Well, u should see a fella called David, from Ipswich in QLD, he is taking a nice job at his rust, and he got insane amount. He aint throwing the body away cause of personal reasons. But don't give up. Best option, well, from me, for cheapness, is to get a MIG welder (as i was recommended to), and DIY cut + weld.

Tis what i'm gonna be up for doing. But any rust is repairable, just takes money and time.

first welcome aboard.
secondly there is nothing that can not be fixed trust me on this one, if its just the two rear turrets it most likely wouldnt be too hard to repair but it depends on the rest of the body. i know i spent 8 months cutting and replacing the rusty sections of my 72 sbug, and if it was done by someone else it would have cost me a small fortune but since it was done by my old man and me it only cost me the time and some wielding supplies

heaps of spare panels available at good prices. (for welding to ur body)

Thanks for that.

Are there any other good VW panelbeaters out there in the Lismore Ballina (NSW) area that do not turn away from a bit of rust?

Bert

try talking to this bloke about panel beaters as hes the only one i can think of up that way
fenzixculture@hotmail.com

Sorry, that email address bounced back.

bert,

u2u sent

-Joel

sorry try this one
tim@frenzix.com

fenzixculture@hotmail.com rrrrr barls you missed out the r its frenzixculture@hotmail.com

sorry was drinking at the time my bad that and i was copying from my msn

tim is fairly hard to get hold of atm
if u get stuck the bloke that painted my bug has done alot of beetle restos lately
he's doing up a 71 superbug atm but has been given 3 years to do it so he's taking on other jobs atm
if u want some more info, give me a buzz
-Joel

I'll try Crabbes Creek first. A guy was recommended to me by Stokers Siding VW garage. If that does not work out I will give you a buzz.

Bert