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Fri Aug 17th 2018
Custom Gas Tank - DoodleBastard Minibike Engine Swap - Part 14
We are going to have a DoodleBastard top speed contest soon!
The DoodleBastard needs a gas tank! What metal do I have around to fabricate one from? You guess...
Tue Aug 14th 2018
Porsche Suspension 3 - ROTTEN OLD 1956 Chop Top Oval VW Beetle - 25
Before I get back to welding on the 1956 Chop Top VW Beetle body, (Eleanore) I need to finalize the VW Beetle rear suspension and install the Porsche 944 rear s...
Mon Aug 13th 2018
Porsche Suspension 2 - ROTTEN OLD 1956 Chop Top Oval VW Beetle - 24
Before I get back to welding on the 1956 Chop Top VW Beetle body, (Eleanore) I need to finalize the VW Beetle rear suspension and install the Porsche 944 rear s...
Mon Aug 13th 2018
Porsche Suspension 1 - ROTTEN OLD 1956 Chop Top Oval VW Beetle - 23
Before I get back to welding on the 1956 Chop Top VW Beetle body, (Eleanore) I need to finalize the VW Beetle rear suspension and install the Porsche 944 rear s...
Sat Aug 11th 2018
I'VE BEEN RIPPED OFF! - CR500 Sportbike - Project Street Racer - Part 19
Back again for CR500 Saturday! Last week we came up with an idea for a quick-removable rearset for the right hand side to clear the kickstarter. Some people t...
Tue Aug 7th 2018
VW Body Lift / VW Body Dolly - ROTTEN OLD 1956 Chop Top Oval VW Beetle - 22
Time to remove the VW Beetle body! Eleanore needs some more welding to the inside of the roof area which you can't see from the outside.
The VW Beetle body ...
Thu Aug 2nd 2018
WINNER! Gas Tank Contest! - ROTTEN OLD 1956 Chop Top Oval VW Beetle
My custom Chop Top Oval VW Beetle (Eleanore) gas tank should hold a higher capacity than the stock 1961-1967 bottom and the 1956 tank which I constructed this c...
Tue Jul 31st 2018
Gas Tank Contest Reminder! - ROTTEN OLD 1956 Chop Top Oval VW Beetle
My custom Chop Top Oval VW Beetle (Eleanore) gas tank should hold a higher capacity than the stock 1961-1967 bottom and the 1956 tank which I constructed this c...
I had the Beetle out to demo it to a potential new owner... so I took it out a little early to get a few laps around the parking lot and sort out some electrica...
Sat Jul 28th 2018
Shift Linkage Ideas - CR500 Sportbike - Project Street Racer - Part 18
Back again for CR500 Saturday! This week we looked at the CR500 Sportbike Project CR500AF Street Racer left rearset and the shifter linkage problems that we n...
Fri Jul 27th 2018
Gas Tank 9 - ROTTEN OLD 1956 Chop Top Oval VW Beetle - 21
Time to coat the inside of the tank to seal away any rust that may be present and to close up any pinholes that may still be between welds or in any of the rust...
Wed Jul 25th 2018
Gas Tank 8 - ROTTEN OLD 1956 Chop Top Oval VW Beetle - 20
Leak test time! I filled the tank with water and looked for squirts and weepage from the welds, only 3 significant leaks found! I easily welded these closed t...
Mon Jul 23rd 2018
VW Clutch Cable Replacement - Type 3 Beetle Ghia Thing ALL CARS
I was having problems constantly and repeatedly tightening the Volkswagen clutch cable on my 1968 VW Type-3. Usually that means the VW clutch cable is beginnin...
Sun Jul 22nd 2018
Gas Tank 7 - ROTTEN OLD 1956 Chop Top Oval VW Beetle - 19
A little more grinding and filling of the welds on this gas tank, followed by some phosphoric acid rust treatment rust removal rust sealant rust encapsulation. ...
Sat Jul 21st 2018
Gas Tank 6 - ROTTEN OLD 1956 Chop Top Oval VW Beetle - 18
We've gotten the tank pieces welded together, got a new belt sander to grind the welds in some of the hard-to-reach places. Began to strip some of the old pai...
Mon Jul 16th 2018
VW Engine Stand - How to Lift and Mount (Air-cooled Porsche, too!)
So what is the best way to lift a VW Engine into a VW Engine stand?
There are four ways demonstrated here. But you definitely want to have your VW engine yo...
