The VW is pretty well finished. I figured out the last few problems with the door solenoids and seem to have it running pretty well. The front driver’s wheel has a positive camber that needs to be fixed… so here’s a summary of the car at present.
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Converting to AN Fittings
It started with the external oil filter, but I recently decided to convert all* of my VW’s fuel lines to -6 AN fittings… you know, those red and/or blue aluminum fittings on the end of stainless steel braided line? The advantage is that they’re very secure, leak-free connections. The downside is that it’s very, very expensive to get all of the line and hose ends and connectors and adapter fittings. (Expect to pay over $10 a foot for your line and $6-$30 per fitting.)

Here’s the Canton Mecca oil filter with -8 lines.

Holley fuel pressure regulator run under the rear tray. Notice the two -6 bulkhead fittings run into the engine compartment…

A closeup on the bulkhead fitting with a red+blue 90 degree fitting on it. Above is the breather box.

A view of the whole thing. Fuel fittings on each side of the engine, ready to connect to my dual Weber 44s
*technically, the fuel line through the body is still original steel fuel line.
VW Rear Trunk Area Carpeting
I finished carpeting the rear trunk area of the bug this weekend – will post some pictures in the near future. For this and the main carpeting kit, I went with “German square weave” from JBugs – seems like great quality, but you sure pay for it.
Carter Fuel Pump in the VW
Quick pic of the Carter 4070 fuel pump and Earl’s filter I put on the bug. The hose is 5/16″ from the tank to filter, then from the filter to pump. Fuel pump to the hard body line is 7mm VW made for fuel injected cars in the mid 70s. To get more gas in the system, I installed a larger fuel outlet in the bottom of the tank that I bought from Aircooled.net. I also added a relay to the pump’s + line to protect both the pump and my wiring from surges.













