Interesting topic.......

[Zach Gomulka]

I'm still here every day, multiple times per day

I've had a lot of change in my life lately, currently living in an apartment 1500 miles away from my toys. So no fun updates until I find my way into a house with a garage... Hopefully this year. Living vicariously through others on this forum until then!

[Neil Davies]

I'm still here, and I started an In Da Werks thread! Interesting about what was said about browsing on phones - I tend to have a few minutes here and there, often while feeding my little lad or cooking tea so the phone is ideal. It's not great for posting photos tho.

[nicolas]

no time, the weather is too good, so i am driving my car, more correctly my wife is mostly driving it (every day to work), i can do maintenance.

does this sound familiar  to anyone  

[j-f]

I still need my daily shot of the Lounge 

Yes, less people posting, but also better quality! Guy's like Richie posting the making of a 10sec street car is just the kind of info LOT'S of people are looking for  Even if it is to build a much slower car, you get a plan of how to actually build a street-strip-race car with a down to earth approach.

Like many of us, life get in the way; a baby, building a house this year as we found a place to, a growing family business that I will need to take care of when my father will get his retirement in a not so far time... I hope to get the bus painted ASAP. If it's not painted when we start to build our house, it will be put on a backburner for God now how long...

So, not a lot's to post as I don't work a lot if not at all on my cars. I still give a hands to friends from time to time on their projects, but mine are a almost stalled for now 

[RobtheManx]

I still visit everyday , but have been posting more than usual ( still not much ) as my 67 build is coming on well and need lots of advise to help me get it right first time .

Rob

[Fiatdude]

 Happy New Year to Everyone --  -- I try to get here daily and see what everyone is up to!!!!

Since I never embraced FB, I've lost contact with a lot of people in the hobby -- -- Still have the Ghia in the garage, but I've been leaving for work at 4 am and getting home around 7 pm AND being well over the age of 60, stuff on the car doesn't get done on a daily or weekly or monthly basis anymore.  How can I still be waiting on parts too??? ...... Hopefully the job will be done in the coming month or I'll have some more El Nino days off, so I can find some time and some motivation --- LOL

[modnrod]

I'm still working on mine, averaging probably 10+ hours a week on it, enjoying the shed time mostly.
It's not show car by a long stretch, it's a 20ft car! 
When done it will be fun to cruise around in again, my first ACVW driver for 10 years.

[Larry S]

I picked up my 56 project almost 2 years ago (I started a thread under the In Da Works) worked on it a lot at first but for the last 1.5 years work has been crazy. one son in college and 2 kids heavily involved in high school makes for not much me time. That's part of being a parent and that's OK. I would go weeks sometimes not even looking at this site or any vw stuff at all. When I did log on I would look around but not respond to anything. I would work on the car a little at a time, mostly just a couple hours at a time. I accepted a new position last June and have been very busy trying to get up to speed, but I have recently found time to work on the car again and should have the chassis rolling soon. As I see the chassis coming together I get more pumped up about finishing the car. I hope to have the body and paint work done by fall so I can assemble the car next winter.
I do enjoy reading and looking at pics on this site, there is a lot of good poeple willing to answer questions and help if asked.

[richie]

I still need my daily shot of the Lounge 

Yes, less people posting, but also better quality! Guy's like Richie posting the making of a 10sec street car is just the kind of info LOT'S of people are looking for  Even if it is to build a much slower car, you get a plan of how to actually build a street-strip-race car with a down to earth approach.

Thanks J-F, I appreciate that

Maybe the moderators could lead by example and post there own projects and happenings Then others would follow

It does seem to me that the lounge gets a decent influx of new members weekly so people must still be searching out forums for something? even if it is trikes!!!   

I do think particularly in winter its hard for some to get motivated and maybe just seeing an update from someone else however small can help, that minor thing to you might have and done, then might be the catalyst to another to get out to the garage and do the same, so maybe just update your project or post what you did up for others to see anyway?  Just an idea

cheers Richie

[Trond Dahl]

Who are you getting at? 
I am very good at reading, but I have been really bad at writing. Super busy is my excuse... It is probably a poor one 

[leec]

Could we add a little incentive to post/update projects threads. Maybe a free t-shirt for the project update of the month, funded by members?
I know in my line of work incentives/prizes get a lot of buy-in
Lee

[richie]

Who are you getting at? 
I am very good at reading, but I have been really bad at writing. Super busy is my excuse... It is probably a poor one 

All 3 of you   I am sure there was going to be a In the werks thread on a 1641 turbo 67    And Jon used to update quite often on his Super beetle project, and if your writing is not good[ don't believe you but  ] pictures will do, they speak a thousand words apparently 

Lead the way

cheers Richie

[vwhelmot]

I`m posting as much as I can! Well , all the stuff I want you to see for now   

[speedwell]

i'm still on the lounge every 2days , for me the drag engine and other topic relating to race engines is not for me , i'm more into the old stories that sarge and john lazenby wrote
so i've a quick visit , and to the happenings sectio n , i don't post anymore because , I have the impression that doesn't interest not any more people, thus I stopped posting, furthermore it had the problem of the number of photos there which we could post

need more topic about cal look and  others stuff , or some advice or technics to do some works on a car

[richie]

i'm still on the lounge every 2days , for me the drag engine and other topic relating to race engines is not for me , i'm more into the old stories that sarge and john lazenby wrote
so i've a quick visit , and to the happenings sectio n , i don't post anymore because , I have the impression that doesn't interest not any more people, thus I stopped posting, furthermore it had the problem of the number of photos there which we could post

need more topic about cal look and  others stuff , or some advice or technics to do some works on a car

Fabs, you seem to have a passion for old gassers?  and that's racing?    You used to post in the Gasser photo thread often but don't now? seems a perfect place for pictures and then maybe stories to start

cheers Richie

[richie]

I`m posting as much as I can! Well , all the stuff I want you to see for now   

Slacker!!! get back to it

[speedwell]

i'm still on the lounge every 2days , for me the drag engine and other topic relating to race engines is not for me , i'm more into the old stories that sarge and john lazenby wrote
so i've a quick visit , and to the happenings sectio n , i don't post anymore because , I have the impression that doesn't interest not any more people, thus I stopped posting, furthermore it had the problem of the number of photos there which we could post

need more topic about cal look and  others stuff , or some advice or technics to do some works on a car

Fabs, you seem to have a passion for old gassers?  and that's racing?    You used to post in the Gasser photo thread often but don't now? seems a perfect place for pictures and then maybe stories to start

cheers Richie

yes i' like them , and yes it's racing , but i've more interest into the  history , the parts and the paint etc.... and not about time results

yes that true too about posting in the gassers tread but it take me  alot of time to search on the net about unseen photos or buying some old magazine with vw gassers inside , and now i've keep all for me , don't ask me why .....no one posted what they 've   

[richie]

i'm still on the lounge every 2days , for me the drag engine and other topic relating to race engines is not for me , i'm more into the old stories that sarge and john lazenby wrote
so i've a quick visit , and to the happenings sectio n , i don't post anymore because , I have the impression that doesn't interest not any more people, thus I stopped posting, furthermore it had the problem of the number of photos there which we could post

need more topic about cal look and  others stuff , or some advice or technics to do some works on a car

Fabs, you seem to have a passion for old gassers?  and that's racing?    You used to post in the Gasser photo thread often but don't now? seems a perfect place for pictures and then maybe stories to start

cheers Richie

yes i' like them , and yes it's racing , but i've more interest into the  history , the parts and the paint etc.... and not about time results

yes that true too about posting in the gassers tread but it take me  alot of time to search on the net about unseen photos or buying some old magazine with vw gassers inside , and now i've keep all for me , don't ask me why .....no one posted what they 've   

Was just thinking I was more racing than cal look   

I enjoy the stories about the beginings of performance aircooled VWs, racing and street/cal look just like you but we cant force the guys who did it all back then to post them, so we have to keep this place alive & interesting so maybe they want to join in and post again

cheers Richie

[cedric]

Every day on  the lounge! But my englisch is to bad.....

[modnrod]

I'm Australian, my English is bloody terrible.  

I don't mind if you don't.

[vwhelmot]

I`m posting as much as I can! Well , all the stuff I want you to see for now   

Slacker!!! get back to it

Ok Boss

[Trond Dahl]

Who are you getting at? 
I am very good at reading, but I have been really bad at writing. Super busy is my excuse... It is probably a poor one 

All 3 of you   I am sure there was going to be a In the werks thread on a 1641 turbo 67    And Jon used to update quite often on his Super beetle project, and if your writing is not good[ don't believe you but  ] pictures will do, they speak a thousand words apparently 

Lead the way

cheers Richie

Haha I don´t suck at writing, I just have not been active in writing, just reading :-)

[Trond Dahl]

i don't post anymore because , I have the impression that doesn't interest not any more people, thus I stopped posting, furthermore it had the problem of the number of photos there which we could post

You could not be more wrong! and we need you and others to help this forum not loose it cal-look spirit.

need more topic about cal look and  others stuff , or some advice or technics to do some works on a car

Yes :-)

[Martin S.]

How do people post pics using links instead of upping the actual pic to the site? I used to use Photobucket links but I don't think that works anymore?

[Trond Dahl]

How do people post pics using links instead of upping the actual pic to the site? I used to use Photobucket links but I don't think that works anymore?

I have improved the forums photo upload now so it is easier to upload pictures without resizing upfront. Perhaps that helps?
With regards to images hosted elsewhere it is just to click the image button above with the tooltip "insert image" and fill in the url between the "img" tags. If it does not work from photobucket it might be because they want people to access their site instead of just viewing the images? Or perhaps you are not using a link that goes directly to the image itself.

[Sarge]

  ...."i'm more into the old stories that sarge wrote"....

   

   ..."but we cant force the guys who did it all back then to post them"

        I'm so old I can't remember anything new!

[BeetleBug]

Nice to see that you are still around Sarge! Happy new year to you and yours.

Best rgs
Karl

[richie]

        I'm so old I can't remember anything new!

Next time I am over I will come get my Red 67 back I lent you then:o

cheers Richie

[j-f]

we need you and others to help this forum not loose it cal-look spirit.

Amen 

[Sarge]

Nice to see that you are still around Sarge! Happy new year to you and yours.

Hey, thanks Karl... regards to you, too!

    ..."Next time I am over I will come get my Red 67 back I lent you then "

     hmmm, so YOUR the one who left that clunker in my garage.... it needs a tune-up!