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OT Funny Item on Ebay

This one is funny. Looks like some kiddie got himself in trouble, and daddy is selling off his favorite toy. http://cgi....
7 comments posted 22yrs
posted by vw67fweems
7 comments posted 22yrs posted by vw67fweems

Got my new toys - How to use them?

I jut got a nice timing light with tach/dwell and voltmeter. This is something I wanted long ago. While testing it, I d...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by karlsp
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by karlsp

I'm told it's called a "rabbit turds" hone . . .

I'm faced with two types of hones at my FLAPS -- the $12 wire brush w/ balls ("rabbit s*it" or per Busahaulic, the scie...
34 comments posted 22yrs
posted by j.michael.elliottAT
34 comments posted 22yrs posted by j.michael.elliottAT

J pipes

Hi, I'm thinking of fitting some J pipes (I'll spare the reasons why!), I was wondering if people block off the air pip...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by designs
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by designs

OT: mid-size car canopy?

The sun is getting hotter here in Carlsbad ("We're Working On A Motto") California, and there's no shade in front of th...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by j.michael.elliottAT
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by j.michael.elliottAT

Strange heat system on '63 Bug

Hey all, I've delved a little deeper into my '63 Bug project and discovered that it has stale air heating, not too unus...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by braukuche
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by braukuche

anyone know the name of this part?

I have a fully restored 1971 Convertible Karmann Ghia. Just about everything on the car is perfect, but it's missing th...
7 comments posted 22yrs
posted by xenophobe
7 comments posted 22yrs posted by xenophobe

Backup light fuse

What kind of fuse (amperage) am I suppose to use in the inline fuseholder for the backup light ? Couldn't find it in the...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by veinfo
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by veinfo

Supper

So I got bored today. Worked hard all through the holiday weekend and now I kinda' had a day off. A little reading, a l...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jdwillis1357
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by jdwillis1357

Re: The Wonderbus will NOT die!

"Mike Rocket J. Squirrel Elliott" > I need to pick up a cylinder reamer to break the glaze on the cylinders. > Don't kn...
9 comments posted 22yrs
posted by rtlowe
9 comments posted 22yrs posted by rtlowe

Time to check the fuel lines again

Hello! ------ One sad story again. Ruptured or loose gasoline line. Pictures: http://gamma.nic.fi/~samif/kuvagalleria4.h...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by olammi
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by olammi

FS: 1977 Karmenn Super Beetle Convertible

White/Black Top, 1972 engine. New tires, brakes, misc piece parts. Aftermarket dash, bucket seats, carpet, steering whe...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by JMB
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by JMB

Splitty!

Check this out! http://www.standaarduitgeverij.be/kiekeboe/strip/dagstrip/240520041.jpghttp://www.standaarduitgeverij.b...
8 comments posted 22yrs
posted by nekobe
8 comments posted 22yrs posted by nekobe

engine dies when I stop

For a standard 1600: I timed it, did the valves, adjusted the idle but it still die when I slow down to a stop. It will...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by tdfm
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by tdfm

First engine rebuild

The last 2 days i have spent pulling the freebie engine apart. The engine was oh so dirty from the outside, but inside...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by nekobe
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by nekobe