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 BeigeSav1969
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| posted on August 15th, 2014 at 11:06 PM |
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Wife's secret 69 Bug Resto Update 10-05-15
Hi Folks,
I've been trying to join AVD for nearly 6 months now and finally worked out how 
Thought the best way to introduce myself would be to share some pics of the restoration ( for want of a better word ) of my wife's 69 bug. The Beetle
was her first car which she purchased from her Grandmother when she was the tender age of 16, her Gran had owned the car since 1971 and was the second
owner so the car is pretty much a family heirloom. I reckon 40 years in the one family is pretty special.
I realise you blokes have probably seen threads like this a million times over and done sooooo much better than this but it's nice to be able to
share what we've accomplished so far, especially with others who have a passion for VW's. This is a budget Resto in all sense of
the word so it's not going to be that ground breaking. But it's for a someone I know will appreciate it and that's all that counts.
She loved this car so much and it meant the world to her considering it's history, problem is she loved it nearly to death. She'd cut and polished
it so much it was back to undercoat in places, also the fact she was/is a bit of a wild driver accounted for the odd scrape, knock and dent here and
there.
Hardest part about this resto is that she knows nothing about it. The car has been in storage at a mates farm since 2005, keeping an old NSU Prinz
company. It was last driven on our wedding day 9 years ago and then retired due to it's condition, lack of brakes being the first that comes to mind.
Her family has also come to the party with some cash to help fund it which which is great and a big help.
Start of this year the idea was born whilst I was considering what to do for her 40th Birthday which will be in October next year so I've got another
14 months to complete the project, also decided it was best to try and put it back to the same as it would have looked when it was new colour wise so
sticking with the Savannah Beige with Red upholstery.
My neighbour has not only offered his garage but his guidance and knowledge as well which is a huge help. Bloody amazingly generous considering we've
only been living in our street for a little under two years.
So the car was snuck down on a tandem trailer while my wife was asleep ( night shift worker as a nurse ) and the resto began. It's being garaged at
my neighbours house two doors up which also adds to the difficulty of keeping it hush hush.
I'm completely new to the world of working on cars, mostly motorbikes for me before this so I'm sure we've mad lot's of mistakes. This is by no
means a complete resto more a revival but we are doing our best with limited knowledge and budget but either way it'll be a nice surprise and great
to see the old girl back on the road again.
I'm now officially hooked on VW's, by the way if anyone has or knows of a front bumper for sale please feel free to get in touch.
The day My wife (Donna) at 16 yrs old purchased the dub, notice the cut and polishing has already began :roll: .
Last day the old girl was driven before storage.
Pick up day
Strip down
Discovered the floorpan completely rusted out.
Old one cut out
New floorpan installed, went the body on method.
My 2yr Old Benji testing out the strength of the new floor pans, he approves.
Trying to get the body work done before winter sets in.
Engine out.
First coat of high filler.
All sanded ready for first coat of colour
Engine freshened up so to speak, she was still running after sitting all that time so decided not to focus too much engine wise at the moment. will
look at a complete rebuild some time in the future. Did the clutch, thrust bearing, new muffler and pipes, carburettor, heater boxes, distributor,
leads, plugs and oil.
Engine back in.
Front Brakes redone, new disk rotors, callipers, brake lines, master cylinder and shocks.
Rear brakes, including drums, pads, cylinders, bearings and shocks
Old wheels ready for the sand blaster, my wife's choice of custom colour on her old rims :? .
Back from the sand blaster and ready for a fresh coat of paint.
Paint done, back to factory spec colours, new set of hub caps as well.
Time for the fun bit, sanding down the clear coat with 1200 grit wet and dry paper and then countless hours of careful polishing with a mechanical
buff.
But well worth the effort. Time to start putting her back together.
New tyres on rims, as well as white wall inserts. I was a bit dubious about going for the white walls but I think it works quite nicely.
From the front.
Closeup of the wheels.
Running boards installed, pretty quickly realised parts for bugs are plentiful but didn't count on sorting out the good from the shit in regards to
quality. I had to send back 3 different pairs of running boards until I finally received a satisfactory pair.
Well that's it for now, just wanted to share any and all opinions and advice will be gladly taken on board.
Regards Ryan
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| posted on August 16th, 2014 at 12:05 AM |
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Nice work man,she is going to be sooo happy..fun times for you both....enjoy
Fabo....
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| posted on August 16th, 2014 at 05:39 AM |
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Cool,I reckon there's going to be quite a few brownie points there and plenty of time up you sleeve to get the job done. :
I dream of a day when a chicken can cross a road without being asked for it's motive!
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| posted on August 16th, 2014 at 06:37 AM |
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That's such a cool thing you're doing for your wife / family, good on you.
Vintage VW @ campsie, or online Cip1 for your parts
Nath
Step up to get out !!!
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| posted on August 16th, 2014 at 06:39 AM |
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good work..
Great job mate - when you said budget resto I was expecting seeing a few rattle cans, but you have done a great job in a relatively short time.
VW Toys
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76 Southern Cross Offroad racing buggy. "Manx Buggies"
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| posted on August 16th, 2014 at 11:34 AM |
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Fantastic Job! Looks quality to me. I love the wheels, really sets the whole car off. You will discover there are plenty of rubbish parts on the
market but there is an equal amount of good quality parts as well. If your unsure just ask on here and some one will help you out.
