Pop outs sanding and re-threading...

Waiting for the seals to arrive, I removed all the paint and rust from my pop out frames.

I also redid the thread to get rid of the rusty VW mini-screws and use new stainless steel screws.

ULTRA VW - January 2007

Ultra VW – pic on the poster among the 28 competitors of the ‘Feature Car of the Year 2006’ contest (classified 3rd) and congratulations in the opening article ‘From the Top’ by Paul Knight (p. 4)

Dismantling pop outs and cleaning sunvisors...

While I was ill at home, I dismantled my pop outs and found some rust. I had to drill some screws because they had become one thing with the frame... Now I got to find new stainless screws and try to restore these frames. Otherwise I have to buy new ones.

I also cleaned the sunvisors, polishing the arm and respraying the screw...

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VW SPEED - January 2007

VW Speed – Pic and description among the Speed Star 2007 Top 20 ‘kandidaten’ (p. 34) contest

Shopping on Ebay...

Today I went shopping on Ebay!
I bought from ISP WEST (based in Carson, California) a window seal kit for my pop outs and the left latch (now is missing).
I guess it's good stuff and the price is very good.
I already bought here my Scat Drag Fast shifter for The Goldfather and I had no problems at all, saving a lot of money.

SUPER VW - January 2007

Super VW – main pic on the 2007 calendar. Among the 2006 Top 10 contenders (p. 27) contest

Ratty Crew Cab vs. Restored Deluxe Samba

My Friend Maurizio came and visit me last Friday (5 January)...

VW SCENE - January 2007

This pics were shot in August 2005 at Spa (Belgium). You can see the Mangels rims, the Empi exhaust, the K&N sport filters, the Colorado Custom steering wheel and the Pro One billet mirrors, no more on the car now.
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"This Top-Chop Beetle steers towards golden times"

"Nowadays one can put nearly each Beetle into one of the numerous styling schemes: Cal-Look, German Style, Resto-Cal-Look, Rat Look... in the past many kind of Bugs were developed.
Giulio Bardelli is not a friend of such categories and created his own individual Style"