds of off-road driving as lighter vehicles.
Air-cooled means the engine is cooled by air flowing over it, not by liquid coolant. The hosts are pointing out that this VW Bus has had that kind of setup for a long time.
Concept
raw metal
“Raw metal” means the metal is left bare instead of being painted over. They’re using it to show the metal has stayed in good shape without rust.
In an air suspension setup, “airbags” are the air-filled cushions that replace metal springs. They help support the car and let you change how high it sits.
The torsion housing is part of the suspension structure that helps the car “spring” over bumps. They’re talking about where the air-suspension mounting plates were attached.
A yoke is a metal connector piece that links parts of the suspension together. When you’re adding air suspension, the yoke area matters because that’s where forces get transferred.
Term
pocket that comes out from your frame
They’re talking about a reinforced part of the frame that sticks out a bit. That’s where air-suspension parts can be mounted or welded in.
They’re talking about why older VW cars can be easier to steal and what owners can do to make that harder. The key point is that different VW models can be accessed differently, so one anti-theft trick may work better on one than another.
A locking steering wheel is an anti-theft device that physically blocks steering movement. The hosts are contrasting older VW cars that lacked this kind of deterrent, making them easier to steal.
A Berg shifter is an aftermarket shifter setup for classic VWs. In this story, it’s used as an anti-theft device because it can lock the transmission so the car can’t be easily driven away.
The Volkswagen Type 3 is an older VW model with a distinctive design. The hosts are saying certain anti-theft shifter tricks work better on it than on some other Type 1/Type 2 cars.
The Volkswagen Type 2 is the classic VW Bus. The hosts are discussing anti-theft measures and how well they work on different VW models, including the Type 2.
The Volkswagen Type 1 is the classic Beetle. They’re comparing anti-theft ideas and saying the same locking-shifter approach doesn’t stop theft as well on the Beetle as it does on some other VW types.
“Number swapping” means changing the car’s ID info so it looks like a different vehicle. People do it to hide theft or make a stolen/messed-up car seem legitimate.
Concept
spring jamboree
“Spring Jamboree” is a VW event the hosts went to. They’re saying it’s the kind of place where you have to watch your car closely because theft can happen.
Roof racks are add-on carriers mounted to the roof that can be removed with basic tools. In car-show contexts, they’re a common theft target because they’re visible and relatively easy to unbolt compared with deeper components.
Side markers are small lights on the sides of the car that help other drivers see it. In this story, the host is saying his were original, and those kinds of parts can be stolen at events.
Euro headlights are headlight units made to European rules, not the ones typically sold in the U.S. This host is emphasizing he had the original style, which is part of why he worried about theft.
Mudflaps are the rubber/plastic guards behind the wheels that help keep dirt and rocks from spraying. The host is saying his were real, and those accessories can be taken off easily.
The Jeep Renegade is a small SUV made by Jeep. It’s meant to handle both regular roads and some rougher surfaces. The podcast mentions it in connection with someone’s vehicle or project.
Axle seals are gaskets that stop oil from leaking where the axle connects to the rear end. If they leak, the car can run low on the oil that keeps the rear axle working properly.
A Viton gasket oil seal uses Viton (a fluoroelastomer rubber) for better heat and chemical resistance than many older seal materials. That matters for gear-oil and long-term sealing in air-cooled VW-style drivetrains where seals can harden and start leaking.
“Fritz” is mentioned as the company that makes a tool for pulling bearings. The tool helps you remove bearings without wrecking the parts around them.
Part
36 horsepower fuel pump rebuilt stands
They’re talking about a mechanical fuel pump setup for the classic VW 36hp engine. The rebuilt stand/jig helps the builder set the pump up correctly so it works right after rebuilding.
NOS VW means “new old stock” VW parts—parts that are old inventory but never used. People like them because they can be closer to original factory parts.
A mechanical fuel pump is the fuel pump that’s powered by the engine, not an electric motor. If it’s rebuilt, it has to be set up correctly so it pumps fuel the right way.
Preload is the “starting tightness” you set inside a rebuilt part. For a mechanical fuel pump, the right preload helps the diaphragm move correctly so the pump works properly.
A diaphragm is a flexible membrane inside the pump. As it flexes, it helps move fluid/air, and setting it up correctly helps the pump perform reliably.
“Samba” here means a big VW enthusiast website/community. People use it to discover and buy small specialty parts for their cars.
Term
restoration work for the general public
In classic VW circles, “restoration work” typically means returning an older vehicle to a correct, often show-quality condition—body, paint, and mechanical systems—rather than just doing maintenance. The speaker contrasts large, time-consuming restorations with smaller mechanical projects they prefer to do.
“Split window” is a nickname for an early Volkswagen Beetle windshield that’s made of two pieces instead of one. People restore these because the parts and seals around that windshield are tricky to get right.
A jig is a custom tool used to hold parts in the correct position while you install or assemble them. Here, “vent window jigs” suggests using a fixture to compress and seat the rubber seals so the vent window glass can be installed without tearing or misalignment.
Wolfsburg West is a company that sells replacement parts for older Volkswagen cars. Here, they’re mentioned as a source for the rubber seals used during window reassembly.
Brand
West Coast Metric
West Coast Metric is a parts supplier for classic Volkswagens. In this conversation, their seals weren’t the right thickness, so the glass wouldn’t stay put when installed.
They’re using talcum powder like a slippery aid to help rubber seals slide into place. Even with lubrication, if the seal is the wrong thickness, it may not hold correctly.
A “tail light warranty” is coverage that applies specifically to the rear lighting system (like the tail lamps) even if other warranty coverage has expired. It implies the shop or owner is dealing with a lighting-related issue under a limited warranty scope.
They’re talking about a themed event where Baja-style cars drive to Good Springs. It’s basically a group trip for people who build and drive these off-road-looking Volkswagens.
“Baja bugs” are Beetles that are built to look and act like off-road desert cars. It’s a hobby term for modified Beetles meant for rough driving, not just one specific stock model.
The Volkswagen Bus is a classic van made by Volkswagen. It’s designed to carry people and is often used for relaxed drives. The podcast mentions cruising it, which matches how owners typically enjoy these vans.
Carburetors are parts that mix fuel and air so the engine can run. If someone has carburetor problems, the car may run rough or not start well.
Brand
real web
“Real web” sounds like they mean Weber carburetors, which are popular fuel-mixing parts for classic VWs. They’re asking if anyone has had problems with those parts recently.
“Casting issues” refers to defects or problems caused during the metal casting process used to manufacture parts. In the context of carburetors, casting defects can lead to leaks, warped surfaces, or internal flow problems that are difficult to fix without replacing or rebuilding the component.
