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Eastwood's UnderGone TortureTest
By VW Trends Staff In the February 2001 issue of VW Trends "Essentials" The Eastwood Company, of Pottstown, Penn., had its new "UnderGone" undercoating remover showcased. There has never been a more enervatingly greasy,... read more |
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Project Budget Part II
By VW Trends Staff Well, I've been raiding friend's garages, checking my own pile of VW junk--er, treasures--to come up with enough stuff to build a 1914cc engine. In the first segment, I found a useable engine case, an... read more |
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Mag Wheel Polishing
By VW Trends Staff You just got back from a VW swap meet, and you are elated. You found a set of wheels for your VW and the price was right. You know one of the biggest things that sets your car apart from the crowd is... read more |
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Crossed Wires
By Ryan Lee Price Do your headlights look dim? Does that little light on your speedometer not work? Did you even know there's supposed to be a little light on your speedometer? Not surprising, but, over time, most elec... read more |
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Project Budget Beater Part VI
By VW Trends Staff When we last left the Project: Budget Beater, it was at VW Paradise, in San Marcos, Calif., where engine builder Jason Lauffer had assembled the "Short Block;" that is, the engine cases were together,... read more |
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Project Budget Beater Part VII: The Final Scrounge
By VW Trends Staff When we last left the Project: Budget Beater, we had a complete long block assembled by Jason Lauffer of VW Paradise and we had spent just over the $1000 budget, $1009.28, to be exact. read more |
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Project Budget Beater Part V
By VW Trends Staff When we last left the "Budget Beater" 1914 cc engine, all the internal parts were machined and cleaned. Now, we get ready to assemble the short block; that is, put the engine case together with the co... read more |
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N.O.S. Rubber vs. EPDM
By VW Trends Staff The one thing that would make your 1962 project car complete is a set of N.O.S (New Old Stock) window rubber from the early '60s. You've been scrounging the swap meets for months until you finally fou... read more |
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Unlock Your Problems!
By VW Trends Staff Every VW has a key. Some have more than others do. When your VW was delivered from the factory, one key unlocked everything you needed to unlock. Over the years, though, many parts have usually been c... read more |
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Project Manx Giveaway Part 5
By VW Trends Staff When we last saw the VW Trends Project: Meyers Manx giveaway car, it was at Steve's Buggy Service, in El Cajon, Calif. Steve had called us to let us know that he had been a busy man, and that the bolt... read more |
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