Author Archives: habilisboy
Uh oh! Trip to the Emergency Room!
Today I brought my bug up to the front of the house to clean it. I found a lot of rust wholes. I gave the car a good wash down then I decided to get the radio to listen to some music. I was there with my little sister Annika. I went into the carport…
Dreaming of new car parts on Craigslist
While I was out of town for almost a month all I could do was look for parts. I found a couple of cheap parts cars. but only one really caught my eye. There is a 1972 VW Baja Bug. This thing is really awesome. It has some really nice tractor tires and mag wheels…
Getting tires for my 77 VW Bug
Today my sister and I went to a used tire shop to get some tire for my bug. The first place we went to didn’t have the right tires but they recommend an other place that has the tires. I was looking for some taller tires because the bug is going to be lifted. I…
Removing Parts Day 2
Today I got my saws-all and I cut the bolt on my right front fender and off it came. It came off real quickly! Big relief! I also started ripping out the dash board to prep the car for paint. I plan on getting new tires because the tires that are on it are really…
Removing parts off of my 77 VW Bug
Today I got some work done on the bug. I put a small canopy over the car so I wouldn’t get too hot and I got all of the fenders off but one, because there was a bolt that I couldn’t get off. It was really frustrating trying to get the fenders off because they…
Carburetors and Floor Jacks for the 77 VW Bug
Today I did a little work on my car. I took the carburetor off of the bug and I gave it a thrall cleaning. I also looked on Craigslist for a canopy to cover the bug and a floor jack.
Making plans for my 77 VW Bug
Today I didn’t do any thing on my car except plan what I will do next. I decided to take the car off of the trailer and role it under the car port. Then I plan on lifting up the car putting it on jack stands because all of the tires or flat. At that…
Lots of work on my 77 VW Bug!
Today I got a lot of work done on my car. I pulled out the carpet and the door panels. I pulled off the carburetor so I could clean it out. I also stated to look at the floor pans and i found out that the owner before me had put wood flooring in because…
Testing batteries for the 77 VW Bug
Today I got a little bit of work on my bug. I took a old lawn mower battery and put it in the car so that I could see if it would crank up. I wanted to se if the electrical system worked at all. Turns out that the battery was dead.
Exploring the new 77 VW Bug
My brother and I went to one of our rental houses to do some work. I helped my brother paint a bike rack. I also painted my dad’s trailer. Once that was done I got down to working on my bug. I worked on striping out the interior and I also tried to take off…