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George T. Bill T. What up? Just a note damn Vauxhall's icon pistons, too. Oh, does damn Vauxhall icon pistons
Eric should call me right now again send me say, you know, he has my personal cell phone
But you know text me you know, he's texting like hey Bill throw a shot off me in the pockets
So if you're here in Vegas one of the only Volkswagen shops left anymore is
Damn Vauxhall in Boulder City. So if you need your VW parts go to damn Vauxhall in Boulder City
Go check them out. Go see Eric
Or Angela and Angela down there and get yourself some VW parts some
Quality Volkswagen parts and some VW dollars to go check them out. Don't forget to support those support
You in the local scene so support your local shops. That's a very important thing
Yeah, guys, don't be like I can get it cheaper on the internet paid five bucks extra and shut up
Just take it because I tell you losing that Nevada for a buggy was a hit because now
I have to actually order everything in like I can't just run down somewhere and grab something or
I've had to do it twice now drive all the way to Boulder City to get something from Eric. You know, yeah, it's a hit
It's a big hit. Well, lots discuss
so far in the
Vwc and lots been going on George's YouTube channel has been even working on some stuff with that and
Things with getting some videos out. We just recently did the rag top in the square back
That's gonna be your next video coming out. What will be the video you put out last week was a speed wobble action
No, I put out a video this week on Tuesday about deluxe bumper assembly and then the week before was my
Super beetle death wobble video
And the deluxe bumper assembly I assembled my deluxe bumpers and let me tell you what it was garbage
Yeah, that rubber saw that rubber in there. I take a grinder to mine
I think to shape the tip of it like to make it kind of pointed. I did mine by belt center. Yeah, thanks for watching
Why bro? I did mine in 2001 bro. Listen every episode of this podcast by guys except for the last one, bro
I've been listening to my I've been doing this work before you're born George
So also guys shout out to my boy Mark Andrews man
if you guys know Mark Andrews in
His car was in VW trends magazine
It was chocolate drop was the name of the feature back in the day covered in Mexico and if you yeah, the Mexican VW trends
Copy was covered matter of fact. I found that issue for Mark and I gave it to him and
Our buddy Mark Andrews had a stroke and if you guys follow me on Facebook, I put a post up there
He had a stroke and he's been moved to a
He's still in the intensive care unit, but it's a rehab facility has gone to yeah
Like a skilled nursing facility and he's been moved there
He hasn't regained consciousness yet, but I've got a go fund on me a go fund me page that
Both of us have it on our Facebook if you want to check it out either one of us Bill or I yeah if you guys wouldn't
If you got an opportunity to go
Donate throw a few bucks at it man. I would I did so
You know, we got to look out for one another when we can and
If we get together there's a group of people it's pretty cool
But then there's also one thing I did I did notice because as people pass away whether it's Matt Miller or whoever like over the past
few years whenever there was a
Eagle racing all stuff whenever there was a go fund me
Mm-hmm. I'd send a few bucks to something like that and then what I just noticed last time is it sets the tip like there's
I found that after the fact after I donated and I was like they don't it sucks
so I ended up doing like 2% tip and they had it set it like like a like a
15% tip or something crazy it was 15 because I didn't realize that you can slide that down
Yeah, the last couple times I donated on a go fund man. Notice that and I was my second time only going to go fund me
And then I thought it was like a go fund and I saw the way they worded it as a tip and I'm like
Why don't you call it a tip? You're like forcing me to pay it
I didn't realize you could adjust it afterwards because I ought to drop that dude
Yeah, I mean, it's one thing. It's one thing to dig in your pocket and help somebody out and they've got a platform
That's pretty much already set up. Yeah, not much to it, but you know, you get me. I got me for 33 bucks
Sit bow. Yep. Get you. Yeah at any rate
Prayers go out to our boy Mark Mark D man. He one of my buddies, man
We you know, so to share a quick story with with Mark D
So he was in a Volkswagen and I want to say I kind of helped him get in a Volkswagen
Yeah, and so I remember I've I have blessed him with a few cars
That never got finished but a few squarebacks. I remember I gave him a nice 68 that red one that I gave him
It was like a ruby red 68 square back that I had at DRP and I was like Mark
I want you to have the square but I think I paid like 200 bucks or something for him
I can't remember. He was like, ah, brother's dope and never got found. I don't have that car
I probably got towed away somewhere but Mark D so me and Mark been boy since since since like
Probably ninth grade
He went to and I think Mark might have been a great older than us
Maybe I'm not sure but we live in a great older than me
But we we lived in the same hood rat apartments and and mark my boy Mark D
And I we we've been through a lot together, you know, we got a lot a lot of trouble
youngsters and
Most famously he was the guy was car jacked in and I don't know if I've told this story on this on the podcast before
But I was car jacked in 1990. So in 1991 your boy Bill T
Was keeping it street. I had you're keeping it street and sweet sassy. I had
So I had a 76 cutlass the big body cutlass right before the little
for G bodies before the G body grandma car and
This was the full-figured cutlass and actually the story behind that car is it's a fun story because I
worked at a pizza place here in Las Vegas, which is pizza and Bobby Jernigan's was the guy that was the
Proprietor the place and he also took a lot of phone calls during the day and dealt a lot in cash with people and games and stuff like that
And I don't know what he was doing, but you know when I was delivering pizzas over there for him
He would get things
Because maybe people might owe him money or something and that's how I came across the cutlass and it was probably 19
It had to be 1988 when I got the cutlass because I was 15
15 when I got it so 15 would make me
10 would be 82 and then five years on top of that be 87 so 87 80 is 15 years old when I got the cutlass because I have a
license yeah, and so I
Got this cutlass and it was from Jamaica, Queens, New York had 12,000 original miles 12,000 was mint
When I say mint it was it looked like it was fresh off of it off the showroom floor
It had 12,000 miles on the first thing that I did bro was I was like so this car from New York's
There's no air conditioning and it was a cutlass it wasn't a cutlass supreme just a cutlass that was like Ben see their bones
It had a 260 v8 right just enough power
Yeah, I had the had the power of a four-cylinder and the fuel economy of an eight-cylinder similar to my FGA cruiser yeah, and
And what was funny is I bought this car for $90 a week and I was like man
That's a good deal, you know like 90 bucks a week in a fat car payment like $388 a month, right?
So I can't think I never even kept because I was delivering pizza at the time and I was like, oh, bro
That's a Friday night. That's a one Friday night. I pay for this car every week and
So I bought that car from him. He had got it from somebody that owed him a few dollars and
Within the first
The first month the first two weeks I had the car
I was driving leaving the pizza place and there was like two buildings in the parking lot and I was driving past that and some
Super weird. It was a girl
Shot out of the alleyway like a rocket
Her front and I swerve my lightning reflex which you've been witness to play times George
My lightning reflexes grabbed the wheel hooked it to the right
But her and she tried to turn to the left, but her front bumper had caught my rear
Quarter panel and just Rick and can open her the whole back of it
And I mean I'm 15 years old, bro
Drive without a license borrowed license plates off my buddy's dots and found out one night delivered pizzas
You couldn't do that and they're like this is not a 72. I'm like
Well, this is my friend wasn't using these plates, so I use them. It's like you can't I'm not good
My first license plate the plate number was 327 Dan. Yeah
Yeah, bro Dan and the boys. So anyway long story short
I get this cutlass and this cutlass like you couldn't kill this car dude like no matter what
It just kept going and going and I got a million stories of the car
But but let's go back to the one point. I get this dude Angel that live in Parkdale
He had three McLean's 1470 verse McLean's and at first when I got the car
I put those Corvette 10 the 10 slot wheels on like an 80s Corvette wheel and then that was my hot rod
Look when the muffler broke it really came to life because it sounded like it
Sounded like it had a cam in it
It was just a broken muffler and then it had a catalytic convertible kind of cover stink like eggs. Oh, yeah, bro. Thank you
So in the car was baby baby crap green like it was it was pretty hit it's green and so I
Buy 3147 McLean's from this car that caught fire from homies Buick Regal
He had a big buddy Regal and then I went to Don Warren Tyron Boulder
I went I bought one new McLean for 200 and eighty dollars, but that was a lot of money
but it was a lot 280 bucks for one McLean and
I mean, I had some Ricky the old tires 1470 verse
They were sick wheels and I was like tires bro. Those guys were dead
Not too dead because I called Mark D up. I was like, bro
Let's go cruise Crenshaw dude because you know, this is high to the boys
This is 91 at the time this is happening. So it's like hi to the gangster rap era all the stuff and I was like, bro
I got my spokes. Let's go cruise LA. like Crenshaw. I didn't know bro
I didn't know it's like wittier that they cruise in Crenshaw. Anyway, so go down there knows gang related
Right, right, right. So my boy Mark we go down there and
Head down to California. It's I think we left on a Friday and gas at the time was 99 cents a gallon
So I had like 60 bucks for the weekend. So we were stacked pretty fat
I'm like mark D. How much money you bring with these like I got $10 on me, bro
I was like, you got 10 bro. Anyway, we go down there kicking for the weekend and
And
It's Sunday, we're getting ready to come home and I'm like, bro. I just put the last of my money in gas
Can you get some money from your dad because his dad lives in LA? I never met his dad
And I know his dad was like don't trust white people. They got dog hair
that's what I remember quote his he some of his dad would tell us his dad would tell him and
So I was like mark, let's go get let's just can we get like 10 20 bucks from your dad $10 go get some food on the way
Back we'll get some Carl's Jr. Whatever
He's like, yeah, yeah, we should be no problem. So we roll down those dad's place now
Unbeknownst to me his dad lived at Arlington to 51st
Which is like it was an air as a vngs air venus gangsters is the area over there
Is is that was their set and we came rolling up in there and our buddy Alex in front of us and he was driving his girlfriend's
Jetta with these rikens on it and he was of course as we did back in those days
We would bump our way into the neighborhood bumping and then he was alerting everybody that we were on our way
And then I was right behind a bump and what my two MTX tans in the big Fossey the bear box in the back seat and then
And it's it's one of those houses in south in Sousa's Los Angeles the streets
It's like a it's like two and a half cars wide. So when cars park on either side of the road
