VW Top 25 Painful Mistakes - 6-10

Larson VW Bug and Bus - As a regular guy restoring VWs in the garage, and not an automotive specialist or professional engine builder - these are the issues I ran into doing the projects for the first time.
6. Intake Leaks - Hard To Tune/Diagnose
7. Body Welding - 1mm Gap Straight-on Weld
8. Defroster Hoses - Plan Ahead to Avoid Opening Pillar
9. Painting - Light Mist, Let Dry Completely
10. Wiring Harness - Pull, 3-2 Snowflakes, LED Blink Relay

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

I guess we all learned as we go along with rebuilding an engine, sometimes by mistakes! And sometimes by others in the comments sections. I think you’re doing a great job in keeping your great looking VW’s running and looking great!👍

[@LarsonSplitBus-]

Thanks - I learned a lot from other peoples videos and so I thought I would post my own process and see if there is any overlap in what people are doing... I might do a 356 or a dune buggy on a shortened chassis in a few years if the $$ is there to do it...

[@vintage76vipergreenBeetle]

👍

[@LarsonSplitBus-]

Curious what other people would rank as painful mistakes…

[@vintage76vipergreenBeetle]

​@@LarsonSplitBus-
Same mistakes you did. Now you're a better vintage vw Air-Cooled mechanic.