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My 1970 beetle project

urban_myth · 2014-03-15T09:23:50+00:00

I got bored, so thought I'd start a build thread. This is my 1970 model 1500 bug, picked it up for real cheap. It has it's fair share of rust so this is going to be a full body off pan rebuild. Mods are going to include: - Semi-auto pan swap (IRS rear, ball-joint front) - Commodore disc brakes all round - EJ22 swap - Air conditioning - Custom interior etc.... How it was when I picked it up... Now to start uncovering the cancer... Rear passenger window Rear window Windscreen Parcel shelf And the floorpan is completely rooted - which is why i found a reasonably good semi-auto pan to use for it. Thankfully the heater channels are mostly okay and the front door pillars are solid - it's just the inner guards at the front that need taken care of. The good thing is that apart from the rust the car is mostly straight meaning less work (and $$$) at the panelbeater.

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354 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 14 Nov 2015, 2:35 pm

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rear vents welded up

cut out the firewall to make more space for engine related stuff - this section will be replaced and strengthened up better than original.

And fixing the dodgy C pillar repairs. I don't know how, but my old man made this whole repair section from scratch. 😵‍💫

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