Daisy's 1968 deluxe beetle full restoration

Looking sweet mate. How's the hand after the grinder?

 

Fine mate just the nail in the pub as I play in a pool league on Wednesdays !! How's the wedding planning goin


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Full on as usual, and a cracking thread, well done.
Take care of the appendages................

 

I'm all good the only complaint is the ice I have on the incident of my tent !! As of its not cold enough !


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Had another couple of hours after work messing with door gaps and I'm happy the doors will seal good now and reshape a few areas over the bulk head and all seems to fit well !!
My only gripe which I'm not happy with and gonna have another go at is the way the bottom of the yellow door is not flush by a couple of mm but not finished there yet !!
It's starting to look like a beetle again now



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The door bottoms and swags lines allso match up bob on !!


So next it's body back off and and prep all the areas ready to start tacking it all in place


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Nice to see the Sweeney line getting some love.

http://www.volkszone.com/VZi/showthread.php?t=1405801

 

I believe it was u who pointed it out to me !! Pretty happy so far need a set of running boards and X1 rear wing to do a dry build !!

 

Cut the bottom off the rear 1/4 panel as it just creates a water trap along the bottom edge between the 1/4 and the heater channel.


It should fit like this:

 

Yes bud I am just used it to line it all up as was on own bud


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I ended up using small bits of wood cut to the exact size to keep the gap correct once i'd cut the bottom off.

 

Little bit more done but on call this weekend so hope to get bits done here and there !!
Got the one heater channel tacked on all the way along and all lines up pretty good I think considering how I had nothing to start with !!



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Its nice getting to the stage when you're not always cutting rot out.

 

Iv still gotta bit left but now its mainly filling the gaps in after these channels are fitted !!


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Done last bit of shopping for pannels got everything I need now



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Nice haul. Christmas has come early.

Don't suppose your old drivers door still has good hinges on it? Been looking for a pair for mine as i had to chop them apart to get the door off as they were siezed solid.

 

This is y I bought new ones bud got boot lid wing rear running boards allso engine bay panels (the dear ones ) £100 the lot oh and a good quality rear valence bargain !! Top bloke


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Thats a bit of a bargain.

 

Back in the tent after work got the other channel tacked into place (this 1 took a lot of messing but it's in) allso lifted back off the floor pan and set about 1 quarter at a time ! Started with the one that needs the most work !! Cut out the nasty wing mounts allso welded up a few holes I left a while ago and test fit the lower closing panel not to bad just gotta paint inside and grease the door mounting plate ect !! So cold tonight out there !! Carling time as was working all weekend time for a beer




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HARDCORE...
@1973daisey


Your weldings got better too...