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Thank you so much! He was a big inspiration for a lot of what I do actually! Thanks for watching.

I just checked him out, and that is exactly what I had in mind! I’ll definitely have to watch the rest of his series now. I’m trying to make videos as I go along with what I’m doing to make people feel included in the process. Thanks for the recommendation and for watching!

I hope so, my goal is to get under 13 seconds and 100mph. It was really nice to see you out there as well! Hopefully I’ll see you around more next summer. Thanks for watching!

Hey Gary! Yeah my posting schedule has been all over the place. I’m actually in school right now for sheet metal and it’s been taking up a lot of my free time. I’ve been doing really good though, how have you been? I’m happy to hear my videos have been helpful, feel free to let me know if there’s anything else you want me to go over! You take care as well, and thank you for watching!

Thank you! Honestly I was absolutely sh*tting my pants going into it. That’s why I put it off till late summer. But now I wish I did it sooner! Thanks for watching and supporting the channel!

Thanks man! I was trying to keep my cost down as much as I could because I knew it was gonna get expensive fast, and I have a cheap supplier for unistrut.

Thanks man! I guess since there were faster bugs at the track with me it just didn’t feel as fast. Feel free to ask me any questions about anything and I can try my best to answer them. I can imagine a Denver winter being pretty damn cold, it’s cool to hear about where everyone’s from that watches my video. Thank you for watching!

Thanks Gary! And yeah I am leaning towards going with the old school hemi, it’s just quite the price tag that goes along with them. You take care as well!

yeah... I think I might go at it again this winter at some point, I was afraid of going through the clear coat by accident. Thank you though

Adjustable torsion bars! I did think about doing a coil over conversion though.

A man of good taste I see

Hey! Sorry I couldn’t reply sooner, I was away on the weekend. I think I can reply to you with a short video to explain things better which I’ll do tomorrow. But in short, I never had to actually change much at all. I just cut the warning light cable that comes off the alternator, and routed it to a “incandescent” bulb, instead of the LED bulb that was in my Speedo. I’ll see if I can send you a short video so you can see my diagram. I know how irritating that problem can be. Thanks for watching though!

@@smithsgarage273 Thank you so much, I really appreciate you time.

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That’s good to know, thank you. I’m just thankful my dad doesn’t mind me going through his tool box haha. Probably gonna get myself one soon.

Thanks! I actually forgot to say that in the video since I didn’t have to sync them for my car again. I’ll have to try and edit that into the video… thank you though.

@@smithsgarage273 all good man, just something for people to read in the comments. Keep up the good work.

Yeah I was so stressed out the first time I pulled these carbs apart. I just never found a video of someone who did everything in one video so I wanted to give it a shot. Thank you though, hope you’re doing well.

Yep all is well here in Tennessee.. Starting to cool off a little.. Fortunately we didn't get many days in the 90's... I imagine it's really cooling off up your way... Have you ever heard of the Dusty Lumber Co? He's up in Canada somewhere ... A master carpenter.. Well Smith you take care of yourself and I'll see you on your next video...

I do! The video is based off a different set of wheels that I use for daily driving. But the new street slicks are M&H 215/65 B16 drag radials. I’ll make a video soon talking more about them. Thanks for Watching! Edit: here’s the link to my Rim/Tire video th-cam.com/video/8UiZKZzcNH0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Srpg8e1s7rs4jbaX

Thanks man! It’s nice to hear I’m not the only one who’s had that problem, it’s weird how all the speedos come with a led bulb if it doesn’t work.

@@smithsgarage273 it’s common for the new speedos to come with LEDs in them, that’s the current technology and most think it’s better to have vs an old incandescent style. Pro tip though, you’ll want to be able to see your alternator light from inside the cab. IF your alternator belt comes off, of course you’ll stop charging but you’ll also loose your fan for cooling. That can be a problem pretty quick when running down the highway.

@VWJawbreaker yeah that makes sense. And yeah I didn’t think about the belt itself coming off. I need to find a better spot for the light, It’s just hard to find a nice looking small incandescent style light in this modern world apparently. Thanks for the advice

Thanks man! I plan on getting better with this channel.

Yeah I’m glad too! Thanks for following along with my channel!

Yeah that makes sense, thanks. Never was the best with English even though it’s my first language haha.

Hi Gary! It’s great to hear from you again actually. I always enjoy posting because of your comments. I’m sorry for not posting at all this summer, I thought I’d have a lot more content, and motivation. But I ended up just having no time and I chose to just have fun instead of forcing myself to post more. Thanks a lot for watching my video, It’s mostly just an update on life up till now.

@@smithsgarage273 Fun is good, I'm glad you caught us up...Looking forward to hearing those quarter mi times...lol..

