Junkyard trip

My buddy and I went to the local VW junkyard and I bought a ton of parts.  Lots of little interior things, but hey.  Sliding door handle, under steering wheel cover, foam pads for the front doors, a couple of relays, and more.  I'll post photos when I take them.

So many updates!

I've clearly been behind in my updates.  Lots has been going on and it makes it difficult sometimes.

So - it's plated and tagged and we went on a day trip to a local park.  Very fun, even tho it was not far away.  The funny thing is that my buddy backed into it and dented the same part of the front bumper that was bent before!  So I went through that and straightened it.

I also tackled cleaning the sliding door track.  It's actually much worse than I had feared.  No rust holes but definitely something I need to take a look at.  I cleaned it, wiped the old sticky grease from it and then used car wax to lube the run.

I also used some hose clamps to silence a slightly rattly muffler shield.  It works but I need to tighten it a bit more.

Another big deal for me was I realized the side vents didn't work.  On 1984's (and probably earlier too), the side vents both permit outside air in to the cabin.  You can't heat or cool it, it's just outside air whatever the temperature.  Thats fine with me as I like to have a breeze in my face.  However, neither sides worked and I found that both hoses in the dash were disconnected.  I wrestled with that for a bit and got them back on.  Works great!

I also straightened the back bumper.  I don't have the "after" pics so will post later.  But it looks much better than this.

Tagged, Plated! ON THE ROAD!!

Huge step this weekend - got it inspected, new plates the whole enchilada!  This is a huge deal and meant we were able to motor around in it this weekend!  I also added the resister to the fuel pump which worked well I believe but may also contribute to a slightly more difficult start - we will see.

I also took a few minutes to straighten the front bumper.  About 8 hex bolts and it was free, I saw that the bracket was bent slightly and so bent it back.  After reinstallation it's MUCH better but I still need to bend it down a bit more.