my new rusty project

vdubjim · Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2013 5:09 pm Post subject:

with that much rust i wouldnt attempt to unbolt the floors. i think youll find out most the nut plates will break loose and spin. then youll have a car you cant put pans in without extensive heater channel work.

walter kandetzki · Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2013 5:57 pm Post subject:

my old kasan red 73 had far worse heater channels and firewall and I still managed to unbolt the pans from body with no issues

walter kandetzki · Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 10:18 pm Post subject:

I got myself a pair of front doors for it that are pretty rust free.i haven't touched it to much lately as its been cold and very busy.im picking up new floor pans for it probably wendsday afternoon.im getting rid of that ugly billet dash panel and welding the dash stock and putting the stock dash grill and steering wheel in it..im going to rust repair the body and don't paint it but I plan on line-xing the engine bay

swhitcomb · Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 7:33 pm Post subject:

Where are you getting pans?
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walter kandetzki · Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 9:28 pm Post subject:

some local guy had some for sale as he has a 73?super but I got the pans now.picked up some of the rain guards that screw into the door from the junkyard and header

walter kandetzki · Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 6:12 pm Post subject:

I got this rear trans brace and rear brakes (I yanked the shoes and whatnot and the rear drums as im going to get them new) from a type3.also (no pics) I unbolted the right rear fender on the car (towards running board are) and from middle top of fender down to running board there is no rust.i was actually shocked and the death foam spot is only above the fender.below its solid as a rock

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walter kandetzki · Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 6:37 am Post subject:

Installed pop out windows and took old running board off and except a small hole in back corner it's pretty solid.even underside is fine

walter kandetzki · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 4:26 pm Post subject:

im redoing the chassis and painting/bedlining the whole underside of the car but outside will stay multi colored n all but anyways what do you guys think about running the painted 4.5 sprint stars out front and chrome 5.5s out back.im going to run a 4" narrowed beam

walter kandetzki · Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2014 11:29 am Post subject:

pressured washed the bug today and picked up the 71 engine I bought for 90 bucks.i got a hood at bug out yesterday in I think the same color as the car and I had to change the hood hinges as they were bent from a accident car had before

walter kandetzki · Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 6:53 pm Post subject:

gutted interior today and pressure washed inside the car (got rid of headliner and carpet) but it got to dark to take pics.started unbolting the body from chassis and one bolt snapped in heater channel (it was weird because the bolt didn't feel weird then just snapped but all rest of em came out with ease).next job is to cut old floor pans out.

TheRustySuper · Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2014 10:00 am Post subject:

Great to see another Kansan Red Beetle getting saved Smile

I don't see too many in that color. Looking forward to seeing progress.
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walter kandetzki · Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2014 6:17 pm Post subject:

thanks,yes it is def a nice color.i had a 73 same color before.my new issue im about to have is removing them stuck door screws.extractors WILL NOT work neither will easy outs (broke two easy outs).the head of the screws was done for from rust so im going to try and weld a nut to it.

walter kandetzki · Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2014 7:36 pm Post subject:

ill have pictures tomorrow but I took rear fender and front fender off today.i unbolted the pan from body (took all bolts out) and only broke ONE bolt which it seemed fine when I was using socket/ratchet then just snapped.i know the napoleon hat bolts that go to firewall were nasty with piece of bolt missing from rust(they didn't break since I was careful removing the bolts)

walter kandetzki · Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:01 am Post subject:

some pictures i took yesterday.its a nasty hole in the luggage area lol

walter kandetzki · Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2014 5:59 pm Post subject:

took a socket,breaker bar metal pipe and me and a friend and the axle nuts in the rear came right off and drums came right off without a hitch

walter kandetzki · Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2014 7:08 pm Post subject:

frame head rust

frame head bolts.i was careful with ratchet/socket to remove so the didn't stip the plate in firewall or break

awesome floor patches

rear brakes removed

what do you folks think about sprint stars on this car (will be painted like stock instead of chrome

walter kandetzki · Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 6:43 am Post subject:

decided to take body loose and surprisingly the bottom of the heater channels are clean with no surface rust just nasty junk from body to pan seal.

beam was rotted out

walter kandetzki · Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 6:31 pm Post subject:

haven't done much to it lately because I started a new job.you can see a pic of the newer doors on the car

got this front clip in a trade.its alittle rough but its not dented and beat to crap.im mainly just using the right front 1/4 and apron area

walter kandetzki · Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2014 7:24 pm Post subject:

did this today:

ordered rear spring plate bushings,two inch narrowed beam sway bar (bugpack 3/4),adjusters.im going to build a 2" narrowed beam with custom towers

caleb0101 · Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2014 9:51 pm Post subject:

Could of been a lot worse


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