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VW Beetle Custom Handbook, by Keith Seume

VW Beetle Custom Handbook, by Keith Seume

Price: $29.95

Includes buying tips, repair procedures, custom mods, tuning tips, suspension & brake mods, drag, off road, track, and rally hop ups. If you are into high performance or custom VWs, you'll be pleased with this one. Bursting with color, ideas, and advice for your car. The book's emphasis is on bodywork, and includes chapters on the Cal-Look, German Look, Buggies, Roadsters, and Bajas.

Weber Carburetors, by Pat Braden

Price: $24.95

By Pat Braden - More technical than the Weber Tech Manual, but not as detailed as the Weber Tuning Manual. Have a good basic understanding of carburetion already if you buy this one. Does NOT cover the progressives (DFAV and DVEV), but does cover 2bbl non-progressive carbs (DGAS, etc), which are similar.

This book is KILLER on understanding the operation of the Weber carburetor!

VW Bus Custom Handbook, By Laurence Meredith, 1-870979-47-8

VW Bus Custom Handbook, By Laurence Meredith, 1-870979-47-8

Price: $19.95

VW Bus Custom Handbook, By Laurence Meredith, 1-870979-47-8 has FANTASTIC coverage of the Bus from the first Type 2 of 1949, to the aircooled models of 1982. Offers advice on wise buying and successful restoration, customizing, and tuning. 160 pages, 143 B&W illustrations, and 66 color. This is perfect for guys that are looking for new and exciting ways to customize their bus!

How to Modify Volkswagen Beetle Chassis, Suspension, & Brakes for High Performance, by James Hale, 1-903706-99-8

How to Modify Volkswagen Beetle Chassis, Suspension, & Brakes for High Performance, by James Hale, 1-903706-99-8

Price: $49.95

How to Modify Volkswagen Beetle Chassis, Suspension, & Brakes for High Performance, by James Hale, 1-903706-99-8 is a GREAT BOOK! Doesn't cover any engine stuff, but is fantastic for brakes and suspension work, even though all the pics are in B & W.

Weber Tuning Manual, By WEBER 950000.54

Price: $34.95

This book has an exceptional chart on the Weber emulsion tubes (all models). This is the best Weber book out there currently for the Weber IDF, IDA, DCNF, and DCOE carburetors. VERY detailed on each and every circuit and function in your carburetor, so you will totally understand how they work (if you read the book!), and how to tune them. This books does NOT cover the Weber Progressive (DFAV/DFEV) nor the ICT.

How to Hotrod Your VW Engine, by Bill Fischer

How to Hotrod Volkswagen Engines, by Bill Fischer

Price: $29.95

An excellent book but much of the material is old or out of date. The head and oiling sections are excellent (including basic head porting), and there is a good section on blueprinting that is never obsolete. This is a must read if you are doing a rebuild on your VW Engine. By Bill Fischer - If you are learning the basics on how your engine works, and what to do, this book is a MUST!

Weber Tech Manual, by Bob Tomlinson

Price: $19.95

This book was not produced by Weber, but is a very good book for understanding the Weber carburetor, nonetheless. This is the only weber book that covers the ICT. 145 pages, 247 B&W illustrations. There is some "backpatting" by author to VW shop association (read thru it), but it's still a good book.

Original VW Bus: The Restorer's Guide to all Bus, Panel Van and Pick-up Models 1950-1979 HARDCOVER, by Laurence Meredith

Original VW Bus: The Restorer's Guide to all Bus, Panel Van and Pick-up Models 1950-1979 (Original Series) HARDCOVER, by Laurence Meredith

Price: $39.95

Original VW Bus: The Restorer's Guide to all Bus, Panel Van and Pick-up Models 1950-1979 (Original Series) HARDCOVER, by Laurence Meredith is a comprehensive guide to original factory specification and equipment of VW Split-screen and Bay-window transporters. 265 photographs of 25 vehicles from Germany, the UK and the USA illustrate not only the people carriers but the many variations panel van, pick-up truck, double-cab pick-up and highroof panel van.

Volkswagen Beetle: How to Build & Modify, By Eric LeClair & Susan Anderson

Volkswagen Beetle: How to Build & Modify, by Leclair & Anderson

Price: $29.95

Volkswagen Beetle: How to Build & Modify, By Eric LeClair & Susan Anderson is a fantastic book for those not "Restoring" their beetle. If you are building a custom car, THIS BOOK IS A MUST READ!

How To Restore Your Volkswagen Beetle, by LeClair-Anderson-Airkooled

How To Restore Your Volkswagen Beetle, by LeClair-Anderson-Airkooled

Price: $34.95

How To Restore Your Volkswagen Beetle, by LeClair-Anderson-Airkooled will give you the information you need to bring your old or new Beetle project back to life. Throughout the Beetle's successful run, many of these cars have been relegated to project car status due to their age or condition. Airkooled Kustoms, a VW restoration shop in Hazel Green, Alabama, brings its expertise in restoring these cars to book form with this all-encompassing compilation. Restoring your Beetle is covered through step-by-step sequences from unbolting that first nut through polishing the paint on your freshly restored Bug. The specialists at Airkooled Kustoms walk you through the proper disassembly methods, restoring versus replacing components, and reassembling your restored Bug, covering everything related to the body, undercarriage, and interior along the way.


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