The 'Ol 55

[VW_Jimbo]

Nice update!!! You have been busy! Those body lines are as close to perfection as one can get. I agree with Dan! The Bug makes me smiling, too!
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Jimbo

There is never enough time to do it right the first time, but all the time necessary the second time!

[stale air]

Gaps look good, nice work!
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[tehillah1]

I appreciate all y'all looking in on me and the encouragement. Keeps the wind in my sails.
Putting the tools down and picking up the camera is a challenge for me...I get into a repair or process and things move along. You guys are way familiar with the drill: tack a repair, bolt things together, check alignment, remove, weld the repair, refit parts, recheck, remove...on to the next section.

The smooth line of the apron without cutouts is just one of those 50s visuals that ring my bell too Dan. I'm really pleased with the way it came out, especially since it's a donor/rescue piece from another car. That's kind of a necessary "accessory" for any bug of this era, and in light of what I had when I started this project its a huge improvement and was one of those repairs that intimidated me early on.

Tom, I purchased the Master series by getting on their wait list (email) and it took them about a month to catch up on their orders and get product out to me.

I'm gonna get the apron in epoxy and then move the rotisserie to the bumper brackets and get to work sealing up the bottom of the car. I feel like I'm getting somewhere. Baby steps

[tehillah1]

I got the rear apron primed in epoxy.

and moved the rear engine stand/rotisserie out to the bumper mounts. Now I can get everything prepped for primer/sealer on the bottom of the car.

I can now see a few places that'll need attention, most notably the nose under the spare tire well is pretty beat and mis-shapen and has a few popped spot welds. I'll try to remember to have a camera handy when I get to these next bits.
The rest just looks like clean up, prep and spray. My challenge at this point is keeping the shop warm enough to spray and cure the epoxy.
28 degrees when I got up this morning. Beautiful fall weather.

[Dan22]

Great progress. That apron turned out great too.

I wish I was at the rotisserie stage!
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[tehillah1]

Thanks for looking in Dan. I agree the apron came out great, better than I expected, thanks.
There is so much I never could have accomplished without the rotisserie. Getting it built was a time consumer for me...lot's of head scratching but it has been a game changer for me.

[VW_Jimbo]

[tehillah1]

Seems like a a good day to say Thanks to the Samba community. I'm grateful that this site exists and is such a knowledgeable and helpful community.

Cheers,
Jim