There's like barely room for two cars to get past each other
So Alex kind of pulls in the driveway and then I'm just like
Mark's just gonna run in right quick and you know, I got the broken muffler
So it sounds pretty hell like bull
So I just kind of roll in and I'm just like Mark's gonna hop out before we can do anything
Because Alex was up ahead pulls in the driveway dudes are out from their porch
And then they just walk out by a time I and I kind of knows the car into the driveway a little bit
so I really can't go anywhere and
All of a sudden there's two dudes at the front hood guns pointed at us and then a gun
Some guys got us marks at the window down. So some dudes got a gun to his head
And there's a guy on my door and they're like get out of the car blood. Yeah, I was like, whoa, I'm out
I'm out and so I hop out of the car
And I straight hit pant pockets and shoe soles all you saw for me
Pause down and then Alex girl starts screaming bro. Yeah, just make everything ten times worse. Yeah, she's screaming and then I
Was mad dude. That was the end of my car and that my car was gone
I got I thought I got it back like a month later and
Two months later
I'd go down a Wilmington to pick it up and they pushed it around the junkyard because obviously it had no wheels on it and then it had
They had stole the battery the operator hose the air cleaner and
Stereo office. Obviously the Alpine mm-hmm the subs
The McLean's were gone
And so I go down there to the junkyard to go get it my car is ready
It's cost me 380 dollars to pick it up a lot of money at the time
Yeah, and I'm thinking I'm a victim here while you charge me to get my car. Anyway, I'm mad
My mom takes me down there. She got a credit card
So we get some dummies on there from just some cars
We some piece of wheels together from the junkyard and then I drive the thing on the freeway like Montgomery
We're to get a set of tires on it and this thing is like
Bro, I am dusting out the whole freeway because the car is pushed around a
The wrecking yard did you go you won't they'd actually smash the gas tank because the way they were dragging it around the wrecking yard
So anyway, so yeah, that was our story where we got where I got car jacked
And when that weekend we took pictures flossing with the car
And it was funny because that we have a picture where it's like the the Jetta and the cutlass like nose-to-nose and then
She had a European license plate on her car that said sweet and sassy
So we put that in front of the two cars and then you got to floss everything
So you took the bazooka tubes out of the trunk and you put them in the picture
You put the pull-out pull-out stereo. Yeah, so it's like the cars to pull out like everything's on display
It's pretty sick, bro. We look at Martin's me. I'm hang out the window. I got I got my
I'm my mullet is flown and Mark's got the fade happening dude, and it was it was a good time, bro
So that's my boy Mark D, man
We've been through a lot together over the years man a lot and so shout out and prayers to him guys if if your believer
Throw your prayers out there if you got some extra cash hit it bills go fund me for him
It's just crazy. It's just so it's just so crazy, man
Like he's a year older than us and that you shouldn't be in this situation. I think we're all 73
I'm 73. You're 72. Yeah, it's just like out of out of nowhere, bro out of nowhere. It's like
Time just you never know think life can just change in a second for those, you know, so
I'll pray to God that he gets better man because it's just too early. It's just too
Then at the time man, so hopefully Mark pulls through this thing and
Yeah, man, just you know, and it's a so funny thing when I when I did my
my
My time in Mexico my little little stint in Mexico my little stint in Mexico
one of the things with that a
A lot of people wrote letters for me
Yeah, you know like letters of character and stuff like that and a lot of people wrote a lot
I mean, I had probably 75 letters something like that written for me like
It's like it was gonna do something like they were like, oh everybody says he's a good guy. Let him go. Yeah farce
But it was also with the lawyer. Yeah, the lawyers the correct the lawyer at the time did that stuff
But the the wild thing about that is like you read those letters and it's like you're at your it's like you're at your own funeral
Almost you're in your obituary. Well, I don't you know
You're here your flowers that people are normally giving you when you're not there
No, not not you're not your obituary. But what it is is you realize that
The thing the way you feel about people and the things you should say to people you should say to them while they're alive
While like if you got a buddy that you know
It's been one of your pals for a long time and you think like man
If this is something to happen, let's do at his funeral. I'll take 20 minutes and tell some great stories, whatever
Call your friend up and tell him how you feel about him today, man
Because life's too short man to be like, oh man, I wish I'd have told him and if you got grudges and stuff like that
Man, just forgive that junk and let it go and move on, you know, because life's too short, bro
so yeah, hopefully
You know listen prayers up to mark marky D and I'll post a picture of me with the
His name is Mark Andrews. We call him our D
But his name is Mark Andrews and I heard you comment about the market II but name
He has comes from fat boys marky D. Yeah, but but mark Andrews
He's just do you see it makes no sense, but this where it came from. So at any rate
Yeah, it's
It's crazy, bro. So
Back to the VWC also after the whole thing with the car jacking. That's when I was like, that's it
I'm getting a Volkswagen again because I'm done
Rolling around a low rider trying to look hard and trying to be on on edge all the time
And I'm just like shouldn't get a hell of a gun for a car. Yeah, you know, I mean like I mean I get it
You can have it in any car, but obviously
With McLean's on a cutlass you are attracting a certain crowd coming for you. Well, I mean I listen
Yeah, she did pull up right in front of their house true
People car jacked him came out out the street their cops wouldn't even go to the house
The police station substation was like to like like they said we're not going in there
Guns it took them like an hour and a half to get there, dude
And then I was like I went full gangster mode on the way home
I was like pulling the 7-Eleven. They're like we ain't got no money. I said pull into the 7-Eleven. I
Walked in there dude gangster style. I walked in I grabbed an eight pack of Pepsi bottles
Remember Pepsi bottles. This how long ago was Pepsi bottles with the styrofoam wrapper
Eight pack because I wasn't playing games walk right to the register grab two packs of smokes
Just walked right out the door. You're insane bad boy, dude. Bad boy for life. Yeah
You did it. Yeah, so
Yeah, I was crazy brothers. It was such a that disappointing time and then when I came back home
I was like, you know, I'm just getting a Volkswagen. I'm getting on the Volkswagen again
And then that's when I got it happened. That's why I end up getting Joey Westcott's bug
No, I got the 64 after that. I had the 62 then I got rid of the 62
So you got Rick's bug then then I got Rick's bug. Yeah, so and Rick's bug is the first bug
I ever worked on. Yeah, because I helped Rick do that when we were sophomores. I think sophomores in high school
I hope I'm do that one. Yeah
History yeah, that's crazy stuff. So lots been happening so far in the past little bit with the Volkswagen's
I have been let's see the guillotisee is in paint in the body shop getting worked on
We worked on the square back. I dropped that off to get the roof resprayed and then
working on
coming up with my interior ideas and I think
even sooner than that is I got to get working on
The bull run bus. I gotta put that the headliner that thing and then start doing the put the windows back in it
I really I really want to color sand above it, but that seems like such a job
But I'm pushing that off on thorns too because I just hate it. Yeah, it's
You know, I mean, it's just one of those things where it's just gotta do it. It's just it's a mess there
It's oh, yeah
It's not fun. I'll fly Indian just for that really, you know
Cutting buff this thing
But I want to get the bull run bus together because I pretty much have everything
I mean, I don't have to swap the trans in it, but I do have all the sort of swap the tranny
So we're swapping the gearbox for that thing. It's bro. It's gonna be iris. I would love to find like a 901
What is the advantage to a 901 over a stock gearbox Porsche five speed it don't to do our 914 five speed
Yeah, but 914 is reverse for your pants. It's just because I know they have 901 gear box
That's why I asked the night the night. I think the 901's the early like the 912 five speed
But it would just be rad to have a five speed that thing and I saw there was a bus when I was if you look at my video the Cal look
Caravan from two years ago. I actually have when I'm walking around that open courtyard
We're having the barbecue and all that stuff where all the where the
The DFL guys had a barbecue for us. Yeah, or like a deal
There's a guy that had a bus and they were the big fatty type for and he had it was a 20 20 30 into a barn door
And he had on the 901 gearbox nice and iris converted, which is just sick to have a five speed
You know, yeah, but it's a lot and I do what do you do the mounting for a 901
Does it have cradle mounts up like that is a direct bolt in probably not?
I think so I think I have to go watch that video because it's because the motors actually out of the car
And you can see the whole trans yeah mocked up in there, but I'd love I mean that's the only thing
That's the only one thing I would do on the thing. I've got the rabie motor rebuilt refreshed by Adam wick
That's ready to go in carbs rebuilt. I just got a I I got to assemble the motor
I had to get it out of the shop
I got to assemble the motor I take it back to him get him a dyno tune it and then get over here and just stab it in there
I just got to get a gearbox built for it. I do have a bird five speed that I bought two years ago
Yeah, sitting over there and but a five speed the problem is the five speed is just what you have in it normally
Right at 3d with a point 8 to right and you don't really need the five gears because you're not drag racing it right and so
That's that's what I like to do with that and then just get the interior dialed in and just do some super cool stuff
So I like to I want to get I got to get the bull run bus back on the road
This year because I have everything get it done. It's just I'm just sitting down doing and getting the time in you know
So that's the plan with that and then I still got to go through
white flash and do some
Bought a wiring harness for some a strip out the harness and pop any harness in there
And I got to put the whole stair all the stereo stuff ready to go
Mm-hmm. I just got to spend a full probably two days just doing the stereo system in there
I've got all alpine stuff. I've got all alpine everything for it. I got a most important by a packet of grommets most importantly listen to me
most importantly
Most I have a packet of grommets. I just did the get the way
Most importantly above everything else George. I have an alpine sticker for the windshield perfect
Bro that car is looking at that car. Is it painted alpine white? It has painted alpine white
and I looked at the
What's funny is I looked at the um technically that it's alpine green for the knobs button. I mean for the buttons
but I looked at um
The uh the bug today I had some people over here at the garage
We're talking and they were like, what's the story behind that car?
