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We own two BEs, one of which was our only car for a couple of years in the 70s and has been on and off the road ever since; the other served as a parts source and will hopefully be on the road this summer, for the first time since purchase in 1972
Ideally, I would like them both to be reliable, fun, safe, vehicles. To which end, I've tried to pull together a list of updates/modifications that would stay true to the original design yet them meet the reliable/fun criteria. And not require any body or other semi-irreversible modifications.
Here's my thoughts, and I would appreciate comments from others as I certainly haven't tried them all nor captured all the possible improvements. Down the road, I would like to pull together a 'final' list of Tasteful Upgrades, along with potential suppliers.
So, with a certain amount of fear and trepidation: