Helped a lot! Thx man😎

Beautiful !

Car looks awesome man!

Good tips for us all! Thank you! I am in the process of replacing all my fuel hoses and lines in the frunk of my 68 T1, and will be moving my filter to above my transaxle. Thank you!

Very nice did ur car run fine after all that work?? Breaks worked fine

Just came across your video. Nice looking Beetle. I've been looking for a few years for a clean 69 to 72 Beetle. Still have yours? I'm in Ontario BTW. Cheers.

Thanks for the straight talk normal guy way you explained my 74 vdubber gas smell. The people I bought it from replaced the fuel tank and just coiled the extra vent hose on top of the tank. Fuel kept dribbling from it on each drive and I knew it had to vent SOMEWHERE! Didn't know gravity and a simple hole up front would slove the issue. Thanks again and I hope Spring has sprung for you up north. It has here in Tennessee. Best to you...

I ran across your video some time ago and bought a fire extinguisher. Last week i washed the car shined it all up. Checked the lines, fuel filter still had a small fire. Caught it within about 10 seconds but still some damage. Mechanic said it was the coil overheated

The purpose of this kinds of video is to show people how its done. Not talk about how its done🙈

Thanks

Nice video, love the paint color! Thanks for sharing this. I'm restoring a 71 Standard Bug and still have a lot to learn about how they were put together.

You did a really nice job on the dash pad removal.. I had a 68 (my first bug) and I had to repaint it so I went with a metallic chocolate brown.. It reminded me of yours.. Thx for sharing your adventures with us... Take care my friend...

Many moons of fire fighting all points hold true heat fuel and oxygen all on place add to that harley type vibrations =FIRE we are new to bugs so again great advise. Thank you

important topic with today's "the mechanic will take care of it" attitude. almost nobody takes care of their machines today!

mine cought fire today but it an be fixed i well replace the carb with a new one with screwin fitting thanks a lot

Nice!

You are saving my life! I’m removing the dash pad in my ‘68 and w/o your video I would be SO lost. Also, the ‘68 doesn’t have a deck lid release in the glove box so that was a bit easier for me! I’ll be watching episode 2 now!

This video was completely helpful to resolve a fuel smell issue with my 1969 Bug. Well done, to the point, and a great example for KZbin Volkswagen beetle how to videos.

You are the only one who nailed this problem. This was driving us nuts. Now we can enjoy cruzin in our baby.

Nice!!! do you got instagram? what about cb350? sitll have it?

Great video! I have a 68 ghia with gas fume problems. I've discovered that the 68 was an "Odd Ball" year for the ghia with some modifications. Trying to find good and accurate information is difficult. Your video just simplified things for me. I appreciate it!

That's great job.❤

Great video, thanks!

Noce men, what brand are your rims and what size? I have a 1971 super and want go add sime nice rims..

Great video, thank you. Just purchased a new tank for my dune buggy and always wondered the proper way to vent the tank. Well done Sir

Best description ever. Better than all the pro channels. Thanks

Good video it makes you think 🤔

Great video. I have this problem on an early ‘70s bug. If you are still a VW owner, post lots more. Your detail points about how to run the fuel lines make all the difference. Thanks!

Thanks just what I was looking for.

Thanks! Good tips about the lock wire and suppression systems. I’ll be doing those to my 69 ghia!

EXCELLENT WRITE UP !!! Exactly what I needed (saved me time searching through bentley manuals etc...). THANKS!!!

Thank You Bud!!!!

Great video. Helped out alot.

Hi. I would like to install the impact stripes on my 71 Súper Beetle, but I observed that my front bumper have two rectangular holes in each extreme (like yours), but have not the same holes in the rear bumper. Could you tell me if it is correct. Maybe my Bug got a brazilian replacement bumper (brazilian Bug have not a impact rubber stripes in the bumper, just a black adhesive tape. Thank you

Just want to say, thank you. I have a 71 bus rebuilt with 74 super beetle parts. Just rebent my straight down metal piece to be a shepherds hook and then found out MY LAST MECHANIC SWAPPED TO DVDA. So I found an empty port (idle problems much?) And used your method. My VW idled properly for the first time in 7 years.

Thanks man! Currently at 11 clicks, gonna bring it back to 4-5 😎 great vid

OUTSTANDING VIDEO...YOU ROCK DUDE⚡👍🤸

Hey dude, good video. Like Justin said below....(I've been struggling with the exact fit for my 8-spokes)...what's your tire size front and rear?

Man, that is a really nice beetle! 🔥

so in my day, mid 80's the problem was the fan belt. it would crack with age, delaminate and the outside strip would whack the fuel line and basically remove the hose from the pump.. it would also whack the distributor cap and break it. so sparks everywhere and fuel pumping.. Its lost. Critical is to check the fan belt for cracking and replace it immediately.

Hey buddy thanks so much for posting this. I’m planning to replace my dash pad in my 75 standard bug and I’ve been a little intimidated until watching your video. You said you’re in Canada, so am I, in Peterborough! Is there a way to get in touch without putting our info on here?

Thx. I have a 73 super beetle that mechanic 'repaired' twice but still has smell. One mechanic replaced fuel lines, the other replaced rubber hose and clamp at filler neck. Seemed to work at first but after 2 weeks, smell returned when making left turns...frustrating! I can feel some gas around filler neck but can't tell where its leaking.

What size tires did you go with

The screenshot from the Haynes manual of the star positions ... I assume those views are from underneath the car, looking at the backing plate, correct? So for example, the Left Front, the stars are at the 9:00 position, towards the back of the car, correct? Because my front drums were opposite, with the stars pointing towards the front of the car... my back drums matched the diagram though

Thank you for this. A lot of things I didnt know that I didn't know. I just got my first vw engine so I guess I will be buying a fire extinguisher!

I always have a Co2 fire extinguisher in the car or around when working on my bug - 30 years ago I had a stack fire with my 911 Porsche and just happened to have an extinguisher handy (distorted the plastic air intake hood), lucky that was all.

I appreciate your video ! I'm actively searching out a vw bus and am not familiar with these engines. I found your video to be informative as to what I should look for when bus shopping. 👍😊

What a nice video. Very helpful. Easy to follow. Thanks so much. I have had 2 massive ‘68 Bug engine fires. One was 20 years ago and the other one was a few weeks ago. I suspect worn hoses in both cases. The fires just burn and burn til the Fire Department gets there. One contributing factor is that the sound proofing material is made out of TAR!. Tar burns and burns and burns. There are triangular panels on each side of the engine compartment and one rectangular one behind the fan shroud. Why in the world this material was chosen is a mystery to me. One my rebuild, I am planning to have either no panels at all or fireproof panels. Any suggestions would be helpful.

thanks

good video…I know someone who lost his beloved Type 1…i use AN style fuel hose…i simply tap everything for NPT…and use NPT to AN adapters-I use an aluminum 100 micron inline filter with AN connections. I use a fuse block rear for the positive battery connections and replaced fuse box in front trunk with marine/blade type box. Finally I carry a small fire extinguisher…$9.80 currently st home depot