Innholdsfortegnelse for August 2018 i dune buggies and hotVWs

As a young man, Art Penner built VW Dune Buggies, drove off-road, and dreamed of racing. He worked in a garage in Abbots-ford, British Columbia where he became a licensed automotive mechanic. Then, the course of life changed. An opportunity arose to farm and so he and his wife Ruth became chicken farmers. For 20 years, plans to race took a back seat. The MOOCH Racing story began in November of 2011, when the couple were at the Mount of Olives Children’s Village. The Baja 1000 was taking place near the orphanage and Art was reminded of his dreams, and of reading in hotVWs about Baja Bugs and Class 11s. Back in Canada, they shared their experience with Ruth’s brother, David Blair. He suggested they get a Bug and take…

The situation wasn’t all rosy for Volkswagen in the early 1970s. After a record-breaking year in 1971, sales figures went down, and there were also some bad news coming over from the United States. A scheduled regulation was to establish the minimum distance between the driver and windscreen, which the Beetle couldn’t fulfill. Volkswagen solved this problem in August of 1972 with a curved windshield – the 1303 was born. The market accepted the latest VW model and it was accompanied by promotional measures such as a limited special edition, the Yellow Black Racer. It was launched in January of 1973 and the 3,500 cars were sold in no time. Their trademark, an aggressive Saturn Yellow (L13M) paint with a Matt Black (L41) hood and engine lid, made them look…

June 23, 2018 VWs At The Sayerville VFW Organization: Central Jersey Volkswagen Society Location: Sayerville VFW Post 4699 (across from the Starland Ballroom) Description: Last year was a winner. Come join the CJVWS for our second year of this show and shine event! Show car admission - $5.00. Swap Meet - $20.00. Swap Meet Setup: 8:00 AM. Gate Opens: 9:00 AM. Address: Sayerville VFW Post 4699 (across from the Starland Ballroom), 575 Jernee Mill Rd Sayreville, NJ 08872-1754. For information contact: Casey 973-454-2024. Check the thread in the events section of thesamba.com. Phone: 973-454-2024 June 29 - July 01, 2018 The Classic Weekend Schedule 2018 This is a general description of the entire weekend, featuring four main events: Friday June 29th Pierside Parts Open House 9:00-1:00 PM - “Classic Weekend”…

Frozen Clutch Cable Love your mag! Just bought a 1970 Beetle to restore and was wondering what is the best way to fix the frozen clutch cable and throttle cable? Dennis Reno, Mounds, OK It’s unusual that you have both a frozen clutch and throttle cable. It sounds like the previous owner was in the habit of pumping grease into the cable tubes, even though it’s unnecessary. For the clutch cable, get under the car near the trans, and try to cut off the clutch cable near the trans operating arm. Attach a drill motor to the cable and try to spin the cable loose with the drill motor. Of course, since it’s attached to the clutch hook in the front, it will just wind up on you. Release the…

It would be safe to say that most air-cooled VW enthusiasts took a liking for our old, quirky German automobiles at an early age. There are exceptions of course, as Ritch Wright will testify. Living in Southern California instilled a love of the ocean and the beach, especially since he settled in Huntington Beach, a.k.a. “Surf City”. Like most locals, Ritch could not ignore the numerous Volkswagen Buses seen cruising around town – they have been part of the social fabric for decades. Yet, he never felt the urge to own one of them. An unexpected turn of events changed all that. First, he retired from a busy career in finance for a major aerospace company in 2010. Coincidentally, he bought a 1960 Bus for a friend who lives in…

“I HAD WANTED TO BUILD A VOLKSROD FOR QUITE SOME TIME, BUT I COULDN’T BRING MYSELF TO CUT UP A PERFECTLY GOOD BUG TO MAKE IT A REALITY. THANKFULLY, AN ALREADY HACKED UP, RUST-FREE ’54 SEMAPHORE OVAL FELL INTO MY LAP. LET THE CUTTING BEGIN!” When Jerry Dunbar of Tacoma, Washington originally found the Oval that would ultimately become the beauty you see here, it was in sad shape. The previous owner had attempted to turn the vehicle into a chopped race car, but their design and effort was abit lacking, and the project was never finished. Fortunately, most of the rust repair was completed making the Oval a solid foundation for Jerry’s vision. While many car builders take years to put together something of this caliber, Jerry and his…

Amazingly, Bozzani Motors is one of the oldest automobile dealerships still operating today in Southern California, under the same family name for three generations! Brothers Amerigo, Joe, and Carlo Bozzani originally immigrated from Italy and opened a motorized bike shop in downtown Los Angeles in 1911. Later, they began selling Overland and Willys-Knight automobiles on North Broadway in Little Italy, Los Angeles. A second-generation Bozzani, Bob, then opened a Volkswagen dealership in Monrovia, CA in 1957, just a year and a few months after Volkswagen of America was founded in October 1955. Then, a third-generation Bozzani, Greg, took over the operation of the dealership in 1995. Greg has since continued to operate the business in the same manner as his father and grandfather, keeping the air-cooled in mind at a…

