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Yep. You can also do an engine swap by hand with no lift.

My son dove in head first. He bought it in April and has pulled the motor twice and has pretty much rebuilt the whole thing. Everything he has replaced has been delivered to the door. My wife and I swiped it yesterday while he was at work. Runs like a top! I’m hooked.

I know, pics or it did not happen, all I had was my flip phone. So no pics. I was fishing yesterday afternoon at Vivrett boat ramp, no fishing luck. However I did watch something I had not seen in my 60 years. I was talking to a couple about the state of things. From behind me I heard a hawk squeal and squall, I look around and see a large black bird with a white head and tail chasing the smaller hawk. As the pair got closer I was able to see the big bird better. I have seen my first Bald Eagle live! The Eagle was after the smaller hawk for a good 90 seconds (a guess). The hawk could turn faster but the eagle was faster in a straight line. after a bit the hawk dropped what I am guessing was a fish into the lake. The eagle broke off the chase and went and picked up the fish and the hawk went to chasing the eagle. They went off in a direct line away from me and I lost them in the trees. A Bald Eagle in Mt Juliet TN, I guess we are doing things right with the environment and all. I had a great afternoon of not catching fish. I know about Bald Eagles out at Land Between the Lakes. To see one live here is something I had not seen in my 30 years of living in Mt Juliet or the 40 years of living in middle TN. Or my whole life.

I've got a '69 in my garage covered up with empty boxes. My wife and I bought it new before heading for Hawaii in Sept. of'69. When our youngest daughter turned 16 (1990), I told her if she would drive it, I would paint it any way she wanted (mistake ). I took me about two weeks to figure out how to do it and about a week of spraying and buffing.

Well one good thing about Bugs is that if you ever roll it over onto it's top you can get out and flip it back over by yourself.

I imagine if it's still on the road after all these years it probably a good one. Many were not. You'll want a copy of this if you get it. https://www.amazon.com/Keep-Volkswagen-Alive-Step-Step/dp/1566913101

Here’s mine in 5.7. Crappy pic of it.

Great book. If you are mechanically inclined you can use that book and repair anything on a VW.

$8950 sounds like a great price for a nice Beetle Convertible, not that I’d know, but I know they aren’t cheap. That’s also about a third of what two of my dream cars are: a ‘67 Cadillac convertible or a ‘67 Lincoln convertible.

I got this picture from my backyard in Lebanon back in the spring. There were two juvenile balls eagles, they hung around for about a week, haven't seen them since. I've heard of several in the 109 bridge area, which isn't but about 3-4 miles from my house straight line. http://imgur.com/gallery/b0pkkSs

I reckon Greg is old enough to appreciate the fun in the simplicity and basicness of a VW. The only complaint I ever had with them is the stick shift is a bit on the short side. A couple of more inches taller would be nice. I drove a ‘70 Type III (Squareback) in college. Would love to have it back. Was a great car that didn’t leak oil. Dave, I had a deadhead sticker on it.

The difference, however, is the person firing on the enemy or firing on your own people.

Most people that drove VW’s smoked a lot of dope. Check the car carefully, but if you smell something burning; it’s probably just weed. Matter of fact you might want to have the local K-9 make a run around it. Other than that; you should be good to go. Not in any hurry of course.

Why not?

They’re not hard at all to work on. They’re simple all around, but we are talking a car that’s 47 years old. I’m not trying to turn you off of it at all, I’d be all over it personally. But everyone’s tolerances and tastes are different.

It’s just little things all the time. One week the carb will need adjusting. The next it will be the steering. The week after you’ll have a clutch and a valve adjustment the week after that. Nothing major, but if you don’t like working on a car, don’t buy an old bug. Expect it to be fluid leaky as well. Honestly, I think that’s why most people usually sell their old bugs. They just get burned out in the tinkering.

This one appears to be nice and ready to go.

They’re fun, and they require constant tinkering. If you’re good with that, they’re a blast.

Jimmy Colvard (RIP) was one of Nashville's greatest guitarists, recorded a ton of records. His main guitar was a $99 Univox Les Paul copy.

For anyone interested, I decided to go with the J-45 M in Mahogany. We have to order it so it'll take 60 to 90 days to get it.

I just got back my second report. I'm not doing this for the health of the engine as much as I am the health of the oil coming out. I've been running 5000 mile oil changes since I bought the car. If I had been running 7500 mile changes the entire time, I'd have done 2/3rds as many and saved myself a good bit. I'm about to switch to 7500 miles on this next oil change and see where I'm at. After that I probably won't be getting a sample done every change but every other or every third is an option.

I really don't mind if a store asks people to not "open" carry. All they are asking us to do is cover them up, not leave them outside. We as gun owners need to respect those (other customers) that are not comfortable with guns. I know several people that just don't like them but they also don't think they need to keep others from owning them. It's simply not there thing and the more we try to force our views on those in the middle of the issue we simply push them further to the other side. I have to admit that when I see people open carry in public or even not make much of an effort to conceal their gun, I wonder what kind of a fool is this and who is he trying to impress. Sorry if that offends anyone but that's just how I see it. I truly believe more harm than good comes from that kind of behavior.

