VW+VW1500

Thursday, November 30, 2006

The longblock returns

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I picked up the rebuilt longblock from Mauricio Velasquez, who sourced the machine work and did the final assembly. Mauricio runs Jomag, an ...
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Bosch ZV/PAU 4 R 6

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If you have an old Bosch cast iron distributor and it needs a rebuild you call Glenn Ring . That's all you need to know.
Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Heat exchanger restoration

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The Ghia's heat exchangers were in surprisingly good condition after 44 years of use. All the grease and grime that had been allowed to ...
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Sunday, November 26, 2006

Decals for 1962–63 1500 Ghias

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This summer I finally got around to making reproductions of the water transfer decals found in the glove box and engine area of early 1500 G...
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Fuel pump rebuild

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With the engine out of the garage I took the opportunity to rebuild the fuel pump. When I bought the car it had a Brazilian aftermarket pump...

Clean, but not clean enough

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Freshly cleaned parts ready to be sent out. The heat exchangers and elbows got ceramic coated; the engine tin got straightened, repaired and...

People's dream car, December 1961

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The new VW 1500 Ghia featured on the cover of the German equivalent of Popular Mechanics . The photo and headline sum it all up: high style ...
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