High
Performance 101
Engine Rebuild
Part 1
VW Nationals
2010 VW Nationals
VolksWoman
Sentimental
Tech Talk with Rick
Wheel Bearing Replacement
Feature
Rust isn't a Crime
Spotlight
Turkish Delight
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High Performance 101 is going to break down how to rebuild your VWs engine. VW Guru Ryan says, "Beginning this summer, I'm am going to be covering something that will span quite a few articles, something that will interest everyone regardless of what their performance expectations are for their engine. I'll be covering the process of actually building your own engine. I plan to take you step by step through each process as I encounter them on my own engine rebuild. This will include pretty much everything that the home mechanic could hope to do on his own with a few exceptions, most notably machine work, I'll leave that for the guys at the shop." Read - Engine Rebuild - Part 1...
In Events Lee Noonan's coverage of the 2010 VW Nationals that were held in Sydney Australia should be called, "What happened to me on my way to the VW Nationals". Filled with Kangaroos, Police radar and wiring problems, this story is a must read! "As my annual pilgrimage to the VW Nationals in Sydney was on the following day, at 10pm the night before, I decided I had better fill my Beetle up to get ready for the 300 kilometer drive which was to start early next morning.
While driving to a NEW local gas station, my high beam headlamps didn't work. So after filling up with gas
I attempted to find the problem under my bonnet, which I knew was just a loose connector, somewhere." Read - VW Nationals...
VolksWoman gets a little mushy when it comes to Volkswagens and old friends in her article for the summer of 2010. "I always get sentimental this time of year. If you know me well, you know that I am by nature a sentimental person (probably too much so for my own good), but something extraordinary happens each time this year that makes me even more sappy. What is it? VW show season. With the coming of spring, VW fans in garages all over the country begin to stir, breaking out bottles of wax and wheel polish, laundering the 'special rags' saved just to detail a special car, changing oil and adding this and removing that and installing some more of those and before you know it, were all at shows drinking in the results of our hard work. Call me sappy (its been done before) but I get a bit nostalgic every year right about now." Read - Sentimental...
Tech Talk with Rick says, "The squeaky wheel gets the grease. On your Bug by the time the wheel starts to make a noise it is too late for grease. We are going to discuss front wheel bearing maintenance. About once a year it is good to pull the front drums and clean and pack the front wheel bearings. If you have neglected to do this you may hear about it. But it will be more than a squeak. A bad front wheel bearing can roar so loud in the car that some people have thought that the whole transmission had gone bad." Read - Wheel Bearing Replacement...
This Summers Feature over at AllAirCooled is something to get excited about! It's a 1975 Standard Beetle that is loaded with tons of cool options. "Years ago I learned how to repair and paint cars when I was in school.
I wanted to rebuild my own car, with my own hands, so I started looking
for a project.
After searching for a long time I found this 1975 Beetle.
The car was on the road but was fully covered in rust!" Read - Rust is not a Crime...
Think Beetles are only popular over here in North America? Think again. This Spotlight comes to us all the way from Turkey. "My name is Murat and I am a 1303 owner from Istanbul, Turkey.
I can state that my enthusiasm for Bugs began right after I was born because my father took my mom to the hospital in a 73 1303S to give birth to me in 1973. That means I am lucky enough to have my first journey in a brand new Super Beetle even though I was too young to remember.
But there are some cool memories that I can still remember with that lovely marine blue Bug. For example sleeping at the back of the back seat or waiting at gasoline queues with my father for long hours." Read - Turkish Delight...
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