got this 76 last year and decided to put it back on the road, a little rust and paint required

Rust

took it for a run around the block

why did VW put this foam in the pillars

even the front skuttle had some cancer

had to gett he cutting wheels out to open it up

cut out sheet metal

had to fit a new rear beaver panel the engine had cause it to rust away

Some new metal in the roof line

this was a quicky only took about 12 months to get it finished

its nice to drive didnt have to touch the motor or gearbox there great

Buggar its nearly the same colour as my 65

damm i hate rust, i'm glad earlier models don't rust there as often.

looks v nice now.

Good work Dave!

hate giving praise to you Dave but VERY nice! very stock.

Pity it wasnt a 75 then it would ride nise to boot!


What you going to do with it??

Resting smoothie for a while??

I dont think i could handle the Strut front ends LOL

Yeah the Smoothie is going to get a new engine 1835 n fuel Injection over the next few months


I am currently re doing my Garage shelfing so i can fit more junk ( VW stuff ) in there should be finished i 2 weeks or so

Cool - What sort of injection??

Microtek MTX 8 Fuel n Ignition Commondoor Injectors n Nissan throttle body etc etc etc

But GARAGE is 1st

go the '76. The last and best of the beetles

yes its fun to drive

just finished a set of Sprintstars for my daily driver

there a pain to mask up for painting

Thanks to Ollie from Melbourne for getting me some nice EMPI decals for the caps

I 4 got to ask

Black or silver wheel bolts ???? whicjh looks better

silver and very tidy work looks good

... did you do anything to the interior Dave

Looks neat ... I bet you spent some time on the wheels...nice

No the interior havd been protected by seat covers and wasnt too bad

I did spend some time on the wheels all the masking up pity i had to do them at work LOL Thanks Jen

David,
I'll post a pic of mine with the chrome bolts you got me,
are they the caps?
your welcome
Cheers OL

very nice 76, love the front bumper! my repro bumper was hit on the front left and is now crooked, the bastards!! Anyways it was a repro, so the original rubbers don't fit properly Sprintstars are so cool!!