Well the day has come! Today my brother, my dad, and I are heading over to my storage unit to get my 69 Bug out of storage. We are going to get her loaded on the trailer and bring her home to Wyoming.
We spent all day yesterday at storage. Since I was going to bring one car back with me, I was hoping that the storage place had a smaller unit to keep my Imp safe until I can take her back in 2019. I lucked out and was able to secure an unit that was half as deep, perfect for the Imp and my stuff, and still save about 30% on my month cost. So that meant three of us spent the day moving the boxes, the Imp, and the rest of my stuff to the new unit.
This is what my Bug has been living like. Hiding in the corner behind the Imp, numerous boxes, and who knows what else.
At the end of the day, we had gotten her unburied and ready to be loaded on the trailer tomorrow. We went home tired that's for sure!
That leads us to this morning! A few unexpected errands got me off to a late start, but after about an hour and a half, we had the Bug loaded on the trailer. Of course it wasn't as easy as pushing her out, turning the wheel, and then up on the trailer. No, we did have an issue: flat front tires. It turns out the front right tire wouldn't hold air for more than 10 minutes. The lady at the storage office was able to get me an a/c receptacle so that I could run my small air compressor.
This was enough to get the tires aired up enough so that we could get her up on the trailer. Once she was on the trailer, we were able to tie her down for a safe trip home.
I have to give a big shout out to these guys! My dad (left) and my brother (right) worked really hard to make this all happen. I couldn't have done this without these two!!
Along with bringing the Bug home, I also had a list of parts that I wanted to take. At the top of this list was this beauty, my Gene Berg shifter. My brother acquired it when he bought a Bug in the early 90s. When he sold that Bug, he repurposed the shifter to the Imp. I have acquired a stock shifter that I'm restoring, along with a stock accessory locking base and metal shift kit. This modified stock shifter will have more of the retro appeal.
The Berg shifter will be a better fit with the Cal-Look, er WyoLook, style that the Bug is being built like. Before she goes into the Bug though, I am going to rebuild it, clean/detail it, and repaint the background of the "Gene Berg" logo on the top of the shift knob.
Stay tuned for more posts about my WyoLook Bug!!
--the VDub Geek
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