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Mon Sep 06, 2004 5:00 pm

here are a few pics of my installation pics. tell me what you guys think.

-Leo

Tue Sep 07, 2004 4:51 am

Looks pretty good.

Tue Sep 07, 2004 9:02 am

Looks good! Looks like you managed to avoid damaging you paint too much also :D

Tue Sep 07, 2004 11:58 am

blending the single stage paint shoud be very easy. Im gonna seal with epoxy primer then spray.

Mon Sep 20, 2004 4:09 pm

here are a few shots after I primed with some evercoat slicksand..I just have to sand with 600 and spray my single stage paint.

Mon Sep 27, 2004 5:55 pm

and heres the paint...

I blended at the front windsheild.

used my sata gun...what an awesome gun..leave it to the germans to make the best gun on earth.

Mon Sep 27, 2004 11:50 pm

Damn Leo, you really do some nice work! :D It's still taking me way longer than I wanted to finish my bug, mostly because I'm picky and painting it myself! :roll:

Tue Sep 28, 2004 5:25 am

thanks man..take your time and do it right. dont rush it. and get rid of all the rust you can.

Wed Sep 29, 2004 10:06 pm

looks real good.

Fri Oct 29, 2004 3:42 pm

ok guys its all done...tell me what you think!

Sat Nov 06, 2004 9:12 pm

Nice. Came out really clean. Good job for sure.

Tue Nov 09, 2004 4:03 pm

Damn that looks clean. I would be afraid to drive a car like that in Manhattan.

Wed Nov 10, 2004 1:16 am

Killer ride! Nice job! :D

Wed Nov 10, 2004 9:49 am

Damn, that bug looks super nice!! Nice job indeed!

Wed Nov 10, 2004 11:13 am

That is nice. One day I will have a ragtop, a 23 window, an oval, an split, a convertible, if my wife lets me. :lol:

Wed Nov 10, 2004 7:37 pm

SWEET !!!!
looks like you did a excelent job!!
That bug looks awesome!

Sat Nov 13, 2004 2:21 pm

do you have pics of the actual graphing process? i have a rag-clip i want to install but have heard many differnt ways to do it. the easiest way, that i have heard is to use the rag clip to make an outline on the roof then cut the roof to match and bolt up all the ragtop stuff, does this sound right? or do you actually have to graph the rag-section into the car? thanks

Sat Nov 13, 2004 4:13 pm

I think you just convinced me to get a Sata gun.

oval_addict wrote: do you have pics of the actual graphing process? i have a rag-clip i want to install but have heard many differnt ways to do it. the easiest way, that i have heard is to use the rag clip to make an outline on the roof then cut the roof to match and bolt up all the ragtop stuff, does this sound right? or do you actually have to graph the rag-section into the car? thanks

There is welding involved, it's definitely not a bolt in.

Sat Nov 13, 2004 4:26 pm

i realize that there is welding involved, i am just trying to figure out how much and where to cut.

Mon Nov 15, 2004 2:08 pm

that sata gun is absolutely awesome. worth the $400 bucks. a quality job is done with quality tools.

oh and patience...

now onto the motor rebuild.

as for the ragtop grafting process, I would butt it up to the inside of the roof and mark the sides. if you look at my first pics I still kept the brackets and center bracket connected to the section. you NEED these. they line the section up perfectly centered. If you dont have it then try this link:

http://www.netspot4u.com/~manxclub/gallery/album107