No more hiding for the hottest Golf VI that receives the 'R' badge
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What would you do with an extra twenty to thirty grand? Take a trip around the world? Use as a down payment for a house? Buy a new car? How about restore an old one? That's roughly the amount world-renowned West Coast Classic Restorations (WCCR) charges to tra
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Magnaflow Performance Presents 3rd VW Trends Dyno Day!
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It's interesting the way some people progress through the VW hobby. Time and tastes evolve inevitably, and many times the fire of youth is replaced with more conservative values reflected in a given enthusiast's choice of project platforms. Take Southern Calif
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Finally, we can honestly say that the Super Beetle is done. We've included all of the parts that we can find that will fit on our Super Project '71 and we've tried to cover each step in as much detail as these pages will allow. Although we could have easily fi
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This is really where the car starts to near completion. This is the exciting time of any project, because, at the end of this story, the project is as good as done. Provided we had a battery and the coil was hooked up to the distributor (and a couple of other
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On a glass-bottom boat tour you're likely to see some fish, no doubt; and depending on where you are touring, the odds are good you'll see one or two types of fish dominate the waters around you. In Southern California you'll see Snapper, while in the waters o
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Basically, there are no two ways about this: You can't install the fresh air fan and vent ducting system without installing the fuel tank and the evaporative emissions control system at the same time. There are a couple of steps that dovetail between the two i
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So you're at home minding your own business when a package arrives at your doorstep. Inside is what you've been waiting for, but upon opening the box, you immediately faint from fear. What did you see, nothing but a complicated, confusing, confounding collecti
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Having a painted car back and finished in your garage is a great feeling and it is a turning point in the project, a milestone to signify the peak of the struggle to make this Super Beetle into a beautiful, yet functional, road-worthy Volkswagen. As far as the
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We've said it before and we'll say it again: We like small shows, quaint gatherings of friends and family all interested in the preservation and celebration of our Volkswagens. More importantly, we like to relax. Who cares who has the best interior or the best
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There are a couple of things that most people don't want to do to their cars, such as transmission rebuild, paint and body. Surely towards the top of this list is the headliner, as there's some myth that it is the one of the most difficult job in any restorati
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How do I paint a car is a looming question for most everyone reading this magazine. Since we were finally at that step in our project, we towed it down to Deuce Kustoms in Placentia, Calif., where we learned a few tips of the painting trade. The car in questio
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Contrary to popular belief, there really are people out there who actually like finished cars. There's a yet more radical bunch that prefers an even, consistent color and shine. Yeah I know it sounds strange, but it's true.
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For me, patience isn't a virtue I practice on a regular basis. When I want something, I want it right away and I want it just right; it has to be a vision of perfection in order to make me happy. Although perfection is stamped all over this '66, Tom Enriquez o
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Finally, after a month longer than we planned, we reached the end of this mini project of building up the ancillary parts on a stock 1600 engine. Not surprising, but this is something that could have taken anyone with the right tools and the correct parts (one
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If at any point in your restoration or buildup, you're interested in upgrading your wheels to something more than stock, you'll have to consider several factors in keeping the wheels under the fenders and from rubbing during a turn. To quote the Bentley Manual
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We've said it before and we'll say it again: Paint is like the final frontier for a lot of enthusiasts. They know it's there; they know how it got there; but they're not sure exactly what is there and why. When cars first came out over a 100 years ago, they we
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The craftsmanship involved in the construction of some custom VWs doesn't cease to amaze us. Not surprisingly, a small fringe of our readers will always find something to hate about these unique creations. While they politely acknowledge their disdain, we like
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Last March, California Dragway and Irwindale Speedway, Two Southern California Tracks, Welcomed a Pair of Events Quite Different From Each Other. Let's Find Out More...
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Finally, we're on the right road again, as our beloved Super Project '71 is safely in the hands of the trusted folks at Deuce Kustoms, a well respected auto restorer and customizer not only in the Volkswagen community (they just finished Clyde Berg's latest dr
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There's one thing we hate at this magazine and that's rust, nature's way of returning everything to the basic elements of the universe: oxygen, hydrogen, carbon and iron. This combo would be just great if it wasn't for water, as iron would stay iron forever an
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Easily the most utilitarian of the original VW models, the Type II, or "Bus" as most of us know it, enjoys a niche all its own in the world of automotive enthusiasm. While the Beetle's universal appeal lies simultaneously in both its role as a historical icon
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Another year and another list of honored industry elite. January 30, 2004, marked the date of the Third Annual AVWI (Aircooled Volkswagen Industry Awards), presented by VWTrends Magazine.
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Even though we're going to show you how to do it in a few months, building your own engine from a pile of parts--though completely possible for any first timer, of course isn't something to be taken lightly. There are specialized tools you'll need, a host of i
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