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L’ATELIER RENARD
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 4:50 am    Post subject: beetle 1958 sunroof with semaphore Reply with quote

Hello,

Here is the beetle during the purchase

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And arrived in the garage for the restoration :

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PostPosted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 5:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dismantling

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The frame was welded in the hull

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PostPosted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 12:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Where's the "FINISHED" pictures?
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 1:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Shocked Wow I dont think I have ever seen so much rust in the tunnel as that car has, I really wish I could read french, all I could do was look at the pictures in your build thread. It really tripped me out when you separated the body and the pan and the bottom of the heater channels are still attached to the pan. Man good luck on the build I look forward to watching the build pictures!
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 11:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This beetle had restored in germany, but the restoration are very bad !!! LOOK

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 1:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Manufacturing of a marble to stay of level :

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow. That baby is rusty!
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 9:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice save! This one was for sure headed for the grave yard.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 10:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow, that is quite and undertaking. Like what was stated above, nice save. I dont think I would ever even think of taking on a project like that. Embarassed
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 8:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

And it's only the beginning

Die-checking of the hat of napoleon or paper hat !!!

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PostPosted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 10:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

So rusty :

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PostPosted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 1:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You drilled out all of your spot welds for the pan halves?? Shocked

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 12:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 2:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

WOW! Awesome work on that pan, I think most people would have scrapped that one, including me.
I look forward to updates.
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 5:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sacre bleu!

You already have many skills- welding, trimming, fabricating, measureing- I hope you stick with the work and reassemble the car. We're all certain you will do a very thorough and exacting job. Your amount of work is what few of us in the USA can or even would want to do. So we're very eager to see updates, and to see it ultimately DRIVING again!

I realize you have much to do before you get to it, but do you plan to keep the current engine, or will you try to find a 36hp (30hp euro)?
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 10:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I restore in originally many vintage for the sheet metal.

Molded foot 30hp it's here and i transforme by OKRASA power

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One for my convertible 58 and one for the beetle 58

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 2:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Excellent work , too much rust for me... admirable your restoration

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 8:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

impression wash primer :

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with a very good penetration !!!

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PostPosted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 10:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I am very happy by the result :

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It's me before the action :

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 25, 2011 10:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

other quoter :

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The result it's very perfect !!!

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