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 foxy_fuchsia
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| posted on March 27th, 2005 at 01:29 PM |
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These pics are from the same sill only inside the car, to say the least the sill was pretty fragile and flexible........
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foxy_fuchsia
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| posted on March 27th, 2005 at 01:38 PM |
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This is a small piece of rust we cut out.........
A view from the drivers side looking down through the sill!  All the
rust has been removed........
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| posted on March 27th, 2005 at 01:43 PM |
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A new metal base under where ther heater tube was has been welded in and it is now solid as a rock! Here is a piccy of the new side being put
on.........
AND!!! (drum roll please)....The Bugs guard that I sanded back, I still have to sand it back to metal but it's almost done!!
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| posted on March 27th, 2005 at 08:45 PM |
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Nice job! looks like you're working pretty hard..
I used to have a '69 beetle.. great little car.
I would love to have a project like that.. only things holding me back is money and space.. heh.. i guess they're pretty big things actually!!:duh
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foxy_fuchsia
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| posted on April 13th, 2005 at 06:04 PM |
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Okay, we have been working really well on the bug the past couple of weeks and just wanted to show you guys what we were up to...some comparison shots
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The rust in the passenger sill....
Has now been replaced with metal...
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foxy_fuchsia
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| posted on April 13th, 2005 at 06:11 PM |
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Another view of the passenger sill...
On the outside of the passenger sill under the front guard...
A metal plate just put over the top...
[Edited on 13-4-2005 by foxy_fuchsia]
[Edited on 13-4-2005 by foxy_fuchsia]
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foxy_fuchsia
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| posted on April 13th, 2005 at 06:15 PM |
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The plate welded on, view from the outside...
A view of the rusted sill from inside...
A view of the sill now fixed...
[Edited on 13-4-2005 by foxy_fuchsia]
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foxy_fuchsia
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| posted on April 13th, 2005 at 06:20 PM |
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The passenger side jack point which was quite rusty and didn't look very strong, it's as solid as a rock now!
[Edited on 13-4-2005 by foxy_fuchsia]
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| posted on April 13th, 2005 at 07:52 PM |
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Amazing how quickly 14/5/05 will roll around eh??
I know how you feel, I tried to get my beetle done for Valla.....in 2003, and I'm still working on it! 
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| posted on April 13th, 2005 at 10:45 PM |
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Gee wizz, that rust doesn't look too friendly, but you will make it. Just give it the beautiful loving care a mother would give to her baby. (baby,
obviously refering to the beetle).
You restoring the whole floorpan yourself, or taking it in to a company like Custom Offroad in Brisbane to get it all up to scratch?
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foxy_fuchsia
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| posted on April 13th, 2005 at 11:03 PM |
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We have basically restored it all ourself now which is good! My bf is very talented
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| posted on April 14th, 2005 at 02:23 PM |
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More Pics!!!!!!!!!!!
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| posted on April 14th, 2005 at 05:42 PM |
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good stuff, another one saved from Uncle Rusty. :thumb
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| posted on May 26th, 2005 at 09:38 AM |
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Hey guys!
Just thought I would check in an update on how we are going with the bug!! Well obviously we didn't meet our deadline before klubfest *sniff sniff*
mainly because of work commitments. My boyfriend had shift change and now works during the week and I have a full time job as well! And on top of that
AND doing up the buggy we are in the process of moving into our new house hehehe
Well that's all good though, I am not fussed at all that it's not done because it has given us time to work on the smaller (still very important)
things. Like all of the small imperfections and prep work that determines how the final result and paint job will turn out! But Daphine will be ready
to prime soon and I will post more piccies up here in the lead up to that.
All the welding has been done and rust has been replaced with metal. I have also bought some very nice looking mags for her and have had new brakes
redrilled from custom off road (thanks Terry!). All we really have left to do is take the body back to bare metal, do a general cleanup and paint.
We are painting a pearl over white which should be interesting. What is the best temperature to paint a car? The bug will be in a shed all closed off
with tarps and in Qld atm it is about 15-25 degrees throughout the day. But it does vary. I have heard not to paint when it's raining as well or the
paint will go milky and crack or something? We are being loaned some painting heaters and have been advised to have them on the morning that we are
going to paint the bug, just to warm up the metal...is this good to do and should we have them turned on the entire time we paint?
Foxy
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foxy_fuchsia
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| posted on May 26th, 2005 at 09:41 AM |
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These are the mags I am having for the bug...
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| posted on June 4th, 2005 at 02:25 PM |
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what size are those rims Foxy?
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foxy_fuchsia
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| posted on June 8th, 2005 at 12:11 PM |
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Hi Pete they are 17" rims.
The bug will be primed this weekend I can't wait! It's getting closer now
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| posted on June 8th, 2005 at 03:27 PM |
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cant wait to see the end result....good work foxy...:P
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| posted on September 5th, 2006 at 09:06 PM |
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nice rims!
6 Dubs in and counting..
1966 1300 Deluxe Beetle in polar white.
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| posted on September 5th, 2006 at 09:56 PM |
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So what happened to the car? was the resto finished?
any piccies?
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| posted on September 6th, 2006 at 03:08 PM |
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she left the forum dude under a 'grey cloud' as it were.. so who knows.. 
but yep they are nice wheels.. 
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 posted on November 2nd, 2006 at 04:37 PM |
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Hey, i've got some photos of this one somewhere. Someone damaged it in a carpark and had to be repaired. I'll find 'em and try to remember how to
post them.
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