In this article, I will explain removing and installing the cam gear and the distributor gear on the crankshaft. If I had a dollar for every crank gear that I have thrown away due to someone taking them off with a hammer and punch, I would be writing this article from a sandy beach in the Mediterranean instead of my cluttered desk. Please don’t take the gears off with a hammer and a punch. You will ruin them. Here are a couple of correct ways to take them off. The easiest way is with a VW crank gear puller. You can usually buy one from your favorite VW shop, or online. They are not cheap but work really well. This is what I use. The other way you can do…

The kick-off event for the new season in Germany is the May Show in Hanover, which is always on May 1st – because that’s a national holiday over here. However, for many hardcore enthusiasts, the real start is the evening before the big event. The DFL cruise night, named May Cruise Madness, gathers the latest projects and has been going for over 15 years now. I took a good look around at the participating cars to find out what’s hot for the 2018 show season in the Fatherland! As I told you before, it’s not simple to get our cars street legal in Germany, so it’s no wonder we see more cars modified in the way we did back in the ’50s and ’60s. These modifications are easy to get…

ENGINE/ Type 1 VW magnesium case DISPLACEMENT/ 2176cc BUILDER/ Gary Larsen and Ritch Wright CRANK/ 78.4mm, DPR VW-based counterweighted, 8 dowels RODS/ Stock VW, contoured, clearanced, balanced CYLINDERS & PISTONS/ 94mm, Mahle forged, balanced CAM/ Web Cam, .422-inch lift, 284º duration HEADS/ VW dual port, ported/polished VALVE SIZES/ 40mm x 35.5mm COMPRESSION RATIO/ 8.3:1 ROCKER ARMS/ Modified VW 1.1:1, solid rockers IGNITION/ Bosch 009 with CompuFire, Bosch blue coil CARBURATION/ Empi 44IDFs OIL SYSTEM / 30mm VW pump, oil cooler with electric fan, 1.5-quart IAP sump, IAP breather box EXHAUST SYSTEM/ Sidewinder by A-1 Muffler OTHER MODIFICATIONS/ Web Cam lifters, Manton Chromoly pushrods, Web Cam dual springs, Redline fuel pump TRANSAXLE/ TYPE 1 SWING AXLE BUILDER/ Jim Kaforski, Der Transaxle, CA RING & PINION/ 4.12:1 GEAR RATIOS/ Stock 1st to…

Last month we introduced you to Lin Ottinger and his son Sonny, and their amazing VW Bus-based tour company in Moab, Utah. Their fleet of buses carried tourists around some of the most amazing natural sites you’ll see in the Western United States for close to three decades, and amazingly enough those 21- and 23-window Buses are still around, stored on a shelf like curios, maybe to be resurected when the time is right. I first met Sonny years ago, at Buses by the Bridge, where I saw a slide show of some of the most iconic Bus images I had ever come across. The Type 2s in the photos were covered in logos for a 1960s scenic tour company and were parked in the most unlikely places perched on…

ENGINE/ German Type 1 VW mag dual-relief case DISPLACEMENT/ 2247cc BUILDER/ Scott Sebastian at Metalcraft Motorsports, CA CRANK/ 84.5mm Scat, counterweighted RODS/ Modified VW Rabbit CYLINDERS/ Thick wall AA PISTONS/ 92mm Venolia RINGS/ Grant CAM/ CB Performance 2242, .389-inch lift, 298º duration HEADS/ VW 043, ported/polished by Anthony Delatore VALVE SIZES/ 40mm x 35.5mm stainless steel COMPRESSION RATIO/ 8.3:1 ROCKER ARMS/ Stock VW 1.1:1, solid shafts, swivel feet adjusters IGNITION/ Bosch 009 distributor with Pertronix ignitor, Bosch blue coil, custom plug wires CARBURATION/ Weber 44IDFs, custom air filters INTAKE MANIFOLDS/ CB Performance OIL SYSTEM/ 26mm Schadek pump, full flow system, remote cooler with fan EXHAUST SYSTEM/ Al’s 1-5/8-inch merged, tailpipe by Scott Sebastian FLYWHEEL/ Stock German CLUTCH/ Kennedy Stage 1 OTHER MODIFICATIONS/ Dual valve springs, Chromoly valve retainers TRANSAXLE/TYPE 1…

One of the most frequent calls we get goes something like this: “I bought these wheels at the swap meet. Will they fit on my Super Beetle?” The standard answer I give is of course... “It depends.” The focus of this article will be with the front-end fitting on these cars, as the rear end has a comfortable narrower track, and it’s easy to fit a 7-inch or wider rim under the fender. The rear end may be a topic for future articles. So, let’s talk about your wide track Super Beetle! If you study various VW documents like owner’s manuals, Robert Bentley manuals, and the infamous “Without Guesswork” booklets by Volkswagenwerk AG, you can get some insight int the dimensions. For example, most documents list the front track dimension…