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63 bug progress
doc5avage - August 11th, 2006 at 10:24 PM

It began like this:

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I purchased the above vehicle and a 57 oval for $600 (mostly complete 36hp engine included, and a 1600dp seized missing head and other bits, sitting out in the weather)

My uncle-in-law grew up working on these machines, and so I enlisted his help with the engines. You can learn about that journey here.
We (my wife and I), began to strip the 63. The door's were a complete and utter mother to get off. (I used an oxy to heat it red hot, then smash it with the impact driver)

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Above pic, my wife sanding back the beast

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Above pic, welding in new steel

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Above pic, Fixed a rusty pan

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Replaced front link pins, bushes. Regreased bearings and installed new slave cylinders.

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Took the body off, braced the door and prepared for a heater channel replacement.

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Got some new bits from mick-motors in brisbane and bought a series of videos from bug me video. These taught me how to do a heater channel replacement and other stuff.

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Removed the old heater channel.

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Welded the new one in.

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Sister in law fixed up the seats for me.

That is the end of the photo's. Since then, I have stripped the paint off and will resume the photo's again shortly.

aussiebaja - August 12th, 2006 at 05:04 PM

hope ya got it for nothin

bails - August 12th, 2006 at 05:40 PM

good luck with the resto. keep the pics comin.

doc5avage - August 13th, 2006 at 10:33 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by stacy b
hope ya got it for nothin


Well, I got it and a 57oval for $650

I haven't started on the oval yet, but its in better condition than the 63 (ie heater channels are good)

Anyways I welded in the new heater channel yesterday and will put some pics up later.

Quote:
Originally posted by bails
good luck with the resto. keep the pics comin.



Thanks bails. I need all the luck I can get. Although I have a bit of help. My uncle was a vw mechanic and he has rebuilt two motors for me. I'm going to go and pick up the engines next weekend and watch 'em run for the first time :)

Will let you know when I have updated the site.

HGFS - August 13th, 2006 at 02:26 PM

Nice work boots. Looks like a lot of work but you've made a good start. Keep it up.

baybuscamperkid - August 13th, 2006 at 03:03 PM

http://members.optusnet.com.au/~jphcjh12/mainpic.JPG

http://members.optusnet.com.au/~jphcjh12/mypic4.JPG

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aussiebaja - August 13th, 2006 at 04:55 PM

just joking she looks good ,when i got mine the roof was used for a trampoline gonna have fun getting that out,beautiful oval too

doc5avage - August 13th, 2006 at 07:19 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by stacy b
just joking she looks good ,when i got mine the roof was used for a trampoline gonna have fun getting that out,beautiful oval too


My oval? Yeah real thing of beauty at the moment.

Got any pics of your trampoline?

Here are some updates from yesterday


http://members.optusnet.com.au/~jphcjh12/welding3.JPG:rudolf
Welding the new heater channel in (Finally)


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Look at the nice sparks and lens flair.
And I have shoes on this time!


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My sister in law is doing some interior work for me and my wife (free too!) This is the before shot.


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Ahh. The car is going to be lime green like that too.


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Looks like someone sat a hot iron on the seat.

Well thats it for today, Next weekend I'm picking up the motors rebuilt by my uncle, so I will get some video of them firing up for the first time and post it somewheres.

doc5avage - September 7th, 2006 at 08:20 AM

Another thread related to the weekend of the motors:
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=55425 

Grey 57 - September 7th, 2006 at 09:27 AM

Good work doc. I have done a couple of heater channel in Beetles in the past and its a big job. Its a real satisfying moment when all the
new metal is welded in.

doc5avage - March 8th, 2008 at 10:20 PM

bump

I am about to resume this work!