Beetle VW Beetle Project Part 6 Recently I decided to re-upholster the seats in the Bug. Thus far I’ve made it through the two front seats. It’s been about 16+ hours of labor so far.The PartsThe
Beetle VW Beetle Project Part 5 I’ve accomplished a whole bunch of stuff over the past month on the Bug (but I haven’t had time to post about it).Washed the carLubricated frontendChecked master cylinderAdjusted the brakesAdjusted
Beetle VW Beetle Project Part 4 Today I finally solved the mystery of the gas fumes in the cabin. The gas smell seemed to be heavy in the trunk, where the gas tank sits. Looking around I realized a
Beetle VW Beetle Project Part 3 Over the past weekend I dove in to the first of the maintenance on the Beetle.Valve adjustmentOil changeSpark plug gap adjustmentAdjust distributer pointsAdjust idleTook me most of the weekend to work through
Beetle VW Beetle Project Part 2 As of tonight the overhead dome light is completely operable. Last week I was able to get the light turning “on” via the switch on the light. Turned out that some of the
Beetle VW Beetle Project Part 1 This week I purchased a new (to me) old 1969 Volkswagen Beetle as a “project” car. To understand why we’ll go back in time a ways. The PastWhen I was young (as