Vdubs by Wes

Vdubs by Wes Specializing in everything air-cooled volkswagen. From tune ups to rebuilds, stock to slammed, original to custom, daily driver to resto. 20 yrs experience

Long time with no posting. Time to get up to speed on things. Bug in need of lots of love awhile back. Redid front, new ...
11/01/2023

Long time with no posting. Time to get up to speed on things.

Bug in need of lots of love awhile back. Redid front, new beam, cleaned tank, new fuel lines, raised it up in rear, removable apron and some interior love. Bunch of misc things to get this bug a driver and looking better.

A little buggy love on a previous project. Needed a new tank and a few minor things.
03/19/2023

A little buggy love on a previous project. Needed a new tank and a few minor things.

Guess I'll start posting stuff I worked on before winter hit. Here's a bus beam done up with CSP disc brakes for a 62 bu...
03/19/2023

Guess I'll start posting stuff I worked on before winter hit. Here's a bus beam done up with CSP disc brakes for a 62 bus.

03/19/2023

Wow I havnt posted anything in here for almost a year. I moved a year ago and lifes been crazy. I just wanna say thanks for the patience to those who's cars/motors I've had over winter. I appreciate the understanding. Everyone's cars will be ready to roll for summer.

This winter has been hard out in East mountains with the cold and snow. Springs here and I'll start busting everything out. Thanks everyone.

Last bit of work on this ghia. Owner wanted an aluminum dash to go with the theme. Dash, wiring, misc stuff this time ar...
04/20/2022

Last bit of work on this ghia. Owner wanted an aluminum dash to go with the theme. Dash, wiring, misc stuff this time around. Turned out good. Been doing work on this ghia for years. Its fast and fun. Think hes finally content with how it all turned out. Time to just enjoy it.

Another bug I did a little on work on. Wouldn't idle, brake and clutch pedals jacked due to a jacked up old repair, wipe...
04/17/2022

Another bug I did a little on work on. Wouldn't idle, brake and clutch pedals jacked due to a jacked up old repair, wiper switch, wiring, studs on drain plate, tune up, got heater working and a bunch of misc stuff.

Beam work. 2" with Mostly all new parts. Easy enough but narrowing the greasy spring packs are never fun. I hate 50+ yea...
04/17/2022

Beam work. 2" with Mostly all new parts. Easy enough but narrowing the greasy spring packs are never fun. I hate 50+ year old grease, lol. These damn king pin carriers nowadays are horrible fit also. I could just also them together but a sanded down shim alleviates the crazy slop. Clean work mostly and I like it, lol.

A little work on this cool bug. Cheap parts and bad welds on cross shaft caused clutch failure. Found a bunch of other t...
04/17/2022

A little work on this cool bug. Cheap parts and bad welds on cross shaft caused clutch failure. Found a bunch of other things also like oil cooler leak, end play set wrong" wrong bowden tube, broken studs, etc. Some love, cleaning, paint and all was good again. It's the little things that keep these things on the road.

Some ghia love from back in January. This thing showed up from out of state in bad shape. Would barely run or idle, tr**...
03/24/2022

Some ghia love from back in January. This thing showed up from out of state in bad shape. Would barely run or idle, tr**ny was almost out of gear oil, brakes horrible, wiring a mess. Was just a accident waiting to happen. With alot of work and a little patience it all came together. Now it can be enjoyed like it should be. Sucks people sell cars like this online to people who don't know any better. Lying for $. It's sad. The huge smile on her face when she drove away is what keeps me doing this. 😀

Did this Porsche kit car last year over a few months. Never built a car at someone else's house but i made it happen. Al...
01/24/2022

Did this Porsche kit car last year over a few months. Never built a car at someone else's house but i made it happen. Alot of trips across town, lol. Took it from drab to fab. 2054cc motor in it was outdated and under powered with kadrons and stock heads. 😳 Redid front, rear, wiring, brakes, engine bay, oil cooler, 1955cc, big valve heads, dual 40 webers, mild cam. Lowered front and back with new wheels and tires. Turned out good and exceeded customers expectations. I might of even impressed myself. Looks and runs way better now.

One of the coolest old guys I know who has let me build his ghia over the years. He wanted to relocate battery under sea...
10/29/2021

One of the coolest old guys I know who has let me build his ghia over the years. He wanted to relocate battery under seat, no room with stock seat so had to improvise. Not like anyone can sit back there anyways...lol. Got rid of j***y drilled rotors and relocated hood popper since there's no glove box anymore.

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