Went to the gun show at Lebanon this AM. Decent show, now put on by C&E Shows. Good crowd. Carried a pistol to sell, lots of look, no buyers. Not sure if any "panic buying" has set in yet, but seems that "panic pricing" has. Saw lots of AR/AK type rifles, priced at $1300 to $1600. These were run of the mill guns, not high end stuff.

I can't believe how fast your eyesight can start to deteriorate.

Only the body, drivetrain, suspension, electrical and fuel systems ... All of it ... Not difficult, nor expensive to work on, which is a good thing because nothing will ever work on one ... As you can tell, I was not enamored of them, even back when they were new ...

i love me some vw's i have a bunch of diecast vw's, i am in the same boat i recently sold my truck and am currently trying to figure out what to replace it with and would like something i could work on and tinker as i like that sort of thing! and if you get it please post pictures!

I dated a girl once who drove an old Karmann Ghia. That thing was loads of fun. Personally, if I was going to go out and buy an old car - and it wasn’t going to be another old FJ40, it would probably be an old MG Midget.

Yep. I’ve known a few Apache pilots. All I’ve known were very conservative, and I feel confident none would ever fire on another American. Bad guys in Somalia yes, Americans in USA no. You’d be hard pressed to find any fighter/bomber pilot willing to do this. I imagine It’d be the same with tanks, etc.

One of my very first memories is of riding in my parents' VW Beetle in the back seat. I though it was really cool because I could look down in the floorboard and see the road. I always loved this commercial.

I had a vw beetle when I worked at Y-12 plant at Oak Ridge back in the late 60's. Don't remember any trouble with oil leaks or having to tinker with it at all. Would run down I-40 at 70+ mile per hour without any problem. Left Oak Ridge and moved to New Port New Va. Drove that bug back to West Tn many times. The paint job was fading so got one of the Earl Shibe $39.99 paint jobs. Drove that thing until the early 70's when kids needed more space to ride. Always thought it was tati-cool vehicle.

No, man! I'm open for suggestions. I just want a toy, but the wife also has to agree to it. I've always valued your opinion. If you think it's a bad idea, I wanted to hear it. Better now than after the fact. It's $8950. While that seems like a lot in a way, I haven't seen any nice ones in that price range. I thought I could probably part with it next spring and come out all right if I didn't like it.

How can a bright red convertible Bug not be fun? I'm all ears. Whatdda ya got? I'd love to have another 67 Chevy II 2 door hardtop like I had in high school, but my wife is a tightazz. I also saw a 65 Belvedere and a Model T Ford for sale at a local car show that momentarily piqued my interest this past weekend, so I am open for suggestions. She's out on a motorcycle until the kids are old enough to be independent.

My Dad has a '76 Super Beetle that has been around as long as I can remember. He had a '69 he sold way back to a guy that got fet up with it and junked it for beer money soon after.

Thanks. I’ve driven old cars in the past, and realize they require more maintenance than something built in this century. I’ve just never had anything German. It seems they often over complicate things. It wouldn’t be daily transportation; just a toy.

Everything about that setup says they will doing pretty much exactly that. I wanna play too!

Had a 61 corvair, when I got it leaked like a bucket with holes. I’ll bet I took the engine out of it at least 20 times for one reason or another (mostly oil leaks). I finally got it to where I could drive it without worrying about leaving oil on someone’s driveway. Ran like a scalded dog.

Yes I will! Thanks.

I am somewhat a tinkerer. What, specifically requires a lot of maintenance?

No. Just no. I know we’ve argued a few times here, but that’s a low blow, man.

Coming up on 10 years. I asked her if she knew your BIL and she didn't. She knows a few people in the Custom Shop but she works as the Treasury Manager in the corporate office.

Rust and expensive parts. Been there, done that.

That’ll be an heirloom for sure.

Thanks buddy, I do feel a bit better. Good enough that knee replacement is a go for the morning. All prepped, overnight bag if needed, house sitter for my Molly, the dog. And alarm set for 4 AM. Wondering if I shouldn't just sit up all night anyway. I'll be pretty much out for a couple days anyway. But thanks for the thoughts.

As long as we are doing Military Police, this guy looks pretty hard ass.

It can't hurt, albeit I'm not convinced that you know anymore now than before. With modern automobile engines, I wouldn't expect any appreciable wear at 110k, most of these engines are capable of 3 or 4 times that amount of mileage ...

You sure about that?

Not anything will "sound good," trust me. I've been making my living as a musician for 45 years. When you find one that sounds good to YOU, buy IT. Don't take a "new one in the box out of the back." I found a Martin in a pawn shop in Hendersonville that had a $200 price tag on it because it had been autographed by the guys in Alabama. Guy said no one wanted to even look at it because of the Sharpie scrawls on it. I played it. It was hands down the best sounding acoustic I'd ever played. It records with flat EQ, and sounds wonderful. Always get the one that sounds right to YOU.

My kid bought a $250 Yamaha from a pawn shop that sounds better than 95% of the $5000 guitars out there today. You just never know.

You've got a pretty fancy firearm display platform, ballistic billiards?

From the land of Jesus. I'll take it. Goes great with my avatar.