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Thanks Ted and I can answer Yes to all of the above. I think

I even painted the inside of the air vent area with rust encapsulating paint before sending it out to the paint shop. I also painted the back side of the cover plate and sealed the inside before assembly. I saw that thread on the samba ...

I think it would be great Bruce if you wanted to oversee or supervise the install. I don't mind ethe PITA part if it's done right.

Chuck would be hard to beat though.

Progress continues slow but sure.

Installed the interior woods panels, fresh air vent flap, the cover and few odds and ends. I Made a new rubber flange for the air vent and re -riveted it back together. It feels like a tights fit so the should help the wind noise. I also added some rubberized ...

Transmission delivered this past weekend.

CraigOnTheBoat wrote: Mon Feb 02, 2026 5:30 pm Your doing it all wrong!!!

I am certain that I am, but I have accepted this.

Thanks Ricky! I appreciate the encouragement. It keeps things moving.

The transmission was dropped off at B&D Custom Performance in MI the first weekend in January. Should be getting it back in Feb / March. I’ve been taking the opportunity over the past few weekends to wire brush, clean, prime and paint the bottom. I finished that today. It’s not perfect but at least ...

Gunther is being well kept this winter to say the least. I will be working on getting all of the interior reinstalled from the post paint job work. There is a lot of clean up needed, some seals need to be installed yet and other odds and ends to be done.

I am also getting the transmission rebuilt ...

Oh the places you will go!

Obituary and arrangements can be found here.

https://www.dovinreberjones.com/m/obitu ... l/Memories

I was very sad to hear the news about Kenny. He was always such a sweet, kind man. I loved listening to his stories by a campfire. He loved telling them.

He had such a great impact on our little VW community. I know I will always remember him fondly.

This photo was from an early Spring campout at ...