I said that bug
Is like the bug I would like if I had money when I was a kid
That's the bug I would have built like with the white wheels like that full euro look like that that whole thing like that's
That's a hundred percent like
My style like what I would have done back then, you know what I mean?
And uh, that's why and I drove that car when andy was here were bombing that thing around
Bro, I think is so not other than a little bit of oil leaking that's coming
I think from the cooler other than that I mean rips
I want to get the thing about together and I just have to take the front seat
and move the front seat brackets up a little bit because
From when I was sitting like kind of like flat with the bottom of the seat flat
My leg started kind of
It was got my leg was bottom is kind of getting uh, numb or cramping up a little bit because cutting it out because the angle
Oh, that's that's your little cable here. I was leaning on your cable. Yeah, but um, yeah other than that, uh
I have the the sunroof automatic type 34
That uh, I think it I think I think I'm pretty sure I have a buyer for it of a friend of mine that reached out to me
So he was interested in that car because I bought the automatic sunroof thinking all this would be rad
My lady could drive this and then you know, I'll let her drive it installed on her. She's like nope
Nope, I'm like, so I said, let's just go for a ride this. You know, we had a day
We're gonna go for a ride on a saturday. We drove out to the
um
to the uh
The mines out there and on the way to like kingman
I forget the name of the mine out there search light. It's it's on the way to search light
um, but it's a tourist destination spot
and uh
Megan wouldn't drive. I was like just drive. She's like, nope. You can drive. So
I was just like there's no point in having this car if she's not going to drive it. So you're correct
I have a friend that's interested in it. So I got that
probably get a new home
and then
Let's see. What else what else do we got? Um
The square back is this the square back. It's a cool pookies dream is how it builds a nightmare
Yeah, pookies dream is getting the roof re-sprayed the back deck lid re-sprayed
And then we'll just do some wait. Do you guys see the video this thing? I had some chunky monkey paint on it, man
It is that's crazy. It is
Yeah, I've never seen paint that bad. Yeah, and I did I fancied myself up like I spent $500 the body shop with the
paint supply place
Sandpaper filler all that stuff. I'm gonna do this myself and I spent one day with the 40 grit sandpaper
I was like, this is some bull crap, bro. Bodywork sucks for me. Well, it's just like it's the same for me. I'm a different kind of guy
I'll gladly push your pencil then do that. I'm not trying to get all dusted out
Did you actually tape off the roof when you're doing it like the the black canvas?
No, I took the whole right top section out of it. I unbolted. I took everything back out of it. Okay
No, bro, I was doing it the right way. You know me thorough. They call me
Thorough bread bill. That's one thing they don't call you
So are you gonna put the twist back on the bullroom bus?
Like you're gonna go old school the way it wasn't there like when you first did it. Yeah, I think I think so
I think it looks good because I especially when it lays out like when I think and drop on the wheel wells
Here's what's crazy is I
I did pick out some tires. I have some 185 35s
For the front 17s 185 35 17s
They're like rubber bands, bro. I don't I don't water
But you're gonna need that because it's gotta
Yeah, you gotta occupy space, you know, that's the thing about the hydraulic suspension
If it's gonna be able to drop
Your tubs have to be able to accommodate them. So the bigger you make your tires the less low you can go
I'm hoping that thing can really almost put frame to the ground would be fantastic
But I don't know if you're gonna be able to get that. I don't know if your tubs are deep enough
Yeah, it's um
I mean, it's uh, it's gonna be
You're gonna realize also the rear tubs
Are a botting route factor as well. If you've seen, uh
Volksfabs
Justin built that ceiling wax red double cab a customer mine. James Pooley owns it now
And when we put 17s on it, you can't lay out as low because the 17s themselves
Stop onto the wheel wells like as it drops the wheel was in the rear hit the tops of the tires
And you got 17s on that bus. So
You might run at the same issue with the hydraulics on it
Yep
Yeah, so that there's I got so much stuff to work on bro. This job is getting in my way. I mean, that's
I gotta see brothers
I tell you
but
definitely
Uh
A lot of stuff going on. What have you been working on the shop over there, George?
I know you got your you got the thorns 21 window bus. Yeah, thorns 21 has been my focus lately
And what's that? What's it? I mean, that's gonna be the next car you turn out as a complete from your shop
And what's the timeline on that?
I'm
I was gonna try and have it at the cowabunga thing, but that didn't happen
so
I'm I'm really hoping by end of june. Nothing is completed and out. I've run into a couple of hiccups along the way
uh my
I messed up on the ordering of the seats
That's throwing me back another six weeks because they have to make a seat cover apparently by scratch
They're sewing it with their feet to where it takes long to make one cover
They're sewing it with their feet. Yeah
You know, did we get some
we
People need to care about their jobs
Yeah, what do you mean like so like talk to me george. So okay, I come from the construction industry
You'd order some stuff, you know, you're gonna order. Okay. I'm gonna do this shower or whatever. I'm gonna do this countertop
I'm gonna order supplies and you're getting like when you have a good sales person
They'll be like, hey, you know, you don't have any v-cap on this order
You need some of that v-cap for the edge of that thing and you're like, you know what I do
I do and you're like, yeah
So we put an order in I don't have an account with tmi. So I'm using a local guy
My boy jesson stevens over at beetle barn. He's putting the order in for me
So I have to put the order together
And when you go to tmi's website, the very first bench you run into is a double cab bench
Well, it says double cab like in small print
It says full width bus bench when you're first looking at and I click on that full width bus bench
Take the part number down and then put my color numbers with it
so
When it shows up, it's obviously not a rear
Bus seat now my problem with this is I get it. I took the wrong part number down
But why doesn't the sales rep call justin back and go?
Hey, man, just a heads up. You got a 60 40 seat in the front
You got a three quarter middle seat and the third seat you ordered is for a double cab. Are you aware of that?
Or did you want a bus back seat to where you'd be like, oh, you're correct?
It should be a stand a deluxe bus back seat
No, we didn't get that phone call
900 all mistake apparently
900 bucks for that one seat for one seat. Yeah, it's annoying another annoying thing
Like the price of it
who know because it's the
Platinum mesh with the golden nugget material like it's actually an original colorway
And even when matt miller was going to do the pulse reform me on it before he passed
He told me to order the tmi seats if they needed tailoring he would tailor them
But he said he cannot reproduce the heat seams and they also sold the original materials
So he was perfectly fine to work off some tmi seats
so
Yeah, that just bummed me out because that was a big mistake timeline too the timeline on it
Like if if a customer is putting in an order for three seats
Someone should be going. Hey, this doesn't make sense. Why are they going to double cab backseat on this?
I had another customer same company tmi
They ordered their upholstery for it
The one difference that he had in his upholstery was his middle seat was a modified bay window seat
So he had to order a different cover for that
Well, then that monkey wrenched through and everything else and like
They sent his carpet kit was for a bay window not a split screen walkthrough, you know
So we send it back and in two weeks. We got the exact same carpet kit back to us the bay window carpet kit
It's like it's just goofy. Yeah
There's no quality control in my opinion in a lot of our
Stuff in a lot of stuff that we're getting. Yeah, so
you know, just it's one of those things where
The industries have changed because they've gotten easier and so people now have
You know, you order stuff online people just pack orders and stuff like this, but
You know
It's it's I think it's it's a it's a byproduct of everything going digital everything going automated. You know what I mean to some extent and no one's like
Qc and stuff and saying people don't know their jobs anymore. Are you are you sure this is uh
Are you sure this is supposed to be with you like you would catch it like I voted a bench seat a middle seat
And I'm voting a rear seat for a double cab never had a middle seat
You know what I mean like why why would that be in the mix?
