Sapphire AM Radio With iPod Connection

Hey everybody, I just finished working on my AM Sapphire XV radio to add an audio cable for my iPod. It was a really simple project with very little alteration to the actual radio. The great part is it still maintains the function of the AM radio. Here is a video of the final result: 

I decided to do some looking around to see if it was possible after I installed my radio and realized that the radio itself didn't work very well. I found that the radio couldn't pick up a very good signal. Sadly in my area there is only one AM station with a signal strong enough for my radio to pick up. I wanted a way to have the songs from my iPod played through the radio while maintaining the stock functionality.

After some research I found out how to do it. I added a page to the resource section of the site that lists the instructions for how I made the connection to my radio. Here is a link to  the Radio Conversion for iPod/MP3 Hook-up article.

Thanks for reading,

Todd

Veedub Classics New Site

I have a brand new site that I have put together for Veedub Classics. It is still a work in progress but I will have more ability and freedom on an actual website instead of a blog. I will keep posting my blog here on blogspot. My blog will also be posted on the website. For now the site address is sites.google.com/site/veedubclassics/ if you would like to check it out. Thanks for keeping up on blog posts. You guys are great. Check out my new site and give me some feed back, again it is still a work in progress so some of the pages I have started I haven't finished yet, but I would love feedback. The link to the blog on my site is here: Veedub Classics Blog.

Thanks for reading,

Todd

Google Street View

This is in front of my house.

Last fall, just after school had started Google maps redid the street view for the Provo, UT area. I found out because I drove past or the Google maps car drove past me twice while I was driving around town over the course of a week. I was really excited about that since my car would be on Google maps two times. I kept checking back and they never updated them... until just this week. I guess it takes a bit of time for them to process the new images and put them online. Just for fun I also checked in front of my house and discovered that my car is on Google maps 3 times in total. That is so awesome. I have been excited about that all day, I'm sure I will be pulling up Google maps to show any one i can. Do you guys have pics of your VW's on Google maps?

This is as I was heading to work.

This is as I was leaving school.

Rust eze Bumper Ointment

I wish I could get a hold of something like this. My front bumper is covered in rust after one winter. It is all covered in surface rust. I know that sanding it down will remove any chrome that is left and that would make my problem worse. I need some rust-eze to make my bumper shine. So what are some suggestions for removing and preventing rust on my bumper?

1966 Beetle Model

Thought I would do a post about one of my Christmas presents I recently finished. This is a 1966 VW Beetle model by Tamiya. There are a few small things that they didn't get quite right (like the windshield wipers being parked in the wrong side) but overall it is very accurate  It is also very detailed. It was a lot of fun to do. I even took the time to put carpet in the passenger compartment. Here are the rest of the pictures. What do you guys think? Does anyone else like doing models like this?

Driver Side Seat Belt

I found out recently on the samba about a guy who sells brand new retractable 3 point seat belts for $18 with $25 for shipping. It comes as a pair. The guy is selling Hummer seatbelts but they work perfectly in a bug and look remarkably like the originals. Here is a link to his ebay page. I was really excited to find this because usually seat belts are outrageously priced. Anyway mine finally arrived. I only have the driver's side belt in because it had a mounting bracket with it. The passenger side seat belt is an older non retractable style with no mounting bracket of anysort. I will be making one this week so I will be able to show pictures of both sides in later. Here is this one installed though. It really is very nice. It works just like the stock one's. My old one stopped retracting and looked like a piece of garbage. It is so nice to have a new belt in the car, it makes the car feel newer. I will also be glad to replace the old non retractable hard to adjust seat belt, but not as glad as the people who ride with me in my car. So if any one is looking for seat belts check this out.

Saw Another Bug at School

I've seen this bug around a couple of times while going from class to class but this is the first chance I had to snap a picture. And this time I was actually able to park next to it. It's a nice color of blue with a really nicely done beige interior. It looks to be a 1974 Bug like mine. I think that's a good year, I may be biased just a little bit though. Also note that the snow is starting to melt so maybe the groundhog was right this year, maybe spring is just around the corner.