Monday, January 19, 2009

resurrection

hello faithful readers! wait... do any exist? i guess we'll see. after a year and a half of not posting anything, i have some great news to share. my wonderful, beautiful wife decided that she wants me to get the bug in shape so we can have some fun with it! i'm so stoked! after picking myself up off of the floor, my brain immediately went into overdrive. not only trying to remember what i need to work on but also prioritizing.

here's the plan so far:
1.) rebuild the front suspension. i've got the super shimmies and shakes really bad. first off will be installing a full front-end rebuild kit from top line parts. i'll go ahead and get the lowered kit since i'll either go ahead and lower it now or in the future.

2.) complete rewire. my mechanic recently recommended an automotive electrician to me. so, i'll be dialing up Auto Scan and telling him what i want to do and seeing what he recommends. i've seen a few different generic wiring kits but i'm just not sure which one to have him install. i figure i'll get his opinion and go with it.

that's the list of have-to-do's. once that is done, the bug will be driveable again. it'll probably need a little carb tuning and normal maintenance (valve adjustment, oil change, etc.) but that's the fairly easy stuff.

as far as the list of stuff that would be cool... here it is:
1.) lower the front. going back to top line for this, i'd either get the versa struts or the maxx struts. i'll probably just end up calling top line anyway so i'll see what they say. i think that most people upgrade to the maxx struts to run big rims. since i'm just looking to run 15s, i may not need them.

2.) take the turn signals off of the fenders and get a euro bumper. i'm hoping i could just use a fiberglass patch kit for the fender holes. i've never used one before so i'll have to find something else i can try it on. i may go ahead and do this anyway since it's fairly inexpensive and i'll be getting the whole car rewired anyway.

3.) iron cross rims. i really like these. already talked to mid-america and these will fit over my disc brakes in the front. they'll look way better than the mis-matched rims i have on there now. definitely go with all black or the black/polished ones.

4.) wider fenders. would love to get some of these widened, fiberglass fenders. scroll down to the second option. these are 2.5" wider and would hopefully give me a more tucked look with the iron cross rims. also, if i got those, i'd have to get these in the rear. 3" widened would go perfectly with the 2.5" in the front.

there's tons more on the fun list but i'll leave it with that. i'll keep posting as i call people and figure out exactly what i'm doing. then, we'll actually have some fun progress posts. stay tuned!