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Sat Nov 27, 2021 9:19 am

Here is bit of update I am fixing the rear bracket hood which was missing.

I found a donor piece some times ago.

Sat Nov 27, 2021 9:21 am

here is the fitting anf cutting work:

Sat Nov 27, 2021 9:24 am

and welding work:

will just remain 2 plug weld to do with the mig and weld grinding.

Sat Nov 27, 2021 9:36 am

Nice work on the decklid spring attachment repair.
This and the preceding posts should be a stickie by themselves.

There are so many beetles that need this area repaired.
Yet no one has shown how it's done.

Sat Nov 27, 2021 9:42 am

67rustavenger wrote: Nice work on the decklid spring attachment repair.
This and the preceding posts should be a stickie by themselves.

There are so many beetles that need this area repaired.
Yet no one has shown how it's done.

looks like there is a lot of stress on the metal when the spring is loaded in open position, which end up cracking the metal itself and brakes the original spot weld.

with what I have done I should not more have this issue.

i will finally be able to keep the hood open on its own and without the need of a "dance pole" :-).

Sat Nov 27, 2021 9:10 pm

Very nice work! Nice to see another update!

Sat Dec 04, 2021 8:59 pm

I was able to validate the decklid stays now in open position, yeah !!:

I was lucky to find an original spring that was painted black already, and fits with the rest of the car.

Decklid open:

Thu Dec 09, 2021 6:44 pm

while the side of the re-inforcement rail looked good, the underside was rusted on about 22 inches length

it has been a pain to cut and take the right measurement to redo the inner "v" shape piece like original.

now I am almost ready to weld the new fabricated pieces back in place.

Fri Dec 24, 2021 2:25 pm

here is some fresh updates, I am working on the re-inforcement real of passenger side.
That is some paintfull work considering I do I all this job the head up side down.

Sun Dec 26, 2021 1:10 pm

Wow! Beautiful work you are doing on this old Kabriolett! Keep it up!

Bill Bowman

Sun Dec 26, 2021 3:18 pm

BulliBill wrote: Wow! Beautiful work you are doing on this old Kabriolett! Keep it up!

Bill Bowman

thanks !!, I still have a good amont of work to do on the reinforcement rails, but I am on the right pass. really looking to finish that work.

After that I won't have much left to do, a small repair on the rear left fender, and replace one stripped nut for the bumper bumper.

Sat Jan 08, 2022 8:32 am

Here is some fresh update on my last job on the car.

I am focussing on the left rear fender to address a couple of old bad repairs. Here we go:

Bad welding with a bit of bondo over it. Let's remove this crap and redo it correctly:

Sat Jan 08, 2022 8:37 am

let's cut to the right place and build / weld a small patch of fresh metal:

Sat Jan 08, 2022 8:39 am

and finally let's do not shapping to remove the weld marks.

shrinking disc magic:

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Sat Jan 08, 2022 8:41 am

end results, no more marks, surface is clean:

Sat Jan 08, 2022 10:54 am

That looks great!

Sat Jan 08, 2022 12:20 pm

VW_Jimbo wrote: That looks great!

thanks !!

Sat Jan 08, 2022 6:12 pm

This is some of, if not the best, metal work I have ever seen in my life time.

Fantastic work. With an attention to detail far and above, body work professionals.

You really have talent! Keep up the great work.

Hopefully we can see your car at a few shows this coming summer season.

Sat Jan 15, 2022 11:41 am

67rustavenger wrote: This is some of, if not the best, metal work I have ever seen in my life time.

Fantastic work. With an attention to detail far and above, body work professionals.

You really have talent! Keep up the great work.

Hopefully we can see your car at a few shows this coming summer season.

thanks for the comment very pleased to read this type of comment considering that it is my 1st restoration, and 2 years ago I did not know how to weld and shape a piece of metal. All inspiration comes from motivation to do the job on my own and see what real master crafter do like Wrenn Werks restoring the 51 kabrio: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=507704&start=220

Sat Jan 15, 2022 11:59 am

some update after 3 hours of shaping the fender skirts, they fit perfectly like a glove !!