Tinkdf Aircooled VW’s

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Drop spindles all fitted and brakes and drums all assembled.With the beetle back on the ground I had a bit of time to do...
09/06/2026

Drop spindles all fitted and brakes and drums all assembled.
With the beetle back on the ground I had a bit of time to do a few small jobs as well as finishing off the wiring.

Working on the early oval todaySteering column is now fitted correctly and the front spindles are being swapped over wit...
02/06/2026

Working on the early oval today
Steering column is now fitted correctly and the front spindles are being swapped over with some 2 1/2 dropped ones which will give it a nice stance.
It’s a great opportunity to check the front suspension components to see that everything is in spec.

First day of winter, welding is always a good way of keeping warm.90% of this work will never be seen but it still has t...
01/06/2026

First day of winter, welding is always a good way of keeping warm.
90% of this work will never be seen but it still has to be correct for easy installation of the windscreen.
Ticking off a few more jobs on the 71 beetle

28/05/2026

Did you know if you fit a battery around the wrong way - to + etc into a beetle it will often work what seems just like normal.

A few things being to change like the polarity of your generator and battery.

Often the first give away is gauges and radios stop working as they are sensitive to polarity.

To rectify the error after draining the battery and recharging with the correct polarity you also need to polarise the generator. Basically it’s like wiring it up like a motor to correct the fields.

25/05/2026

Always good to test them before putting back in.👍

This 54 beetle’s starter stopped working. After a few tests it was removed and new brushes fitted.
25/05/2026

This 54 beetle’s starter stopped working. After a few tests it was removed and new brushes fitted.

Fitting a new wire loom this morning on a nice early oval beetle.It’s now ready for the headliner to go in
19/05/2026

Fitting a new wire loom this morning on a nice early oval beetle.
It’s now ready for the headliner to go in

I love how old rusty parts come out of the acid bath. Just about ready to paint.
15/05/2026

I love how old rusty parts come out of the acid bath. Just about ready to paint.

Unfortunately the original disc rotors weren’t going to clean up and be within tolerance.So new rotors and calipers are ...
01/05/2026

Unfortunately the original disc rotors weren’t going to clean up and be within tolerance.
So new rotors and calipers are going on.
Sadly a lot of new readily available parts are cheaper than rebuilding original parts but sometime you have to look at it like just being lucky you can still buy stuff to suit these amazing little cars👍

See anything you need shoot me a message.
29/04/2026

See anything you need shoot me a message.

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Wonthaggi, VIC
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