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Washburn's Tunnel Access Plate Kit — 14ga laser-cut steel cover and flange for VW Beetle, Type 3, Ghia, and Thing shifter coupler service

Tunnel Access Plates: Why We Cut a Hole in Your Pan on Purpose

The shifter on a '66-and-later Beetle runs through a tunnel coupler that lives 9 inches forward of the seat-belt mount, in a section of the chassis tunnel you can't see,...

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Inside the Washburn's Metal shop floor in Orange, CA — air-cooled VW and Porsche restoration in progress

Some Hot VWs That Came Through the Shop This Spring

Last few weeks at the bay have been a parade of really nice cars. Quick roundup, in no particular order, with notes on what we did or talked about. A...

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Big Washburn Windows with carbon fiber covers installed on VW Beetle rear apron for big single carb clearance

Big Washburn Carb Windows: What They Are and Why We Cut Them

A "big carb window" is what we call the oversized rear apron cutout we open up on a Beetle so a tall single carb (45 DCOE, 48 IDA, big linkage...

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