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Hi , what thread do you use and which needle ? Thanks

OK.....thinking about this for positive ground British cars if battery put in as negative ground....... Will the starter turn the right direction ? and will the fuel gauge work ? Wiper motor ? I doubt the radio will work , but will it be damaged ? Thanks for your thoughts

My buddy had the Curtis Key cutter to cut VW keys , He would set-up at the VW show and make keys for old door handles / ignition switches that people would bring by , He was also able to pull the tumblers out and match the pins to make matching handles. Smart guy

All I can say is .....WOW...

Is your question how to get a jack under it when the car is sitting on the ground ? You can weld up an "adapter" that mounts to the lug bolts and sits far enough away from the body to get a floor jack under the Adapter , one corner at a time , I would not help anyone fix a car with Airbags set-up like this , yes it looks "Cool" but it turns the car into a death trap,

Just to be sure , the contact on the Amp gauge is just to get "+ power" and has nothing to do with the Amp gauge , just in case your car does not have an Amp Gauge .

I also put an extra fuel filter under the gas tank where it goes into the chassis. Just a regular large metal fram fuel filter , On these old bugs there is always rust , dirt etc in the tank that can get into your carb jets Been there too many times .

Hi , thanks for reminding us about the problems machining magnesium , we can never be too safe , But we also do not need to be scared to use it , we have machined it before , Its just trying to find a foundry that will cast it for us !

I guess the first question is , are there any smaller scale magnesium casting shops left ? The shop in Los Angeles was nice enough but they said they were so far behind on customers parts that they did not want to take on new projects that might not get looked at for a year plus! Anyway these molds are for valve covers , sumps , small intake manifolds etc , We just need them cast , the shop has mills , lathes etc to finish them. Thanks for your help , PS.......yes I know magnesium burns hot and you need the proper fire extinguisher , And we already make them in aluminum , this is just for the "Cool Factor"

what size are these batteries ? THANKS

I was thinking steaming like you do with wrinkled shirts , or maybe a hair dryer, I am assuming that the copper wire did not get hard, Hopefully this discussion will help others in the future .....

Hi , I am helping fix a 1968 912 Porsche and would like to use the original wiring harness , which is in good shape .....EXCEPT The plastic covering is hard in a few places on many of the wires , . Is there a "secret sauce" that will soften the plastic covering , This would be the individual wires , not the black tube that goes around the bundle. Or other ideas , maybe a steamer or ????? Thanks for your ideas

FedEx , UPS and probably DHL have a fixed size box up to 10kg for a fixed price , sorry I do not remember the name of this service , but used it a few times , let me see if i can Google find it !

Is this in Spray cans ? or by the quart that you need to need to mix ? Thanks

Fun day at Pomona , clear skys , lots of people and warm but not too hot , Next one is in December

I found this guy on youtube , he 3D prints parts and then electroplates them , This might be the idea for lost small trim parts , he has a lot of videos if you want to go down that Rabbit Hole.

Pomona Swap meet is this Sunday m October 15th ......

Also note that the tool just wants its 18 volts and does not care if its from NiCad or Li-Ion cells But if you buy a Li-Ion battery you need a Li-Ion battery charger for it , I only know about Dewalt + Ryobi and they have some chargers that charge both types of batteries , But better to check if you are changing types of batteries.

Whatever AH the batteries "say" they are is mostly BS , just see how much the amazon replacements weigh compared to a OEM battery. But if you watch the Home Depot / Lowes ads they often have deals for 2 batteries and a tool for $100-$150,

I always liked my old Craftsman tools , I still buy used ones at the swap meet and buy extras because I seem to "misplace" them , so I get extras of the common metric ones I use the most , I have not got around to returning any for decades , I just find more swap meet ones

I assume this is the one in Cuba , I am sure there would be a long line of people happy to pay $100,000 plus as long as you could get export papers , which I believe has been the problem.

another couple of problems are they were built for a Hot day temp of 85F and a long drive of maybe 100 miles and probably not on the motorway , Still a cool car

hope they get it back , Where was your booth located ?

I would also be interested in a set , or at least a couple cars that I play with Or if you have the book can you look up a few cars for me ? Thanks

A couple questions on pot metal , I assume its the same as diecast which is a Zinc mixture - also called Zamak. I would think one of the problems welding pot metal is getting a clean surface and I do not know how you would get the chrome plating off something like a door handle at home . Muggy weld and the stuff they demo and sell at the swap meets is soldering not welding .