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I’m glad it could stir some hopefully good memories for you. I enjoy just about any cars, but especially older ones.

@@vdubjunkie I do appreciate air-cooled VW's, and a lot of cars/vehicles.

No kidding. I just can’t get enough of it.

I do know a better way to clean the contacts! Glue a tiny square of sandpaper to a pencil eraser… perfect size to get in there. Also, get some late beetle tail light lens 5:46 to housing seals, clean up and glue them in the metal chanel of your front signal housings - seals up the lens and stops corrosion. - B

It’s a little rough around the edges, but I love it just the same.

I hope to pull those castle nuts soon and get a better verification. But, not only do I need to fix the steering box and replace the gas tank seal, but now my carbs may need urgent rebuilding! I really appreciate noticing the wheels. I’m anxious to finish the other two!

@@vdubjunkie just to note, that bushing that came off the steering arm left on the damper… I dont think that was supposed to come off. Good luck dude, I heard those bushings are hard hard to find. I got lucky and the new pitman arm I got had a much better condition than the bushing that was on my stock arm.

@@jeremydoc thanks for the heads up. I don’t mind turning a new bushing if I need to!

Very nice of you to say. I agree too. Maintaining these cars is a joy and a privilege!

I think she really seemed to enjoy it. Stayed most of the time. At one point I thought she was leaving, and said I would see her at home, but she was just going to put her food in her car, next to mine.

Yeah, I get that. The people who design this stuff know more about the science of why you’re supposed to use specific wires and lower ohm coils. However, I can’t help but wonder if those old units have different requirements.

Oh wow. There are some really good cars out there. Glad folks will have the opportunity to do something with them.

I’d send you a video if I knew how, I was there and met Tom the owners son, I spent about 4 hrs inside the shop picking through stuff, it’s a time capsule

@@scoth5135 part of me wishes I could grab a couple of cars, while part of me knows I’ve already got more than I have time or money to get anywhere with!

I’m a ghia guy, the ghias there are pretty much junk, rotted from sitting so long, I asked if I could pick parts, Tom said you have to buy the whole car, any car 700$, he helps dig it out and load it.

It makes my day to read that. More than anything else, I hope people find useful information in my videos

Thanks Alex. It was fun to do. I do have some more serious stuff to get back to now.. as you well know 😁

Don’t tell anybody, but I already got it dirty! 🤨

@@vdubjunkie Oh no ,need some rubber floor mats then.

@@mrpaisleyshirt don’t tempt me. Who knows what I might find!

I knew there had to be more of you out there!

Living proof for all to see that I am ridiculous! Thanks man!

Thanks. I really went for broke on this one!

Absolutely correct. However, this car doesn’t have a resistor wire.

That is so cool to hear. On my trip back home with it, I was surprised by two different people who knew exactly what it was.

That’s surely it! 😁

I appreciate that!

Thanks again! 😂

Thank you. It’s been loved a lot! 😁

No problem. Yep 😁👍

It’s a runner

It truly means so much to have had your guidance and support

@@vdubjunkie I appreciate you asking me

Who else?! 🤩

You’re not kidding! Actually, that’s my daughter’s Mercedes. Her grandfather is a master mechanic of Mercedes for many years 😁

Yeah, I know you get it. For non-car people, it's like "uh, ok. why wont you stop talking about this?" I'm still over the moon about the wheels.

Man, I really appreciate you saying that. I remember learning that a perfectionist isn't perfect, they just have a hard time getting over wanting perfection. Oh, I AM a perfectionist. Ok.

That is actually exactly what I was thinking. Truth be told though, it will take quite a while to get there. I’d have to stop driving it to do all the necessary body work to prep for paint!

I appreciate you saying so. So much of the time a Notch is a Flinstones-mobile or already restored.

Thanks man. Good eye. That trunk is enormous!

I appreciate the encouragement. Check that ground and keep the points, condenser, plug wires and coil around.

I’m sorry to hear that. In this case I can really only blame my poor engine ground, but plenty of people have issues. One issue I do take is that if the low resistance engine ground is so important, not only should that information be in the installation instructions, it should be large font and bold, underlined.

I’m glad to hear a story like this. Naturally there are a lot of variables from one persons application to another’s, but so far most people are favoring the points. There are certainly going to be advantages to each. Thanks for sharing!