It like once again my fault 100 but a good sales rep would have called somebody back and said, hey
I think you got this wrong on here
I'm just going to verify this real quick because we're putting this order together and you have a double cab back seat on it
And it would have been that simple of a fix on it, you know
Yeah, and just oh no, that's meant to be a bus back seat. This is for a 21 window deluxe
Yeah
I expect too much. I did I did not mention a lot on the last podcast. I did not mention that
Uh, fred simpson had passed away. Oh, yes
So I wanted to pay some respects to fred simpson one of the
You know innovators in the vw cylinder head world for uh, decades
He was one of the top guys and all the guys andi costello all the guys that were running top of the top of line stuff or
That were top of the class. A lot of those guys were using
Uh, you know, we're using fred simpson heads. You had those special the sho heads and stuff like that. So
Um, shot out to her family. Yeah
Um, yeah, that's unfortunate another legend. That's good that he made it on the podcast
Yeah, I'm glad actually one of my favorite episodes
He's one of those ones where I geek out on it like just listen to what they got to say about stuff
Yeah, and we talked about we talked about, um
Um, where people were talking about, uh
Chase chase. He was talking about, um, he doesn't listen to some of the engine ones and things like that
And then I said, you know, some of those are they all start the same with what your vw story had to get in a volkswagen
And I think that's that's the thread that ties them together, but I think you can learn so much on
on the
On the podcast interviews of these people just because they tell their whole story and there's just so much
You don't know about people that you end up finding out which I think is
For me one of the the good things about it. You learn so much about people, you know
I get what Chase was saying though because if you don't understand motors and when you start getting into certain terminology
You lose interest if you don't know what they're talking about. Yeah, but obviously I know the terminology
I'm no engine builder by any means
but
I
Just the knowledge, you know, well when we change this compression ratio, we got this or when we did this we got that, you know
Some of my favorite ones are the engine guys
Yeah, the way that they break down a lot of the stuff a lot of the different stuff that they're doing
I think that's pretty interesting
You know, I had a set of Fred Simpson race heads in my square back in the 90s
Yeah, and I used to street race that thing on a regular at a 2110 in the back of it
I had no idea about balance fans or anything like that
And I'm trying to bounce off a grand because we were built a motor that could bounce off a grand
Meanwhile I'm jacking fans up left and right which in turn jacks up everything else once that fan gets out of balance
And you keep driving and not realizing what the problem is. Yeah, but those Fred Simpson race heads were so slick
Like the port work on him was beautiful. I I'd say they were well
The best heads I've ever seen are the
Burgheads you had on your engine. Yeah, just they were beautiful
Five Burgheads were freaking beautiful. And I actually had a thought like two weeks ago. I thought
You know, I got a lot of cars
and
I could stand to lose a few not that not that I'd want to get rid of them, but
Um, what was I thought about I thought well, what if I sold the red chop top
Because now with that burg motor that all the internals that hold that whole motor have the receipts for it's all gene burg products in that motor
And um, and it's got the original brms. Yeah, it's got a lot of old school cool
Yeah, I figure I figured I'd probably if I were to sell that car. I probably asked 25 for it
I would think it that's not when I'd lose out your fleet though
I got your fleet
Well, I'm just saying I mean there's there's uh, you know
It's just something pookies. No, listen
Listen, there's there's lots. There's lots to to get moving on
But the red top is slick and plus like that one literally used to stare at that issue
Constantly like pookies dream. We looked at a lot, but not the same way. Yeah, not the same way
Well, listen, let me just build my garage and uh, and I won't have to get rid of anything
I'll be there. I'll be happy with keeping everything. I just I just don't like when stuff gets parked outside
and then just uh, what I just saw here is that
NASCAR, uh, what's the face just passed away? Kyle Busch
Yeah, crazy. How do you yeah, he's 41. How do you pass away?
Uh, he was in the hospital. I know I just got a tidbit of it
I didn't get any full details on it
Mike at the shop brought up to me like Kyle Busch today or maybe yesterday
Today, I'm not sure. I think today
Yes, a piece of Kyle Busch. It wasn't he Vegas. Isn't he Vegas? His dad was his dad was uh,
tying all things back to volks wagons. Yeah, his dad
Tom Busch was the
macro guy for um
For Jim Barbeau. Look at that. Yeah
Small world. So Jim Barbeau
Was the head mechanic at the shop that Bill and I used to hang out at ice slash work there for a little bit
DRP
Yeah, it says details of his death to be confirmed. So that's
That's crazy. 41 years old. Yeah, 41's young. Really young
Yeah, he was hospitalized with a severe illness. Yeah, that's crazy, man. It's just
You know condolences to his family. That's sad, dude. That's just sad, man. It's just you know
Listen like going back while you were just talking about there's no guarantees guys
no
so, um
Lots been happening in the vwc. There's some stuff coming over to be getting the summer season right now
I talked about last week how what shows them to be hitting and the only ones I'm going to be hitting in
Southern California this year is going to be the
um
The luft zigen is on the way onto that. Uh, that's going to be at Santa Anita Raceway
Uh, you guys I'll check that one out. It's supposed to be the show
I tried to register for like four times yesterday on the thing and it somehow kept going in this
Cycle about my name's not spelled the same way it is on my credit card. So
Who knows I meant to do it from the computer today, but at any rate
Go get registered for the luft zigen that's happening on the 13th
of june at Santa Anita Raceway
And uh, that's going to be you know, it's going to be it should be interesting to see it at the at the raceway
To see it's in the infield of the
of the
Park there or the uh, the horse track. So it should be pretty good. I heard about that one. Yeah, there's also taking the quick sand bus
Yeah, there's I mean, let me get like it's luft zigen's first time air-cooled festival at historic Santa Anita park at raceway in
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Uh, we'll check that out. That's where i'm gonna be and then on the 20th. I'm gonna go to uh,
The mp 70th anniversary celebration. So i'll be over there
um doing the uh live the live deal for the uh
The engine build off this year and it's going to be I think the parameters for this year is going to be torque
So who can build the most highest torque motor? So it should be interesting to see
All this come together and i'm excited for that. Do they have restrictions on displacement?
No, yeah, the limitations are using mp parts. You use uh, a set specific mp parts to do it like crankshaft
uh, I think it's like crankshaft cylinder heads and some stuff like that, but uh
The that's going to take place on the on june 20th. So
um
Looking forward to that and it should be pretty good, you know, the end let me read the
Oh, this is the world cup engine battle world cup brought to you by impi and that's going to be
Impi conducting the engine build dyno challenge to impi dealers using specified impi components aspirated type 1 engine
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And deliver maximum horsepower and torque divided by engine displacement and measured on the impi stusca 800 engine dyno
So it's got people from latin america european builders and us continental confederation dealers
and it's going to happen
friday june 19th at impi impi anaheim and then it will be
The results will be the build off actually be happening
on the 20th as well. So
let's uh
Look forward to that but looks like
Who's in the engine battle competitors dna auto stewards seward speed shop j bugs
Stewards speed shop on last year. Yes seward speed shop that one last year air cooled vintage works right gearbox and
Taft tafta ink and then
Rancho vw more part source and benton performance
And then one anybody else than the european confederation is
technique diffusion and
slim motors so
Yeah, it should be interesting to see that so he's gonna be able to crank out the most
The most torque i think is what is going to be today to our torque by displacement. So should be interesting to see all that come together and
I'm excited about that. I'm probably going to be looking to get the sport bug together
And try to move that thing on to somebody get my thought was get it running get it kind of cleaned up a little bit
And then put that dude up for sale for somebody because it's a project that
You don't want no and i'm and i'm going to turn it for i'm going to turn it for a quick flip make a
Grand or two on it and then just move it on to somebody else. So if i could sell it for four grand
That'd be a good deal for somebody to support bug with the steering wheel center cap seats
It's just missing the rear seat bottom, which i think is the same as the other seat bottoms
God didn't have one i bought it, but uh, yeah, i just want to
Work on getting it running. Maybe we'll do a video will it run after so many years and take it down to the shop and just get it running
I'm doing that on my wife's car
No, we're gonna do on the sport bug
But she's got a 60 or 70 bay that uh over 70 bay. Yeah, yeah, it's got a motor in it
Yeah, she'll let it run with a freaking sweet snorkel oil cooler up on the roof
So she tore the entire interior out of it
Uh a couple weeks ago and she filmed it and my wife
uh didn't do a lot tear out
And didn't realize she's tearing the roof out that that's fiberglass behind it
So she comes in because i'm working on stuff from the shop and like she's filming herself in there and all that stuff
And she comes in she's like my face is so itchy
And I go out there and I said pivots fiberglass like you're covered in
Poor girl. Yeah. Well, listen at least she's trying right, you know, hey, I was stoked
She literally tore her whole headline or everything out
It's got a hole in the roof like where there's like a skylight in it
So I got to weld that up and uh, they punched holes through the roof for the oil cooler
So now I have access to them to do something with it
But I want to pull that motor out and put on my start stand and see if that one will run after
X amount of years
There's no shortage of cars that haven't run in years
To make videos like that about oh, yeah
No, there's uh
There's and I think with the super beetle with that
I I may reach out. I may do a little lowering on it and I'd like to put some wheels on just make that's expensive though
Lawrence it lower than a super beetle ain't the same
You gotta buy the whole strut and tower and like that's that gets pricey bro. Yeah, I think it's about 800 bucks
Yeah, what are you lowering it for bro?
