1969 VW

When you pull your vintage Volkswagen air-cooled engine out, take the opportunity to truly inspect your tarboard and some electrical. We start with Bruce sharing why VW used tarboard (00:43) and the differences between the Emden plant (1:13) and Wolfsburg plant (1:27) tarboard.
With the engine bay empty, Bruce:
removes the old seals and tarboard (1:41)
inspects the firewall and engine bay (4:41)
walks us through the backup-light wiring (5:16) setup
As for "No Glue", the #enginebay was truly a sight to behold (4:41) before the new boards were installed! The car still had its original 1969 "clips" and "tabs" on the body, and so, no glue is needed.
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We got our tarboard set from #WestCoastMetric Tarboard:
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🖐️ Welcome to our channel! We are Mrs. Bruce (Camera Lady/Producer) and Bruce (Your 70+yr old humble VW mechanic)! This channel is primarily dedicated to sharing maintenance tips for Volkswagen Beetles (1953-1969) via Bruce's vast knowledge of VW Bugs! Bruce has owned and monkey-wrenched on them since 1967 and has lots to share, and like air, it's FREE! Website: vwtipsbybruce.weebly.com #1600aircooled #howtoVW #AirCooledGuy #VolkswagenType1 #Type1VW #1969VW

[@VWBRUCE]

Hi VW folks. Many of you have have noticed I have not been online like I use to & there has been a time lapse in answering your questions. I apologize for that but I am in the process of relocating & do not have internet access like I use to. Once I get reestablished I will be online much more often. May your VW's run trouble free & give you much enjoyment. Thank you for you patience.

[@rasdavis8390]

Thanks sir shouts from England 🇬🇧

[@VWBRUCE]

Sorry for the delay! You are welcome!

[@VolksStokes]

Thx for sharing!

[@russriley3005]

those original tar boards get so nasty over the years. I had to pull one out of my 73 the other day and wondered if they could be replaced

[@VWBRUCE]

They sure can, especially when the engine is pulled. :-)

[@vintage76vipergreenBeetle]

👍

[@fernandomatias603]

Where did you get the tar boards.

[@VWBRUCE]

Link to the Vender is in the Description. They're from JBugs in California. Good quality & they fit very well. Thanks for watching my videos!

[@jessesanchez7811]

Where did you get the tarboard from plesse?

[@VWBRUCE]

Jesse, my bad. The video description has a link to where I bought mine; from West Coast Metric. www.westcoastmetric.com/i-22964465-113-015a.html

[@scraplifetrashtocash4551]

U quit your channel?

[@VWBRUCE]

Hi Scarp life Trash to cash. No, I haven't. I am in the process of relocating & do not have internet access like I use to. Once I get reestablished I will be online much more often.