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My 1968 Beetle restoration project
The_Wazza - October 17th, 2010 at 05:45 PM

hey all
im warren and im 18. i own a 1968 beetle (my first car) that i am currently restoring. at first i was planning to make a baja bug then decided to make a cool street bug. i have had it for about a year now and its currently in the paint shop. i am going to paint it white with a black interior. i have brought new panels for it to get the best end result i can. i am going to put a 4 point roll cage in it, made by my dad who runs flamin fabrications who specialise in that sort of stuff.
like all restoration projects there is still alot on the to do list...
i want to get a new motor, new rims, new exhaust, new breaks and get it on the road :lol:

Paulc1964au - October 17th, 2010 at 06:47 PM

Welcome to Aussieveedubbers, look forward to seeing your progress

The_Wazza - October 18th, 2010 at 07:30 AM

thankyou.. i will be uploading more pictures of it shortly

vwsteve - October 18th, 2010 at 07:37 AM

make a monster bug and jack it up like the patrol:crazy:

benjicon - October 18th, 2010 at 01:25 PM

..Or.. OOOOOr.... Just a thought, maybe change it up a little and slam it on the ground so you can park it under the Patrol. :D

The_Wazza - October 18th, 2010 at 02:54 PM

hahaha a monster bug would be pretty awesome.. but i think ill be lowering this one to have something different :) im looking forward to finishing it!

The_Wazza - October 18th, 2010 at 03:49 PM

some more pictures

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z232/Angry_C/66053_1633484205777_1496847736_31645345_5670929_n.jpg
off to paint

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z232/Angry_C/37738_1534365327867_1496847736_31392563_4069174_n.jpg

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z232/Angry_C/37738_1534365287866_1496847736_31392562_298988_n.jpg

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z232/Angry_C/24901_1430065000424_1496847736_31130940_5772746_n.jpg

t_tuffnut - October 18th, 2010 at 04:10 PM

Wow!

Looking good. Looks like you have all the kit you need and a great space to work in there too.

Congrats on the bug!

The_Wazza - October 18th, 2010 at 09:50 PM

thanks :D cant wait to see how it looks after paint. make all the hard work worth while :)

rampage rob - October 19th, 2010 at 12:21 PM

looks pretty clean dude lookin fwd to the biuld

The_Wazza - October 21st, 2010 at 09:47 AM

yeah i was suprised with how clean it was.. didnt have to do any major rust repairs

Aussie Dubbin - October 21st, 2010 at 10:01 AM

Any Paint pics yet?

The_Wazza - October 21st, 2010 at 01:37 PM

not yet... it hopefully should be back within the next week or so. ill get pictures up asap

The_Wazza - December 19th, 2010 at 02:25 PM

the bug... all painted ready for re assembly... more pictures to come

66BTL - December 19th, 2010 at 04:19 PM

looks good the work will definatly pay off in the end

DieSchnelleKafer - December 19th, 2010 at 09:34 PM

dude this thing is gonna be sick, what engine you have planned for it?

The_Wazza - December 19th, 2010 at 11:41 PM

saving my pennies for a 2027cc SCAT motor :D the car has turned out great. it looks super, straight cant wait just to put it back together!

The_Wazza - December 19th, 2010 at 11:45 PM

more pics

OldTimer - December 20th, 2010 at 07:42 PM

Looking really sweet :yes:

Keep up the piccies - I just love seeing Dubs getting a second (or third or forth or . . . ) life.

All the best, and have a great Christmas

Old Timer

The_Wazza - February 20th, 2011 at 11:38 PM

currently waiting on funds... the worst! currently got all the body seals coming over from the states along with other bits and pieces