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Fabrication and metal work route to Brian direct. Parts and fitment: (657) 438-7002.

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Install & how-to

Step-by-step installs for the parts we make. Watch the job start to finish, then buy the kit off the same card.

Engine Bay Access
Big-Window carb-access panel install
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InstallsWashburn Windows Large — Big-Engine Carb Access
$175 Get the kit
Engine Bay Access
Washburn Windows carb / engine-bay install
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InstallsWashburn Windows — Carb / Engine-Bay Access Plates (BY02)
$150 Get the kit
Chassis Work / Pan
Flat Out Custom shortened pan halves install
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InstallsFlat Out Custom Shortened Floor Pan Halves (CH64)
$1,300 Get the kit
Tunnel / Chassis
Forward Flush access panel kit install
InstallsForward Flush Tunnel Cover Kit (CH27)
$85 Get the kit
Suspension
Rear torsion adjuster install
InstallsRear Torsion Adjuster — Weld-In (CH07)
$150 Get the kit
Suspension / IRS
Swing-axle → IRS conversion
InstallsTIG-Welded IRS Conversion Pockets (Pair)
$245 Get the kit
Drivetrain / Shift Linkage
Bus Delrin shift rod bushing install
InstallsDelrin Shift Rod Bushing — VW Bus 1966–1973 (BS02)
$40 Get the kit
Sunroof / Ragtop
Beetle 3-fold ragtop install
Installs3-Fold Sunroof Conversion Kit — 1949–1955 (BY10)
$3,500 Get the kit
Shop Tools
Single-wheel frame horn dolly overview
Shop toolsFrame Horn Dolly — Single-Wheel (T02)
$175 Get the kit
Customer Review
Dual-wheel frame horn dolly — customer review
Shop toolsFrame Horn Dolly — Dual-Wheel (T01)
$250 Get the kit
Shop Tools
Building a rolling Bug body cart
Shop toolsRolling Body Cart — Beetle, Type 3, Ghia, Thing (T04)
From $250 Get the kit
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Shop builds

Restoration, chassis and metal-finishing work, filmed in the shop — plus what customers send back from their own cars. This is what the same hands do on a whole car.

1966 Porsche 912 door metal finishing
Porsche
1966 Porsche 912 door metal finishing
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1955 Porsche 356 Pre-A metal restoration
Porsche
1955 Porsche 356 Pre-A metal restoration
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1959 Porsche 356A Coupe metal work at Washburn's Metal
Porsche
1959 Porsche 356A Coupe metal work
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1959 Porsche 356 A Coupe metal restoration at Washburn's Metal
Porsche
1959 Porsche 356 A Coupe metal restoration
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1959 Porsche 356 metal finishing at Washburn's Metal
Porsche
1959 Porsche 356 metal finishing
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Porsche 356 metal finishing at Washburn's Metal
Porsche
Porsche 356 metal finishing
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Volkswagen Beetle chassis shortening table at Washburn's Metal
Chassis
Volkswagen Beetle chassis shortening table
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Shortened VW chassis for a Manx buggy at Washburn's Metal
Chassis
Shortened VW chassis — Manx
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VW Beetle dash repair at Washburn's Metal
Bodywork
Beetle dash repair
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VW floor pan modifications for a Meyers Manx buggy build
Customer Build
VW floor pan mods — Meyers Manx build, episode 8
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Meyers Manx VW pan fabrication wrap-up
Customer Build
Meyers Manx pan fab wrap-up — episode 11
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Customer video of Washburn's carb access windows fitted to a VW Beetle
Customer Video
Carb windows, fitted — filmed by the customer
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