thatdirtykid

I don't know him, but I have seen a tanish monster wagon here in town once or twice. (in town being lyons, as I no longer am in foco)

Thanks, I actually ignored the mixed comments on the board and got the autozone one with the warranty. We will see how our holds up to my wives commute to her temp job. its our only car it is always quick to fix luckally.

Thanks, if i had the car with me I am sure i could have figured it out, but the car left the wife (and baby) stranded last night and we don't have another ride for me to drive out there.

Is the voltage regulator in the alternator on a 1985 GL? I don't have a FSM just chiltons and the john muir idiot book. Neither are clear about where the voltage regulator is in this model. Thanks, I hate electrical work. Good thing this car is pretty simple electrics (so far, I haven't jumped in too far)

He got back to me, it turns out his car was a sedan and he wants a decent chunk of cash for it. Probably not worth the hour drive for me to pick up just to trade. How much would you want for yours shipped?

I agree, but I would do it in a 74 super beetle. Now when I feel the need to go fast I jump on the bike. I actually have been enjoying my slow car. Welcome to the forum, I have been enjoying myself here the last month since I got my soob.

I will try to get a hold of the guy with the loyale grill and see how much he wants for it. If I can get it cheap I would love to trade

Cool thanks for the replies. I may just end up fabricating something with expanded metal or something. Not in any hurry though. There are uglier parts of my car. . .

Will a grill off a 90 loyale fit an 85 GL? I don't see why not, but I have not looked at a 90 up close to see if the mounting points will line up the same. Thanks!

Am I the only one who is thinking it may not be an amazing idea to put foam or anything that can get sucked into your intake inside your filter? I cut a plate and converted a round air cleaner to fit the weber I had in my old VW. It would be cool to see a stock air cleaner modded to fit the weber too.

I am also a vw lover. I am new to soobs, and there isn't even a tenth of the aftermarket interest in soobs as vw's, especially the older ones. My rotting rear wheel wells are going to get a generous helping of por 15 and probably left alone. Until I get some big tires and trim a bit off anyway. There are a lot of junk yard rats here on the forum, but I don't know how many 97's are already junked. Good luck!

Hmmm. Thats strange. It may have been my imagination but it always seemed to idle just a touch rougher when the pressure dropped. Probably was just me being paranoid. I do like the answers I am getting that keep pointing me toward "your car is fine". Aside from the body (which I can live with, once i get the rust neutralized) the car seems great. I think I have around 10k before I need to worry about the timing belts, they don't sound sloppy yet. Its just one of the things I think about wondering about the previous owners. The last owner told my wife that the "timing was done recently" and she doesn't remember if he said the belts were done, or just the timing. Oh well. I will keep driving and keep my senses out. Keep the bodywork going and enjoy my ride. Did I mention that I bought this for less than half what I sold my RX-7 for. Aside from horse power and body condition (that thing was in amazing shape for a 1980) I really feel like I traded up some times. That and the RX-7s have been losing value pretty quick since I started paying attention (4 years) I bought this one for 2700 with 140k drove it for 3 years and only put 18k on it, and after trying to sell for a year I end up taking 1400. . . It was hard to find any actually selling for more than 2k anymore.

yup I am coming of an 80 RX-7 and also have a harley with 88rwhp and weighs less than 500lbs. We will see, exhaust and tune has put a bit more pep in its step. And I still have the timing to do (hopefully just check PO claimed it was just done). So far I have: Changed the oil, tranny and rear diff. Flushed the radiator Changed the alternator and compressor belts Cleaned the carb (kinda am not a fan of this carb, maybe a weber is in my future. I did like my weber on my old vw beetle, and it was a bland progressive) Re greased the inner passenger cv joint and hand stitched a boot for my dying axle. Its made of a car tube triple stitched with fishing line. (its actually not leaking) Ordered some por 15 for the frame and body (Not sure if I am going to replace any metal, probably just stop the rust where it is for now). To do: Replace front passenger axle Replace windshield Rebuild/replace the oil pump (it occasionally drops to almost 0psi at idle when warmed up. That wouldn't just be the sender or gauge right?) Make a roof basket. Mount bike racks to roof basket. Eventually when there is extra $ around. 2" lift and a set of 14 or 15" rims to re-drill. Maybe some driving lights, and off-road lights. Which will probably prompt a alternator swap. . . And if my wife knew how much was compiling in my head (and soon to be piling in my garage) she may have re-considered and made me bought a newere less "fun" car

Thanks, I am stoked. This car is so slow compared to my previous rides, but its going to be way better camping and off road.

No kidding. There is still plenty of stuff to be addressed, but that was the only issue I was unfamiliar with. This place looks like it will be a good place. Best part is, the car cost me 600$, It took 200$ to get a exhaust installed from the catalytic converter back. 75$ to flush and change all fluids, and I am still left with 500$ that I got from selling the old RX-7. So once I can prove the car is reliable to the wife, a small lift and some bigger tires are in store (and some summer fun).