Category: Volkswagen

  • Custom Hot Wheels VW Transport Part II

    Finally got around to finishing the custom Hot Wheels VW Transporter. I had to take a few days to step back and rethink what direction that I wanted to go with it. I’m still not convinced that this is what I had intended to accomplish when I started this custom, but in the end, I…

  • Custom Hot Wheels VW Transport Part I

    This is probably one of the most ambitious customs that I’ve started and it has kicked my butt from step one! First my drill bit slipped off the pillar and I drilled through the base, I broke my drill bit off in the pillar when I was drilling it out to tap it, the first…

  • Another Custom Hot Wheels ’49 VW Truck

    I’ve already used this casting on a previous custom, but I enjoyed it so much, I thought I’d use it again, but just change it up a bit. Unlike the previous custom using this casting, I removed the bed rails on this one and made my own bed using card stock. The wheels aren’t the…

  • Mabel Maintenance

    The other day when I updated Mabel’s fuel lines and performed an overall maintenance inspection, I noticed that most of her vacuum plugs were beginning to dry rot a bit. Nothing major, but something that still needed to be addressed. I also noticed that her drivers side low beam head light wasn’t working properly as…

  • Updating Mabel’s Fuel Delivery For Safety

    There seems to have been a rash of engine fires lately that really grabbed my attention. Common causes seem to be bad/wrong fuel lines, fuel inlet to the carb and fuel filter location. I’ve had 9 vintage VW’s over the years and I’ve always placed my fuel filter in between the fuel inlet on the…