Ross Wolf makes aftermarket car parts for car enthusiasts. Here they’re being promoted as a place to get seal kits and other parts to fix leaks on Volkswagen cars.
These are rubber seals made from a special oil- and heat-resistant material (Viton). They help stop engine oil from leaking around the pushrods on some Volkswagen engines.
This is a kit of seals for the bottom of the engine where the oil pan sits. The Viton material is chosen because it holds up better to hot oil, helping prevent leaks.
These seals protect the wheel bearing by keeping the lubricant in and contaminants out. When they wear out, the bearing can fail sooner and the wheel may start making noise.
Icon Pistons makes aftermarket pistons for engine builds. Here they’re advertised as options for Volkswagen owners who want replacement or upgrade pistons.
The wrist pin is the small axle that connects the piston to the connecting rod. “Wrist pin height” is how high that pin sits in the piston, which affects fitment and engine clearances.
Air Mighty Magazine is a magazine sponsor for the show. The host says it’s a thick, photo-focused magazine you can subscribe to in multiple languages.
Term
bug lights
“Bug lights” means the recognizable headlight/lighting look from the classic Volkswagen Beetle. It’s a nickname fans use to describe that specific style.
On older cars, the distributor helps send the spark to the right spark plug. If the distributor isn’t working correctly, the engine can run poorly or not start.
“123 distributors” are aftermarket ignition distributors made by 123ignition. People use them on classic cars to improve spark reliability and make tuning simpler.
Term
catastrophic shuts
They’re calling this a special emergency-response bus. The idea is that it’s set up to help quickly in breakdown or trouble situations.
An emergency response team is a group that’s ready to help right away when there’s trouble. Here, they’re describing a bus that’s set up for that kind of quick help.
“Carbs” means carburetors, which are how the engine gets fuel. They’re saying the carb settings were slightly different, so starting needed a bit more throttle.
Term
944 seats
They’re talking about the bus having very comfortable seats. The “944” part doesn’t sound like a normal seat description, so it may be a transcription error or a nickname.
“Mini tubs” are a modification to make more room for bigger wheels and tires. It involves reshaping the wheel area so the tires can fit without hitting the body.
A “rear hatch” is the door at the back of the vehicle that you open. In this case, they’re describing how the back is enclosed for storage or rescue equipment.
An “emergency rescue vehicle” is a vehicle made to help in emergencies. They’re saying this VW bus was converted so it could carry rescue equipment in a dedicated enclosed area.
“Right hand drive” means the steering wheel is on the right side of the car. It can matter for classic cars because it often reflects how the vehicle was originally built or imported.
This sounds like an early Volkswagen bus from 1954 with a “split window” windshield. It also mentions right-hand drive, meaning the steering wheel is on the right side instead of the left.
A “clutch cable” is the cable that connects the clutch pedal to the clutch. On older cars, it’s a common part you may adjust or replace when the clutch doesn’t feel right.
A “throttle cable” connects your gas pedal to the engine’s throttle. If it’s stretched, damaged, or adjusted wrong, the car may not respond smoothly when you press the pedal.
The generator pulley is a small wheel that a belt uses to spin the generator. If it breaks, the belt can’t spin the generator, and the car may lose charging/electrical power.
Term
pulley and the belt
A belt drive uses a belt wrapped around pulleys to spin accessories. If the pulley sizes don’t match, the belt may not fit right or spin at the right speed.
A ferry is a passenger/vehicle boat used to cross water routes. In car events, ferries often become part of the logistics—drivers line up, show documents, and then board in an organized sequence.
Tamiya makes model kits and RC models. In this story, Walter used a Tamiya model as the basis for his full-size kit.
Term
clear glass
“Clear glass” here refers to the transparent window material used on certain bus conversions—contrasted with tinted or opaque glazing. The host is describing a bus style Walter Yellenick worked on: tall-roof buses with clear windows.
The Bentley R-Type Continental is an older, high-end luxury car made by Bentley. It’s designed for comfortable long-distance driving but with strong performance. It comes up in stories because it’s a distinctive classic model that stands out when people talk about what they owned or interviewed about.
A sliding door is a door that moves horizontally on tracks rather than swinging on hinges. In automotive design, it often improves access in tight spaces and can be used for vans and some specialty vehicles.
Term
cross-country tour
A “cross-country tour” just means driving a car across the country over a long route. Here, it’s mentioned as something that helped get a rare-car story noticed in magazines.
Concept
vintage show
A “vintage show” is a car event centered on older vehicles. The idea is that most of the cars are from earlier decades, and people show them off because of their history and classic style.
“Split windows” means the windshield is split into two parts. On classic Beetles, that look is a clue that the car is from an earlier style era (or a custom that’s copying that early look).
This is an early prototype version of the Volkswagen Beetle. It’s important because it came before the Beetle most people know, and it helped prove the design ideas that Volkswagen later turned into production cars.
A “double cab” means the pickup has two rows of seats, so it can seat more people. It’s a common way to make a truck more practical for passengers too.
A headlight ring is the decorative trim piece around the headlight. If it’s missing or damaged, it can be tricky to replace because it has to match the exact car.
Seat fabric is the material that covers the seats. For older cars, the exact fabric pattern can be hard to find, and it affects how the interior looks and fits.
Term
re-popping
“Re-popping” here means making a replacement again, like reproducing old seat material. They’re asking if anyone is making the same fabric so they can buy it.
Part
lowering suspension kit for the front
A front lowering kit is aftermarket suspension that drops the car’s front end. It can make the car look lower and handle differently, but it can also make the ride harsher and require careful alignment.
IRS means the rear wheels move independently from each other. That usually helps the car ride better and grip the road, and it also matters for which suspension parts fit.
Adjustable spring plates are parts in the front suspension that let you set how high or low the car sits. They’re a popular way to tune the Beetle’s stance and driving feel.
Term
Brazilian motor
A “Brazilian motor” refers to an engine built in Brazil for Volkswagen’s air-cooled Beetle/Type 1 ecosystem. In enthusiast circles, people often distinguish these by origin because parts availability, specs, and fitment can differ from other production sources.
Term
TC
“TC” sounds like their shorthand for a specific engine/swap plan. In this clip, they immediately clarify it’s a Type 3, so the important takeaway is that they’re talking about a Type 3 engine for the swap.
“Type 3” refers to a Volkswagen model line, and in this conversation it’s being used to describe the engine they’re considering. They’re basically saying the swap is going to use a Type 3 engine.
“KDF stamp books” are old paperwork connected to a program called Kraft durch Freude. It was tied to the idea of saving toward a “people’s car,” which later became the Volkswagen Beetle.
Term
turbo Volkswagen
A turbocharger is a device that forces extra air into the engine. More air usually means more power, because the engine can burn more fuel. That’s why turbo cars feel stronger than non-turbo versions.
Term
Citroen heads
Cylinder heads are the engine parts that sit on top of the cylinders and control airflow and combustion. Saying it had “Citroën heads” means someone used heads from a Citroën instead of the usual VW ones, which is unusual and likely done to change how the engine breathes or performs.
Antwerp is a city in Belgium. In this story, it’s where the group goes to stay overnight before continuing the trip.
Car
split window
A “split-window” Volkswagen is a classic VW bus with a windshield that’s split into two parts. It’s a recognizable early design that collectors love. People talk about it a lot because it’s part of the most iconic VW look.
“Barn door” is a nickname for a VW bus rear end where the back opens with two doors, like a barn. It’s a recognizable look that helps people tell which kind of classic VW bus it is.
Place
Bend Pond
“Bend Pond” sounds like a specific stop the group uses to meet up. It’s part of their travel plan, not a car detail.
Bearing caps are parts that help hold bearings in the correct position. If they’re made differently, the axle parts can end up with too much looseness or misalignment.
Axles are the parts that connect the drivetrain to the wheels so the wheels can turn. If there’s too much movement, it can cause problems and make the car feel or behave wrong.
Concept
super low
“Super low” means the car sits extremely close to the ground. That can make it scrape or hit bumps more easily.
Bearing spacers are small parts that help bearings sit at the right distance from each other. If the spacing is wrong, the axle parts can have extra play and cause trouble.
These are the metal parts that bolt the brake caliper in place. If they get knocked loose, the brake caliper may not sit correctly, and braking can become unsafe.
A roundabout is a circular intersection where traffic flows around a central island, typically with yield rules for entering vehicles. It changes how you choose lanes and approach curbs/medians compared with a normal intersection.
A right-turn lane is a dedicated lane for vehicles turning right, often separated by markings and sometimes by physical curb/median elements. In tight European road layouts, it can affect clearance and the path your car takes through intersections.
A median is the raised or separated strip of road between lanes or directions of travel. Hitting a median can damage suspension components or wheels, especially if the car is low or the impact is at an angle.
Part
front adjuster
In this context, the “front adjuster” appears to be a suspension/undercarriage adjustment component that can be knocked loose. When it comes loose, it can change ride height or alignment and cause the front end to drag.
Part
front beam
“Front beam” likely refers to the front axle beam or beam-style suspension member that can contact the road when ride height is reduced or a suspension component is knocked out of position. Dragging it indicates the front end is sitting too low or misaligned.
Term
AC
AC here means the air conditioning system used to cool the cabin. In hot conditions, it can affect comfort and driver fatigue, but it’s not directly related to vehicle performance.
Ground clearance is the distance between the lowest part of the car and the road. When ground clearance is very small, the car is more likely to scrape suspension components or the underbody over bumps, medians, or uneven pavement.
The lower ball joint is the suspension pivot at the bottom. It helps keep the wheel positioned correctly, and it can be tricky to work on when the car is lowered.
Trailing arms are parts of the suspension that help control how the wheel moves. If you’re adjusting ride height, you may need to loosen or remove them to get everything aligned.
Term
bottom spring
This sounds like the lowest spring in the suspension. People talk about it when they’re lowering the car or setting the ride height.
“Impact” here is probably an impact wrench—an electric or air-powered tool that helps remove or tighten lug bolts quickly. It’s often used when taking wheels on and off.
