Progress!

I have a working speedometer. See the Woman does not like driving the car and one of the things that may help is having a speedometer. She is coming down for my birthday so I decided it was time to fix it. Thank you Samba! Yesterday I called a buddy over and we removed the speedometer. The I took it apart. I was afraid there was a cracked gear, but there wasn't. In fact there was a brass gear in there meaning someone had already had it apart to fix it. It was just dry as a bone. So I added some grease to it and put it back together and got it back in the car. Today the cable I ordered came in and after much cussing and beating on things, got that in. And low and behold it works. The question is for how long methinks though.
Zazu also has a new motor. The very nice motor seen in previous pictures leaked enough oil I never had to change it. I've taken a few long trips now and it was always fill the oil check the gas. I knew of a slightly more powerful motor up for grabs and I took it. So instead of a 1970 1600cc single port, I now have a 1974 1600 dual port in my car. And it holds oil. So the next major trip is to Idaho for Thanksgiving. In the winter. Oh boy. But I have faith. Lots of faith in my little green bug. And that's part of being in the club.
You just assume that all the hard work and good vibes you get off of your car will hold you through. Sometimes it does, sometimes it does not. But what fun is a car that's 100 percent reliable because you had nothing to do with it? No I'm sorry. Every trip in an old car is never the same as the last trip. Or to put it another way, "You're only as good as the last trip you took." So bring a sleeping bag and matches, a GPS and a cell phone. Make sure you have plenty of water, an ax and ten quarts of oil. Because you're going on a trip an old car and it doesn't get much better then that!