Latest project, 1967 VW beetle restoration.
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 8:28 pm
This might be of absolutely no interest to anybody on here and if so it will drop like a stone but I finally had a chance to make a small start on Joannes '67 beetle resto today and thought I would post the progress here as Im posting elsewhere anyway..
After collecting and importing parts over the last year, getting Jack to make me a set of his amazing axle stands and re-roofing the garage that I will be working in it was time today to make a start.
This is the last picture of the car complete and on the ground;
P1120983 by route9autos.co.uk, on Flickr
These are the axle stands that Jack is making and they will be incredibly usefull for the restoration.
P1120984 by route9autos.co.uk, on Flickr
With the wheel bolts loosened and the car up on the stands it can be moved around very easily, important as the garage isnt the biggest and Marks 69 cabrio will be getting worked on at the same time.
Here is the view of the stands from underneath;
P1120988 by route9autos.co.uk, on Flickr
P1120990 by route9autos.co.uk, on Flickr
With it up off the floor I have more space to get underneath. The stands height is adjustable and they can go highter if I need them to.
The car is not rotten but the pan edges are starting to go along with the rear corners and jacking points so its time to do it properly instead of patching it up only to have to cut the patches out at a later date.
Im hoping the floor pan bolts undo without too much of a fight but unlikely;
P1120992 by route9autos.co.uk, on Flickr
Plans for the resto are to;
Fit the new 18 guage floorpans I imported from Wolfsburg west in California.
Fit the heater channels I had cut from a rust free early Beetle and imported from California.
Fit the '67 only rear vallance and engine side trays that came from a rust free bug in Cali'.
Do any welding that comes up (thinking front bulkhead needs work).
Prep and paint,
Re-trim and new engine.
Might not be the fastest resto in the world but I will try and keep this thread updated as I go along.
Dave.
After collecting and importing parts over the last year, getting Jack to make me a set of his amazing axle stands and re-roofing the garage that I will be working in it was time today to make a start.
This is the last picture of the car complete and on the ground;
P1120983 by route9autos.co.uk, on Flickr
These are the axle stands that Jack is making and they will be incredibly usefull for the restoration.
P1120984 by route9autos.co.uk, on Flickr
With the wheel bolts loosened and the car up on the stands it can be moved around very easily, important as the garage isnt the biggest and Marks 69 cabrio will be getting worked on at the same time.
Here is the view of the stands from underneath;
P1120988 by route9autos.co.uk, on Flickr
P1120990 by route9autos.co.uk, on Flickr
With it up off the floor I have more space to get underneath. The stands height is adjustable and they can go highter if I need them to.
The car is not rotten but the pan edges are starting to go along with the rear corners and jacking points so its time to do it properly instead of patching it up only to have to cut the patches out at a later date.
Im hoping the floor pan bolts undo without too much of a fight but unlikely;
P1120992 by route9autos.co.uk, on Flickr
Plans for the resto are to;
Fit the new 18 guage floorpans I imported from Wolfsburg west in California.
Fit the heater channels I had cut from a rust free early Beetle and imported from California.
Fit the '67 only rear vallance and engine side trays that came from a rust free bug in Cali'.
Do any welding that comes up (thinking front bulkhead needs work).
Prep and paint,
Re-trim and new engine.
Might not be the fastest resto in the world but I will try and keep this thread updated as I go along.
Dave.