With Wings As Eagles: Craig P. Steffen's Blog

there was movement

2008 May 09 09:57

I'm happy to say that the new battery I bought for the beetle from Sears does in fact fit in the battery compartment:

The new starter cable is installed, along with the new battery terminal, which has a plastic shield to prevent shorts from the seat springs.

And finally, the engine starts and runs after 6 months sitting still in the garage:

Now back to the brakes so I can actually drive it.