Hello everyone - I recently dusted off my TC after being parked in my driveway for a year. I'm not a mechanic but love problem solving, tinkering, grilling, hiking, skateboarding, record collecting, LEGO, and 70's/80's punk/hardcore/metal. I've zig zagged the country a few times and up/down the coasts hitting national & state parks, and skate parks with my partner, cats, and dog. Now I mostly use my TC for weekend trips and commuting.
Most recently I replaced my battery and wiper fluid pump myself. I replaced the stock 96R battery with a 40R and so far all is well. The only difference is the 40R is a bit shorter lengthwise so I wedged a skateboard bushing in the gap which fit perfectly. The wiper fluid pump was rather simple once I figured out how to pull back the passenger wheel-well cover to access the area. For removing the body clips I grinded the inner two tines of dinner fork flat and that worked ok but ended up bending some of the clip heads. I replaced that with an $8 tool from Harbor Freight for future projects.
I don't have plans on a crazy conversion but I do want to move the driver and passenger seats back a few inches. I have the power drivers seat that raises but hate how it moves forward at the same time. I'm 6'1 and could use just a little more leg room. I've seen a few folks use Unistrut (of course!) to accomplish this and look forward to doing the same. I also saw a YouTube video where a guy cuts & fits gutter leaf guards as screens for the 2nd row windows which would be great for camping. The only other thing I really want to explore is larger tires. Mostly just for looks as don't want to get into lifting it for off-roading or anything like that.
Does anyone have experience with the WeatherTech Cargo liner that covers the 2nd & 3rd row seats? Since I have second row buckets there is no center support for the fold down floor panels. I'm curious just how strong the cargo liner is? I assume I'll still have to build a plywood box or support beam.
Thanks for your time!