“Ring and pin” is a pair of gears inside the rear differential. They help send power to the wheels, and they also let the wheels turn at different speeds when you’re cornering.
A “shakedown” is the first test drive period after work is done on a car. The goal is to drive it enough to make sure the fix really holds up before you start using it normally.
Hydraulic suspension uses fluid pressure to move the suspension up and down. It can make the car sit lower or higher at the push of a button, which looks great at car shows.
John Maher is referenced as an engine builder who built an engine for Tom’s dad. In classic VW circles, specialized engine builders are important because they can tailor performance and reliability to a specific build.
Casting marks are small markings that show up on metal parts when they’re made by pouring molten metal into a mold. They can help you identify exactly which wheel/part it is.
“IDA’s” are a type of carburetor (fuel system) used on classic VW engines. They help the engine breathe and can make the car feel more responsive when you press the gas.
NOS parts are old parts that were made long ago but never installed. Restorers like them because they can be more original and sometimes fit better than aftermarket replacements.
Sheet metal means the car’s body panels. For older cars, those panels can be hard to find, so people collect them for restoration.
Term
dog legs
“Dog legs” are specific body parts along the lower side of the car. They’re often rusted on older cars, so having good replacements matters a lot for restoration.
Term
trail Honda 50s
They’re talking about small Honda mini dirt bikes meant for trail riding. People often collect and restore these because they’re fun and have a classic look.
Car
23 window bus
A “23 window bus” is a Volkswagen bus with 23 side windows. It’s a famous, collectible version because the window layout is distinctive and hard to find.
Concept
open house
An “open house” is basically a casual event where people are invited to come by and hang out. In car circles, it often means you can see cars and meet other owners.
Term
flat liners
“Flat liners” is presented as the name of a car club. Club names like this are common in the classic VW scene and often indicate a group’s focus or the type of cars they gather around.
Topic
Chame
Chame is the next place they’re driving to after the first night. It sounds like another stop on their planned route for the trip.
Left-hand drive just means the steering wheel is on the left side of the car. That’s common in Europe, so driving there feels more familiar if you’re used to that setup.
The Prado and Meru are Toyota SUVs, meaning they’re taller vehicles built for both regular roads and rougher conditions. In the podcast context, they’re being compared to a “racing” scenario to describe how they might perform when driven aggressively. The key idea is how the vehicle’s power and grip translate to acceleration and handling.
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All right, so we're about to get into it round table discussing the European tour on this week's let's talk dubs
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George T. Bill T. What's up, buddy? Good from Europe, bro
I'm back from Europe had a crazy couple of weeks out there in the start out in the UK went up through
Germany and covered quite a quite a bit of distance about 1400 miles
We did in the two weeks and it was
Straight up a good time
What's been happening with the whole circuit? You know family was out of country apparently. Oh, yeah
Wife and son in Africa you guys and you're in Europe. Yeah first world problems. We got my wife and son were in Africa on a
they were on a
Humanitarian trip through their school and helping out a school up there in Zambia
So they were there for about two weeks. They left the Saturday before in her plane ride was so long
It was 30 hours of flying to get there and over two days
So they had ten hour layover in Paris six hour layover in South Africa and then you know
The ten hour flight eight hour flight two hour flight stuff like that. So made going to Europe seemed pretty easy
Yeah, yeah, my ten hour non-stop flight was pretty decent
So other than the price it was fantastic
And I was you know partially my fault that I waited a little bit of time to book that but it gets even worse because as
My wife so my wife left on Saturday
I got to the UK I left for the UK on Monday
She ended up getting to Africa on Monday when I was flying into the UK
So she probably landed about six hours before I landed from my trip
And even though she left days before days before you I slept on Saturday
so I left on Monday from Vegas straight through flew directly to England and
Yeah, I met up with Andy and the crew for you know
We did it two years ago with the Cowlick caravan and if you guys want to see some of the stuff a lot of the video is on there
I did take a lot of video this year, but tragedy struck yes
yesterday and
As I was on the plane
I didn't want to because you know how we'd load these wheels and stuff and you have it goes on a cloud
But somehow it's on your computer and your computer gets jammed up with too much stuff
And so I got on the plane I started making video one which was our first-day drive
Which is action-packed in and of itself and I probably had about
Four hours of video to cut down and make a bunch of different videos
I did a couple shop tours and all this stuff and I
Had the the SD card kind of sitting in the side of my computer in the bag
And then it loaded my bag to my backpack to go to work
And then I went to the corner heard some noise and the backpack had fallen
Off of the stool that it was on and it just happened to and I thought the bags cushioned
It's fine like it's backpack. Well the way the SD card was sticking out
It had a micro SD inside it had a micro SD inside the big SD
Mm-hmm, and it snapped the micro SD right in half
So I got to try to find a place where I get that data pulled off because there's ways of doing it and the way that it's broken
I think they can get it but
Super bummer broke say I have I have
Shop tours of the garage in Antwerp four hours you said you had to edit was not off
You didn't download I know I only downloaded like 30 minutes of video on to my computer and still had
I mean bro when I tell you that I when I tell you that because I just went through
I were while you were sitting here talking to your nephew and stuff like that. I just went through here
Just kind of made a list
Just kind of a bullet points of the trip that we did right so first and foremost
I want to thank
Andy and Russell and DD for setting up a lot of stuff and most especially DD because she was kind of on our side
She was the coordinator. So look much love to DD. She knows who she's out there
She's the glue that holds it all together. So appreciate her big time and then, you know, Joey
Joey Joey Giordano and Jen with work stat restoration. They met us up there
They actually flew there the Friday before I got there
They landed went right to a car show on a golf course had a good time with that
but they were just non-stop going and then
Bobby D his car was already out there for Volkswold Russell shipped it back last year
So it'd be a Volkswold and so he decided he was flying out there with his daughter
They were gonna go to Paris for a couple days and then they were meeting us in Hesse, right? So I
Get there I land and the typical, you know
Andy's trying to get the last thrash on stuff like he was literally not gonna take his car
The gear that he just finished because there was having there were having troubles getting running and some stuff like that come to find out
There was a well you guys did do a thousand miles. So no, no, no
No, this is before the event even happened like he's he kept on saying like that's why he's trying it like
Well, yeah, yeah, because it's got to be a motor all stuff. Anyway, it comes down to it
There was a distributor issue with the 123 distributors
I'll swap the distributor kind of dialed it in right there and then fine-tuned a bunch of stuff
Joey was there helping him out with a bunch of that and
and
we
So he got that going last minute and now he was super stoked to take it
But pretty nervous and that wasn't the end of the challenges like we had we had some issues on day one. Yeah, and so we ended up
So I do want to give a shout out to Russell and Owen and
Morris who actually goes by Maurice now who was
Yeah, Russell and who's Owen Owen's his son
Owen oh and Richie and then a couple guys that we met up there lids that were rolled with us and Mark Payne and so I
Got there and we're getting ready to go and of course I was taking the catastrophic shuts, which is the
1978 or 79
Bay window bus. It's a special order
Bus that's made specifically for in Germany. They have a they have a catastrophic shuts team
Which is like an emergency response team some happen. So it's
You know, it's got a special blue on the top. It's painted floor. It's painted bright orange
No back windows. No, this will be the same one if you go look at those Catholic videos that you're driving
I'm driving it that but from that time till now in the last two years completely Russell
Andy dropped it off at the garage and they did a bunch of stuff to it. They went through touched up all
Did a bunch of the metal repair did a bunch of the engine stuff
I mean did just a ton of work on that thing getting it like
Listen, baby, it's a type 4 it ran the same like it did before it just felt good
Actually the carbs were probably a little bit less tuned because you had to hold it to the floor to start it every time
But a little carb adjustment that but it was all brand new
They put some mini tubs in it and stuff like that and that bus has got 944 seats in it
So they were super comfortable and then all of a sudden like my legs rub in the bottom of the steering wheel
And that's because they put the mini tubs in there
But it's a super solid bus because it's it's closed off in the back by the engine hatch like you get you to get to the rear
When you open the rear hatch
There's no window on it and then it's all enclosed
It's a separate compartment for storage stuff and whatever but it's all been specifically built for
This being this emergency rescue vehicle. Yeah, super cool
I mean it's just got a lot of oddball stuff a flag mouth on the side a step on the bumper
Just a bunch of really cool stuff that's got so anyway, that's that's the g-ride for me
And when you guys go down there
I know as you guys are getting on fairies and you need to have reservations for the car
So they go on fairies like all that DD handles all that so she knows who's coming what's going on and then so we go
We get to add Andy's place before we even set foot on the on the trip
Mark calls and he's driving his right hand drive original paint
23 window down with it's got a
17 mark mark pain has got the last year on the last cow look caravan video
He was driving his 1954 right hand drive split window or I'm sorry 54 oval and
He was one of the video that was changing the clutch
Changing the throttle cable and wrapping it around the clutch cable
So that's mark marks in the world of finance not in the world of Volkswagen's but marks a great dude huge collection of cars
Just really cool stuff and just it's just a solid dude, right?
So marks one of the good boys and then he calls and he's got issues
So right away we're getting ready to go rescue mark. He's an hour out from where we're at
we're leaving in like three hours and
It's just the mad dash at Andy shop and he's going her miles out or D
He's going home on her's hour, and I'm just kind of standing around which is what I do best
I'm actually I'm actually work. I'm actually working on payroll while I was there
So I was doing payroll while I was there for a couple weeks
Business owner life. Yeah, and so
Vacation is it right? I said in the company meeting on the company mean I said, don't you guys air dare call us a vacation?
I said I'm on the phone with you guys every day going over schedule and all that and so
Mark we're gonna go rescue mark and then last minute, you know
So now you guys have an issue with Andy's car. You got it all dialed in marks having problems
You guys could get him so we go to get mark and then mark ends up grabbing a tow truck Jason's there
Jason knows who he is Jason's Andy's friend. He's like make just call this tow truck and he'll grab the truck
So they grab it they get a tow truck
That's like 40 minutes way picks him up brings him over because it had been two hours. Yeah, they're not about our they're our back
So within 45 minutes when you say a three-hour window
That's when I had to be the ferry or that's when you're yeah, that's when you were scheduled to leave
We were scheduled to leave Andy's shop, okay, right?
We had like an hour hour and a half buffer to the ferry and so we end up mark
Mark shows up and he's got a 356 engine in the back of that bus, right? So
Generator the generator pulley exploded and so now we're trying to get another generator pulley
We grab one Joey's working on that thing jumps right in and starts trying to get it back on the road
Well, the alternate the pulley and the belt are different from the we grab one off a 36 horse
Mm-hmm in the next room and it's not the same pulleys are different sizes
So anyway, we finally get the thing together, but now the generators not working
But we're just pulling the pin and going for it
So we hit the road we figure by generator while they're out they call them a dynamometer over there
But we're gonna get a generator on the way out. So now we're we're we're on the road and we're cruising
I mean, this is a barn door 23 right-hand drive all patina on gas burners with nice the 356 motor
So in the lineup and then
So now enter Ramirez, so
Sam stalker is a friend of
He's a he's a friend of Mark's and he rode down with Mark
Well, anyway Sam listens to the podcast and we've got Sam Dix who's Jim Dix on there
And he goes I'm Sam number two. I'm like we got to figure something out with this
I said, what's your last name Sam? He says stalker. I said stalker. He says stalker like STO
KER CK you're I think a stalker like the night stalker. We're calling you Ramirez like you know
Ramirez the rich Ramirez the night stalker
Which it's pretty funny because the name stuck all weekend and at first he was kind of hating it
But I think Sam Sam kind of got over it, but he was a good sport about it. So
We hit the road
he's riding with me and
So he's right with me in the beginning and we're leaving and leaving Andy's shop
They have these little two-lane death roads, right?
They're like
Hedges all the way to the side and your mirrors rubbing as cars are going past each other
So I'm riding I'm driving the the catastrophic shuts everybody's in front of me and
You know, I'm doing what I normally do with driving five other things
Hang on real quick. That's a left-hand drive car, right?
It's a left-hand drive. It is a left-hand drive car on right-hand
Streets and so at least you're following people. Yeah, and so
Which is helpful because you'll have a tendency to go on it feels so wrong making
Right turns and left turns and merging all stuff just feels kind of funky. It takes a while to get used to it for a little bit
But you and Ramirez Ramirez is next to me and we're driving
I have it on video and there's this car that honks at me because I'm I may be over the line a little bit on their side
And he just goes he just screams in the side of Pat and I just looked at him like did you really just scream is like
Yep, that was me, you know, and I was so funny because it caught me off guard
But I guess, you know, he's realizing now. He's driving with a yank in the car
Yeah, he's on the wrong side of the road on the wrong side of the steering wheel and
Maybe his life flashed before his eyes, but
At any rate we get down to we roll down to the dock takes about a half an hour to get down to the dock and as we pull in
There's cars that are staged in
They call them cues we call them lines with their staged, right?
So we get in and
They've got to check our passports and all stuff
So DD hands everybody their papers and I got my paper show them things for the ferry give my passport
We get through as we get in line. There's
1520 Volkswagen's in line
Yeah, Hessech, which was super cool
Terry Settle was there with his
With his type 34 car McGee a bunch of other people some
People that are familiar with the wagon the YouTube channel and then some podcast listeners
And so I just kind of go down hand out some stickers and just start rapping with some people
That's why I sent you that 66 Gia dash trim
anyway
He thought I didn't know that a 66 is a one year only dash trim. I used to own a 66. Come on now. So
At any rate
We're hanging out for there for a while then then it takes once once they start taking the cars
So we're probably parked in line for like an hour or whatever and then once they start taking the cars
You just file in one at a time everybody lines in there's a guy guides you in tells you stop
You just put it set the emergency brake and then just go upstairs you go up the elevator into like the
Level 10 on the on the cruise ship. So it's like a cruise ship with a parking garage underneath
So all the cars pull in we go upstairs. We usually just everybody hits the
Hits the like the general restaurant up there
We just kind of hung out for about an hour or whatever and then everybody just goes to their cabins
So you have like a cabin you stay overnight in Scott, you know bathroom all that stuff in it
and then they get a
Dinger that goes off about six in the morning to wake you up and
It's make sure he's ready. Well. Yeah, cuz you got it
They got a disembarked eight o'clock eight o'clock
You got to be downstairs because if you're sitting there if you're not there nobody can move their cars
All the cars are in line. So
Anyway, get up go grab some breakfast of everybody and then we hit the road heading towards
Hessage and so that day we drive straight to Hessage. It's about a four and a half hour drive
But it's super nice because you know when we're driving here
I was talking to buddy Hale on the phone earlier
We're talking about the trip she's asked questions and I said, yeah
You know when we're in the desert and like when you're driving in early fall and it's like 70 degrees outside
Nice and cool. You're like man my Volkswagen is loving this weather. Like that's the weather driving there
Now this is before the heat wave. Yeah the weekend coming up and
So we cruise through there a couple gas stops whatever and then we roll into Hessage Thursday night and Hessage has already kind of
Popping off a little bit. I don't even think we checked in the hotel yet
So we just go straight to Hessage and then Andy pulls right into the middle
Sets his car up turns his neon on the interior and it's just bumping tunes the whole time
And you know, there's a bunch of stiff lip, you know stalker type people there
But most everybody was just really getting into it. It was super good
He got a lot of love from a lot of people that were there to see that
I'm posted up in the catastrophic shuts, you know, just showing them the rare the rareness of the 78 and
But as good as as we get there, I just start seeing everybody from the states like yeah
It's like I was at a show in California, you know, I mean like I'm seeing guys from Utah
I'm seeing guys from you know, I'm seeing rich in those guys from Utah. I'm seeing
Lloyd I'm seeing
Shoot
Ron Huff I'm seeing all the all the usual suspects. I see everywhere else like literally everywhere. So
We're hanging out there in Hessage Thursday night. We get checked into the hotel. We wake the poor guy up
That's running the hotel the old man and he don't speak a lick of English and we get what does he speak?
German. Yeah, he just just speaks German. But what do you guys speak German? No?
Oh, I did he did well
Did he could speak German with a little bit of liquor in her all of a sudden her German became fluent and we're like
We're not really sure if she's speaking German, but she was like she got it handled
So we all got her rooms and I get into my room, bro, and it's hot. It's like 85 degrees in my room
No, no fan the window can open but it's just as hot outside and that just lets the skaters in so there I am
I'm in my hotel room because this year I've planned ahead and I brought two microfibers with me, bro
The catch all save it your life
Rag and I'm like
As we check in the hotel probably 11 30 12 o'clock by time I get settled in I go and take a cold shower
Like intentionally a cold shower try to cool down
Yeah, and I'm sleeping on top of the covers and then I'm looking at the ceiling and I see all these mosquitoes
So now I go in this towel popping situation where I'm like all you hear is
For the next 15 minutes in the room just trying to kill mosquitoes because I'm not trying to wake up bit to death
Anyway, we get up have breakfast. They make us breakfast and stuff or there. So it's pretty cool
It's kind of a it's like an old farmhouse and then they made it into hotels
But it was so hot there like let's say our hotel had 20 rooms in it, right? There's
there's probably
Five or 65 or six people that canceled because they looked at the forecast the weather and they just said forget it
And so there was a group there from the Netherlands and I and their name is scathing right now
and
Anna Anna Karina, I think her name is and
And
Her and a bunch of people from the Netherlands we get the chat and that breakfast morning and it's like oh, yeah
Well, I'll see you over there at Hessech and so we just kind of hit it off with this group
All of a sudden everybody's just sharing pictures of their cars, you know, and it's that's you know, like the pictures are kids
So we're all kind of hanging out there. Then we head over to Hessech and it's day one of Hessech
so
Crazy enough soon as I pull in a Hessech and I park and Hessech is like you're prepaid to get in they were fully sold out
so it's like I I pull in there and I just kind of parked to the right in the in the parking lot
but I got a place right up close and
I don't sooner than I get out. I run into Walter Yellenick who's been on the podcast. He's he does razor skins
the the really super nice
Metal for type 34 karmic gears rockers also he makes all stuff Walter. He also did the Sidewinder bug
He's best known for the Sidewinder RC model full-size kit that he made of the Tamiya
Model and then he also did the buses with the tall roofs that have the clear glass on them. I forget. Yeah
I was talking about yeah, like a tour bus. So we did a podcast with Walter Yellenick solid dude. Good guy
I run into him and
Lo and behold he has blue Nelson with him and
Blue Nelson if you guys remember from the scene back in the day
So blue's got to be problem. I I couldn't remember I think from what I remember the guy
He kind of wore like maybe like peg-legged his pants and kind of had the the flop kind of a surf kind of vibe type thing
but he had the yellow and blue type 34 karmic gear and
Blue and I get the chatting and he's
He's low-tech. He just flip phone. Yeah, and
He's out of the scene been out of the scene just from the first hessage to this hessage
He was like and I'm not gonna get too much into it because we're gonna do a podcast. I got him committed to a podcast
Okay, great guy
Back in the day. He was kind of a
He was a purist. He reflects on how he was back and he was like, you know, it's kind of a
Rare car snob type thing, you know, and that was kind of the vibe to some of those guys
But it was great. We had it. We had a great conversation. He was there in a Bentley
