Happy (Herbie) Halloween, everyone!! (Page 1 of 2)

Great looking bug,  love it!~~ Todd

I swear the first pic looks straight out of a Herbie movie!! Ha ha..loved the skeleton!! Great stuff! I've got a 68' myself so I'm kinda partial!!!~~ Todd VW

Hi Patty~ I've got a 56 sunroof and a 67 Standard sittin' in the driveway, and I am painting my 68  in the  garage, the kids last night were goin' nuts! 2 kids said when they reach 16 they want one! Ahhh the generations of V-Dub lovers continues!!

I'm driving my Oval till' I get the 12 volt 68' back on the road, glad the ole' 6 volt battery started up this am! Colder here in Maryland!!

I've been thinking about installing a 12 volt hair-dryer with tubing up through the front defrosters... just a on/off switch on the dash would work fine. (I've heard that as long as you don't leave it on high power it will last years... a guy put his on high instead of low and burnt it out real quick.)

My heater boxes are in great shape, but the heater cable broke from the cabin to the boxes... once I replace that it'll heat me out, cause I've got an over-sized wheel on the engine that really throws the air!!! (Like most of these old cars, the paper channels from the floor/foot area to the trunk has been destroyed/removed.)

I might spray some Great Stuff down those side channels to keep the heat from the heater boxes from escaping into the trunk and being wasted.

Depending on exactly where you would be spraying the "Great Stuff"...I would be careful...for two reasons:

- if you ever want to remove it...it could be a real pain in the butt
- water/moisture/condensation can get trapped...and cause rusting...and eventually rot.

Just something to consider,

- Nick

I wasn't 100% clear where you were thinking of "shooting" the Great Stuff.  If you were talking the area where all the tubing/plumbing is that goes from the heater channels to the defrost vents for the windshield (and keep the heat from going into the trunk area like you mentioned)...you could probably do something less permanent than the "Great Stuff". 

Heck...just shove some old rags down in there (or something similar)...or actually plug the tubing that comes from the heater channels with something.  I know how finding the paper/plastic tubing to connect things can be tough or impossible to find.  This way if you come across an idea of how to reconnect things so you have defroster heat again ...you won't have the hassle of removing all of that "Great Stuff" spray insulation...which REALLY sticks to everything.

Good luck,

- Nick