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How do you tell if a used case is good?

Hi all When I mentioned to a friend of mine I was about to buy a new case to rebuild my engine, he mentioned that a fri...
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posted by whybcuz
9 comments posted 21yrs posted by whybcuz

front seat frames needed for 66'

Anyone have access to these seats? I have a restoration I bought 5 years ago, in the garage. I have, in the last 4 mos,...
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posted by rmeadows3
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by rmeadows3

cheeeeeeeap in Calif.

Hate to see things like this. No bids, $.99. Dunno what the reserve is but might be worth bidding on, supposedly going...
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posted by lostvw
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by lostvw

Wire loom

Ok. So I need to rewire my Bug from one end to the other, too many electrical issue that have me pulling my ponytail ou...
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posted by lostvw
8 comments posted 21yrs posted by lostvw

rear window defogger

is the rear window defogger worth hooking up or since i have a 12v portable heater and fan just use that?
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posted by kylehartig
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by kylehartig

fan on 74 beetle offbalanced

i have a 74 beetle and the old fan is a little of balance so it wobbles havent installed it yet so is there a way to fix...
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posted by kylehartig
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by kylehartig

Lights & Lenses

I need a new lense for by buggy lights. "Yankee 77" is on the base of the lights all the way around the car but I've Go...
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posted by tcrdn11
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by tcrdn11

Engine size computation?

What is the formula for engine size? Bore * Bore * Stroke or something like that. I'm trying to figure out mine. Thanks,...
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posted by m.dinola
7 comments posted 21yrs posted by m.dinola

VW Bug 1600cc Gas to Propane Conversion Kit

Hello, recently searching the net I read of this conversion. People are using LP Propane Gase to power engines with jus...
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posted by payments338
24 comments posted 21yrs posted by payments338

New VW Website - www.OnlyAircooled.com

There is a new Volkswagen site, just launched, that lists classic VWs For Sale and Wanted. It says it lists cars and pa...
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posted by postmaster
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by postmaster

1969 gauge problem

I can't figure out why some of my gauges don't work. I know my clock, temp, cylinder head temp are connected to power b...
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posted by parndt10
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by parndt10

would this full-flow setup work?

If you want to create a full flow oil system you have a couple possibilities: drill and tap somewhere in the case, or c...
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posted by beetle_boy
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by beetle_boy

-- a litte more ELECTRICAL/FUSE b'ness --

I had a little thread going here a week or so ago about a situation involving repeatedly blowing the #11 fuse in a '75...
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posted by terimakasi2
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by terimakasi2

CV Joints on my bus

Hello again. Some of you may recall I had trouble with, and replaced my CV joint on my 68 Bay. I was under the bus toda...
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posted by Tricky
8 comments posted 21yrs posted by Tricky

74 Super - gas odors

I am slowly fixing up a 74 Super Beetle, and I am trying to determine where a gas odor is coming from. I can smell a sl...
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posted by mrnellis
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by mrnellis