If you need a front bumper Vintage Vee dub supply's sells Wolfsburg west high quality new bumpers for $429.00
where do you get your white wall tyres from? I'm looking for a set for my Beetle.
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| posted on August 16th, 2014 at 01:33 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by BeigeSav1969
pretty quickly realised parts for bugs are plentiful but didn't count on sorting out the good from the shit in regards to quality
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ahhh..... welcome to the world of aftermarket VW
If you hated running boards - wait to you try and buy bumpers
Consider getting the originals re chromed
Anyway............................
That is a BRILLIANT job you have done
So sweet. LOVE the colour scheme
Standard VW colours rock
Futue te ipsum!!!
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| posted on August 16th, 2014 at 01:44 PM |
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Looks great mate - I'm a fan of that model, that's what we've got. You don't happen to have the chassis number by chance? Just interested how far
apart ours are.
Re. the running boards, I found the new ones I looked at were rubbish. I ended up peeling back the rubber on the originals, treating the metal (it was
rusted in spots) and putting the rubber back on. They were tougher than the new ones, warts, dings 'n all.
Good luck with it, Rob.
"The best trophies are stone chips"
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2008 Golf GTI
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| posted on August 16th, 2014 at 02:19 PM |
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Thanks everyone for the encouraging words, very much appreciated.
Gotta admit I it's become a real guilty pleasure doing this and I'm looking forward to getting out with the family on some day trips. The kids will
have a ball crusin' around the country side, at least it'll get them away from tablets and games.
Always had it in mind to return it to the factory colours, a few mates suggested the typical mods like modern seats and lowering it but I'd prefer to
keep her in full 1960's regalia. Want to be able to hit some isolated country roads and imagine we are back in the past, at least until the latest
commodore rounds the next bend..
Rob : I'll check the chassis no. for you later this arvo, odds are the two have met before as Donna's Gran lived in Coffs where it spent nearly the
first 20 years of it's life. I think she purchased it from the original owner around 1972 who lived somewhere near Dorrigo. Unfortunately the
original running boards couldn't be salvaged as they were too far gone.
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| posted on August 16th, 2014 at 02:29 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by BeigeSav1969
Always had it in mind to return it to the factory colours, a few mates suggested the typical mods like modern seats and lowering it but I'd prefer to
keep her in full 1960's regalia. Want to be able to hit some isolated country roads and imagine we are back in the past.
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I smell what you are smokin' there. : )
"The best trophies are stone chips"
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2008 Golf GTI
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| posted on August 16th, 2014 at 03:54 PM |
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I love this build. Maximum brownie points and a very sweet premise for a restoration! It looks great mate. Same colour as mine!
6 Dubs in and counting..
1966 1300 Deluxe Beetle in polar white.
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| posted on August 16th, 2014 at 06:27 PM |
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Would like to know where you got those tyres from so I can grab a set for my bug. They look awesome!
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| posted on August 16th, 2014 at 09:28 PM |
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Yeah sorry forgot to add that, the white walls are Atlas inserts ( flappers? ) on standard tyres. Got them from this mob : http://whitewallsaustralia.com.au/index.php
Look good enough and fit very well, think I paid roughly $150 for a set of five delivered.
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| posted on August 17th, 2014 at 01:56 PM |
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cool, thanks for that!
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| posted on August 17th, 2014 at 07:37 PM |
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Great job mate - when you said budget resto I was expecting seeing a few rattle cans, but you have done a great job in a relatively short time.
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Yes, Wow! I' d hate to see it if you put some effort into it!
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| posted on May 10th, 2015 at 11:50 PM |
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Been a while so thought I'd share some pics of whats been done recently.
Had a bit of a delay at the start of the year as my neighbour who's helping out with the resto and a place to do it, had a fairly serious health
scare so we put it on hold until he got it all sorted. Thankfully he's now been given the all clear.
With that great news we got stuck back in to the secret resto, a good reminder of how life can whack you and not to waste time worrying about shit
that doesn't matter. Makes this old dub seem even more worth the effort as it will be a huge part of our families life for many years to come and
create some awesome memories especially for our kids.
Managed to talk my wife into a two week trip with her Mum a month or so ago which was awesome as I was able to get in and have some decent time on the
old girl.
Here's what's been done since:
Managed to score some great bumpers from a bloke in W.A. $80 for the pair the freight to Melb cost more.
Sound deadening in and no that's not the battery I'll be trying to fit under the rear seat.
Door trims where actually in fairly good condition just the arm rests were cracked on the tops, managed to get some of the correct colour vinyl and re
covered the tops hiding the join beneath the chrome trim. Worked a treat.
Beginning the Headliner
Door glass all back in.
All done very pleased with the results, heat gun and a few small adjustments have since gotten any creases and pulls out.
Back seat upholstered, nice to able to work at home while Donna's away for a change.
Just waiting on the Newton carpet kit to arrive from the UK and front seat frames need a few zig zag springs repaired and replaced.
Cheers Ryan
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| posted on May 11th, 2015 at 09:49 AM |
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Geez that looks good, you should be proud of the work you've done.
"The best trophies are stone chips"
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| posted on May 11th, 2015 at 10:35 PM |
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Great looking job, your wife is going to Love it.
Chalee
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| posted on May 12th, 2015 at 07:14 AM |
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Very Nice...
I owned a 69 at one stage, same colour, same interior..
Keep us informed! 
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| posted on July 10th, 2015 at 06:04 PM |
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Amazing Job... Good to see another beetle brought back to its former glory.
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