Talk about making a profit on it. You're gonna profit on that. Let's someone else dig into that, bro
Make it cool. I don't know. We'll see so
um
Yeah, looking forward to those couple shows this year and then shortly after after I finish the mp thing
I'm gonna be headed over to uh, the uk meet up with andy and those guys and go check out
Has it you never been to has it so should be interesting to uh
See how that event is because it's it's like a three-day thing. It's like friday saturday sunday
So that'll be that and then we're all gonna caravan over to um
European bugging again. So that'd be something that that's something. It's always a good time to go hang out with all those guys
Over there because they're all they're all just a bunch of goofballs just like us. So it's really uh
It's really fun. It's and it's and it's interesting to just drive in another country, you know, especially
um
Over there in germany and stuff like that because of how
Like the the freeways and stuff over there. They're pretty they're pretty nice pretty wide open
You know, we just drove cross country recently where I bought when I would picked up my boy from his mission
drove from georgia back to vegas
And man, I get on the east coast and some of these other cities where they're like every roads two lanes
In the city, it's two lanes the highways two lanes like
It's just crazy like well, they do have big highways
No, but you get out like interstate. No, there's just two lanes. There's two
There's two laying interstates stuff like that
But even when you get in town everything's too it's just two lanes and I'm so used to out here every every street around here
Is like four lanes wide, you know what I mean? Like there's room for for for people to get by and all that stuff and
uh, germany reminds me of like northern california area like driving through some of the countryside of germany
But um for the most part everything's got like the the autobahn stuff's got nice freeways
But through the city and stuff like that. It's like
Small stuff where if like a big truck or something gets stuck
There's not guys driving 3,500 dodges around there all the time. No wheeling those around not like not like no big deal
And then we're spoiled where we live. Yeah, yeah, there's there's definitely uh
A lot of advantages to living out here. I I'm uh, I'm currently working on neil walkers 15
57 15 window and we're gonna be doing air ride in the back of that guy
And he had an air-cooled system installed in there
20 years ago plus a long time ago like a long long time ago when they first came out
And I say Andy a picture of it because it's
It's raw metal
All of it is just raw metal. It's just not a lick of paint
Nobody put spray paint anywhere and you have to weld all these brackets in and there's not
a hint of rust anywhere
And I sent the picture to Andy and I was like this has been like this for decades
And there's not a drop of rust on it, man
Had like the triangular plates and the airbags and stuff on it
Yeah, take the triangular plate like on the inside pocket of the torsion housing where it makes the yoke
And then it had on this unfortunately has these full plates welded on the interior of the frame
With the air right with the pocket that comes out from your frame
So there's two areas that the car was welded on
All of it is bare metal and there is not a drop of rust on it
We we live a different life in las vegas than they do in in the uk. That's for sure as far as moisture goes
Yeah, and then uh, recently the recent hobby that was just came out was um
Chris bukevicks bus is finally in there. So congratulations
His son who's just graduating high schools in junior high in the photo shoot
So yeah took a little while to get that one out. That's insane took a little while to get that one out
But congratulations to wade vuk graduating. Yeah, so
um, but it's uh, there's a couple cars in there and matter of fact, uh
Eric uh
Eric we're gonna have with arizona iced tea. He had a whole two page feature in there at the very back of the magazine
And uh, we're gonna have him on to talk about uh, because he called me up once the magazine came out
He had a lot of feelings about it. I said, well, let's get you on the podcast and talk about it
You know just feelings about feelings about how small the spread is
I know the feeling
Feelings about the level two pages and vw vw trends two pages bro
Yeah, I held off a bust
Even had a feature in vw trends
Plate on it when we shot it and all that stuff like that like we put so much effort into that and got two pages
Yeah, I know how he feels bro
So he wants uh, he wants to talk about that and it's interesting because
You know, it's a nice car too. Like that's a it's got a lot of it's got a lot of nice detail all over that thing
He did a great job on that car. Yeah bummer. So but uh, yeah, I think what what do you want to talk about?
We're gonna talk about the build we're gonna talk about the car all that stuff
We're also gonna talk about his experience of like, you know
dealing with getting the photo shoot done and stuff like that because he had a lot of
a lot of ups and downs and and different experiences and uh, maybe some people that
Haven't had a car featured or wanted to have their car featured and can't figure out why their car doesn't get featured might have some inside as to
Why some of that stuff happens the way that it happens, you know
So they've been sitting on a vukes feature for like 56 years. Oh, yeah, that's insanity. Yeah, it's a nice bus
Chadley Johnson's the guy that shot it and he's he's up Pacific Northwest area
But he might he might get if you're watching the magazines looking for patterns or something like that you might see Chadley get
One feature every couple episodes or something like that. So I don't know. I don't know what their rotation is
I don't I don't know what their thing is but the the the
you know back to where
We were talking earlier. It's like
They've got to cover some stuff
a little more currently, you know, the the last
Volkswagen came out had
The car that Andy just built literally was on the one Volkswagen march and that's on the cover this next month in Volkswagen
Which is the which one the Bordeaux red split
Mark paint mark Payne's car. Yeah, but I mean, I think they're probably the best at turning around the
Turning around the fastest stuff. That's the newest thing out
They're also getting an inside scoop because Paul Knight and him are friends, huh? Like going by there
No, it doesn't matter. You see the car it wins best of show
It's in the magazine within a month or two. You know what I mean? Yeah
That's what I'm talking about like when you're getting stuff that's getting built
And it's done a lot. I mean, I don't know how many I've probably read two or three features where it's like, yeah
So and so ended up selling this car about a year ago
Whatever, you know, I mean, it's just like and they finally get in the magazine that's already sold belong somebody else
so it's
Kind of all the hype as oh, that's a wind out your sales all that. Yeah
Yeah, I think is I think as a car owner with your dream to get it in the future of the magazine
And you have an experience like that. It's probably a huge bummer, you know
But these things happen man, it's I mean, there's there's
politics, I guess in everything right everything everything that you do so
All you can do is
So, you know, there there was some talk this
This week about
There was a bug that was stolen and it was all over the internet and we're going to have some
In-depth detail stuff next week on that. So I want to get the whole story on that
It's been interesting to watch when stuff goes
Kind of viral in the vw world and starts
Starts just getting traction the way that the community is so small and people all, you know, try to band together and help each other
I mean, remember the purple the the purple gear that
Wasn't able volks familiar found the purple type 34 gear
I mean like first who's stealing a purple type 34 gear bro
You ain't you can't mob that car anywhere bro because first or so stinking rare and second it's like
You know
Steve's purple. It sucks. Yeah, it's it's a bummer for the the owner of the car
On any of them and to get stolen, you know
Yeah, and you know the the toughest thing is with volks wagons. They're like
They're so easy. I mean as a car. They're so easy to steal especially the early ones. There's no
Locking steering wheel. There's no I mean, there's hardly any security on the cars at all. So I was thinking about it like, you know
Because I had the berg shifter in my in my square back back in the day with the locking berg shifter and you put in reverse
Um in a type three, it's actually pretty effective in a type two
It's pretty effective in a type one
It's not very effective because you can literally pop off the back seat and disconnect the coupler and put in a neutral and push
The car out of a space, you know, right
Yeah, it's it's um
There's a there's a lot of different things you could do to try to keep your car safe
But the most important thing is just keep it locked up because yeah
If you don't
And that's that's another thing I don't vibe about california maz like everybody everybody's got to be on guard
I mentioned that when we were talking about this whole
All this thievery going on like when we used for up to cali
We were terrified of our of things happened to our cars because
There weren't always friendly people in the vw community and someone that has been discussing your podcast by people who experienced in the past
Of like number swapping cars and stuff like that. So it really was a big deal to take your car to california, you know and like not
Like you don't take your eyes off your car
I got so nervous the first time we went up to spring jamboree when I brought my square back up there
