I am thinking of putting a new cam and bearings in my 1600 vw engine. i
am a noob at vw engines and was wondering if i could split a case
change a few things like the cam and bearins, etc, and put it back
together with little or no problems. i don't want to spend a lot of

Anybody have a link to a video of one of the record attempt VW engine
swaps? Nobody here believes me that the record is around 2 mins. I
have the one from the Guinness site but that's cheating, they had the
1st one already off the ground, at least in the video. I want one

I would like a list of good air-cooled VW shops.
I am thinking about traveling in my 67 VW Westy from Texas to
Washington DC/East Coast for fun.
Thanks,

I have a 1970 Australian Bug and wanted to put some VW seats in it so
that I can order the original style upholstery.  I do not want the low
back seats that were originally in my car though.  Does anybody know if
any of the high back seat models will slide onto the same tracks?

Hmmm, anyone want to save a baja in CA? The price is right....free
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=316251
Sneaks
'68 T1

Just wanted to introduce myself (I've been lurking here for about a month)
as I have a feeling I will be here alot in the future! I just bought a '73
and a '74 Super Beetle to restore. The seller sold them as a '73 to restore
and '74 for parts, but I think I'm going to go for broke ...

Today I finally finished the brakes on my '73.
New shoes, hoses, cillinders and rear shocks too.
Started last saterday and of course something(s) had to go wrong!
Front went without a problem but the rear.... I snapped the rear bolds of

Hi gang!
Anyone know of a good source to get parts of the wiring harness for a
'73 VW Thing? I was changing the speedomter and mis-connected the fuel
gauge sensor wire and it got fried! Totally smoked up! Anyway, does

Going through a few catalogs and I noticed that I don't have the
following cooling tin parts on my stock 1600 DP (carb).  I'm a little
confused, as various outlets list a "complete stock cooling tin kit"
which don't seem to include these parts.

I have a 1999 (V reg) Sharan 2.0 petrol. The indicators, reversing
lights, radio, heated rear windows, central locking have all stopped
working. I have checked all the fuses in the box under the drivers side
dash, all seem ok. can anyone help please?

I am busy refreshing my engine tin for my 1970 single cab. I have the
car in the shop being painted now.....
Here were my discoveries of parts i need. First off, my fan wore
out......it and the hub. The hub is different on this model bus, for

Folks,
    On my long drive I took to consume some fuel (see other posting
today), I notice that the front /steering wheel start to shimmy between
40 & 45 MPH. After I reach 50 things settle down again. I don't believe

is it Christmas?.... nope.....  is it my birthday?   nope, not till next
month....  what the hell is going on then?  oh, its new parts day...<G>....
http://hometown.aol.com/bugninva/Turbo.html
more parts to pile in my, um, parts room.... i mean "office"..... but it

What is the best way to remove the stock seat rails in a 67 Bug pan without
making holes in the pan?
Thanks, Mike
Chopped 66 Bug