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Camo's 1961 Beetle makeover - Finally registered

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cam070 Custom Title Time!

1,332 posts · joined Jul 2009 ·

#771845
Engine looks and sounds sweeeeeet! Hope to see some more developments soon.

mczaf666 Casual Dubber

43 posts · joined Nov 2009 ·

#772475
Well done Kev

The engine is great,

regards

Hamish

Camo Custom Title Time!

1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 ·

#772484
Thanks guys. I have about 10k worth of parts collected (quite - the wife might hear), plus the engine. So as soon as I get the body painted the assembly will start.

Kev
I thought rebuilding a VW would be cheap - Shit I was wrong, just don't let the wife know !!!!

Click here for my (slowy) modded 1961 Beetle build.

Camo Custom Title Time!

1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 ·

#772486
Paulc,

If you look at page 2 of this thread, you will see that I have done the etch primer and high fill primer to all the hanging panels at this stage in my garage at home. These were done in February 2009 and I haven't really done much since then. I have carried out this work with the help of a friend whom is a spray painter. I am yet to spray the body, but then it will be going into an oven and being painted by an experienced sprayer.

Kev
I thought rebuilding a VW would be cheap - Shit I was wrong, just don't let the wife know !!!!

Click here for my (slowy) modded 1961 Beetle build.

Camo Custom Title Time!

1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 ·

#803297
Well guys, I have this small update and especially since there are a few people on my back to get the car finished. As you will have seen on page 3 of how I want the car to look, the first small amount of paint has been laid. It's a 3 layer pearl (I think that's what he said) basically the same colour as the Ford Turbo XR5.

This is all that has been painted so far to give me an idea of how it will look. The rest of the car will start after these school holidays and will update as things happen.










Can only show you so many shots of the same panel. Dont want you to get sick of it already 😂

Cheers, Kev

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I thought rebuilding a VW would be cheap - Shit I was wrong, just don't let the wife know !!!!

Click here for my (slowy) modded 1961 Beetle build.

hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#803298
👍.....great news and good to see!

HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·

#803299
That'll look good, Kev - I've seen a Ford that colour. Isn't Ford a four-letter word, starting with F❓

Cheers, Greg
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!

AUSSIE_MICK Officially Full-On Dubber

205 posts · joined Jan 2009 ·

#803305
Thats a bright look you got going Kev, will have to put on my sun glasses when i come for a look.

mikew Seriously Crusin Dubber

176 posts · joined Aug 2008 ·

#803325
Great colour, was going to do mine the same but as mine's for sale original colour was best for me.
Looking forward to next update!
Mike

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#803330

excellent work Kev,
great looking color...

excellent finish....

I think You will need two bonnet bibs on the front.... lol

LEE





- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#803334
THAT is gunna look hot!

Is it the same as the Mazda colour on the Mazda 2's??
Futue te ipsum!!!

mikew Seriously Crusin Dubber

176 posts · joined Aug 2008 ·

#803335
Focus xr5 colour which is almost exact as lambo orange..

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#803339
Bizarre wrote:THAT is gunna look hot!

Is it the same as the Mazda colour on the Mazda 2's??
Probably is...

Mazda and Ford make lots of things together....

maybe paint too.... lol

LEE
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

Camo Custom Title Time!

1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 ·

#803380
Hi all,

and thanks for the comments.

Greg, yes Ford is a four letter word beginning with F - Go to the top of the class 😀

Mick, you could have used an F word also and said, Fark that is bright I need sunglasses 😏

Dave, Yes it is orange. Are you partial to the colour orange 😉

Kev
I thought rebuilding a VW would be cheap - Shit I was wrong, just don't let the wife know !!!!

Click here for my (slowy) modded 1961 Beetle build.

AUSSIE_MICK Officially Full-On Dubber

205 posts · joined Jan 2009 ·

#803382
Kev
That will be a sweet ride!

Flintstones Custom Title Time!

1,077 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#803417
Kev, looks sweet in that orange👍👍
Cheers
D

Barnabie Officially Full-On Dubber

257 posts · joined Jun 2010 ·

#804311
Looking like the business ... bet you can't wait for the school hols to be overwith so you can push on with the rest of the paint! 😁

Camo Custom Title Time!

1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 ·

#811028
AT LAST (not yelling, just very excited).

Well guys the process has begun. Here is the first few photos of what is happening and I couldn't be happier. It has taken me 3 years to get to this stage and also a lot has happened in my life over these 3 years.
















Now to all those that have been prodding and pushing me over the last couple of years, thanks.

Kev


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I thought rebuilding a VW would be cheap - Shit I was wrong, just don't let the wife know !!!!

Click here for my (slowy) modded 1961 Beetle build.

AUSSIE_MICK Officially Full-On Dubber

205 posts · joined Jan 2009 ·

#811088
Just last night while prowling this site i was wondering how your project is going!

cam070 Custom Title Time!

1,332 posts · joined Jul 2009 ·

#811146
Great to see progress on this one Kev. Look forward to seeing more shots with colour!

ian.mezz I never said, I could write or spell

3,913 posts · joined Sep 2004 ·

#811171
now comes the hard part, putting it back together with out scratching the paint. 😊
😂🤪😂🤪😂
car forums. where a lot of peoples good intentions end up taking a good old car off the road forever never ever to see the road again. 🥲

Camo Custom Title Time!

1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 ·

#813525
Well guys and gals it has taken 3 years this month, but the body (not mine) has finally got some colour on it. I am yet to get out there and see it in person, but I am rapt with the clour in these following photos that my mate sent me. Nice and bright 😎








Kev
I thought rebuilding a VW would be cheap - Shit I was wrong, just don't let the wife know !!!!

Click here for my (slowy) modded 1961 Beetle build.

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#813534
WHOA!!!

That is HOT!!!

PLEASE tell me you are not going to trim it!

That would look SO SWEET bare with a shiny black powder coated pan!

Pat yourself on the back mate - well done!
Futue te ipsum!!!

STIDUB Over it.

1,497 posts · joined Jun 2008 ·

#813540
👍 hope u dont wanna do anything in it without being noticed! looks great, have fun not scratching on reassembly as ian said 🙂
Volkswagen Drivers Club of Queensland - member 🙂

STIDUB - yep its still a work in progress

Vwdcq club car racing/ and crashing while my bug isn't finished.

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