Like an old fat fender Bentley type thing that he had picked up
I interviewed him about this particular Bentley because the Bentley he's driving has like doors that open up and go to the side
Which apparently that patent was sold with Bentley to Volkswagen and that's where they patented the sliding door
Yeah, so anyway, we do a cool way video with him
And he's been asked to do a lot of interviews people
We probably talked for about an hour just face-to-face and he gave me a lot of inside baseball
What happened a lot of history of what he's been involved in this is all gonna be coming up on it's all be coming up on a great
I'm super the beans now. Yeah, I'm super excited to get him on because he's got he has a ton of his phone
How are you gonna do it if
He's got a ton of history. I mean, I'll drive down to where is that because now he's in the hang on
Is this a is this a European guy or an American? No blues from they blue Nelson used to drive the
The type 34 gear Roadster it had it had like racing
Body work on it. You'll know him if you see him because he was he was local guy
No, no, he was Southern, California guy and
His grandfather had owned the Romech dealership in Hollywood. And so he's he's been into that stuff a lot, you know, and so
So it's possible. I don't think it's a European dude. No, no, no, you're gonna go down in California
He's in California. We talked I've got his number
We're gonna lock in a podcast and you got a real podcast
I can just do the history and get locked in bro
I'm telling you it's gonna be some really really good history. Good history of the early 90s of
That's right when we were getting hunting for the rare stuff because he was the guy that set up the cross-country tour in the prototype new
Beatles
Yeah, and it was in the magazines back then and all that so
But blue from what I've met so far solid dude, man, just a good guy
I'm excited to get him on the podcast because it's gonna be a real good one. That's for sure
and then
So talk with him for a little bit and then I kind of broke away started walking around it was bro
When I tell you was so hot, dude, and this is a guy that lives in Las Vegas, bro
We're no stranger to he yeah, no, it was because it was like 80 degrees with like 85% humidity
No, it might have been like 60% humidity. It was it wasn't as hot. It was not as hot as
as
What's it called up there the
It wasn't as hot as
Canada when I went to Canada last year last year. Hi, I muted that so you could pop the lid on that
I muted that so you pop the lid on that but
We're cracking open a cold one a liquid death, bro. Yeah, cold liquid delicious water. So
And anyway, it was it was blazes hot as I'm walking around as I was watching cars filing and I'm getting the days blurred in
We're not gonna spend a ton of time on hessage other than it was
Roasting hot. So let's let me ask you some questions about hessage
Is it like a trefing show where it's majority vintage like they're it's all it's all like
1967 and earlier I think it has to be and so Catastrophe wasn't in it. It was outside
No, it was it was outside, but it was already sold out
So it wasn't registered so it wasn't gonna get in but there was a lot of stuff out out in the parking lot
So with the videos I was seeing that you were having it look like you're just walking down a village or something
Correct. So it has such old doors like this old town. So you're in the old part of the center of town
It's kind of like the RV a show but a much larger scale RV is a recreation. Yeah, this is the real deal and they've got
I mean, I have one video of like 50 split windows in a row going down most of them are vintage, but there's probably
50 custom
Cars you see in their split windows. What kind of car count are we talking here? How many cars are they they said
They said they had 800 cars there. Yeah, it's it's a lot of cars. Everything's jammed in
It's was there like a big parking lot where the majority of them were and into an indoor place nothing
It's all through the streets. Yeah, that's pretty cool to figure it out and then
They have a church in there where a couple years ago
I think the last one they had the type 38 beetle inside there. So hang on. What's type 38 beetle?
That's the first that's one of the prototypes that they found shows. I'm a China. Oh, yeah, so
So they had
They they they got just tons of stuff out there. I ran into
Marco and the guys from Australia ran into those guys shadow for Aussie homies. Yeah, yeah, I
I ran into didn't run into Marco Marco was looking for him. We never we never connected, but I ran it to
gosh and everybody's names escape me right now, but
the boys from Australia
And they're world travelers bro. Yeah, it's one crazy weekend. Yeah, but a hessage. Well, let's be honest
I was there too. So it's kind of the same but
We I mean I yeah, but have you been to Australia? No, we'll get there. We'll get there
I'm waiting for my brother to get his passport someday. So
Yeah, so it's it's super
It's super it's super different over there going to the States because you're looking at like
Like you pay for every bathroom every bathroom you got to pay for there was a couple free bathrooms over there
But most about me have to pay like a euro or whatever to use and then
You're not used to that an air-conditioned bathroom. No, there's zero point zero condition. It got so hot
They brought a buck and I think sweating a little room and I think it was Saturday
They actually brought out a and they also have urinals at no dividers. So there's no shame over there like everything is
open and then
They brought out the fire department brought out a because apparently there's some other car shows going on in that area
They all canceled because the heat. Yeah, they brought out like an 8-foot. I don't know about dying hard
8-foot
8-foot tall fan on a trailer that had a water like a mister water things in the front of it
Yeah, I was 8 foot tall and they got it running and they're just trying to shoot water over the people because they're they're trying not to get
Yeah, and trouble because they know how to prevent deaths from heat because they don't have a seat
Bro, I heard the statistic that more people die in Europe from heat
Then we have people that die from gun violence here like it's just I want a miserable way to go row
Like a problem is it's all the old's bro like all the old people die like that because they can't do anything
They just sit there and slowly start cooking so
But yeah, it was a chance to do that. There's a heat wave
In the week of this, you know, that's I had that and I had the same thing happen at
the Greg Stagrin show that's Niagara
We had a hot one crazy weekend. So it hit shows every now and I mean
The difference is we have air conditioning at pools
Yeah, you can always run inside of the casino and cool off in about 10 minutes and get you some ice cream
No, maybe a large cup of ice ice nothing
ice nothing so
Yeah, so that's one of the cool things that I saw there
Was the beetle barn double cab was there I'll get out and I was kind of looking for the guy that owned it
Dude or whatever own it. No Christian Grunman does not own anymore. It now belongs to someone
I'm not sure I thought he sold to someone in Sweden, but I was trying to connect with the dude that's pretty slick
It was there though. Is it like yours like pretty much preserved as yeah, yeah, yeah, it's still same
It's got chrome. I need to be reunited bro matter of fact
I don't even think I it still has the same the same tires that are on it
I mean it looks it's untouched for sure. So
But has it was cool it was hot a couple days
I mean even like what's funny is there's houses like newer houses that are just like on the next street over and there
there was like a girl out there and
She's German girl. She looked way too young to be looking at she's wearing like this slinky setup
And she's got bottles of water. She's selling out there and her her uncle is in the driveway
and he's got a bunch of car parts out like he's vending in his own driveway and
I mean everybody's everybody's going for it
What they've been w pars at least yeah, yeah, yeah, and so it's a pretty cool setup a lot of stuff
Not oh no, no, I take it back
They have a huge a monster swap me going through the swap me ran into another couple
Listens the podcast people that watch your videos right like a lot of people that recognize me talk to me and said, you know
we're just chatting about what's up and
Some people that are coming to one crazy weekend
I mean, I came the amount of Americans that was there probably has to be the most of this of all time because I mean
I saw dozens of people from the States. I mean being in the States while you guys were all there
Instagram was absolutely flooded with people that were there. Yeah, you're like people you normally follow like they're all there
It's like one crazy week. I like where everybody's over here. Yeah, yeah
So
I
Checked all that stuff out
Hessage was good. I remember mostly that it was super hot
We would get out there we'd get out of there pretty late at night
Then Sunday Sunday kind of winded down a little early like around 12 o'clock a lot of people are leaving early and stuff
Mm-hmm a lot of cool stuff in the swap meet like if you're looking for stuff
There's lots. There's a lot of stuff in the swap meet
I didn't spend a ton of time there because there's like a creek that runs through the middle of it
Mm-hmm, and it was it's like it's already hot and muggy for anything right now
Yeah, that's a problem. Well, I saw I'm looking for awesome when it's when you have a list like I'm looking for a
headlight ring for a
Karmigia TC. So yeah, what do they look like? Well, yeah, exactly good. Do you have an example like I have one
Yeah, but I mean, I've they only made 14,000 cars. I'm gonna have to find one of those somewhere else
But I was looking for like something tells me it wasn't hand-formed over
Something and put it on
But I
I was looking for what I was looking for in the swap meet
I was looking for sport bug seat fabric to see because on my sport bug I got to do
Is no one re-popping it now to where you can actually get no, I'm sure someone has that sport bug seat fabric
It's like a blue corduroy. Yeah
But speaking of a sport bug I did order from top line from my buddy Jesse a top line I ordered
This is the lower lowering suspension kit for the front
Okay, and I think I would say to adjustable spring plates here still the ones that were on the IRS, bro
I know I have your IRS adjustable spring plates. They are different. Yeah
I've got the Adam works that were on that that were lift plates. We flipped upside down and then I had the original chrome
Adjustables that were in the front of
White flash so we I'm pretty sure I got another set. So that car is ready to get
moving on that and
Do a motor for that thing?