I appreciate you sharing that story. I think plenty of people just believe they are better. I’m really not sure. I do now have quite a few tanks of gas on them and I’m about to get a bunch more on points, so I’ll be able to see whether there’s any significant difference in MPG. Spoiler alert, I’m pretty sure the answer is no

@@vdubjunkie That was my conclusion as well. I felt little difference in the way the car drove or performed. Points need adjusting, of course, but they feel great if you do the maintenance, and they last a long time. I suspect that a lot of the market for Pertronix is from drivers whose brains just don't jive with the concepts of clearances and finicky adjustment procedures. The suffering is real! I'm glad I finally figured them out, because points will get you home, most times. My first Pertronix swap was a Fiat 124 Spider. I did a bunch of other tune up and upgrade work at the same time as the Pertronix, so the whole package of improvements felt great on the road! But I couldn't have told you which elements of the tune-up made the biggest difference. I was pleased with all the manufacturers involved, including Pertronix. So I bought a second one for an Austin America. Given that the old coil had been failing slowly, the addition of the Pertronix and a new coil felt like a power boost. But in both cars, the Pertronix unit failed, and left me dead on the side of the road. In both cases, I returned to points ignition without regret. Well adjusted points aren't noticeably different in performance. I learned my lesson the second time. 😏 Thanks for reading! I've needed to get that off my chest for a decade! I never expected to find anybody who might care!

Thanks for bringing back memories of two fun restoration projects! I still have the America, and I miss the Fiat!

@@tedpreston4155 absolutely, and let’s face it, running an air-cooled VW isn’t something you do because you need to have a no muss, no fuss car!

@@tedpreston4155 I’m so glad. The other day I drove by a shop that had a 1986 Toyota Supra. Boy, did that bring back some memories!

Congrats. You are officially my first hateful comment. I dig all kinds of cars and I’m pretty darned pleased with the lady I’ve got too, so I’ll keep doing what I’m doing! 😂

Twitter Fingers havin’ @$$. Cindy over here living under a rock not realizing there’s more people around the world besides they/them. (Probably thinks the world is flat too lulz)

Twitter fingers. Thats funny!

100% I got curious about the notion that the ignition was more efficient or whatever. But, I’m starting to doubt that. Then the big benefit is just that you don’t ever have to set or replace points. I don’t mind either. I will say that replacing points in this distributor is much more involved than in an 009..

@@vdubjunkie speaking of, I don't think those clips are supposed to be falling off when you remove them from the cap. Maybe you know this. I think the retainers of the distributor body must be worn out. Worn out clips definitely wouldn't be as much of an issue on a T1 set up.

You read my mind. On the inside of the space where the clips fit into the body, there is a small dome shape on each side. They are indeed worn out. Possibly the dome and also possibly the material on the side of the clip. It’s one of those things you get used to and I’ve got great little telescopic magnets, so..

I’m really glad you can find it useful!

Ouch! I’m really sorry to hear that. I’d be really interested to see whether any tests exist to prove they actually improve anything. Years ago they sold a double pronged spark plug for a while. You notice they don’t now…

I’m definitely not convinced the Pertronix is such a significant upgrade. That 123 does look interesting. Whenever I see there’s an app associated, I put on my scrutiny glasses. But, I’m sure that’s just to select the programs and it doesn’t rely on that connection to continue functioning. I just hope they didn’t try to get too fancy. Programming is a two-sided coin. Once you start getting into software upgrades.. 🤨

I have to say that I’m not in any hurry to get the Pertronix back in. When I put them in, I was feeling like things weren’t running as good as they could. How long has that ground issue been there? That will affect the original ignition system too!

It’s a doozy. Might even be controversial based on the focus group I previewed some ideas with! 😂

I know exactly what you mean. I do enjoy some of the "newer" cars, but it's just not the same at all. I don't want to take away the surprise too much, but the Notch is already back on the road. I'll have a pretty interesting video from it. I've learned a little bit more from it too!

Thanks for the encouragement. I’ll do even better next time, but I’m happy with these

You are my rock, brother!

@@vdubjunkieGlad to help! Touché

@@GrafsGarage3 your work isn’t over either. Eventually I’ll branch out into two stage 😁

@@vdubjunkie Ill get you prepared!

@@GrafsGarage3 I trust you!

Thanks man! All in all, I’m very happy. Can’t wait to do the next pair!

Moab, Utah. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem to be open for business anymore

Absolutely. There were actually quite a few good parts. If I were less honest, I saw some parts I could have put to use too!

You and me both! I’d still love to get mine on the road!

I appreciate that. Wait until you see the wheels complete and on the car!

Thanks man. I took it to heart, the need to put all the effort into the prep.