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posted on November 12th, 2008 at 07:36 AM
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Well i have been inspired by the efforts of people like dasdubber and beerdoc and others and their pic stories on bodywork...specially rust removal:tu: so i thought i'd give it a go myself.

getting my red beetle back on the road and there was bad rust in the corners around the rear window...is that called the "C" pillars? anyway lucky i still have a donor beetle or two...





[img]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/rocknrob/cutnweld001.jpg[/img]




the rust was in the lower corners but so was it on the green bug so i cut the top corners out and swapped them diagonally:dork:



[img]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/rocknrob/cutnweld002.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/rocknrob/cutnweld003.jpg[/img]


hey a bit rough and needs a skim of bog but tadaaa! rust is gone and it was fun:lol:
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posted on November 12th, 2008 at 02:51 PM



Well done, there is nothing like the satisfaction you get from doing a job your self.

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posted on November 12th, 2008 at 03:10 PM



good stuff mate, Im hoping to have a go soon myself.. practise practise practise... :)



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posted on November 24th, 2008 at 05:44 PM



finally found some time amid lifes dramas to do the last bit on my beetle


[img]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/rocknrob/cutnweld003-1.jpg[/img]


i have already welded a bit of 40x4mm flatbar in there...that jacking point is going nowhere but up!

cut a similar piece to what i needed out of my green beetle(or whats left of it)



[img]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/rocknrob/cutnweld004.jpg[/img]


then had to shape it a bit



[img]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/rocknrob/cutnweld001-1.jpg[/img]

fitted in nicely


[img]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/rocknrob/cutnweld007.jpg[/img]


yeehaaa...a beetle with no rust...just as i'm getting good at this...oh well there is always the black kombi to do if i get time:no:
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posted on November 24th, 2008 at 07:45 PM



looks like a job well done :tu: isn`t rust repair fun :crazy::rolleyes::sniffle:



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posted on November 24th, 2008 at 09:15 PM



yes rust repair is fun...rust is ugly shiny metal is pretty plus it keeps structural integrity and transport authoities happy:smilegrin:


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