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Thu Feb 10, 2011 3:33 pm

very very nice !!
keep up the good work!!

Sat Feb 19, 2011 9:35 am

Found some time yesterday and today to continue working...

Created some sheet metal for the rear inner mudguard (suport of the chassis)

First a small model in carton;

Some plate cut out;

step 1;

step 2;

step 3;

Bringing it into shape and finishing off;

Today I spend most of my time on the side panel. This had to go in first before I can creat some other plates needed for the back corner...

Sat Feb 19, 2011 7:58 pm

Lookin' good Rud! That's funny, I used the same brand of repair panel on my oval. Cheers, keep the pics coming!

Sun Feb 20, 2011 9:22 am

left_coast*9 wrote: Lookin' good Rud! That's funny, I used the same brand of repair panel on my oval. Cheers, keep the pics coming!

Thanks!

...for me it's the first and last time that I use this crappy repair panel... :lol:

Mon Feb 21, 2011 2:25 pm

found some extra time to work on it today... so I welded in the doorpanel today...

heb wel wa moete aanpassen aan de plaat want pasvorm was toch ni 100% maar al bij al viel het nog heel heel goed mee...

aan de scharnierkes sluit hem wel heel schoon aan...

Tue Feb 22, 2011 1:50 am

Hola bekend projectje hier se. :wink: :D
Again nice job Rud! :wink:

Wed May 04, 2011 12:00 am

it's been a while now since ma last update (me and my girlfriend bought a house so this took a lot of my time as well)... but here's something to make up... :P

still working on the rear corner...

welded in...

got a small book from my friend... don't know where he got it from but it's a nice one! :-) dates from 1961, all (read: everything!!) technical data are in this small book...

next >>> :wink:

this was all untill now... :wink:

Wed May 04, 2011 12:09 am

Look forward to all the pics. Diggin the craftsmanship keep up the great work. Be neat to see how you make some of those panels.

Wed May 04, 2011 1:15 am

Sketchy_1 wrote: Look forward to all the pics. Diggin the craftsmanship keep up the great work. Be neat to see how you make some of those panels.

Thanks! :wink:

Thu May 05, 2011 6:58 am

Nice work,

Refreshing to see patch panels being formed and fitted from scratch, especially since so many of the aftermarket panels have incorrect stampings for Ovals (or simply don't fit! :? ). Getting ready to start the fabrication and metal repair on my 56 Deluxe and these build threads are an invaluable aid.

Thanks! :)

Thu May 05, 2011 1:38 pm

classicvwnut wrote: Nice work,

Refreshing to see patch panels being formed and fitted from scratch, especially since so many of the aftermarket panels have incorrect stampings for Ovals (or simply don't fit! :? ). Getting ready to start the fabrication and metal repair on my 56 Deluxe and these build threads are an invaluable aid.

Thanks! :)

not a problem at all! we're here to help each other not? ;-)

Fri May 13, 2011 11:41 am

some extra work done... 1 door almost finished...

Tue May 17, 2011 10:04 pm

:shock: you are kicking ass. Nice work and craftsmanship. Keep the pictures coming. 8)

Tue May 17, 2011 11:25 pm

a-train wrote: :shock: you are kicking ass. Nice work and craftsmanship. Keep the pictures coming. 8)

thanks and will do! :) :wink:

Tue May 17, 2011 11:26 pm

what brand did you use for you quarter panel?

i need to do the same work and and i am not sure on wich panel to buy...

cheers!

Wed May 18, 2011 1:47 am

Louis wrote: what brand did you use for you quarter panel?

i need to do the same work and and i am not sure on wich panel to buy...

cheers!

just picked one... it didn't matter... never found any "good" sheetmetal which fits properly for beetles so (exept the one fom Wolf, but that's quite expensive :lol: )... just cut of some pieces and use a hamer and dolley, that was my sollution! :D

Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:13 am

Didn't have much time to make any progress on the oval BUT I bought some very nice presents for myself @ Bad Camberg last weekend !! :lol:

- original ashtray
- original rear fender for only 50€ :twisted: (it was the cheapest thing on the entire market and not even in a bad condition :P )
- new rubber seal for the gas tank cap.

Tomorrow evening I have some time and I'll try to do some work again... Finally some time to relax and enjoy working on the oval !!! [-o<

Mon Jun 27, 2011 12:53 pm

Hello rud!

Your doing great work! Very inspirational! Since I have to do a lot of welding on the body your pictures are a great example... Good score on the rear fender! I found a right 1954 front fender for 50,- at Bad Camberg. Quite cheap as well! :)

Mon Jun 27, 2011 11:12 pm

rlucas wrote: Hello rud!

Your doing great work! Very inspirational! Since I have to do a lot of welding on the body your pictures are a great example... Good score on the rear fender! I found a right 1954 front fender for 50,- at Bad Camberg. Quite cheap as well! :)

Could be that we bought it from the same vendor! :lol:

Sun Jul 03, 2011 5:36 am

AWESOME 5 STARS!

keep it up, i can imagine the amount of hours you put into this, top notch!