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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.

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

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.

You know what? I have thought about one of those.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Rust and expensive parts. Been there, done that.

Seeing that this is a hunting forum, you scared me until I read the post. I see them regularly at Cordell Hull and Barren River Reservoir. They are thick at Land Between the Lakes and at Reelfoot. I assumed they were also common down your way. I guess not. They are some big, neat birds to watch, aren’t they?

That’ll be an heirloom for sure.

Then I wouldn't spend $2000 on a guitar yet. Get a $400 one with a good neck and go from there.

And mounted. Had to modify the hand guard to fit the Velcro straps; the pressure switch is very secure. I have not exposed the adhesive backing. I couldn't be more pleased, the splash from the light illuminates the flouro orange painted front sight better than minimum expectations.

I'm late as usual, just saw this. You've made the right decision, keep the 624. .44 Special caliber S&W revolvers are extremely popular, desirable. and no longer made. A 4" 624 in good condition would fall very high on any serious collector's list. I wouldn't be at all surprised to see it sell at $1200 or more. $1000 would be my absolute minimum. Lots of folks just don't get the .44 Special. They seem to prefer the louder .44 magnum. But for those of us who are real .44 Special fans ( yes that includes me) dedicated .44 Special revolvers are highly prized and we are more than willing to pay a premium over going rates for a nice one. Honestly, the price limit is set by just how bad the buyer wants it.

For all those die hard Vols fans, as of right now the Vols could still win the SEC Championship.

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.

We’ll worry about that after Thanksgiving.

You sure about that?

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.

Back in the early 90's I was kicking around the idea of becoming a polymer engineer when I was trying to choose a major. I was intrigued by a guest-speaker who was an engineer from a plant in Kansas City that made parts for nuclear weapons who told me that they had a polymer so tough that they couldn't find a tool that could reliably cut it. I learned not to poo-poo things because it was a polymer.

To quote Vincent Lauria...."If everybody's doing it...that's a lot of guys doing it...." They don't have the space to house them all if 2 million people say they are not interested in conforming. In 1984 the Winter Olympics were held in Sarajevo , Yugoslavia....by 1992 the country was in the midst of a civil war......I'm not in ANY way saying that is a positive thing. But at some point people cease to follow rules when they do not see the powers that be as legitimate or when they feel things have gone too far . And like it or not this country was founded by people who ceased to follow the rules when they felt things had gone too far...and they ceased to see the powers that be as legitimate. We also had a 4 year "unpleasantness" in the 1860s because enough people didn't respect the direction an election took.... There are some very interesting parallels between the 2020 election and the 1860 election....

At some point enough people will simply get tired of this constant "we are gonna ban your stuff and take it away from you talk" and civil disobedience will be widespread. If enough people simply say "NO" then what exactly do you think will happen? Of course them actually calling their congressmen and saying they do not support any of that stuff the socialist communists are pushing before it goes anywhere would be a great start and probably head off any REAL unpleasantness but for some reason people tend to not act until after things get out of hand. "Is it ignorance or apathy?" " Well I don't know and I don't care"..... The problem with trying to enforce unpopular laws on 300 MILLION people (or even on 3 MILLION people) that refuse to comply is you do not have the manpower to implement it IF enough people organize and refuse to play along. If the full weight of the US govt and a coalition of foreign nations took years to put down an insurrection (and still did not succeed completely) in a country smaller than the size of Texas (Iraq) where the insurgents were only a tiny sliver of the actual population then how exactly are these would be socialist/communists politicians who we all fear being in charge going to put down the insurgency that will happen when enough people say NO to their plans for the US? Especially if they do not have the 100% support of the whole military and police forces who do not support that stuff? A LARGE portion of them lean more to the right than the left...and not ALL left leaning folks are for totalitarianism. The Sheriff here has already publicly said he has no interest in enforcing any new federal gun laws. The largest irregular guerrilla army in history is already armed......the largest corp of snipers in history practices every year during hunting season and during organized shooting matches. The will of the governed to continue to be governed is the only thing allowing a gun ban to even be a possibility. And unfortunately.....barring some unforeseen return to sanity by the left at some point that will of the silent majority to continue to accept this government as legitimate is going to wane.......we already see it to some degree on the "other side" .You see the problems caused by the statistically insignificant number of Antifa kooks out there. What happens when the silent majority actually gets out in the street and starts making noise? History is pretty interesting....unfortunately few people still read it.

It has arrived! Shooter condition. Bluing on barrel is like new except for wear at muzzle and a few surface scratches. Receiver is worn, has a great patina from 60 years of handling, and bluing fades back in about 1/2 of the way up and over the top. I think the case hardening pattern in the lever is beautiful. Leupold VX2 - 7 x 33 with fancy flip caps, oh so clear and non distorted. Cheek weld is fine at 2, when I start zooming, I have to move my head a bit. Inspecting the innards through the ejection port, I think this rifle has a low round count - not much if any visible wear including the breech face. The action is smooth and it does satisfy my desire for a level gun. I think the trigger is fine, when I shoot I'll figure out if it is good. The actual trigger itself is wide, serrated, and smooth with virtually no take up and clean break. .300 Savage has an interesting history as does the 99, which is also appealing to my ecletic sensibilities. I do have both the ladder and rear peep sights as well.

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.