Tim's VW Shop

Tim's VW Shop Tim's VW Shop repairs both air-cooled and water-cooled models. Specializing in custom work. Repair is by appointment only!

I installed installed a 2" narrowed link pin beam today, but before installing it, I opened up the holes for the shocks ...
02/18/2024

I installed installed a 2" narrowed link pin beam today, but before installing it, I opened up the holes for the shocks and welded in M12-1.50 nuts so the shock bolt will fit properly as there is no room for it on the inside since the shock towers are sitting right up against the body.

may be closed but a few pieces have found new homes in my garage!Just randomly stumbled across the sticker cleaning the...
06/03/2023

may be closed but a few pieces have found new homes in my garage!
Just randomly stumbled across the sticker cleaning the other day so the placement seemed appropriate!

How to full flow a type 3 engine... And still get to the hoses once the engine is installed. 😏(There are other ways to d...
11/10/2021

How to full flow a type 3 engine... And still get to the hoses once the engine is installed. 😏
(There are other ways to do it but they require welding/drilling fittings in different spots on the case prior to assembly).
Adding oil lines in and out of the case allows for the addition of an external oil filter and cooler, which are must-haves for bigger engines, but type 3 VWs have a rear hanger and fan which interfere with a simple in /out of the case/pump.
Engine is a 2110cc going in a 1967 VW Squareback.

Very rarely do I work on American cars, but I helped out with this 1948 Chrysler New Yorker that just got a new clutch r...
01/17/2021

Very rarely do I work on American cars, but I helped out with this 1948 Chrysler New Yorker that just got a new clutch replacement. (at All Professionals Auto Care in San Jose)

Replacing a heater core on a VW has to be one of the most time consuming and frustrating repairs....Just finished this o...
01/17/2021

Replacing a heater core on a VW has to be one of the most time consuming and frustrating repairs....
Just finished this one up on a 1997 Jetta TDI for a friend.

I got this engine finally fired up today, proving that my crazy idea for fuel injection on a single port engine does wor...
12/07/2020

I got this engine finally fired up today, proving that my crazy idea for fuel injection on a single port engine does work!

11/20/2020

Mark your calendars! My annual Christmas cruise will be happening on Saturday, December 12.
Meet at 5pm in front of Home Depot @ 635 W Capitol Expy, San Jose, CA 95136
Stay tuned for more details!

Exciting innovations happening right here!1776cc single port getting set up for electronic fuel injection (EFI), using o...
11/16/2020

Exciting innovations happening right here!
1776cc single port getting set up for electronic fuel injection (EFI), using one dual barrel 40mm throttle body and a pair of 25lb/hr injectors from CB Performance.

I got the front of the '65 bus all buttoned up (3" narrowed beam, new steering box, new tie rods/drag link, and added st...
10/31/2020

I got the front of the '65 bus all buttoned up (3" narrowed beam, new steering box, new tie rods/drag link, and added steering lock) , flipped it around and got started on the rear, adding disc brakes to the IRS conversion.
The brake setup is a combination of my own idea plus an Empi disc kit plus welded on caliper brackets on the Type E Motorsports hubs

3" narrowed beam finished up and installed in the '65 bus!We put new dimples in the leaf packs to hold the trailing arms...
10/12/2020

3" narrowed beam finished up and installed in the '65 bus!
We put new dimples in the leaf packs to hold the trailing arms in place, cut down the extra length of the leaves sticking out, and then narrowed a set of tie rods to match (Two right side tie rods, becuase the left one isn't normally adjustable on a bus!)
I'll be working on getting the brakes/spindles back on this week, along with reconnecting everything else up front (including steering box) and then I'll get back to finishing up the rear suspension and brakes.

Mountain VW rescue part 2: 1966 VW Bus: SO-42 Westfalia camper sitting in Boulder Creek, CA for 30 years!4 out of 4 whee...
10/12/2020

Mountain VW rescue part 2: 1966 VW Bus: SO-42 Westfalia camper sitting in Boulder Creek, CA for 30 years!
4 out of 4 wheels were locked up... We pulled off all the drums and took out the brake shoes and hauled it off to Gilroy.

Today's Volkswagen adventure: we went up to into the Santa Cruz Mountains to Boulder Creek, CA to rescue a '62 ragtop b...
10/05/2020

Today's Volkswagen adventure: we went up to into the Santa Cruz Mountains to Boulder Creek, CA to rescue a '62 ragtop baja bug that was parked since 1990!... We had to move a port-a-potty put of our way to get the trailer into the spot where the bug was hiding (apparently used by CHP while watching the road during the last fire, which burned the next house down the road to the ground)... Then we yanked the bug out of its resting spot only to discover that several wheels were locked up. We hammered off the brake drums and freed up the wheels so we could roll it up onto the trailer, and then hauled it back down the mountain to Gilroy!

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