Greetings- new to group. Any membership here focused on the old VW bugs? - I'm talkin' 1960's. Does anyone know of a newsgroup, etc for such interests? Thanks. Chuck in Dallas.

A little bird pointed me to this and I thought y'all might be interested. Or not. http://www.vintagewerksrestoration.com/wst_page6.html

I thought I'd shoot some pictures of tools I made along the way that help me work on my VW's. Some of them are VW specific, some are not. I may slip in a link or a photo of store-bought items as well, or just plans for building a tool. The idea is to keep adding to this page over...

Hi all, I am new to the vw thing and am considering building a custom dune buggy. Someone gave me a swing axle transmission, however I would like to build the new buggy with an IRS suspension. Is there anyway to convert the swing axle transmission in to a IRS style transmission? Thanks for your...

I seem to be getting a lot of friction on an online motorycle forum for posting my personal opinions on the topic of "people who are not handicapped parking in handicapped spots." I seemed to get a lot of negative feedback for my posts to the Jeep newsgroup a while back, too, and also to the...

Hi, all. I recently got (as a gift -- pesky wife!) a super-duper cool '79 Superbeetle. I'm really psyched, but there are a few things that need attention. While I could take a stab at it, I figured I'd ask the pros on here, first, before getting up to my elbows in grease: My idle starts out...

The engine in my '73 Super seems to be running hot. When I pull into the garage I can smell the engine. Also, I can hold the dipstick for 2 or 3 seconds before it starts to burn. I drive it to work a few days a week which requires 20 miles of highway (I do 65mph tops)and always figured it was...

I have a quart of L91 paint that I never used. L91 is the metallic silver color used on later rims and other parts. I imagine it could be used on wiper arms and stuff like that, too. It is Spies Hecker base coat paint so it needs clear coat on top of it. I happen to have an unused can of Spies...

I need a head. I am in Sacramento, California. If you know of any good reapair shops, let me know please. Thanks, Jen

I found this on another forum. It's a website with lots of surplux car parts. The only catch is you have to buy unbelievable quantities. They do list aircooled VWs and some of the prices are pretty good, if you buy hundreds of some of the parts! http://surplusparts.com/

I have read extensive discussions about how critical the brake pushrod length is on the VW braking system and I'm baffled as to the complexity of the responses/posts on the subject. If the pedal assembly is mounted in a comfortable operating position, and you adjust the pushrod for proper pedal...

Hi Folks, Somehow, while the car was in pieces for the past 12 years, I have forgotten where the ground lugs near the injectors go. Do they go under the fuel injector retainer nuts, the intake manifold to head nuts, or under sheet metal screws? I did remember the lug at the breather. Thanks, C

New engine, preparing for break-in. Used carbs. dual Dellorto 45's. One throat is puking gas all over the intake, leaks until the float chamber is half empty. No other throat behaves this way. The "neighboring" throat in the same carb is fine. I replaced needle valve with brand new, lowered fuel...

I have a 68' Westy with an odd electrical problem. With the headlights off the signals, both left and right, work and the dash indicators work. With the headlights on, the right signal works and the dash indicators work. The left signal works outside, but the dash indicators work about every second...

Hi, A family member is in Cleveland, Ohio, visiting some very old relatives. She is lost on how the public transportarion system works and nobody seems to help. Anybody local to 'Marne' or Cleveland can be my local contact there? Thanks.

Does anyone know of a good link or instructions for installing a tach?

Greetings all,... I haven't been posting but I have been lurking and leaning,... don't want to say something stupid and get Shaq going <G>. Anyway,.. we have been running the bug and I've noticed a few things that I need some advice on. 1. It likes to stall when you first start out,.. she...

Might be a real dumb question...but..is there any way to use a later regulator..after 69 on a 67 bug???..Can you make them fit/work??..Just never had any luck with the replacement/aftermarket ones. pat

Ok, so I've gotten the whole engine assembled up to putting on the generator pedestal, when I realize as I'm looking at the case that there's no place for the oil dipstick. ARRGHHHH...I've got a type III case! What happened was, I got all the parts together to build my squareback engine about 9...

hi all. subject says it all. i have a 65 bug, found a radio for it, but need the faceplate. anyone have a source? thanks mike