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The Toolbox – Hazet Toolboxes

by kwbcadminaftermarket, Air Cooled, Bug, Ghia, repair, tool, Type 1, Type 181, Type 2, Type 3, Type 4Posted on July 17, 2021July 17, 2021Comments are Disabled

By contributing author: Adam Powers This month, we are going to take a small jump into the world of the Hazet spare tire toolkit. There are many different variations made …

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Tamiya Sand Scorcher – Part 6

by kwbcadminaftermarket, buggy, repair, Toy, Type 1Posted on April 9, 2021Comments are Disabled

Electronics – Final Chapter. Welcome back to the final instalment of the Sand Scorcher restoration! We last left off mechanical re-assembly. Now, we will finish off the electronics:

Tamiya Sand Scorcher – Part 5

by kwbcadminaftermarket, buggy, repair, Toy, Type 1Posted on February 6, 2021February 6, 2021Comments are Disabled

By contributing author: Adam Powers Happy New Year!After a computer hardware failure and backup recovery effort, we are ready to continue. There may be some photos missing due to a …

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Cutting Gaskets

by Mark Brownaftermarket, Air Cooled, Bug, buggy, engine, fuel, Ghia, Golf, H2O, MKI, MKII, MKIII, MKIV, MKVI, rail, repair, tool, Type 1, Type 181, Type 2, Type 3, Type 4, VanagonPosted on January 19, 2020January 4, 2021Comments are Disabled

Have you ever been in the middle of a repair job and torn the gasket you needed to use? Weber carb gaskets are only available in a full kit, and …

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DIY: Engine Fire Prevention

by Mark Brownaftermarket, Air Cooled, engine, fuel, Ghia, rail, repair, Type 1, Type 181, Type 2Posted on January 15, 2019January 15, 2019Comments are Disabled

On the classic VW air-cooled engine, a few things typically go wrong.  Since there were so many Beetles, we have a pretty big sample set of potential issues.  One thing …

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Repair: Tail Lights

by Mark Brownaftermarket, Air Cooled, body, electrical, Type 1, Type 181Posted on August 31, 2018August 31, 2018Comments are Disabled

I did this repair on my own car about a month ago, but I didn’t write this article until now because I didn’t think anyone else could benefit from my …

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Bugout 37 Results – July 8th 2018

by kwbcadminaftermarket, Air Cooled, body, Bug Out, engine, Ghia, H2O, interior, MKI, MKII, MKIII, MKIV, MKVI, Type 1, Type 181, Type 2, Type 3, Type 4, VanagonPosted on July 10, 2018January 23, 2019Comments are Disabled

  If you were a visitor at Bug Out or a sponsor of Bug Out – thank you for supporting us.  We produce the event in association with the K-W …

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Review: Antenna for your Bug

by Mark Brownaftermarket, Air Cooled, body, electrical, review, Type 1, Type 3, VanagonPosted on June 1, 2018May 31, 2018Comments are Disabled

I had the good fortune of finding a radio for my 1975 Bug during  a recent swap meet at John’s Bug Shop (a sponsor of our club).   It was a …

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Repair: Glovebox

by Mark Brownaftermarket, Air Cooled, interior, repair, review, Type 1Posted on May 18, 2018May 18, 2018Comments are Disabled

So – this weeks article is a pretty basic repair, but pretty much necessary these days on the older Standard Beetles and early Super Beetles.  The original glove boxes are …

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Repair: Front Suspension-II

by Mark Brownaftermarket, Air Cooled, Ghia, rail, repair, review, suspension, Type 1, Type 181Posted on April 20, 2018Comments are Disabled

This is part 2 of an ongoing article on some work I’ve been doing on a replacement front end for my 1975 bug.  In part 1 ,  about a month …

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