and so
One of the things that crossed my mind almost started thinking about the Brazilian motor for that thing
But who knows we'll put a pin on the TC. It's gonna do anything
No, no, it's type 3 the T TC is a type 3 at any rate. So
Yeah, Hessech was really cool incredible swap meet
There's there's so much stuff there like whatever you need
They've got it for just about anything and they've I mean, obviously, it's Germany
So they just got tons and tons of stuff. There's a lot of late model stuff out there
I saw a lot of sport bug wheels stuff like that. So
You know, it's definitely, you know, I think it's once every five years and it's
Don't know if I'd go again
Well, you also experienced in the heat wave might have been nice
If it was 75 degrees and you were walking around enjoying yourself. Yeah, but it's it's like it's so it's so busy
I don't know again if I was looking for something it was fun and my experience of being out the heat wave really kind of
Put a damper on it, but yeah, we went there through Sunday then Monday
We were able to go to the grooms and do amuse a tour of their museums
They got a big Romach collection there and then a bunch of Volkswagen's and I probably took a 40 minute video walking through
there with
Mr. Grunman the dad, you know, Christian's dad, I forget his name starts with a T. It's like
Turk or something like that
He personally gave us a tour to kind of go through the whole thing with with with where Russell and Andy kind of set that up
And what do you talk about? I don't
Where Russell said what up set up for us like a private meeting a
private tour at their
Museum there
So was Christian there the gentleman's been on the podcast was you there? No, your Christian hasn't been on the podcast. No, I thought it
No, so
I'm thinking the head guy of my bed. Yeah, so let me see. This is why I have his
Percy walked us through there. So we got to see just about everything and they have prototype beetles there
They've got KDF stamp books. They've got and this wasn't open to everybody or no during the weekend
It was open everybody for like they were doing an appointment like tours at certain times
Mm-hmm, but since we were there Monday and we were leaving then we ended up
just getting that private tour to check it out and
It's pretty cool. They've got 123455 real matches in this thing
and
It's a really cool historic walk through we walk through and he just kind of walks us through about every car that's there
So we're there probably a good a good solid 45 minutes to an hour
We get through there and I'm hammered with all kinds of questions because you know how I am and so he but he's enjoying it
He's having a he's having a good time. He's like stop Bill. I'm like, no
I've got my video camera out the same video camera that I broke the SD card on so I gotta get that fixed because the museum tour is super cool
They got a lot of really cool cars in there and then after that we hit the road and we head from Hesse
right to
To the hotel that night and then Tuesday we do a BBT tour so we go through BBT
Get a tour through there of the guy that
Runs the parts counter. No Bob Bob was in his private collections was across the street
Then we went over to that
After that and that was just crazy the amount of stuff that that he's got there
I mean he's got he's got a big warehouse on the second floor is like his part section
So this is after Hesse. It is already over has it is over and you guys are be driving from
Hesse such to Chamea. Is that where you're going? Well, too
We will go to Chamea in a couple days because we so now it's Monday and we're our plan is we're gonna be in Chamea on Thursday
So now between these three days we have Monday
We tour the Greenmans Museum and then drive to the hotel Tuesday
We get up and we head over to BBT and we check out the shop
We do a whole shop tour walk through all BBT's warehouse all that stuff and then we go and tour
Bob's private collection of cars
Check all that stuff out
Then after that
That same day we headed over to the garage. That's the one I did the video for they had a super cool shop set up
the guys over at the garage and
Jeff and everybody over there. I did a video did a shop tour, you know with the owner interviewed him all the stuff
super cool guys and
Hopefully I get that video back put together because it's just super cool content look like an awesome shop
That was the shop did it alive. I did I did and it's just such a cool shop man. They had everything from
oval oval window speedster cars to like in 914's and
All kind of stuff. They had that they had that turbo Volkswagen that had Citroen heads on it, which was kind of wild
That's in that. That's on the live stream that I did
But and it may not be a live stream
That might actually be on the video that I made because I've made a bunch of videos and all that stuff and so
Yeah, we're over there until just about dark and then we head over to Antwerp to our hotel and
Then get to the hotel get all situated at this time now. We've met up with Russell's crew. So it's
Russell and
Russell and Gavin with trailer Queen restorations
Owen Russell's son and then the boys that that normally run with him Morris and Ron and I can't think of that
I'm missing one of their names
but all those guys from Scotland are there and
So we're we're now
Going with those guys and then we've got the five of us that are together. So the five of us that are together this whole time are
Joey's driving a right-hand drive split now
The fret the one that was on the cover car that was on Volkswagen. That's Mark's car. Yeah, so he's driving Mark's car to
He's driving Mark's bus Mark's split window
Mark is in the barn door and Mark's in the barn door and then I'm driving the catastrophic shots and and he's driving his
His gear the 56 gear and then we meet up with Russell and Russell's got
Lanny with him and he's got Darren with him from Canada. So now the crew just got bigger and
now we're headed to
We our first stop is and I may have skipped I skipped this
This was before we even got there. We had to stop to meet up with Russell's guys at Bend Pond and
Andy's tranny is making all kinds of noise. And so now he's getting kind of stressed out
So you think it's a full chrome plate falling and all this kind of stuff
Get to the shop and I have all this video. So this video will come out now. So this so we make it to the Bend Pond
VW dealership. I was about to say that sounds like a dealership when you were saying I was like them
Yeah, Ben Ben Pond is where like the first Ben Pond is the guy that designed design the bus
Look, we saw the truckie going around and said you need to make that a car or whatever do the sketch
But it's like a commercial dealership there. So we go there and he's having problems with this car
We we realized that the the bearing caps are
Machined differently and the and there's too much room in the axles moving around, right?
So that's what we've come to the determination. Joey's there working on it
Steve with SS air-cooled steve steve wideman's working on it
we've got
Lanny's working on it Darren's working on all these guys were working on it and so for axles
We're just trying we're just trying people staying around some wheel. Yeah, I'm filming everything and so hold down
I'm feeling everything get on everybody's nerve making jokes and stuff like that and that because that's what I do
Anyway appropriate time for humor. Let me get some in there
So Andy and I then take off now before we left Andy likes his stuff low. Yeah
Ridiculously low. So I get in the bus after he's had everything redone and sitting super low
And I go just down the street and just drive away from a place like it's literally hitting the beam
I have video of how low the beam was about a half an inch off the ground and then catastrophe whatever catastrophe shoots
yeah, and so
Before we even leave for this trip
We have to raise the front end and Andy's all bothered by it because like it looks so dumb man with that nose up like that
And I'm like it doesn't matter, bro. I I gotta have some suspension. I can't you know lose a vertebrae taking this thing so
This is important because this happens. So now Andy's car is down. He's like bill
Let's go. I found this place that might have these bearing spacers because we figured we need bearing spacers at this point
We didn't know that there was too much room inside the yeah
Inside the caps the the caps that also double is the brake caliper brackets
So we hop in we're going around it's Tuesday
We're going around this industrial area and and and in Europe, right?
They'll have like this they've got roundabouts everywhere
And then they'll have like this little concrete median over the Netherlands that like you go in the roundabout or you go in the
Right-turn lane type thing, but I'm completely clear of that
But what I can't see is because all the asphalt and concrete is the same
But I think it's asphalt it raises up in the center
Mm-hmm
And so now Andy and I are in this panic rush to go get it's crowned between the front wheels, right?
So Andy and I are coming up to this roundabout and we just bang you hear this loud bang and it hits the front adjuster
Knocks the adjuster loose now. We are dragging the front beam on the ground. We're already in a panic situation
Yeah, and so I'm just like this is ridiculous and Andy looks at anything
It's like you knock the adjuster off so the adjuster got knocked up like a notch
Yeah, and it's laying the beam on the ground because I and Andy's convinced I hit a median. I'm like, bro
I didn't hit a median. I'm telling you the cop the asphalt bunched up in the middle, right?
We get kind of ruts in the road
So we pull into this place this guy's of no help at all. It's sweltering hot
This guy's got a little air conditioner inside there. He doesn't want to help anybody for anything
He didn't want to use AC and so I told I told Andy. I'm like
Hey, he's like, come on get in just get in the back. I'm like, dude, I can't even be in that bus right now
I'm like, it's just sitting to it's literally sitting on the probably a quarter of an inch off the ground
Right. I get in there. It's on the ground. So I'm like, you know what? I'll just walk back. We're not that far
We were a little bit far. I had misjudged how far your drum is such a short period of time
He didn't realize it's five miles an hour. So Andy comes back
Everybody's on edge
Andy leaves to go get washers because the guy says go check this other place over here and the guy gives him an adder
So he takes off to the other place. I now walk back to Ben Pond. I walk around the corner
There's 10 people that are looking at me and they just see me walking back by myself and they're like, what happened?
What happened? I can't even talk all I can do is laugh at this point
This is just comically ridiculous because I'm like, he's dragging the front of that bus everywhere. He's going right now
I'm sitting here. So he pulls back and they're like, what happened?
I'm like, we're driving at the not the adjuster knock loose and now the bus is dragging the front end
So he goes take the bus. He finally gets he goes to some shop and the guy's like
I need some space like this is like, I don't have he's like, you got to have these because whatever they do
So that's a truck stop the guys like we I have some but I need him. He's like
I'll pay whatever you want from this guy's like, all right
10 10 euro each for like these washers real money. I mean he's like a hundred bucks worth
You know what I mean, but and he's just like, yeah, you got me over barrel. What am I gonna do?
I just need him. So he gets so as they come back
Everybody starts double team in the rear end of his car
and
Now I got a Joey and I jack up the front of the bus and to raise this bus because it's ball joint and it sits low like
Stupid low
You have to once you drop all the suspension
Then you have to disconnect the lower ball joint drop the trailing arms so you can actually set it up one or two notches on the
Adjuster. Yeah, that's how low this bus sits. So they put it back. I wouldn't the ball joints articulate
They because they won't go down that far
Because you're you're not loosening the top one because you can't get the top because it's like up and back and in a ridiculous position
So you have to force the bottom so you push the bottom right?
So we're running based on the bottom spring
So we we raise it up and you're probably doing this one with a jack. Yeah. Yeah with a jack and joey's joey's doing
Joey's doing a lot of work because joey's just jumping. Yeah, and I'm
I'm making sure it's getting filmed and so
I did use the impact with the wheels off and it was like a comical situation because we don't have the right axle nuts
We're in front of the dealership. We end up getting some stuff
Long story short. We finished the day. The bus is now back on the road. Oh
My gosh, the bus is on the road
The gears ready to go and he's fixed we thought gets on the road starts driving
I don't even make it down the street and I hear
I'm like, oh, no the ball joint was turned to the point where it was the front wheel the ball joint the angle
The ball joint was now rubbing the rotor
So now I got I just got to stop everybody's like in go mode. I'm like, yeah, I got to stop
so I turn around we literally jack it up right there and
Who helps me who helps me take care of it?
I get the jacket because everything's in the back at the catastrophe. She's I pulled the jacket
I jack it up
We pull the wheel off and then we see what's going on
We turn the wheel all the way and then we adjust it just out of the way
And I can't remember if it was Darren or who helped me with
Getting that situated, but we just moved the ball joint cleared out of the way
And then got it back on the road hit the road and probably about
30 40 minutes in and he's like
I'm losing the tranny again. There's something going on with the tranny something's
Definitely with the tranny at this point. We don't know what the issue is. Yeah, so
He's fine as long as he does not going fast, right?
