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There are certainly a lot of differences between the Beetle and the Jetta/Golf, but those are primarily body and electrical differences. If you already have a wiring harness and ECU for that year the engine itself will work just fine. A few of...

I realize I'm out of this club now that my former Pig resides with Mr. and Mrs. @greenbeast in OK. But is anyone else more than a little tired of this tit-for-tat back and forth one-upmanship that seems to have devolved into something other than...

100%. Stock as a rock that frame is good for a century and a million miles. I find it difficult to believe that welding on it in any way makes it better. If you have strong opinions about how a vehicle should be built, then by all means build...

Sorry I should have said look up "Poly-Vinyl Fluorine coat tubing" and you'll see most parts store brake lines use that.. Good chance that's what you are seeing by the colors you described.

Here's my über nerdy post of the week. I noticed while attempting to clean some of my brake lines and fittings that the jumper between the rear wheel brake cylinders appeared to be coated in black paint, or something akin to paint. At first I...

Just because water goes in and out when you put a hose to it doesn't mean your radiator is good. Either get it professionally cleaned by a radiator shop or replace it and the water pump.

You could always go with something like these. $50 for 10!

J ... these are mounting on the rear bumper / rack thumbnail_IMG_9728 by Steve Heck, on Flickr

Sometimes it is Bob! I have no idea, its the one I've been using for 15 years. I think its time we try a new one! I've got the parts cannon locked and loaded!

Is the manifold crack creating a lean condition? Might explain the heat. Normally they don't do that

Put a thermostat in, see what happens.

Butt lift

Hey guys ... sorry, been away for a bit finishing the 67', but now I'm back Update on Piggy, we are about 6 weeks from body and paint being fully done From today .... IMG_9720 by Steve Heck, on Flickr IMG_9714 by Steve Heck, on Flickr...

My thoughts were to see if we could all try different, size wire, volts and wire speed and find that sweet spot that had a good balance between penetration, weld porosity and burn through on Toyota gauge sheet metal. Maybe help that new guy...

Dude, I have so many questions about how you welded your junk…

As I learned recently build threads are not Q&A they are show and tell and unless the OP specifically ask,,,, you need to keep quiet..

Tucked up the harness behind the dash so I can start on mounting the ECU, Fuse Box, Relay Box and all the other smaller Relays to the fire wall. Routed the cabled for the indicator stalk, key barrel and accessory buttons. Also remounted the...

Feel the tanks on your radiator, one should be quite a bit cooler than the other.. If not you have a circulation problem either bad water pump or plugged radiator...

Radiator is clean internal and external. No leaks and now fresh 50/50. . Burped the coolant a bunch and changed the oil and went for a drive. . 3 miles in at 60 mph (I replicated the same route and speed before the HG replacement) and it's...

With proper technique, the hole will be lubed. You gots to queue up the Barry White! Oh yeah...

If you really want to have some fun, post a thread and ask what sealant (or anti-seize) will do to your torque spec. People will lose their minds. It will be glorious...

Trust me I thought about it. If you read the fine print though, it does emit fumes while it's coming up to full strength. Not sure I want my cornbread tasting like it was made in an organic chemistry class.

I was able to take the remote controlled 55 out for some fun on the trails this past weekend. It turns and flexes just like a real one, but its still a blast! Spent most of yesterday drilling holes in the frame for the rock sliders and today...

Here's your pig's younger brother. 1980 with less than 50k kilometers. It is/was in pretty nice condition when I took this photo (January 2022).

My son found a set of Toyota 16” steel wheels w clips on Facebook marketplace, so I’ve got those to replace the split rims. I mounted the 235/85R16’s and 33/9.5R15’s on the 55 just to get a visual on tire sizes. I like the 33’s better...