I am looking to build a New York City Volkswagen crew. The reason I am saying crew, instead of saying club is because I want to put together a unique group of people who want to explore VW's to the next level. I am talking about Nitro, Super-Charged and totally customized vehicles. Hopefully we could all pull together and get a nice garage and call it the Lab (home). Please post if you have any intertest.

Today the weather was unbelieveable and I had some time to drag out the chassis, so I did a little work, and I had a lotta help! I figured out the best way to clean the 40+ years of crud off---Slave Labor!!!

After it got dark, I got going on my floor pan replacement...

In case you have never done a body off pan replacement, join the club. This is my first one. A few things I learned so far: Get a good hefty compressor, a sawsall, an air chisel, some vice grips and an angle grinder. These will help you ...

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I started the restoration by preparing to remove the body from the pan. The preparation of body from pan removal is quite simple. I started with removing the engine. The engine removal is quite simple on a beetle. After disconnecting the wiring and the fuel lines from the engine there are 4 bolts that hold the engine to the transmission. After the removal of the engine I began to remove the fenders, doors, hood, gas tank, running boards, and engine lid. This is not necessary for body to pan removal but for the restoration I decided to go ahead and ...

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Now I am loosing my mind. My 1958 Beetle Sedan project has running and counting for four years, 8 months, 23 days, 9 hours and 22 minutes. This was a project that I anticipated taking only 1 year tops. When first I started I had lots of money, good energy and more than anything, I was excited. I pulled my project in to a place where I rented space across the river in New Jersey at that time. It was in a shop where the owner worked on Volkswagens for many years and ...

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I purchased my first oval window from a guy in Salt Lake City, Ut. in September of 2005. I had been searching for a good oval project for about 6 months and after posting a wanted add on thesamba.com I was contacted by a man who said he had a car for me. He said that the car came originally from Germany and was hit in the rear during some kind of parade in Germany in 1959. The car was repaired and "updated" to 1959 specs in the rear end at the volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg. Soon after, the car ...

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I was thinking while searching my normal websites for old parts, has the term rat become popular so that people can unload their crappy parts on others? When I decided to sell things online in the past, I would normally go through the process of cleaning things up before I posted them. For example, I would sand things down and etch prime parts for resale. Or I would sandblast and powdercoat crappy metals. I would like for the person buying something from me to have a hassle free time with my JUNK. If things were too far gone, I would ...

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For anyone that comes to the 66TD I hope you have a good look around. I soon will have some pics of my 66 bug. I will carry you along for the ride of my resto.

We are coming down to the last of the shows for the season in the North East. Englishtown, NJ is normally filled with a lot of cars and a lot of swap parts. If you have read my last review of their Spring show, lets hope that they have it on the traditional size of the drag track and not the round-about way on the far side (read it here). Here is the location of the show. Raceway Park, Englishtown, NJ (732)-446-7800 - Show Info 230 Pension Rd., Englishtown, NJ. 07726 Gates Open - 8:00 AM Drag Time Trials - 10:30 AM ...

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Greetings all! I am a new 63 Karmann Ghia owner (but had a 73 superbug for years) and am doing a complete restoration. I began really getting into it in July and August, splitting the Body from the chassis. I have tried to start a resto before, but failed because I lacked focus. This time around I came up with a plan, and am sticking to it well. I am going to start with a firm foundation (chassis), and work my way up to the body. So, as I mentioned, I have the car split, and the old pans are cut ...

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One day I will be able to supply the Volkswagen community a documented headlinder installation procedure on my blog. This was my first attempt and it cost me $129.00 for this failure. I'm doing all the research I can so the next one will be perfect. I will do my best to supply a lot of photos and instructions. It will be the idiot's guide to a Volkswagen Headliner Install. Trust me, if I pull this off, it would surely be an idiot's guide. The target timeframe is October 15, 2006.