I'm new to your group, I just started getting back into bugs. Years ago
I used to build Drag & Off Road cars.... Built all my own motors &
build for some of the guys in my old club, Club was called "GOODTIMES"
Hot VWs of so ca.

So far The thing I have seen that has changed the most is the parts are
junk..... 10+ years ago you could get cross bar linkage with your Weber
carbs & they were good. I just got a new 009 & a set of ICTs The 009
had so much slop in the drive flange pin that it would turn 20 deg easy.
The carbs came with cross bar castings that would not fit. Had to file
them to size. When I asked Weber Direct about it they didnt answer any
of my 3 emails.

is it just me or is this just how it is now days?