So if he's going 50 miles an hour 60 miles an hour, but he starts going faster than that it starts
The theory at this point is the ring and pin is not drilled. It's heating up and it's starting to get stuck
Anyway, that wasn't the issue. The issue was the bearing cap spacers, right? So it was the bearing cap spacer slash
Combo for that and the guys at the garage just jumped in they've got a
Lay they got everything there look machine it all up and he's like brand new good to go and now Andy's doing 80 miles an hour
Everywhere and so he's he's happy now because the car's fixed, but that was the next day
Doing that at the garage and going through that they pulled it up got the car back on the road and
But I mean that car is brand new just finished and that so far
Shakedown was the thousand mile drive right 1400 miles. Yeah, so
But we probably have at this point 400 miles under our belt leave leave the garage and then head over to the hotel
Hang out at the hotel for the night
Get up the next morning and then that's when we head to
Wednesday we go to Pat's stock and performance and so that's in
That is in Brussels and so that's still in Belgium
So we go to the shop and you'd walk in the shop and you would swear you're walking into like car custom
Yeah, like he went to the States in the 80s and he made his shop look just like it
You would think you're in a shop in the 80s in
California a lot of grades like neon checkerboard floor, you know teal and yellow stripes inside the building just super cool
And I interview Pat super cool guy great story
Also have it on video whole face-to-face real plus a shop tour like walking through shop his shop's got to be 13000 feet
it's a big big shop and
Bunch of cars lined up bunch of cool stuff body working in the back
Mechanic line in the middle and then part section behind the store and then the side the other side is another access place
But they've got tons of projects all over the place. So we're there
I run into a bunch of listeners or run into a couple guys from Sweden
That came down they drove four days down to go to the event they listen to the podcast
We got to talking the one guy's got hydraulic suspension on his car
We start talking about that because of the bull run bus with that
But just the same demon setup or and someone else's
Somebody else's he bought it. He bought it like that. Yeah, and so
But then and then I meet how does he like it out of curiosity
No, he likes it. It doesn't articulate as much as mine does it doesn't go up and down as much
But it's pretty cool. I got I have a video of it working up and down
These videos are a mysterious
promises, bro, so
at any rate
so we just imagine we go through yeah, Pat's place and
There's
But just end up meeting those guys and I meet Tom and then Tom's dad has an MPG TV bug
I was supposed to interview his dad about the GTV bug his dad was supposed to be on the meet
But he wasn't there and then Tom's there and I'm rapping with Tom for a while
Tom's got a super clean 66 right-hand driver original British car
Beetle and his dad has been into cow look and MP and all that stuff forever and
And
His dad originally had John Maher build him a motor John Maher the drummer for the buzzcocks
It did a bunch of engines for all that stuff. He's been on the podcast
And so he tracks down the guy that his dad sold the engine to who was not far from where he lived the guy
I agree system the engine so now he's got a 66 cowl looker on the the new repro BRMs
That have the casting marks in the face the five dots. Yeah. Yeah, so he's got his super
I mean, it's it's a mostly original paint 66 like the
the gulf blue I think it is and
Super nice car dude right hand drive. It's got the motor at 1680 with 40 at IDA's on it
And it's all been tuned like I mean cars the motors been together 20 years. Yeah runs like a champ
You know and so he's now
Joining with us as far as where we're traveling to and stuff like that for the most part matter of fact in and out
But he really he joins us for the ride home when we start going home on Friday, so
Or start going home Monday it was from from Chamey, but now we're now we're leaving and we're going so we leave paths on Wednesday and then
Thursday we go to Kurt's impi collection. So Kurt is a big impi collector that's in
the Netherlands and
Is this just his house where he's actually at the shop and stuff. Well, he has like a shop. So
It's a shop for his private collection. So it's and you'll see video of it on my last last
the cow look
Caravan that video. So you see the impi collection. It's just crazy. He has one room
That's just all NOS parts and pieces and it's like, you know
Crazy pieces of sheet metal, you know from dog legs up to the doorpost to the whole
a pillar arc and over the smooth side of a
Single cab gate, you know, there's like just just the craziest amount of like NOS sheet metal stuff all on shelves
And all stuff that's in the room next to like those monkey bikes those
They're like the trail Honda 50s
Yeah, so like a room with like 50 of those in it just all restored all different colors and all that and then
downstairs he had like a 23 window bus with
Like plywood set across the seats and a bunch of impi collectibles on that and just super cool
He's got a whole thing set up with all the steering wheels and all that stuff
Just a rad set up and I got there to meet
Shane who Shane was with 10-foot Doug
Shane's
Shane's got a super sick barn door and he's a barn door guy, but listens to the podcast and so
shot out shot out to Shane and
Geez saw so many people that you know Ron saw Ron Fleming Keith soon
Like now all the usual suspects are there Dave Conklin runs into town from the corn panzers. I mean, it's like
Everybody's there. Everybody was going to Hesse. It's correct. Everybody for sure was going to EBI
Yeah, so and now there he was doing the open house and is put on by the club that curts in which is the flat
liners is the name of their club and so
Just a bunch of cool dudes a lot of the DFL guys are there George Otto all those guys
so I see a lot of familiar faces and then
From that point we pack it up over there and then head to oh, that's where I first ran into
to Cedric and Sylvie which
Those are our friends from I remember from Belgium that have been here before and then we met them
You met them through Chris Cox through Chris Cox, right? Yeah, so
And they help out with EBI on all that stuff. So I got to see Cedric and Sylvie, which was great. They were there and then
We ended up going to
From that night we wrap up head back to the hotel and then the next day is the road to Chame
so now Chame and each day we're doing anywhere from
120 to 180 miles something like that and the freeways are they're pretty nice dude and now and obviously
We're in Europe now. Everything's left. Everything's left-hand drive. So you're right at home. Yeah and steering
Yeah, it's it's normal. There's nothing. There's nothing to be worried about over there. So
but yeah, so now we head to Chame and
European Buggin is
It reminds me
If Prado had drag racing on a not-real racetrack street
That's kind of what it reminds. So it's like a camping thing. There are hundreds and hundreds of campers
So there's campers all around the whole space and then in the center
There's a car show area
But the car show is surrounded by this road that people keep making laps on like they do at Prado
Yeah, and so you're kind of kicking up a lot of dust on a lot of these cars
I mean Andy Andy's gear was completely smoked and then Joey left the opening the hood open on the 50 split
It's just a whole situation. So
But Ebi Ebi super cool. They had the Friday night. They had an MP
MP VIP party or whatever
So he went to that and that was at the cowlick castle where it's like a rentable place. That's like an old castle
Not really, but it's called a cowlick house because you have rent for the cowlick. They used to do cowlick stuff there last year
That's just what they call it, right? So
We head over there
Typical situation just kind of hang out with everybody there
They had a couple food trucks and stuff and you got in there
They give it you know, you just go to any of the food trucks and get food and all that stuff
Super cool hanging out over there and then
Go back to Ebi on Saturday. So we roll in the Ebi Friday Saturday's the busy day at Ebi
Mm-hmm and rolling we get this Airbnb. That's just out of control. It's super super nice air BNB
And now by this time I have
didn't have AC
The Airbnb. Yes, the Airbnb head air condition had those little mini splits in every room
And I'll tell you right now my room was 60 degrees from the time I got there to the time I left and I might even left it on
But and that's not this time my wife is now coming back from Africa and it's
July 3rd. It's our it's our no July 4th of Saturday. Yeah, so it's July 4th
So she shows up on she's anniversary. So on Friday the third she's in she's coming back
She's got a six-hour layover in
Amsterdam and I said
Why don't you just hop a train and come down here and we'll figure out a flight for you to get home
She's like, oh, I don't know, you know, and she's like, I don't know the train system. Whatever. I'm like
Alka, I said I will leave and come pick you up. I'm like, I'll leave and pick you up now
And she was just kind of like it was back and forth. She's okay. I'm just getting on a train
I'm doing it. So she just got a train and then she took a train like four and a half hours and then I went picked her up in
Charlotte Roy and
Which is the next largest city close to Chame. So I drove an hour to Charlotte Roy picked her up. We hung out
brought her back to the show and
I'm just now happy because I'm like I didn't have my wife and not you and I talked when you were at
I think it was during hesets. You're like, I just wish I was with my wife. Yeah, it's just not the same
It's not the same without my girl. You know, I mean, so
Nash is in town. So I drive all the way to Charlotte Roy pick her up come back hang out with everybody for a little bit
Russell's got it all set up. So Russell set up a big
He always is in charge like the call of display and so he set up an econo motors
Mock showroom. So it was super cool. He had a bunch of super rare prototype BRM all kind of stuff in display inside this
kind of enclosed huge 10th. It's probably like 40 by 40 and
He's got Dennis's car, which I did a video of Dennis's MP bug
He's got the MP bug that he bought from Chris Cox
The orange 67 he they have a speedwell car in there
Which has all like original BRM's and all the speed well gauges and all that stuff because that's where the BRM's were from
There's from speed well
So they've got that car and they've got one of Kurt's cars, which is a late model like a 71
MPG TV so it's like an MP showroom then Russell has two cars original paint cars outside and they got
They look like loner cars from econo motors. It's a econo motor
All that stuff on the door and they're just shuttling these cars around just taking people up to the track and whatever
So it's super cool. They had this huge inflatable econo motors thing that they filled fully helium and raised it in front of the thing
I mean he really went all out. It was it was Russell did all that
I was really really Russell Rocks Russell really puts a lot of effort into well
Look at the effort he puts into that show. Yeah, the effort he puts in one crazy weekend. That dude is a devoted enthusiast man
He's awesome
So
They got that set up and then Mark Prosser who I did the podcast with last week
Last week sorry and mark and mark Prosser owns auto techniques
which is
They'd like specialize in bay window buses and he's also in charge of all you do real of them
They're all the ones all the slant ones all just gangster
Broly's made me want to get my bay because I'm driving a bay
I've got the wheels and the suspension for my bay that I have here my seven pension. Yeah, yeah
And so I'm just like bro
I gotta I gotta get this thing going because
Their stuff is low low
No, they're all static Russell said it best. He says he builds buses that are hard as nails
You know, I mean and they just look cool and he just has a so you'll enjoy his podcast because
He's got he's got a set up right there where his whole campus set up right there next to the burnout pit
Because he's in charge of the burnout pit. They've got a DJ
Just doing stuff all night like full blast all the stuff
Saturday Lee dagger from Vegas who's from here. He's from England, but he's here. He's there
He's DJing on Saturday night, which I didn't get a chance to to see what they had going on
but I ran into him on Sunday at the at the VIP booth and
I
Mean just there's just so much going on when they start that burnout thing man
They're just like it's like anybody wants come in there do burnouts, bro
I'd like they just get set up and you come in there do whatever you want
And it's a little bit sketchy sometimes some people maybe don't have as much experience, but
It was pretty it was pretty wild and mark mark with auto techniques. He's in charge of that whole area. So it's pretty legit
And then went back home Saturday night. Some people stayed late
I went home for a little bit and then we went got dinner and then came back and
I said, you know, let's just run over there real quick
It was probably like 10 o'clock at night and it's just like rave music is blasting the burnouts are going
I did a live stream walk for night while I was there and it was just kind of like just madness, bro
I mean just chaos. It's a different kind of show. It's a different kind of show
So most European ones are like that where they have DJs and stuff rockin on it's like almost a rave hang
Yep, 100% and then so I had a head back there and then tomorrow's the next day Sunday cuz Saturday
Was my wife's birthday. So I
Wanted to take her as I took her back to Charleroi the big city. It took her back and then I had Bob and
Bobby D was with me and his daughter Danica and so Danica wanted to
She was interested in doing some shopping instead of being there
So we kind of went to the mall cruise the mall over there and Charleroi
For half the day because it's an hour drive there hour drive back. We spent a couple hours over there
So it was it was good to take a little break, but I kind of missed a lot of stuff on Saturday
I didn't get back to about four o'clock
But the thing goes to like
11 12 o'clock at night
Go back to the house
Shut it down and then get up on Sunday and Sunday again is a day where people start leaving early
So it starts to thin out pretty pretty early. I had a chance to sit down and do a podcast with
Danny Allen who's
Dubbed by Dan his car that they just built the
The cabster is on the cover of Volksworld this month
So yeah, I got a good podcast with him coming up and I supposed to do a Steve Walker
But I got to grab Steve Walker via Steve Walker
Steve Walker is a
Guy heavily involved with the Volkswagen scene over there. He's done a lot of stuff off top of my head
I'm trying to think what he was he was involved with some of the the bug jam stuff
And so he's an old show promoter from there. He's been involved in the scene on a lot of different levels
so
Yeah, you got a podcast with him coming up
I do have a podcast I supposed to get some time with him because they had to stay in I said
Well, if you're here till four because one of the cars there's with was getting a trophy and I said if you're here till four
Let's let's sit down and do something. You know what I mean? So I just didn't get a chance with him
Shout out to Niels with air mighty because Niels had set me up with
Get my my flag and all that stuff situated so just did just you know a lot of
Connecting with a lot of really really cool people. So
I was uh, overall it was just a super great super great weekend
Or two weeks actually as well as that's two weeks. Yeah, it was
It was a lot, you know and so
But it was it was good man. It's definitely worth I mean you got to do it
And there's so many americans over there. I mean you could just go over there and just rent a car
and just hang out
but
It was pretty cool. They do a pretty good award ceremony at the end where they bring all the cars down from the end
I sat down with mechs
Talked to him a bunch again because he was over this car and he's just
Mechs is just such a good dude to talk to and then another another guy named tom that was from poland
Was there drag race in his car that listens to the podcast and stuff and so it's uh,
You know, it's a small world anymore. You know, so
Um
The worldwide wins. Yeah, everything is all these guys are all they're all just like us, you know, I mean, they're all into
The stuff they do but you know and then after that, you know after the show wraps up on sunday
We end up driving home monday. So we drive to a different port drive from chimete back to the uk
Uh, well, we take we have to take a six hour ferry across the water, but that's during the day
So we had to get to the ferry overnight
You're doing so we had a hundred. Yeah, we had 150 miles to go
That morning to get to
The ferry. Okay, and so that was do you know what body of water you crossed? Yeah, we crossed, uh, we crossed the
North sea and i'm pretty sure let me see
um
And that takes you directly back to england. Yeah, it takes us back to to um
Harwich, which is where we
Got in
Let's see
Yeah
So, yeah, harwich
Harwich is the port we go into and we crossed. Um, and how far is that from where you guys are going back to andy shop?
I'm assuming yes, so andy shops 30 minutes from the port. Oh nice, which is not bad at all yet and we left from
Yeah, we had left from
How big is the uk like size of california what hookah holland?
Uh, no the uk is like the size of new jersey. No way. Yeah, bro. It's small. No way new jersey's tiny, bro
uk's got to be bigger than that. I'm saying california. All right. Well, it's not it's not even close to california
So one state bro, not america. I'm just saying california. Uh, yeah, it's no california is one of the largest states
So any automotive drama from the ferries back to andy shop?
No, that's what we had we we had to make sure that we got up real early because
With rush hour and all that stuff
We had to drive all the way from chame through charleroi
All the way up through the top of france into the netherlands the corner netherlands to get out of there and
And we we left real early and we made it about an hour before it was supposed to be there. So we we lucked out
um
but uh
It was we were anticipating no issues and we didn't have
We did have
A throttle cable break in the 50 split
While it was sitting there. Oh
And then we're having dinner that last night. So we're down in like the town square having dinner sunday night after the show's over
And the boys are pulling away
And
They're hot rod in their car a little bit, you know, and they're cobblestone fricking streets and bob gets on the gas
So I leave dinner early in his car because bob's in his car because his car got shipped there
So I leave the dinner early and i'm like i'm going back to
Hang out with my lady back at the apartment or about the airbnb
So I leave early. These guys are hanging out. They're drinking. They're doing whatever and then
Probably 20 minutes and he pulls up. I need the keys for the catastrophic. That's what happened
bob tried to get on his suspension is real soft and he somehow he hit the ground and it spun his
oil
Um oil drain plug drain plug off the car away. Did he keep driving?
No, he shut it off as soon as he did because
Whatever but they killed the car right away and then and he came back got the catastrophic shots because we had like a gallon of
oil in there. So then he goes back and
bob's like we're never gonna find it and he just goes back like this one's sitting right here and just gets it
Puts it on and then they they figured the car. So now that's so now that we're home and we're safe
bob's car was making a noise like something was going to be happening with that
Generator and I'm like
This dude doesn't sound good right here. And then me driving the bus a bunch
He was making like a like a squeaking from the back wheel like a squeaking or a noise, but
It's the most part man made it home. No issues
Everything went good
Got on the ferry six hour ride back
Unloaded the ferry made it to andy's place by 10 and then we stayed one night
um
Stayed that night got up early waited for bob
On monday and then we all took the train into
uh the train into london and then we just
We got to our we we got to our airport way early
So we got to the airport probably five o'clock and then just flew home
All right, we got there about three hung out from maybe 230
Yeah, and then just kind of hung out until and it was because it kind of gets stressful when you're doing international flights and stuff
Yeah, you want to be there early you want to make sure the airport the airport that that one in monday is that one at ac
You know did that one have a one in the airport had ac
Yeah, so your son was saying the one in france didn't have ac. No, bro
They don't play dude that they're ac is fueling far between over there
But it's been uh, I mean it was it was incredible. It was incredible week
I definitely would advise it to anybody that has
You know resources for friends. Yeah to go up there and do that kind of stuff because
It's just fun. Even if you went out there and rented a car you could fly in and actually, you know when I was
doing it on chat gbt
Trying to get an idea for the best way to fly out there
It's actually cheaper like if you fly into paris or if you fly into amsterdam
Then flying into london because the taxes in london are crazy like my like my flight was
800 bucks around trip the taxes were like 1300 dollars. What? Yeah, it's crazy. What is that all about?
It's just the way that they are over there. It's just what they do and we get that higher than the actual cost of it
Yes, yes, so it's a hundred and something percent tax. Yeah. Yeah, it's craziness. It's craziness, bro
The queen needs their jewels. I don't know. It's unbelievable, man
But uh, what is it?
Yeah, what?
So there there there are ways to do it a lot cheaper
And uh
It's it's definitely uh, something worth doing
Ebi was fantastic. It's my third time to ebi
Um, hessage was my first time going so now I've been to bad cambergan hessage
and um
You know, I looked at all the shows and I was like
That one's a lot like prado
It's got a lot going on ebi is a lot like prado with some drag racing going on and then I um
Me personally actually black star camp is what you're referring to and maybe where they just keep cruising around everything
Yeah, it used to be called prada because it's not prada, but they don't do anymore. So it's just black star camp out
I think they may still call it prada, but right. I know what you're talking about. And so, uh
It was cool to go um if I said, uh
I would probably like looking at all of them. I like the air mighty event. It's
It's not a not a park in a bunch of camping and stuff like that. It's clean. It's not a bunch of dirt and dust
Some of those cars are just getting blown out, you know with with the dust
so, um
It's definitely something that uh
That that I suggest people do man
It's great to see all these different people and you'd be surprised how many people you'll see from the states or people that you'll recognize from
From here that you've dealt with over there. So
Uh, it's it's definitely it was definitely a cool experience, man
I mean the weather's great. The people are pretty people are all right, bro. They're not
They're not as nice as in the states like the strangers the vw people are all cool. They're all legit
but like we were sitting in the
We're sitting in the boat coming back over and megan was sitting there and she was like i'm gonna go out on the deck
Whatever, so she's gone and i'm sitting in my in the on the chair across in the table
And I just kind of put my foot up on the stool
Some lady just walks and tells me take my you should take your foot down from there. That's rude and I was like
I'm like looking at her like what?
