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Super Squish Pistons
What exactly is different about these? I'm not questioning WHEATHER they work, just curious how. Any good reading on this subject? BM
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OT: slightly - here's a good DVD rental for ya..
A friend of mine lent me a copy of this french movie entitled "C'=E9tait un Rendezvous" by French director Claude Lelouch. It is a short film of this Ferarri 275 _ripping_ through the streets of Paris...
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71 ghia rear wheel bearings: do they 'run in oil' or are they 'packed with grease'?
contemplating a very long distance tow, about a thousand miles or just over. I've repacked numerous VW front wheel bearings, but never rears, in a ghia. my biggest worry is 'in the header': do the...
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1835cc
Hello I'm looking for a 1835cc motor for a 1974 vw bug. in or around tennessee. I have $500. right now an I can make payments of 100 to 200 every two weeks or so. that way you can hold an i pay for....
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Ghia getting ready for paint....
I have 62 KG cabriolet going to te painter...Silver is not a stock color but I am attracted to it....anyone know the code for Porche Silver. Are there multiple codes and shades? Metallics?? Any...
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Anyone near Greensboro, Maryland?
I posted about this last year and had someone whoi was goign to take the engine out and ship to me but I lost contact. I'd love to get the whole car a 69 Autostick. Can anyone pick this up and store...
 
Pressure Plate Damaged?
Fellow air-cooled drivers, Last week I was driving up and down very steep hills, something I hardly do with my 1974 Super Beetle. On the way home my clutch broke. There was something wrong with the...
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For Off-road use center-mounted carb only?
Why does everybody say that for off-road vehicles you should only use a single center-mounted carb? Thanks Nick
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Center-mount for offroad
I've read a lot of people saying that off-road vehicles should only use a single center-mount carb, any reasons why? Thanks
 
1971 VW Super Beetle Convertible FS Arkansas
1971 VW Super Beetle Convertible, Green with Tan top. New tires and battery. Garaged year round. Bought from orginal owner and only driven less than 200 miles a year. Located in Rogers, Arkansas....
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Grease for use in rust prevention - good idea or not?
Well, I've been derusting, cutting and welding new steel and will soon get to the point where it all needs to be repainted. With the weather becoming warmer in a month or so, timing will be very good....
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Fuel Gauge Sending Unit in old 60 Bug??
Hello - I have a european 1960 bug that has been converted to 12 volt. Is their a way to install a fuel sending unit in my 1960 tank, so that I can have a gas guage? If you know of where to buy the...
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ot - but funny !
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"Volkswagen GTI creates own buzz"
Volkswagen GTI creates own buzz The personality of the GTI hasn't changed in more than a decade of running America's back roads. It continues to be one of the most value laden, fun to drive and...
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Pitting in bumper chrome
The bumpers of my 62' beetle are pitted and rough in places. I don't want to spend the $ to re-chrome. Does anyone know of a way to smooth the pits and 'fill in' with something shiny that looks...
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