Well, yeah, you had a full full leg. I mean, that's when you'd get uh roof racks stolen and all kind of tail lights stolen
I had european flats on mine. I had original side markers on it. I mean, I got original type three
Euro headlights I was thinking the entire time I'm in the room like someone's gonna pilfer all this crap off my car, man
Yeah, I had the swiss rock guards on it real mudflaps
It's covered in all kinds of cool stuff that could easily unbolt off of it
Yeah, it was an uneasy feeling that was for sure
Didn't enjoy it. It wasn't a peaceful easy feeling. No, I wasn't singing any eagles at all
Easy feeling
Whereas fast flash
Flash forward to the future. I never really sweat it much at the at the crown plaza when we used to go there
And it was a different vibe, you know, yeah
I think because there were so many out-of-staters there
You know and plus there was always something take a place in the parking lot
Yeah, always the good times and shit
And stuff. Yeah, that's you know, it's again
There's there are certain things that can be recreated that that once they're gone
I don't know if you can ever recreate them again, you know
Well, I'm stoked that they got there for the host hotel for andy show
I think it's a nice little touch because it is a throwback to like, you know
I
He's trying to recreate the weekend might as well put all the
Ingredients in that the other weekend had as best you can but the the ingredients were all the open houses
That was the thing the people the bummer is how many shows they have
I mean, there's literally a show that the last week of may
All the way to the first weekend in july and you're like what is going on here, man
ruined it
It's just it's and that's not that's not one particular person's fault. It's just no it's just too much stuff
This is what I don't get it's not like june is the best weather in california
They got great weather like pretty much year-round like you could literally put a show on any month
And they should really have spaced some of those shows out, you know, I'd be more apt to go down
Once every other month rather than there's no way I could do
Three weekends in a row. We we live we live three and a half hours away and it's like, yeah
I'm not going down four weekends in a row, you know, so can't do it. That's just too it's just too much
you know, so
Who knows who knows what'll happen, you know
The show scene as a whole is changing to some degree. It'll be interesting to see what happens
with the
Racing and stuff at buggin when they when they do it in november
up at
In baker's field be interesting to see if the guys from southern california show up because they usually don't go too far in race
You know, it's interesting about shows
October 1st through the 4th in las vegas nevada at the orleans hotel casino
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Guaranteed and this year the feature car is going to be the baha bug. So we're going to be doing
Um
On friday morning early friday morning, there's going to be a ride with a bunch of bahas
Whatever bahas are going to be there. There's going to be a ride starting at 7 a.m
That's right 7 a.m on friday morning and you guys are going to leave the hotel
You're going to take a ride out to good springs
They're going to take a power line road out to good springs. Are they doing the ride you're doing your side by side
Bro, they're not side by sides, dude. That is the plan. Well, you're not going to do it at 40 miles an hour
You know, like you do them side by side. Yeah, if you're cruising through there at about 10 15 mile an hour
You'll get through there. It'll take you about an hour to get through there. But
It's a cool little thing and you end up at this old pioneer saloon
Which was a place that was built back in the 1800s and you get yourself an official
Burger with a side of cat meter or whatever they have over there
And then then loop back go left hit the i-15 and then just take the i-15 back
So you'll be back in time for the bowling tournament, which I think this year probably do around 2 o'clock
Something like that
We'll get that ironed out for sure. It might be closer to four. Remember, I still got to do parking and stuff like that out
Front so four o'clock will probably work better for the bowling tournament. Well, that's you're talking about Friday
But I think most people are going to be parked by
All right, that'd be that's a nice thought
But people still need to manage to make sure people are staying in spaces and whatnot. Yeah, yeah
So at any rate, um, yeah, there's lots going on this year for one crazy weekend
So make sure you subscribe go and uh
Get your space reserved today. We've got a lot of pre-sales. I mean a lot. We're over
We're over 50 sold at this point and we're what are you the fourth room block so far
Fourth that they had to release again. Yeah. So we've got we've got as many people with rooms booked now
That we had at the end of last year. Awesome. So
And let me say I I've spoken to a couple people from out of state. They're like, oh, you know
Well, you know, we want to bring our car but it's so far and this and that
This is honestly the kind of show that you really don't need to bring a car because you don't need a car for the poker tournament
You don't need a car for the bowling tournament
So much stuff happens in the parking lot because we're we all
Every day it comes back to the same spot
You're coming back to the Orleans every night and there's going to be hangouts
And there's so many people that I guarantee are willing to open up a seat in their car
If you come from out of state that you can jump in with other people
I've asked all my club members to make themselves available for that kind of stuff
I'll make myself available this year for it to throw a couple heads in my vehicle as well
For the people who come without a car so they can have an equally as good time as we're trying to put on for the participants
Bringing their their rides out. Yeah, there's a lot of I mean if you're super far away
And you just kind of want to check it out. You can just fly out hang out the hotel for the weekend
Make sure you book your rooms who let's talk doves
Dot com because if you go there, there's special room block with special room rates
And uh, you'll get you you should get the best right the best price that you can
By booking through the room, but I'm unless you're like a
Gold member of whatever game or whatever it is. Yeah. Well, no, sometimes people people that do a lot of room bookings through
Locking speed and stuff like that sometimes to get a little bit better rate, but
again, they're all blocked out for
One crazy weekend. There's a bunch of there's rooms available. So
I'd love to see a salt the hotel bench and I think that'll happen as as time continues to keep going
Just because it's it's more of a destination event where you come out
You come out fly out to the event hang out for the weekend. You're there's always
people
That you're able to connect with and hang out and it's be it's now becoming what the classic was for us
Where it's like you meet up with these friends from all over
At this place. I mean, there was a great article that was written about it in the
Carmen guia registry magazine from the uk that I read just recently
and
Russell shot out to Russell where she was kind enough to send me
a couple of those issues and
It's uh
I mean it was the articles written by stew betty and it was super good
It was uh, I was looking to see if I had the article on there. Yeah, but it was um, it was
You know, it was it was a really great article. He wrote he says, you know, you what do you do when
The show season ends in the uk and winners on us and all this is what do you do?
You fly to vegas and you go to one crazy weekend
He's like it's becoming like he says you make the pilgrimage because it's one of the best events
He's been to in a long time
and it's completely worth it even if you're going without your car because
Of all the vw people there and all the stuff going on is so much stuff happening on property. So
And shout out to all you guys who come every year because we get a compliment from the orleans about
How good our people are meaning we utilize the restaurants in the place
They don't have the same instance they do with other gatherings that happen there
Because I'd like to think that we are all adults now in this game and we really know how to take care of ourselves
And treat people with respect. So even the orleans likes our crowd. So it's always a good thing
Yeah, this year also if you're gonna wristband for the event
You get a discount at a few of the any of the on property
Food establishments stuff like that you'll get a discount on your food bill and stuff. So it'll be pretty cool
We'll get a lot more of those
Details to everybody as you guys are getting registered for the event
Um, it's it's definitely this year is going to be I think every year just keeps getting better and better, you know, agreed
Well, I think it would be even that much more cooler would be uh, if you had some cool band playing
But then it's almost but it's almost like it's too much. You know, it would be too much
I think the dj did a fantastic job last year. Yeah, dj. Oh dj renegade. Yeah, dj renegade does a nice job
He puts a good mix out there a band's too much because the thing about a dj he get
He has a nice variety. I'm not talking about a band at the event. I'm talking about a band inside
Oh playing like if a cool band was playing at the arena or something. Yeah. Yeah, I'd like to see uh
I'd like it just be cool to have something at night at the hotel you could do
But then you're talking friday nights the strip crews, right? So you're gonna go cruise. I mean there is something to do
Hang out in the parking lot and talk to your homies. Have a good old time in the park. What are you?
How much work would any sparklers do do you have to cartwheels do come on man?
I just like it all man and that's and the crazy part is I don't even get to experience all of it
Because I got so much going. I'm running like a chicken with my head cut off
I didn't even get see how the poker tournament was set up last year
I didn't mean no it was happening until people came out and were like, oh, it's over. I'm like, what's over the poke tournament? I'm like, oh
Yeah
Yeah, that's why you should have been here tonight for a little poker tournament
We did hear you get you should uh been here to get your uh your
Poker understanding in place understand how it goes. I don't know about that
I've seen the guys like you that say that and they show up at one crazy weekend. They're just like
Hey
Bowling I'm playing to win poker. I'm playing now fun bowling. It's serious business. I'm bro
That was a good time
So that was one of my favorite things was was the poker tournament last year and if you guys haven't done it
I don't care if you don't play poker or not
You have to play poker because it's so live a little it's so much fun with all these idiots
Like and I mean that in a good way like everybody's like talk all in there like you can't do that yet
You get like they're just everybody doesn't know what to do
And so the dealer's like explaining the rules of the game. It's like kindergarten poker tournament. It's so fun
It was it was so fun
You know what I mean? I talked to Clyde Clyde was like
Clyde like Clyde said that was a bucket list thing for me
He's like I always dreamed about doing a poker
tournament and then I win this poker tournament and I end up
Uh
Like final table me and yeah, it was him and uh him and Danny and and it was just like
He's like do that was like a bucket listing. Yeah, I always want to do that
And so it's it's cool to be able to do that and you know just like tonight's game that happened over here
Man like anybody even people that have no idea what they're doing can really scoop up a lot if they just get lucky so
I hope Clyde gets his back straight enough any bulls this year. Yeah
He should be the champion if he bulls is here
But we'll see we'll see and Jason Weiler, please please bring your ball
Oh, yeah, so they're talk that smack bro. We might have a Jason Weiler the wagon versus ross wolf head-to-head shoot out
I'm always down to throw balls. We'll see. Yeah
That'll be that would be interesting to see so
Um, yeah lots happening. It's it's it's gonna be a spectacular weekend for you guys to uh get now now george
I'm working on some stuff recently. What's the newest the newest and latest products that you've worked with that?
You've really enjoyed what we did. I did just get some of the ross wolf rear axe
Funny enough so the thorns bus this thing has been sitting there with
gear oil this entire time
and I put it up on the rack and
One side axle seals leaking and I'm just like unbelievable man. This thing is never even driven down the street
I gotta fix the axle seals on it. So
I'll be doing a viton gasket oil seal
Um products that have hit market that I've liked
I just bought a couple tools. I bought a tool from fritz that pulls the bearings
He's on the samba. I just picked that up
another gentleman nos vw. I just picked up one of his
36 horsepower fuel pump rebuilt stands. It's all really nice and billet and it has rebuilt stands
When you rebuild a fuel pump a mechanical fuel pump you have to put a certain amount of preload on the arm
So the diaphragm has the proper tension on it. So they asked for 28
I think it was 28 to 33 millimeters
Of the rod should be pushed in
And so he sells you a billet block that has the two stud area on it and the shaft coming out the center
So when you compress it to it, it puts the proper preload on your internal diaphragm as do
the other pumps
I forgot to call them the ones that are on like uh, like everything after 40 horse and after those kind of pumps
He makes a block for those but since I have to mess with kim's and when I was talking to mr
Ocrassa
He was saying that the stock pumps if I use the woolsburg west rebuild kit can sometimes put up to six to eight pounds out
So I have to go through my pump. So since I have to go through the pump. I bought the block to do it with
I love the fact that you go in the samba
You find all these creative people in our industry that make little just little things the guy didn't make much on his website
There's five parts of whatever and you you know, you find something like you buy it
you know
and then
Any new any new uh purchases on you you just sold your square back. I sold the square back to nick lefron's for a sun diego
We're not getting a thing to replace it. I've been stacking up metal for my bus
so
My bus when I finish thorns bus the next one in line is uh is james pulleys
And then the one in line after james pulleys will be my bus
And I will no longer be doing any sort of restoration work for the general public anymore
Only do it for myself and you yeah
Yeah, well just gonna just gonna do mechanical stuff
Yeah, the restoration projects are too big and they're too big too big and too long. They take too long
I'm a one-man shop and it just sucks. It's just things sit too long
and unfortunately
um
Your experiences with your project the split window like it takes so long you you lose interest in the car
You know because it's been in a shop so long
So thorns right now that i'm working on is unfortunately been there for six years and I hate saying that but it's been there for six years
It sucks
Yeah, but it's leaving. It's beautiful. Hopefully
yeah
Well and then the as far as that the headliner is done
So you got that headliner done on that you just got headliners done
I have Claire's panel signal ready to go in and there
How did you you just did that you because you made you did a video on the windshield?
The the vent window jigs and all the stuff that you made to put the seal in
Now there's I brought you seals that I had from Wolfsburg West here and no you had west coast metric lines
West coast maxis one, but you didn't work work. They didn't work. Wow
So I put them in the jig I pressed all together and I can pull the window right back apart
They're not thick enough. So I ordered the proper stuff. So I actually called them back up so you can take them back but
They are about
50% thinner than the other one right and it makes a difference because when you actually cram it in there
The tension is holding it in there
So initially when I use the west coast metric when you brought me
Yeah, I put talcum powder on it because that's how you normally lube them came right apart
All right, cleaned all the rub rough clean all the window frame off and everything
Put it back together dry and it still just came right apart
And when I say right apart you can tell when you take it out of the jig
Because once you got it compressed you'll see it move a little bit because it's obviously rubber in there
And I was like, man that thing just moved and I had to pull on it in the window camera. I said that ain't right
I don't want somebody opening their window and their vent window falls out because well, I mean listen what's out of this
Out of the shop. It's out of warranty, you know, but two tail light warranty
But I wonder I wonder if it's something where you can hit it with some hairspray when you assemble it together
Um, I'm just gonna I ordered the new seals. Hopefully there'll be tomorrow
Tomorrow and I'll get that done. I've been wondering how the original seals were if they were that thick because I'm that's seems like a lot
Dude, I think they are were that thick the other stuff looks so thin like when you look at it
If you've ever taken a window apart it is very thick material that that vent window goes into the frame on so
Well
I'll tell you what
Um
I'm looking forward to getting out to do a couple of these shows to do the mp 70th anniversary
That's going to be a good time and then also
for the lufus that you can so that's where that's where I'm going to be and then
hopefully by the by the time
one crazy weekend rolls around
going to have the
bull run bus done so we have another vehicle for somebody to drive and then uh also
The Baja that Baja drive to Good Springs the ride to Good Springs. Yeah pretty cool pretty cool time
I think it'd be cool. Even if you had just 20 Baja's out there, you know, I mean
I think it'd be just rad to see
That many Baja bugs just kind of tool through the desert together
So I have the option because James Pooley is going to be out of town that weekend
Because I said hey, dude the theme's Baja's this year make sure you bring the Baja that I made the video on
And he said I'm gonna be out of town bro that weekend. He said but you're more than welcome to grab it and take it
So I may I may have a bother inside of my bus just cruise it out there
Yeah, it'd be fun to just take it on the drive. You know what I mean?
Just to do just to do something with that many Volkswagen's. I think would just be so cool to do it, you know, and of course
I was talking to
Bean next door who owns butchers speed shop about him
Kind of leading the thing. You know what I mean? So he's he's on board. They definitely wanted to be a lot more involved this year
So let's hope so that's awesome. Yeah, he's uh, he's looking forward to doing it. So
Uh, but yeah, other than that man, I think I think that's about it man. We don't got uh much else happening
always there's there's always
other stuff coming up and more guests coming on and uh, I've got some feelers out for some people
to get on the podcast and
Looking forward to getting those out there and bring them to you guys. But uh, you got anything else to see?
Yeah, quick question to the listeners out there
Hit me up at the wagon is my instagram
Send me a message if you've had problems recently with real web or carburetors
Like actual casting issues with them. If you've had a problem hit me up in the messages. I'm curious
Okay
Yeah, I hit him up at the wagon at instagram. You guys can dm send him a message
Uh, and on facebook as well, but I think instagram's probably best
I'd never check message on facebook if you send me things facebook messenger
They're going unanswered for months on end like I I hate facebook messenger. It's a horrible setup instagram. It's quick
It's easy. Yeah, and hit me up on instagram at the wagon. Yeah
Well, I think that's it guys. We're gonna we'll wrap up this episode and until next week guys
later
It's got everything that people who like the bug lights
So if you're looking to see a good-looking folks
About this episode
Bill and George run a classic VW roundtable that starts with parts talk and local shop recommendations, then swings into upcoming air-cooled events, engine-build challenges, and a steady stream of real-world project updates. Between previews of “speed wobble” and “Super beetle death wobble,” they trade stories about Cutlasses, theft anxiety, and carjacking fallout—then get back to the shop: buses, seat/trim mix-ups, seal thickness, and even mechanical fuel pump preload. They close by asking listeners to DM carburetor casting issues.
On this episode, Bill and George catch up on projects that they're currently working on. George is in the shop busy working on a 21 window Bus super Beatles and producing videos for his YouTube channel. Bill talks about the existing status of his projects plus Pookie's dream what's happening with that and One craLuft Ziegen Car Show Registrationzy weekend talk the weekend with the off-road ride to Goode Springs Nevada. Bill also shares his story about getting car jacked with his close friend Mark D back in the early 90s in South Central Los Angeles. Lots of fun stuff don't miss it..