And then she's just this uptight french lady. You know, she looked kind of like a dude like a howler star like you american
No, she didn't like she and I thought and I'm just sitting here thinking to myself like
There's two ladies to the left of me that are like, I mean one's got her feet in the air doing spins
Uh, the other one's literally balled up in a fetal position
And I'm sitting here thinking like you're talking to me
I'm like what you know, and she just she just tell you where filthy american bro. She can see it
You know, it's funny is uh, I saw it recently because obviously the world cup is taking place right now
so we have a lot of uh
foreigners in america right now watching
Foreign tourists not foreigners
Watching the world cup going on and all these videos are like
We can't believe how nice americans are
Like it's such a misconception
What we hear in the media and all that stuff, but these americans are absolutely fantastic and great, you know
so
Oh, yeah, I mean
It's uh, I'll tell you bottom line friendliness
Uh, we gotta be friendly as air conditioning. You name it dude
we got uh
So that's how you celebrate the 250th, huh?
Well, and that's part of the bummer right because I'm there for if america 250 which bum you out which by the way guys
There's t-shirts available and let's talk dubs.com the america too faith that and get you on yet. George. I gotta get you one
Um, they're super cool
Bw's american is out by that's right
I say it all the time and I believe it and there's a red one a white one and a blue one
And you know, they're all by me bbs lm's
Stop it. No, don't get me started
But when bill first had zorba bill I said, oh copy little brother with your gold wheels up
stop
And now it's on a shirt on ellis
dreamer bro
so
Anyway
And I also wanted to announce that impi is come on as our primary sponsor for one crazy weekend
So awesome. We've got impi headed that up in addition to impi
Having their 70th anniversary and sponsoring one crazy weekend. They're also going to be doing their dune buggy
their dune buggy
competition
Happening the weekend after
One crazy weekend and I will be live streaming that for you guys as well. What is this dune buggy country?
I'll get you guys more information as that comes up
Is this like an actual build off like they're building so they last year they had
Let me see because I remember like a couple years ago to see where they had the dune buggy rodeos what they call it
Okay, and the dune buggy rodeo
has uh
The synopsis is a high energy one-day event bringing together impi dealers and air-cooled enthusiasts for a full day of performance competition
and off-road excitement
rodeo challenges participants across three disciplines time course runs
Chassis on performance and judged vehicle evaluation. So they're going to make some adjustments to it this year
But there's a lot of different people that bring out dune buggy stings anything off-road and they've got a closed course track
They're going to do it on now. It's not open to the public for spectators or something like that, but I was talking with
Rob at impi and we're going to do a giveaway
We're going to do a vip event that one lucky participant or listener is going to be able to win
uh, the vip
The vip event to be able to come to open to the public. It's not open to the public. It'll be live streamed imitation
Correct. It's going to be live streamed. So it's only for impi dealers. It's a small thing because of it's on a closed race course
Let's talk dub listeners is going to win at vip or is this what are we talking about?
They're going to give away a vip event. They might do it through let's talk dubs
So we'll see we're hammering out the details of that right now
but they definitely want me to be involved with the live stream this year and
So we did a great job on the on the dyno stuff the engine build off
It was good listening. I listened to the first day with uh, you and aj
Yeah, unfortunately, I didn't listen anymore just because i'm a bad brother, but
Well, listen, dude, you get better just get you know start tomorrow
Have you watched all my videos bill? No, I don't yes, George. I watched them all at two speed
I told you you're too technical for you're too detailed for me. I'm like, uh, yep next the next thing
You know, I love I'm talking to you to go get what so I'm cutting and buffing a bus right now
My brother's like, yeah, I could do mine
I just don't have all the tooling
I still go all I'm thinking of my head. It's like you don't have the patience to sand and buff a gas gap
Let alone an entire bus listen
I I sanded my you remember my dividing wall in the double cab wasn't painted
And I had to prep that and prep the uh, man, how'd you do it, bro?
How'd you pull it off? I did it with a green scotch. You know what a lot of hard work of determination
I got about two hours in that prep time and then they got sprang man. Oh man, bro
Must be rough. I got two weeks into this cutting and buffing. That's miserable, dude
Listen, I got zero love for that stuff, dude. It is horrible, dude
This is the worst painting body work is for the birds, bro
That's hard work. It is it is not a good time, dude. You got to have a system to get on it, bro
Otherwise, it's just a a lot of work, dude. Yeah a lot of I think my problem is bro. I got squirrel brain
I can't sit still. I cannot sit still for that. That's what I'm
100% sure you couldn't cut and buff your own bus because I could
It's something you like really got to stay focused on and move along and make sure you know, I would probably
I would probably take a sedative
Just to relax me
And then this way try to just stay calm enough to worry because my problems I get distracted by something shiny and I'm off
Two seconds later. Yeah, so but yeah, your bus is that bus you you're working on the thorns bus getting close being done
So close like my biggest obstacle now is
Two obstacles when you buy a floor, you don't get a 67 floor
They may make it now when we did that bus that didn't make a 67 floor. We're 67 floors has all the
Hookup for seatbelts. Yeah, the seat provisions are there. They'll hold them in but they don't have all the seatbelt holes
That one does bro. Why that's an easy problem to fix dude. Just get the
Well punch some holes in it belly pans
Belly pans
Yeah, you can get on the back side of them with no belly pains. I know guys guys
This would have been done in metalwork
I would have been some substantial some substantial stuff to get done in metalwork is what that is
So I am I have already figured it out. I already have my solution
But I know I need to do that
And I gotta do that drink tray, which is very intimidating the drink tray is yeah
I'm not intimidated by it at all. I'll leave come back and it's done
That's the level of intimidation I have for it. Are you done yet, George? Are you done yet?
Oh, but I'm so stoked the bus looks beautiful, dude. It looks so good
And after that bus is going to be what pulleys and joseph
Joseph I did we actually just started back on his job. This is a
Carbonune from hong kong that's been on hold since 2021. We just took it off a hold
and
Mess with his chassis right now
That one's that one. I already have paint and poultry and everything sitting there. So that just needs basically assembly
and then
I got a 21 window
That i'm hoping i'm not the one painting it
I'd like someone else to do that paint job, but uh, it's pretty custom. It's very very custom. Yeah
There's a lot there. Yeah, so
Well, we got a lot. There's a lot happening. There's a lot's got to get done before one crazy weekend this year
If you guys have it registered make sure you guys register. Also, I wanted to announce that we're doing
We're highlighting the Baja bug this year. There's a couple of Baja's being built for this event
And hopefully we'll get a good turnout of Baja's. There's still space available if you guys wanted to book your space for one crazy weekend
Friday
Friday morning early, we're going to do a trip
All with Baja's we're going to take a power line road all the way out to Good Springs, Nevada to the old saloon out there
and uh
Have a big kind of Baja cruise
So that'll be something cool to be looking forward to so you guys make sure that
You register for one crazy weekend anybody, you know, it's got a Baja that wants to get in on this
Pass us along to them because I got a Baja for it. So
We'll be oh George. I forgot I bought a Baja. We got to put a motor in it. Oh cool
So it may be you got a motor it may be the type four that's in there
Or maybe the 2276 it's in that sand car that I bought rolled a dice bro. So whatever just pick it pick it, you know, so
Anyway, uh, that's where we're at. That was the trip. That's a summary. Hopefully you guys liked it and keep an eye on the youtube channel
Hopefully I get this I got to find a data recovery place to be able to pull the data off of this
Sim card and then I'll be able to get the rest of the videos uploaded
But look for the first video this week or come out this weekend
And it covers us leaving the drama with Mark's bus the drama
getting on the boat
waking up the next morning
Going to the Ben Pond dealership and having the fiasco with
everything happening with
the
Gia and the bus and so
That's what we're out with that guys. So
Don't forget. I appreciate all those that are supporting. Let's talk dubs if you guys want to support. Let's talk
Let's talk dubs if you like your favorite podcast make sure you go support it pick up
some of the
VW's americans apple pie t-shirts. They're pretty cool. They're white. Don't make a lot of white shirts
This is a cool white shirt. You should get it. I think you'd be cool. It's still america 250 all year long
So there's only 250 of these shirts available. So once they're gone, they're gone and they won't be remade
So order yours today at let's talk dubs.com and anything else you got george
Oh, george has got videos and youtube channel i'm working on
I've taken a little bit of a pause right now not just because i'm focusing on trying to get a car done
So but I have
A lot of stuff lined up
Jobs and they're ready to be filmed and some of them are partially filmed
I will have videos coming back out
But unfortunately it's been it's been over a month since I put out a video and i'm sorry about that to any of my subscribers
But we got more coming down coming your way a lot of air ride right now
I got three air ride cars in there bro. Yeah, it's insane. So some air ride suspension videos coming up
Yeah, you know who I want to hook up with is the level air ride, dude
Level ride for the controller for just once I get everything done for making everything control
Right like to do all the control work. Yeah. Yeah. How was your experience with that, dude? We're not gonna get into that
Offline but uh, yeah, it's uh
Listen, man. It's just a story of my life life. So
Anyway, with that guys until next week
later
Everything
About this episode
Bill and George T. recap a whirlwind Eurotrip across the UK and Germany, covering roughly 1,400 miles in two weeks and hitting the Hessich/EBI scene with a tight crew. The conversation mixes travel logistics, sponsor shoutouts, and real-world trip chaos—especially George’s lost microSD data after a backpack fall, plus last-minute mechanical gremlins (distributor issues, tuning, and a tow-truck rescue). They also highlight standout builds like a German “catastrophic shuts” Bay Window bus and meetups with familiar VW personalities and car-show stops.
On this episode, we discuss Bill's Euro-trip 2026. Starting in England, then onto Hessisch Oldendorf in Germany for HO26. Then numerous Shop tours throughout the week before European bug in. We discussed the day by the events plus the all the shops we stopped at and museum tours all VW connec, if you haven't gone, you gotta go totally worth it.
