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My 1968 Beetle almost complete!!!
foxy_fuchsia - November 5th, 2005 at 02:18 PM

Just thought I would share with everyone our progress on my 1968 bug, Daphine. It has been a long journey since March but has been well worth all of the effort and work involved. So sit back and have a gander at my beautiful Daphine being reborn :)

This is the first day we bought her home:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/mybuginside.jpg

foxy_fuchsia - November 5th, 2005 at 02:20 PM

The front view:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/frontview.jpg

The bum bum:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/aussievdubpics.jpg

[ Edited on 5-11-2005 by foxy_fuchsia ]

[ Edited on 5-11-2005 by foxy_fuchsia ]

foxy_fuchsia - November 5th, 2005 at 02:28 PM

The inside:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/inside.jpg

The back seat!:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/insideback.jpg

HotRodMatt - November 5th, 2005 at 02:28 PM

White piping on the red is a treat!

foxy_fuchsia - November 5th, 2005 at 02:30 PM

Dash:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/steeringwheel.jpg

Steering wheel:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/mybugspeedoresized.jpg

foxy_fuchsia - November 5th, 2005 at 02:31 PM

Pedal Assembly:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/mybugpedals2.jpg

Glove box compartment:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/mybugglove2.jpg

foxy_fuchsia - November 5th, 2005 at 02:33 PM

A full view of dash:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/Dash.jpg

The roof lining, the back window has been taken out:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/mybugbeforehoodlining2.jpg

foxy_fuchsia - November 5th, 2005 at 02:36 PM

First stages of disassembly!

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/insidewithoutchair.jpg

Engine:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/engineold.jpg

killakornkobb - November 5th, 2005 at 02:36 PM

thoes seats look great!

was the paint done 3 layer?

foxy_fuchsia - November 5th, 2005 at 02:38 PM

Guards off:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/guardsoff.jpg

Front view:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/guardsofffront.jpg

foxy_fuchsia - November 5th, 2005 at 02:48 PM

Interior gutted, work being done on dash:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/floorpan.jpg

Dash welded up:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/dashandfloorpan.jpg

Closer view:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/dashwelded1.jpg

foxy_fuchsia - November 5th, 2005 at 02:49 PM

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/dashwelded2.jpg

Dash complete:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/dashdone.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/interior1.jpg

[ Edited on 5-11-2005 by foxy_fuchsia ]

foxy_fuchsia - November 5th, 2005 at 02:50 PM

Interior roof!

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/roof.jpg

Back piece with no exhaust holes:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/backonepiece.jpg

foxy_fuchsia - November 5th, 2005 at 02:52 PM

These first pics are only in the first stages of everything! Keep on looking, I am still putting pics up :)

foxy_fuchsia - November 5th, 2005 at 02:57 PM

Interior console made and fitted:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/interiorconsole.jpg

foxy_fuchsia - November 5th, 2005 at 02:59 PM

AND THEN...the exterior paint starts to come off :)

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/backsidebeingsanded.jpg

Passenger side:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/passengersidesanding.jpg

Kev working on the bug:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/kevsanding.jpg

foxy_fuchsia - November 5th, 2005 at 03:02 PM

Me sanding the roof, fun!!

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/roofbeingsanded.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/driverssidesanded.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/ventsanded.jpg

foxy_fuchsia - November 5th, 2005 at 03:08 PM

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/kevworkingonbugbum.jpg

foxy_fuchsia - November 5th, 2005 at 03:13 PM

After many months of hard work to have the body perfect, the car 100% rust free, everything sanded back to bare metal ect. it was TIME to PRIME!

:sandrine

foxy_fuchsia - November 5th, 2005 at 03:15 PM

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/carprimed1.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/carprimedbum.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/frontprimed2.jpg

foxy_fuchsia - November 5th, 2005 at 03:15 PM

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/interiorprimed.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/passsideprime.jpg

foxy_fuchsia - November 5th, 2005 at 03:18 PM

Wheels choosen for Daphine...

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/mywheels.jpg


[ Edited on 5-11-2005 by foxy_fuchsia ]

foxy_fuchsia - November 5th, 2005 at 03:26 PM

And magically, one spring day she was painted white with lilac pearl!

:sandrine
:sandrine
:sandrine

[ Edited on 5-11-2005 by foxy_fuchsia ]

foxy_fuchsia - November 5th, 2005 at 03:30 PM

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/bugpaintedwhiteside.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/sidepainted2.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/daphineroof.jpg

foxy_fuchsia - November 5th, 2005 at 03:35 PM

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/daphinterior.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/daphdash.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/daphinebootresized.jpg

foxy_fuchsia - November 5th, 2005 at 03:48 PM

Old dusty engine:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/enginedusty.jpg

Improved and very pretty engine :)

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/prettyengine.jpg

foxy_fuchsia - November 5th, 2005 at 03:48 PM

Hoodlining:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/hoodlining.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/hoodliningfromfront.jpg

foxy_fuchsia - November 5th, 2005 at 03:49 PM

The wheels:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/wheelonbug.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/beetlefrontwheel.jpg

foxy_fuchsia - November 5th, 2005 at 03:50 PM

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/sideviewpainted.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/beetlecomplete.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/beetlefront.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/foxy_fuchsia/beetlepaintedback.jpg

foxy_fuchsia - November 5th, 2005 at 03:51 PM

More pics will be put up soon :)