{"product_id":"vw-classic-beetle-how-to-restore-maintenance-and-upgrades-1","title":"VW Classic Beetle - How to Restore, Maintenance and Upgrades","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVW Classic Beetle\u003c\/i\u003e is the latest in the Maintenance and Upgrades Manual series, which are based on real-life experience and written by expert authors.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The original air-cooled VW Beetle is a hugely distinctive and popular classic car with over 21 million produced over a 65-year period. It is also an ideal starter classic for anyone looking to get their hands dirty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This new book includes an illustrated timeline to the various models produced and a useful buyers’ guide with a systematic approach. There is information on workshop tools and equipment and a service and maintenance schedule. How to maintain all aspects of the engine, transmission, brakes and bearings, suspension and electrics are covered. Information on modifications and upgrades for the engine, brakes and suspension including front beam, dropped spindles, spring plates, air ride, and wheels and tyres is included. Troubleshooting tips for when your car won’t start or won’t go into gear are given and, finally, tips on restoration of the paint and bodywork, or respray. There are useful chapters on fitting an ISOFIX base for a child safety seat, as well as fire suppression.\n\nPerhaps the most charismatic automobile ever, the Volkswagen Beetle was \nthe longest-running, most-manufactured automobile on a single platform \nof all time. From 1938 to 2003, more than 21.5 million “Bugs” were \nassembled, distributed, and sold on nearly every continent in the world.\n\nThroughout the Beetle’s successful run, many of these cars have been \nrelegated to project car status due to their age or condition. Airkooled \nKustoms, a VW restoration shop in Hazel Green, Alabama, brings its \nexpertise in restoring these cars to book form with this \nall-encompassing compilation. Restoring your Beetle is covered through \nstep-by-step sequences from unbolting that first nut through polishing \nthe paint on your freshly restored Bug. The specialists at Airkooled \nKustoms walk you through the proper disassembly methods, restoring \nversus replacing components, and reassembling your restored Bug, \ncovering everything related to the body, undercarriage, and interior \nalong the way.\n\nIt’s about time a thorough, hands-on restoration book has been authored \nby authorities who know the Beetle like the back of their hands. With \nthis book, you will have everything you need to bring your old or new VW \nBeetle project back to life.\n\n• The Volkswagen Beetle is the highest-selling, longesttenured \nautomobile on a single platform of all time\n\n• This book presents how-to restoration methods for the VW Beetle—a \nfirst in the industry\n\n• The authors of this book have hundreds of combined years of expertise \nin restoring Volkswagen Beetles","brand":"MidlifeClassicCars.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52629585821976,"sku":"KIT9780719840135\/9781613258965#POD","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/9813\/3831\/files\/kit9780719840135b09254_41f4c80d-e818-4703-8a73-6781a9eeed42.jpg?v=1788789800","url":"https:\/\/www.midlifeclassiccars.com\/ar\/products\/vw-classic-beetle-how-to-restore-maintenance-and-upgrades-1","provider":"MidlifeClassicCars.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}