rust repair: grafting body metal

ruckus Veteran Volks Folk

2,118 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 13 Feb 2006, 8:58 pm

#455942

Just looking at how much it's going to cost to get the repair sections for my '54 bug and started thinging about the shell I've got in the driveway. It's a '74 standard and I'm wondering if things like heater channels and firewalls (sections forward and after doors) can be cut out of a later model car and used on something as early as a '54?

I'm assuming the guage of metal is different and think I can remember this being a bit of a no-no?

VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 13 Feb 2006, 9:17 pm

#455950

The later sills are a completely different in detail

Pay your debts, CxxT

ruckus Veteran Volks Folk

2,118 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 13 Feb 2006, 9:44 pm

#455968

Ok but could you cut out templates and use relatively flat sections?

jnr356 Wolfsburg Wizard

603 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 13 Feb 2006, 9:47 pm

#455971

rob,i've got left and right heater channels already cut out,off a 63 $80pair
your welcome to hack into the body parts i've got for firewalls etc for nothing

cheers
mark

[ Edited on 13-2-2006 by jnr356 ]

VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 13 Feb 2006, 9:51 pm

#455974

ruckus wrote:Ok but could you cut out templates and use relatively flat sections?

In my experience, if a sill has rust anywhere, it has rust everywhere. Try and get some complete sills from a rust-free 50s/60s car; or new replacement sills. Is it a resto?

Pay your debts, CxxT

ruckus Veteran Volks Folk

2,118 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 15 Feb 2006, 8:57 pm

#456560

Mark you're a legend. I'll probably take the heater channels but I'll suss it out properly and then get back to you.

jnr356 Wolfsburg Wizard

603 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 15 Feb 2006, 9:01 pm

#456563

no problem rob
whenever you're ready