Fabrication & Installs

Welder fabricating metal at Washburn's Metal, Orange CA
VW & Porsche metal

Fabrication & installs

Air-cooled VW & Porsche metal work in Orange, CA.

Air-cooled VWPorscheFabricationRestoration
Featured build — Shortening an air-cooled VW chassis
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Install & how-to

Step-by-step installs for our own parts. Watch it go in, then grab the kit.

Big-Window carb-access panel install
Engine Bay Access
Big-Window carb-access panel install
InstallsWashburn Windows Large — Big-Engine Carb Access
$175 Get the kit
Forward Flush access panel kit install
Tunnel / Chassis
Forward Flush access panel kit install
InstallsForward Flush Tunnel Cover Kit
$85 Get the kit
Washburn Windows carb / engine-bay install
Engine Bay Access
Washburn Windows carb / engine-bay install
InstallsWashburn Windows — Carb / Engine-Bay Access Plates
$150 Get the kit
Rear torsion adjuster install
Suspension
Rear torsion adjuster install
InstallsRear Torsion Adjuster — Weld-In
$150 Get the kit
Swing-axle → IRS conversion
Suspension / IRS
Swing-axle → IRS conversion
InstallsTIG-Welded IRS Conversion Pockets (Pair)
$245 Get the kit
1961 Beetle 2-fold ragtop install
Sunroof / Ragtop
1961 Beetle 2-fold ragtop install
Installs2-Fold Beetle Sunroof Conversion Kit
$3,000 Get the kit
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Recent builds

The latest restoration and fabrication work.

Building a rolling Bug body cart
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Building a rolling Bug body cart
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Shortening an air-cooled VW chassis
Chassis
Shortening an air-cooled VW chassis
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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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