The 1966 VW Beetle Forum

HI, I'm new to the forum. I don't even own a beetle, YET! I'm thinking of purchasing one soon. During a recent visit with the car I'm interested in, the owner and I wanted to make sure it was timed correctly. He has a marked pulley with notches. Now the timing was done without pulling the valve cove...

Does anyone have any alternative to the standard shift rod bushing. The groove that sits in the ring appears to be very thin and easily worn. I was wondering if anyone has used the shifter mount box for the sandrail in type 1 beetle as a fix. Refer to attachments. Obviously the shifter box would req...