23 décembre 2022 - Fun
16 décembre 2022 - NEW
After three years of lockdown Taiwan opened again a couple of weeks ago. Time for Bob to escape wintry weather in Western Europe and check out the SWT factories. Our split bus project completed and Beetle and Bay window projects started up.
Pictures “leaked” on the social media, with plenty reactions and feedback. We love feedback as it steers us in clear directions.
This taught us many thinks Taiwan and China is the same, being both low labor cost countries. Let us put that straight. Never mix up Taiwan with mainland China.
Taiwan is a modern country with high technology, freedom of speech and freedom of press. Taiwan is very western orientated, especially in regards to human rights. Kids go to school and people like to work. That last one differs from our western world what might make the difference, shouldn’t it?
The minimum wage in the factories making our SWT panels is $1500.00 a month, I know people in Belgium making less. Housing in Taiwan is expensive, especially in Taipei an apartment is up to ten times over the same in Antwerp. Living standard is high and close to Europe.
The Muscle Car GT factories, who make our SWT panels, have their own education center and good social system for their workers. We check it every visit, don’t worry.
Finally, long time ago we asked (begged) multiple sheet metal companies, in Europe and Brazil, for our sheet metal projects before heading east. None of these companies showed any interest and did not believe a restoration market existed. Only interest in producing “repair panels” for the time it would last and who needed high quality restoration panels? We proved the opposite.
Ten years ago, we met Mr. GT and Kevin from Muscle Car GT we teamed up, SWT was born, the rest is history.
Today we have weekly new launches, and hundreds of tooling finished. We started with the aim to make every panel available, for beetle and bus and some for other VW models too.
We worked hard and thanks to you, our customers, learned a lot. We take your feedback seriously. This knowledge gives us the power to continue making more. Today new launches, and more to come, stay tuned.
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Double cab lovers beware.
Our SWT program will be soon completed with all specific panels to repair your double cabs to former glory!
Today we like you to present the specific front loading bed panel, obviously a shortened version from the single cab.
Exactly like Volkswagen made it back in the day.
To restore your double cab 100% like original.
Rear loading bed panel for double and single cab click HERE
0890-762 Loading bed front pick-up (double cab) – Bus -07/67 SWT
We finished our family of belly pans, or under floor plates, whatever you want to call it.
Every VW bus with double door or sliding roof must have belly pans under its chassis for rigidity.
We finished all of them for correct model years, adding new models, put some modifications to others.
We are proud to present you our complete line up of belly pans with correct applications here below.
Beware, all buses seem to be a little different, what might cause small modifications necessary.
We made these series of pre-productions and would love to receive feedback on any one of them to make modifications on future production runs if necessary.
0890-725 Under floor-plate left – Bus 01/60-07/67 SWT
0890-735 Under floor-plate right – Bus 01/60-07/67 SWT
0890-72 Under floor-plate left – Bus 03/55-12/59 SWT
0890-73 Under floor-plate right – Bus 03/55-12/59 SWT
0890-710 Under floor central panel – Bus -07/67
That’s all for today folks, stay tuned for more.
The BBT News team wishes you a beautiful weekend, enjoy the season!
9 décembre 2022 - NEW
In February 2022 President Putin promised to free the people from Ukraine from the “Nazi’s”, right?
Why does he let this people suffer now with no heat, water, or electricity in a harsh winter?
We, @ BBT, do not let you in the cold, here is our weekly Newsletter full of goodies to make your VW life a better one….
Welcome to BBT News
We add this week the cab doorlock mechanisms for your late model split window bus.
We decided to sell the mechanism complete for easy one time fix all replacement.
1967 got originally an extra guide plate just under the hook that catches the catch plate. This to guide the door better when closing and avoid rattle while driving. This made the hole for the lock in the door a little larger. Our brand new 64-67 doors (HERE) have all the same large hole to fit the 1967 style lock mechanisms, but original doors have smaller size holes, hence we bring you both styles. Our doors fit both…
Very high-quality items, perfect OE replacement.
0436-422 Cab door lock mechanism set left – Bus 01/64-07/66 SWT
0436-432 Cab door lock mechanism set right – Bus 01/64-07/66 SWT
0436-423 Cab door lock mechanism set left – Bus 08/66-07/67 SWT
0436-433 Cab door lock mechanism set right – Bus 08/66-07/67 SWT
All our doorlock mechanisms can be found HERE
Vacuum leaks make engines running poor, kill idle and raise mileage!
Good rubber connections are particularly important for correct vacuum flow.
We add the 90° elbow between the inlet manifold and the balance tube for your 1700cc Type4 engine.
Dried out, cracked, missing, soaked or swollen from oil, many times these 90°elbows go so wrong.
Easy fix now with our brand new 90° elbows!
2147-509 Vacuum elbow 90° Inlet manifold – Type4 1700cc
For 1800 and 2000cc Type4 engines we stock this 90° elbow already longer HERE
Freeway flyer transmission builders aware!
Besides our Splined 3;44 Ring & Pinion (HERE) we now add also the keyed version of this ring & pinion to give you high ratio transmission.
if your engine is strong enough, you burn less fuel and save your engine life spam with a lower RPM.
Get yours now!
1493-051 Ring and Pinion 31/9 (3.44) – Keyed
Since we produce and import all components ourselves for the alternator kit, we also assemble our own kits from now on.
Offered forever under BBT # 1965 we now offer at very competitive pricing!
Our kits come with our standard 55Amp alternator
1965 Alternator conversion kit
All alternators for most Classic Volkswagen you can find HERE
We stay busy receiving, a couple of highlights of longer backorders that arrived last week.
0136-100 Rear valance ‘H’ – Beetle -07/55 Auto Craft
0404-11 Clips license plate light – Karmann Ghia (4)
0759-02 Seals roof-glass – Karmann Ghia 08/67-07/71 (pair)
1967-500 Elbow for alternator air exhaust 55Amp Type4 engine -07/74
BBT News team wishes you all a warm weekend.