My 1966 Kabriolett 5 week restoration

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Installed a set of JayCee Billet Spring plate covers to reduce spring flex during hard launches

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Replaced the Berg Achiever pulley (GB-439A) with a Berg Equalizer 6 1/2lb pulley (GB-440AE)
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Kabriolett birthday is March 9th, 1966. So in celebration of her 47th B-Day, decided to give her some new binders & shoes. Here she is getting upgraded Disc brakes up front along with a dual circuit master cylinder for safety. Of course there's a Hurst roll control plumbed into the system as well 8)
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With the disc brake upgrade, might as well add some new wheels while I'm at it, right? :wink: So grabbed a set of Porsche Mahle Gas Burners
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Rearair, Looks great. Hope you get som some sunnier day drive that Beetle. Is it top down weather there?
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Speedmster wrote:Rearair, Looks great. Hope you get som some sunnier day drive that Beetle. Is it top down weather there?
Im located in Sunny Southern California, so of course its always top down weather. But I hate the feeling of the baking sun on my skin for some reason. Besides, after paying sooo much $$$ for the top, Im gonna show it to the world :lol: 8)
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Just installed a solid Billet Aluminum shift coupler. Adds a much more positive feel when selecting gears. A worth while $40 investment
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Rearair, is that coupler an add on or does it replace an existing one?
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Speedmster wrote:Rearair, is that coupler an add on or does it replace an existing one?
It's a replacement. Gets rid of the slop from the OEM Urethane coupler for a more positive feel. Drawback is it does send a vibrating noise through the shift rod on street driver cars. :cry:
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Color matched the horn button to better fit the car
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Installed some polished center caps with hand painted Porsche Crests
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Decided to go baller status with these Gloss Black center caps fitted with a Cloisonné enameled badge
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rareair wrote:Just installed a solid Billet Aluminum shift coupler. Adds a much more positive feel when selecting gears. A worth while $40 investment
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Goes to show if there is something to be dreamed up, somebody will make it.

This looks like a drag only part, because a tranny with stock rubber mounts is likely to jump out of gear over speed bumps with this setup -- which is why the factory used rubber in the first place.

Still a neat solution and looks like a quality part. Shame to hide it under an access plate.
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Decided to add a splash of color throughout the car, so I decided to polish up some Billet parts & have them Anodized in Red.
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Interior & Engine compartment pics to follow as I get them installed
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Replaced the Ivory knobs & escutheons with Black versions
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Added some color by switching out the polished Billet finishing washers with Red Anodized versions
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