RESTORATION BEGINS....

Always best to start with a clean base 😎

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=80192

THat'll look good when finished!!! Now hurry up!😂

Are you putting in a T4 Stroker with 13plugs??😎

Craig,

I have a nice clean bog standard 1300cc that might do the trick and stop you twisting the spring plates when you put your boot into it.😂

Will follow the resto with interest.

Well done
countrybuggybill

Thanks Bill...........but I reckon Beetlejuice may have the right idea !😀

More photo's this Friday.

Craig,
Looks like an outstanding start to the project!
What a difference this method makes....and it's my understanding this is much less abrasive in term of removing rust and scale and preserving much more of the original metal.
The before and after pics are very impressive.
You are going to have an excellent base to prime and finish.
👍

Regards,
Steve

Updated photo's are now on the below link.

http://www.advancedsodablasting.com/vw_country_buggy


Its now at the restorers for some TLC..............and let me tell you this restorer is bloody good with metal fabrication and panel work so I'm excited to finally see it progressing 👍

Monster garage ??

No...........Rebel Restorations on the Central Coast.

Craig,
Good stuff, watching the resto with interest.

What was the name of that crowd that did the handbrake cables for you some years ago.?

countrybuggybill

Craig,
You are off to a fantastic start....and I might add you appear to sparing no expense at getting off on the right foot from the beginning.
I am following this with great interest also.
Can you give us a ball park figure on what all that prep working is costing you? Please understanding I'm not trying to pry or be unduly nosey.....just curious as to what an outstanding start such as this might run.
Looks like all the big stuff is getting done. You plan the same treatment on all the smaller parts as well?

Regards,
Steve

you need to use early T2 cables shortened , u can swage new threads on the end easily at a Chandlers

some progress shots.

New inner panel being fitted (Thanks to CB John for the new panel).

All the spot welds are in the exact same position from the orginal panel, this was achieved by using a stencil to copy their location.

new petrol tank support...

new outer guard was fabricated as the original was........well not good enough!

Looking good 🙂

a new 'edge' to provide a nice sharp line as per original as the old one was butchered by a previous owner.

looks 100% better with the replacement edge/lip.

certainly helps starting with a 99% rust free CB, but the $ still add up for body work. I have told them there is to be NO filler in this car, so all dents/panels etc are being prepared using "old school" panel beating.........and thats what this CB deserves😎

11CAB wrote:Looking good 🙂

Cheers..........getting there !

I need to get started on mine, but have too many other buggy projects

Craig,
Remarkable job.
Very very nice.
You are going to have a real jewel of a CB when you are finished.
Steve

Cheers Steve......yes I'm hoping for a 'jewel', it will certainly cost the price of one !!

Motor is now getting a freshen up.....staying original spec 1300cc.👍

Craig,
Good stuff.
Looking forward to the outcome as I bet you are as well.
countrybuggybill

Craig,
Any new pics of your project would be much appreciated by all here at the forum.
Anything forthcoming?
Cheers!
😉
Regards,
Steve

Craig Torrens wrote:.....staying original spec 1300cc.👍

your kidding...........right??? 🤖



😂

Bizarre wrote:

Craig Torrens wrote:.....staying original spec 1300cc.👍

your kidding...........right??? 🤖

😂

hehe.....yeah i must be getting old !

I pulled the old CB motor apart today, and I'm glad I decided to freshen her up 😉

Looks like it has done a LOT of miles, but overall in good condition. The bottom end has never been apart before, but it has recently had a new mahle 1300 P&B kit installed. Heads are not cracked, but will need new guides and valves.

So now its time to make the 1300 like new 👍

I found this photo today............its what under the front guard looked like before the work began!

Well I had a look at my CB yesterday and WOW its certainly progressing well !

The side panels had dents in them, so to panel beat these out I gave my restorer the OK to remove the outer skins to work on them..........and I was VERY suprised to see what was behind the outer skin (inside the side pods)........NO structural rust, in fact the rust was so minor it was just a couple of surface rust areas. The metal is actually painted from the factory in a satin black......maybe the shells where dipped ??

With the outer skin removed, it can now be properly painted inside and out for future piece of mind.

I will post some updated pics soon

Cool 👍

Thats interesting about the black inside Craig I noticed the same thing Also there appears to be a type of sealer on all the joints underneath like a smear of black silastic about 20 mm wide ( but there was no such thing in 1967 ) I have scraped it off and the metal underneath was like new almost looked like galvanized but it would'nt have been I wonder what they used ( bet Bill knows)

Art.

NFI.

I have never pulled one apart to this extent ( and I dont want to either) as it sounds like tooooooo much work for an old fart like me.
countrybuggybill

LOL Bill Im older than you all I want to do is get it finished before they put me in a nursing home.

That stuff that’s used as a sealer seems to be the 68 equivalent of an acrylic sealer, then there’s the tar stuff that’s sprayed over the joints. After 32 years it’s all a bit stiff. After I had my chassis blasted and had it undercoated it with 2 pack, I then brought it home and filled every single joint with acrylic sealer before sending it back for black paint. There’s no joints or gaps (on the outside anyway) for any water to get in between to start any rust. I then poured some paint inside the “Napoleons Hat” at the front and turned it over a few times so there’s no exposed metal in there. As for the body, there seems to be a bit of “paint” or some protection on the bare metal they built these things out of but it wasn’t dipped. In the joints there’s plenty of scope for rust and that paint’s pretty thin, but there are big patches where it’s still giving much more than the protection it was ever designed for. One things for sure but, that one in the film, splashing around in the sea water, it’s long gone. I’m thinking about how I can get something like “end rust” (if it’s still available) inside the side pods to see if I can get it to last at least another 100 years once I’ve finished it. Any ideas how to get the best internal protection? Would seem a shame to do all that work and not get the very best protection.
Cheers
Tony

bloody hell i want one so bad, are they still out there?

THEY ARE STILL OUT THERE.......
There are new ones coming out of the woodwork every month. A good example is the army green one that Ztnoo alerted us to on Ebay last week.

Its still there , last time I looked.

I always have my ears and eyes open and I am always being surprised.

BTW, have just returned from the Bad Camberg event last weekend back to London and have now seen the 1938 KDF that was found in Lithuania and featured on The Samba. It is outstanding. The restoration was a no expense spared effort.

countrybuggybill 😂

So much detail is being done there.. Keep us posted.. Nice one