1956 silver oval window bug restoration

Basketcase · Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 9:18 am Post subject:

great to see you getting the dust off and the rats out of that one.
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thevinster · Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 1:46 pm Post subject:

So while waiting for the new electrical system and interior kit from chirco we are gonna get a new clutch for the motor and fix the dents and repainted the fenders and replace the hood with the original that was on before the accident

thevinster · Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2015 9:56 pm Post subject:

So we got the front fenders off after some labour since many were rusted on.

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I've never liked Volkswagens without fenders. Looking at them like this honestly sort of weirds me out

Anyways tomorrow we are gonna hammer out the dents, go to a good local paint shop and reinstall these. Also hopefully the electrical system will get here soon.

thevinster · Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 7:31 am Post subject:

We have taken the fenders to the shop and hammered out all the dents

thevinster · Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2015 8:47 am Post subject:

Hey guys so we've made some progress the left fender has been taken to get sandblasted and we've hammered out all the dents in the right one and sanded down the bad paint areas so it can get repainted

We've also taken the hood off of the car, the hood on the left is the one that has been on the car ever since the accident but it is the wrong model for a 56 the one one the right is the one that it wore before the accident but got crunched. It has since been repaired. So we are gonna sand down the paint and hammer out any left over dents and put it back on

thevinster · Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2015 7:42 am Post subject:

So we have brought the hood to the shop and we have sanded down the bad paint areas and hammered out the dents although there is a crack in the front of the hood we will need to weld back. We also got a new clutch for the engine and the motor will get reinstalled this weekend and hopefully the electrical system will be put in too

thevinster · Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2015 1:35 pm Post subject:

Here's the left fender back from sandblasting

We've welded up the rust holes and sanded down the welds. It should be ready for paint soon Very Happy

thevinster · Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2015 10:42 am Post subject:

So with the help of a good friend, some grease, and a clutch alignment tool the engine now has a new clutch. Although there is definitely some problem with the motor because you can easily turn the flywheel. So we will be looking into that. We are also prepping the fenders for the Porsche arctic silver paint so they can be put back on the car.

thevinster · Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 12:14 pm Post subject:

Hey guys sorry it's been so long there wasn't way too much to report I've just spent the past few days prepping the fenders and Hood for painting so the basic bondo on primer on sand down repeat. But today they were nice enough we were able to take them to a good friend and local go to car guy Reid (the giving tree) Allenburg who has all of the paint and car know how.

So the hood is properly primered and tomorrow we will take the deck lid to finish masters to replicate the paint color. That's all for the moment have a good day!

thevinster · Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 12:19 pm Post subject:

Last night I got under the car after work and removed the rotted axle boots and put on new ones

silvertonguedevil · Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2015 6:50 pm Post subject:

thevinster · Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2015 10:46 pm Post subject:

Oh we know but that was the hood on the car when my father built it and they are essentially identical once the label is on it.

grandpa pete · Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2015 8:24 pm Post subject:

The screws on the axle boots shouldn't be straight up . put them at 10 oclock please
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thevinster · Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2015 12:24 am Post subject:

thevinster · Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2015 7:22 am Post subject:

Sorry about the lack of recent posts there just hasn't been too much to report. It's just been body work and trying to make the fenders look good. But today we have some big news! Our carpet kit came in!

It's a TMI oatmeal carpet kit which is exactly what was put in the car when my dad built it.

thevinster · Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2015 5:58 pm Post subject:

sorry about the lack of posts but between school and me being sick for the past week nothing has gotten done on the car. but it has not been forgotten about. we have gotten new turn signals for the car. this weekend we are hoping to see if we can sand down the fenders and the hood one last time and paint them.

vwnut1 · Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2015 7:40 am Post subject:

Love the color choice. Do you plan on bringing it back to the magazine shoot look?
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thevinster · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2015 6:53 am Post subject:

thevinster

Hey sorry for the lack of updates. Me and my father have been very sick with a flu that's going around. We haven't forgotten about the bug though. We will get it running once we get over this gnarly cold

thevinster

So we've gotten very close to finishing the fenders and hood. Just one 400 sanding and then we can tow the Volkswagen over, mount the panels, and paint!


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