Volkswagen, hot (Aircooled)

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It drives

Granted, it sounded like 8 angry woodpeckers were taking up residence in the engine bay, but it started, the two warnin...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by halatos
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by halatos

Re: Swing Axel adjustment Ryan

Ryan, Your right ,I need to re-index the torsion bars. Is it much of a job? Even with two people on it ,it doesn't sett...
14 comments posted 17yrs
posted by awoodbutcher
14 comments posted 17yrs posted by awoodbutcher

Swing Axel adjustment

I have a 74 Rupp Centaur with a 67/68 swing & 1500. The fiber glass body is lighter than the bug was so the rear wheels...
13 comments posted 17yrs
posted by awoodbutcher
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by awoodbutcher

Zwitters and more

If you ever wondered what the origin of the nickname "zwitter" was, read this thread on Samba: http://www.thesamba.com/...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by volks_cleve
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by volks_cleve

Mario

If everyone ignored Mario, the man would go nutz and probably start flaming himself!
15 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nhoj
15 comments posted 17yrs posted by nhoj

Can't bleed the front brakes. Air in MC?

So here is what happened. A week or two ago my brake pedal starting feeling mushy and I had to pump to stop. After insp...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by steve.ballantyne
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by steve.ballantyne

Oil change with torque wrench

On these air cooled VeeDubs, what is the recommended torque wrench value for the little studs on the sump plate? What a...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by eastwardbound2003
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by eastwardbound2003

how would you get your car into advertising?

they've even made movies around here, can my cars get an agent? three KG's that need work.
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by georgewkspam
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by georgewkspam

Valve Train Geometry

It must be winter... somewhere :-) I've noticed that I get more questions about engine-building during the cold months,...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by veeduber
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by veeduber

Swingaxle or IRS?

I am putting together a long list of parts to do a complete brake job on my 1968 Bug Sedan (STD). I see there are some...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by steve.ballantyne
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by steve.ballantyne

beetle convertible in commercial

Just saw the new Levi jeans commercial and theres a white convertible in it
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Kafertoys
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by Kafertoys

Proposal on how to better deal mario

How about once a weak or so some one posts a message with all the links, his full name and address and the full story....
61 comments posted 17yrs
posted by technojock
61 comments posted 17yrs posted by technojock

Speaking of dash switches...

Suddenly, I had need of a proper tool to remove those slotted switch nuts. This is what happened: http://www.nls.net/mp/...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by volks_cleve
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by volks_cleve