Im really happy to hear my video helped you out! I was in a similar boat as you until I found his add miraculously. Thank you so much for watching!

Hello! Yeah, I found mine actually did that exact same thing. I know suspension does need movement to help it settle. But the independent rear end of a beetle in specific is really bad for staying way up in the air when you first drop it. In order to find the ride height of my car, I had to adjust it and then drive it around to see where it would actually settle.

Thank you! No all my fenders are stock. Though I noticed one side is slightly wider which I think is just because it’s getting pulled a little differently once it’s bolted in.

I be interested to know what width your stock fenders measure ,iam looking to do this but according to the add these won't fit? Thanks for the content

@@shawn9878 I can totally measure them when I get home. But I do recall the add saying they won’t fit, and I took the chance, I found that it strongly depends on the tires you pick as well. What measurement do you want specifically? I can measure straight from the body to the inner fender.

@@smithsgarage273 yeah that's great I appreciate that, only reason I have concerns is I have after market fenders. Thanks again

Top mounting hole inner fender to , inside lip if that makes sense

Nothing to be sorry about! I’m sorry I didn’t respond sooner i have been really busy. I’m planning on getting back into posting quite soon though. The engine is a 2276cc, I have another video on the engine specs alone. But thanks a lot for your sub!

Sorry to get back to you so late, I haven’t been checking my comments. They range from $450-$500 USD per set of 2 rims. Depends on what size you like. Thanks for watching!

Thank you! I’m really sorry I didn’t get back to you sooner, I haven’t been checking my comments. They are stock fenders.

Sorry i haven’t checked my comments in a while. My problem ended up being with a plate that held the brake calliper, it was a part of the disk brake conversion. It was too thick so I thinned it by 1/16” and took out a paper gasket. Seems to have solved my problem. But thank you!

Sorry I didn’t reply sooner! I have a video talking about the tire sizes if you want to go check it out!

Thanks man! 👍

I mostly do, and I try to. There’s just no easy track availability near me.

@@smithsgarage273 that's a nice set up you got with your ride👍🇩🇪

Wow! Almost like my wheels are turned the way my steering wheel is.

That’s actually a great idea, thanks

Thank you! I’m not the best at teaching stuff but I’m glad it’s helpful.

Thanks man!

Haha yeah… it was definitely a hard pill to swallow. I actually wasn’t even going to get It, but I just kept thinking about it and it seemed to fit in so well.

I got some heavy duty channels from cip1, and I actually completely forgot to say this when I talked about them. But yeah, when I held them up to my floor pans to make sure they were right, the lip was way too big, so I ground them down all the way around and re welded them for strength because I got close to the spot welds. Having them like that for wires does make sense but I just had assumed it was bad build quality. Even after that, there is a bit of a void behind my carpet there between the floor pan and that lip from the channel. I hope that helps clear up what you’re asking. Edit: you actually reminded me about how painful that whole process was, I completely forgot. I went back and looked at some photos and the lip was wayyyy too big. I almost made the whole thing come apart by trimming it down.

@@smithsgarage273 I was thinking about removing the spot welds cutting them and re spot welding them. One is on the car so Like you I am cutting to the weld on that one and rewelding I am sure. I have the same heater channels by the way. If I were to do it again it would be channels from Classic Fab or Wolfsburg West. They also did not line up at the Napoleons Hat. I had to take the front cap off the heater channel and redrill the holes. Back to cutting the lip right off and rewelding unfortunately that coating is also between the two halfs and the plug weld will have to be cleaned or sand blasted. This problem is not the end of the world but those heater channels should come with a disclaimer that they need to be modified because they are made to fit many years of cars. Thanks for the reply.

Thank you so much!

Thank you! I was stressing out so much trying to do it.

Thank you! The key chain is my favourite little memory, plus it’s cool looking. I had looked for an old Camaro for awhile as well before my beetle but I kinda fell in love with the beetles once I looked into them. It wasn’t exactly the short shifter that was the problem, since sand got inside my frame from the sand blasting, the bushing that the shift linkage ran through also got sand in it, that I couldn’t get out. My short shifter was cheaper, from a swap meet and it amplified the grindy feeling. The taller shifter is just a preference of mine really.

If the sand wears out your shifter bushings prematurely, go with the delrin bushings... They will probably last a lifetime .. I think they might something for the transaxle connection as well.. I saw a nice installation video on TH-cam about the delrin shifter bushings.. Well you take care my friend and have a blessed week...

Thanks, I actually did just order a Kafer setup. There is a traction bar people keep recommending me that comes down from your bumper mounts and straddles the engine. But Im trying to avoid it.

Haha, I already have a handful with my own. But some beetle friends would be cool to have

I actually just fixed it by switching to an old style incandescent light instead of an led one