Glenn's 1974 Beetle Restoration

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Chapter 1 Planning
Chapter 2 Take it Apart
Chapter 3 Body Shop - Part 1
Chapter 4 Body Shop - Part 2
Chapter 5 Drivetrain
Chapter 6 Put it Together - Part 1
Chapter 7 Put it Together - Part 2
Chapter 8 The Interior
Chapter 9 Front Beam... Making it Adjustable
Chapter 10 Updates... The Project Never Ends
Chapter 11 Time for a New Engine - Part 1
Chapter 12 Time for a New Engine - Part 2
Chapter 13 Sweating the Details - Part 3
Chapter 14 Time for New Shoes
Chapter 15 New Rear Brakes
Chapter 16 Time to rebuild the Berg 5
Appendix A Beetle's Specifications
Appendix B Show Awards and Pictures
Appendix C Technical Articles
Appendix D Featured on The Samba
Appendix E 2180 Engine Build (lots of pictures)
Appendix F Berg 5 Update/Rebuild (Hot VW May 2012)
[Before... In the body shop] [Before... In the body shop]
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Many thanks to -
Charlie Kiesel
(Welding, body work and painting)
G.T Precision Imports - Tony Giordano 516-799-1100
(Mechanical work and access to his shop and tools)
Air Cooled Engineering (ACE) - Art Thraen
(Custom Engine Builder and machine shop)
Jet Hot Coatings - 610-277-2444
(Ceramic coatings)
Gene Berg Ent. - Clyde Berg 714-998-7500
(Engine and transmission parts)
Gary Berg Performance - Gary Berg 808-965-7574
(Engine and Transmission builder)
Wolfsburg West - 888-965-3937
(Top Quality "NOS", Used and Reproduction Parts)
West Coast Metric - 800-247-3202
(Rubber and weather strip products)
Classic Automobile Insurance - 800-397-0765
(Collectors Insurance)

Last Changed 05/07/2013
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e-mail: glenn@glenn-ring.com