ok guy I HAVE BEEN REALY SLACK. Last week me and princess went and bought some bling for BORIS to try and get us motivaded to get out into the garage. We got most of the undercoat and we have settled on the colour to. We aslo bought some custom rear stop/tail lights and some custom mirrors. I hope they turn up some time this week. Anyway got home from work and got my arse into the garage to start things off again.
FIRST THING LOOK AT THE HOLE
MAKE UP A REPAIR SECTION
SWEET
CLEAN ALL AREAS TO BE WELDED
OK YOU OUT OF THE CORNER AND STOP HIDING ..... TIME TO GO TO WORK AND YOU BETTER BE NICE
TACK IT IN AND TRY TO GET THE SETTING RIGHT
FIRST LOT OF CHICKEN SHIT WELDS
GRIND THEN OFF
PUT SOME MORE SHITTIE WELDS ON
GRIND THEM OFF AND ITS DONE
A SLIGHT SMEAR OF BOG AND ALL DONE
NOT BAD FOR 2 HOURS OF WORK. TIME TO GET THIS BUILD GOING AGAIN
Nice work..was wondering what was happening with this build..I can highly recommend using a Zinc rich weld-through primer or copper spray on the areas where you are welding.The copper spray helps to seal off the welds on the inside in the cavity preventing further rusting..Heres a pic for your reference from my wifes beetle..looking forward to more progress..goodluck!.
Thanks for the heads up. But I am using a product that is a rust converter and protector. Also I the car will be drowned with fish oil once it is done. I have never had any problems doing it this way. But I love new Ideas what is the name of the primer that you use?
Its a weld through copper primer made by U-POL called WELD #2.
Things are start and stop with this build but at the moment there is a little more starting more often. Which is a good thing. Longer days and better weather make it a little easier. Anyway " BOOF" my son got a little bored one day while I was at work he had a little dig and started to rebuild the inner panels on the driver’s side rear. This was one job I wasn't looking forward to. Thanks son Ha Ha.
THERE WAR ALOT OF THIN METAL IN HERE BUT IT ALL BURNT OUT NOW
LUCKY I HAD A GOOD LOOK ON THE INSIDE. FOUND THIS BUGGER HIDDING. THIS ONLY LOOKED LIKE SURFACE RUST AT FIRST
great stuff - should be one fine bug when yer finished
Futue te ipsum!!!
Got out into the garage as Finlay got some bling that we had ordered. This next lot of photos might stir some controversy.But it is PRINCESSES car and she is putting her stamp on it. Which I like as is shows that she isn't scared to be different. I also got a little board with rust repair so I turned to try some custom stuff . Love a challenge. I got some earlier guards and started to cut them up but it didn't work so we are staying with the later guards.
MADE A BLANK UP TO COVER THAT HUGE HOLE
DID A BIT OF MEASURING AND MARKING THEN STARTED THE CUTTING
GRIND A LITTLE AND TRYGOT IT CLOSE NOW FOR THE FITTING GRIND A LITTLE AND TRY GRIND A LITTLE AND TRY GRIND A LITTLE AND TRY GRIND A LITTLE AND TRY GRIND A LITTLE AND TRY GET MY DRIFT HA HA
GOT IT IN THERE FINALY
THIS LIGHT IS A STOP TALE LIGHT
THIS RECTANGLE WAS EASY AS AND IT IS THE REVERS AND INDICATOR LIGHT. NOT BAD FOR ABOUT 1.5 HOURS OF WORK
HAD TO MAKE A FEW MODS TO THE GAURDS. MAKE A BIGGER HOLE BIGGER HA HA
ONE SIDE DONE ONE TO GO
Just have to weld this panel in and mount the lights properly and all done
Yup! that's different!
What can I say I had a slack attack. Time to pull the finger out if this thing is going to be on the road for March next year. Anyway spent 3 hours in the shed to fix the other side with the rust repair.Right hand side rear pillar.
This is were I left off treated the inside before I covered it in.
