Black Betty - updated thurs 4th August

Che Castro · 2004-06-21T13:47:25+00:00

Hey here's my new mini project. I bought it as an incomplete project. Just needs an interior and some assembly. Its a 1960 body - resprayed in black. Its currently sitting on a semi auto pan which has been converted to manual. This will be soon be moving onto another pan which came with the project - its been blasted, resprayed, forks welded, manualised, front end rebuilt etc. Pics soon when i pick it up 😀 This is the interior, full of boxes of parts which i have to sort. I will be selling a lot of this stuff soon. [Edited on 8-12-2004 by Che Castro] [Edited on 8-1-2005 by Che Castro] [Edited on 22-2-2005 by Che Castro] [Edited on 7-3-2005 by Che Castro] [Edited on 2-4-2005 by Che Castro] [Edited on 29-5-2005 by Che Castro] [Edited on 4-6-2005 by Che Castro] [Edited on 16-6-2005 by Che Castro]nn[ Edited on 5-7-2005 by Che Castro ]nn[ Edited on 4-8-2005 by Che Castro ]

karmen Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,648 posts · joined Apr 2003 · 5 Jul 2005, 10:15 pm

#380602

ch , i have a rubber tree can you make me some mats for the KG's

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56 oval resto 60 Cal KG
58 & 62 beetle parting. 74 panel parting
63 Baja 80 GLD parting
58 donor split 11 window 63 Splitty sgle cab /son's
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1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 5 Jul 2005, 10:30 pm

#380617

Che Castro wrote:Here's my repair section that I have taken about 2 months to shape - a few hours every monday at TAFE.

Hi

Do TAFE still have the Beetle engine lid bottom as a project? I made one for an Oval I had at the time. Are you doing the journeymans course?

Steve

Che Castro ankle straps

1,945 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 5 Jul 2005, 11:47 pm

#380675

Nope, I think they stopped those courses a while ago - due to a lack of funding/interest. The current course I go to is "car restoration" where there is one teacher, a class of about 16 guys ranging from hotrodders, pommy car guys and me 🙂 You bring in your own panels, work on them there, ask questions etc.

Jon

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 6 Jul 2005, 9:08 am

#380739

Hi

That sounds similar to what I did, you had to fail each year so that you could come back again next year. I met some really nice people, even my future next door neigbour at the course.

Steve

Che Castro ankle straps

1,945 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 6 Jul 2005, 7:41 pm

#381050

Hehe. I have done the course about 4 times now I think, each time you get this certificate which says you "passed" or whatever 🙂

Jon

Che Castro ankle straps

1,945 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 4 Aug 2005, 9:23 pm

#393571

I got a bit lazy with updating, i didnt realise it's been a whole month 🙂

Anyway the other night I painted my tailights + popes nose. I was stoked with the finish off the gun

Jon

Che Castro ankle straps

1,945 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 4 Aug 2005, 9:26 pm

#393573

I have cut my decklid and am grafting in some vents from a later '68-'70 to make it look like a cabrio. I was originally going to step the vents and spot weld it in, but I decided i'd cut it and butt weld it in with the oxy - mainly so when you look at the underside it would be completely smooth. I have just tacked one in so far

Jon

Che Castro ankle straps

1,945 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 4 Aug 2005, 9:28 pm

#393574

Also have been working on the bottom, using the slapper, hammer and dolly I have more or less got it good enough to use some lead filler. I just have to figure out how to attach the sliding bit for the lock now.

Jon

Che Castro ankle straps

1,945 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 4 Aug 2005, 9:30 pm

#393575

Fixed up this rear bit, pretty minor. Good thing I had some roof section left over from the ragtop.
nn[ Edited on 4-8-2005 by Che Castro ]

Jon

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 4 Aug 2005, 9:39 pm

#393579

Man.... that colour is sweet Jon

Solid colours are just ...... so..........well..........................solid!

Still aiming for Christmas??

Futue te ipsum!!!

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 4 Aug 2005, 9:42 pm

#393586

BTW......what is Betty's name now???

Grey Jane??...........nah.................

Grey Granny????.........................eeeewwwww....................

What goes with grey??? :alien

Futue te ipsum!!!

LUFTMEISTER Veteran Volks Folk

2,041 posts · joined Jul 2005 · 4 Aug 2005, 10:01 pm

#393604

doing a W lid myself. had to replace complete top inner frame and bottom. what breathing equipment are you using for the 2 pack spraying?nn[ Edited on 4-8-2005 by DUBB61 ]

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Always after HAZET & MATRA & VW factory tools

Che Castro ankle straps

1,945 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 5 Aug 2005, 8:55 am

#393775

Looks good! I think CT hansen had his W decklid done with front baywindow kombi vents to look factory "correct". I sprayed those bits in a booth.

Heh thanks barry. I will be going overseas for 2 months at chrissy so I have to save up! My goal is to get the thing painted before i leave 🙂 I have been thinking of names, hmmm
Iron duke? Gandalf the grey? 🙂

Jon

Mick058 Custom Title Time!

1,580 posts · joined Jan 2008 · 4 Feb 2008, 11:47 am

#631067

Hey, what ever happened to the rest of this?? Is there another post i missed?

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=67295 (myride)

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