"There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have." - Don Herold

This is a beautiful car from a bygone era, but the photography is even better. (Scroll part way down the page.) I've spent some time studying these pics, trying to figure out why they work so well. Angle, lighting.... One of these days I'll have a '62 VW finished and I'll want to take some decent photos to document the project. I would love them to turn out as good as his.
I did read somewhere that cars should always be photographed on pavement where they belong, not grass. Since then I've noticed how many people think that cars, like people, will look cool photographed out in a grass field. Nope, doesn't work.

On NPR this morning he interviewed a Catholic priest about Lent and Easter. In perfectly good humor he asked the priest what he had given up for Lent. After all, they already live pretty ascetic lives.
"I gave up gossip for Lent."
Uhm..., shouldn't you give up gossip permanently. Do you get to go back to gossipping Monday and it's OK?

Since getting the VW body back from paint last Sunday I've been working a little each day to complete some of the tasks most easily done with it on the dolly, not the pan. The kids will help me make that transfer tomorrow evening.

The first of those jobs was installing the main wiring harness which runs from the front where the fuse box sits under the deck lid, through a channel in the left side of the roof, and exiting into the engine compartment. Once that was in place I installed the reproduction tar board like VW used to insulate the engine compartment.

Next came the dreaded headliner install. The first step is cutting and installing the padding/insulation, felt on the roof and foam elsewhere. That's done using 3M spray adhesive that is incredibly sticky!

The headliner itself is "mohair" (Pam says it's a cotton twill, brushed on one side), original for a '62. VW went to the perforated vinyl in '63. It's installed with a combination of that 3M spray and liquid contact cement. The pieces come roughly cut but have to be cut to precise fit as each is installed. Tedious, stressful work that I stretched out over three days, a couple of hours at a time. For example, the pieces that go "around" the windows are actually one piece that goes over the window, then you cut out the opening. Make one of those relief cuts just a wee bit too deep and you've ruined the piece.

It's wrinkled and has some puckers but those will relax over the next few days as the fabric settles in place. Then I'll take a steam iron and a hair dryer to get out what remains.
There are some goofs but they are, for the most part, not noticeable unless you know where to look, and I'm sure not going to point them out!

Tomorrow is Easter and I'm looking forward to the morning at Pathway. This is the Christian's raison d'etre. Apart from Christ's resurrection we've got nothing; with it we have everything that matters.
I'm not a big fan of Christmas for a whole host of reasons, but Easter gets to the core of who I am and will someday be.