Daisy's 1968 deluxe beetle full restoration

Can't wait to get back on mine once i've got my bay sorted. Busy sorting out the wiring for the now non working split charge relay.

 

I think I just fitted a really from Halfords on mine does the trick feed from the warning light


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I've bought a HD 100amp relay off ebay for £6 as our local halfrauds don't stock relays.

It does mean that i now have 2 30A relays spare for my bugs fanfare horns and spotlights.

 

@Camperboy40
Have a good read I had never welded or done body work a year ago bought a welder £20 spebtvarounf £500 in parts so far and £200 in materials and a year down the line !! All done on a driveway in a tent


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More sanding done tonight not had much time last few days as little girl had chicken pox
But the rear end it only another half day of bodywork away from paint .... wahooooooo I'm well happy how it looks !! Not even fewed it yet as not got any but it's only 2 weeks ago there was no back end


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@1973daisey sorry but I'm not going to look at your thread any more.......................................
the wife has now got me looking at beetles on fleabay, she's not bothered if its a wreak as long as she can have a big engine in it. thanks a lot..................

 

Scooby Beetle, I've got just the thing for you Steve

 

Dont start........
scooby beetle sounds good though..
I was thinking early beetle with the biggest aircooled in it..

 

Don't do it there all rotten


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what you've found a Scooby engine lurking in your workshop.............twin turbo would be a bit of a squeeze.

 

Like a Porsche 917 air-cooled horizontally opposed 12-cylinder DOHC 5.6 litre? It’s only four bolts but there’d be a bit, quite a lot actually, of it hanging out the back.

 

Can anyone give me a few pointers on body work please !!
After I filler and prima is it when I use few (think that's what u call it ) to fill the pin hole or do I leave em untill I actually prima the whole car in a booth next month then use few


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Rear end is looking great.
You didn't fancy making the rear valance removable then to aid engine removal? I made mine bolt on (well its held on my 2 wing bolts on each side and a small screw which is hidden under the engine lid edge when its shut.

For bodywork pointer, I filled and primed then used stopper to fill any lickle pin holes. A small tube will do a whole car and its under a fiver on ebay.

 

Stopper it's called is it cheers


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Not much to show just spent hour or 2 sanding engine bay and started in other rear arch


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Try Upol Dolphin Glaze, good stuff

 

What's this for buddy


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Stopper, for filling all the little surface imperfections, over the primer
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/U-Pol-BAG...939247?hash=item1e75d5692f:g:6xkAAOSwnHZYmauT

 

That will do me


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You're better doing the pin holes in the filler stage, then prime. The stopper has a tendency to sink, unless your using a 2k one i.e dolphin glaze.