MAKE A PANEL UP I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD SECTION THIS OUT TO MAKE IT EASIER
SOME TRIMING AND SHAPING
TACK IN TIME
GOT THE RIGHT SHAPE
ATTACT SORRY FOR THE SHITTY WELDS BUT I LIKE PENITRATION
THINGS YOU HAVE TO DO TO GET THINGS TO SIT RIGHT HA HA
NOT TO BAD FOR THE FIRST RUN ME THINKS
Now to do the second section,fiddly thing that it was
MAKE THE LITTLE SHIT UP
THIS BUGGER TOOK A BIT TO TACK IN. HAD DIFFERENT ANGLES IN IT
INBETWEEN THE FIRST 2 TACKS HAD TO KNOCK IT DOWN
THEN THE REST
ALL DONE
RIGHT SHAPES
Back to the lights these are a bitch. I Had to stand them up some more so I had to make this bracket. The problem was to get the right angle so that the light is flush at the top and protrudes at the bottom. I think I have it right. All I need to do it box them in to try and keep the water out of the back of them. I think I have nutted that out but yet to finish it.
hope it works heaps of hours to get it to this stage ....................more thinking hours than doing hours. But I'm loving the challange
Nice work there!
And nice creativity, great to see something original.
A lot of working going in here, well done. And I can assure you that it is all worth it, in the end.
Keep up the good work and don't stop now 😁
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.👍👍👍👍👍
I wish I could weld 🙁
Futue te ipsum!!!
looking good guys !
Back again finding it hard to find motivation. there is something about this 41deg heat for some stupid reason I went out to the garage and did some. This was fun though mounting these cool mirrors. In the process gave an XMAS present a small work out to. THE RENIVATOR..... worked quite well to. Small progress better than none.
THE XMAS PRESENT........ THE RENIVATOOOOOOOOOR HA HA
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL MIRROR I HAD TO CUT THE THREAD OFF IT
DRILLED AND TAPPED A THREAD THOUGH IT
FOUND A BOLT TO FIT THE MIRRORS AND THE TAP
CUT IT WITH THE XMAS PRESENT
AND DONE HA HA
sorry on the double up on the pics
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2 days in a row working on BORIS I must be feeling sick. Today I custom fitted some LED lights for indicators. It was some fun as there was a plan A , plan B plan C and I think it all settled on plan D. Plan D was my first plan but I thought that I would try to challenge myself in doing it the fancy way but my skills aren't up to that yet. Nor do I have the right tools for the job. I found out I love my angle grinder. She has been in my hands for about 25 years and she dose all i ask of her.
FIRST I HAD TO TRY AND MAKE A STABLE SURFACE TO WORK ON HAD SOME FOAM FOR THAT
THEN I PIANTED THE SEROUND SO I COULD DO SOME MARKING
MY STABLE TABLE REDY TO ATTACK
THIS WAS PLAN A TRY TO DRILL ALL THE HOLES. BUT I STUFFED UP AND DIDNT GET THE 21 SPACINGS RIGHT
PLAN B TRY TO MAKE HOLES BIGGER ..... THE BIT DIDNT LIKE IT HA HA
PLAN C GET THE CARBIDE TIP OUT....................WOW WASNT HE A HUNGRY LITTLE EFFFFFFFER
PLAN D GET OLD TRUSTY OUT SHE NEVER FAILS
AFTE TAKING MY TIME WITH HER AND A FLAP DISK JOB DONE AND IM HAPPY
So this is what I ended up with. Im happy and princess loves it thats the main thing.
This is a little video so that you can see the effect.
Exciting times the interior has been taken to the upholsters. This will surprise.
your lights look pretty cool.
But depends on who checks it over for the road worthy, add on accessories should comply with your state rules.
and
when you put your door cards backon, dont forget to put the plastic on before, a lot of people forget as their cars been apart for a long time.
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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. 🥲
Nifty stuff. Boris will defo be a custom bug.
Keep up the good work!
The car is still has rego and the rear lights are adr approved. Maybe not an a bug but never the less adr approved . That's why I had to stand then up as much as I can.
cool, thats the best thing to do keep the car regoed.
The only thing left to put on the back of the car is the red reflectors.
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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. 🥲
Ahhhhhhhh great point didn't even think of that . Thank you that's why I love forums
looking great really enjoying this thread
Loving the iron cross man...tell me when your taking orders!!!😵
"Obey your Dreams"!
62 Std beetle.
65 11 wnd Split "The Cross".
6? coming very soon!!!!
good to see the work progressing along
I didn't see your girl doing the hard bits? maybe she was taking the pics 🙂
oh yeah purists are sharpening axes n knifes after seeing the tail light action 😂
wow so much work, looking forward to seeing paint soon no doubt when it's cooler yeah
cheers
keep going 👍
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