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Schwing
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| Very impressive! Thats a big undertaking. |
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Chris Paterson
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| Very impressive! Thats a big undertaking. |
Thanks Schwing!
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Chris Paterson
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Location: Newbury Park, CA
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A little update, I am slowly trimming the rear clip area to fit. I've POR-15'd the inside panels of the car and now I just need to trim and finish fitting the piece.
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Neil Davies
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Looking good Chris! I unpicked the seam from the inside of the doorpost on my vert pieces, so I could use the sedan door posts as the cabriolet ones were knackered. I hope it goes together again!  Yours looks much closer! 
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Chris Paterson
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| Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 10:15 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks!
So here's an update, I'm slowly trimming the rear clip to fit. I have it so it fits in the door post, now it's just trimming the overlap on the side sheet metal.
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vwhelmot
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| You obviously know your metalwork, still cant understand why you cut up a lovely straight tintop to do it. Shame that... :shock: |
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Chris Paterson
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You obviously know your metalwork, still cant understand why you cut up a lovely straight tintop to do it. Shame that...  |
I know... I'm a bad person...
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Chris Paterson
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| Posted: Sat May 15, 2010 10:25 pm Post subject: |
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Aight, finally trimmed it to fit! Now I've started the welding. I ran out of welding wire, so I had to stop, but it's getting done!
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Juice C
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| Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 10:27 am Post subject: |
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| Thats a cool project. Will you also need to reenforce the pan.? |
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Chris Paterson
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| Thats a cool project. Will you also need to reenforce the pan.? |
Thanks! I'm going to weld up the convertible support rails to the body. I think the pan will be fine as long as the body is rigid enough. I mean that's how they rolled out of the factory.
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artmolina
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| Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Any updates on this?? |
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Chris Paterson
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| Any updates on this?? |
Well... It's very slow going, lol. I've finished most of the welding but I still need to grind it smooth. Thanks for asking!
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marcos_carrillo
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Great Job! i did the same work with my KG, a few years ago.
i will keep looking for updates.[/img] |
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Neil Davies
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Looking good Chris! Windscreen frame next? Remember what I said about splitting it at the scuttle to front quarter panel joint - it'll keep all the strengtheners inside the frame.
Helmot (Lyndon?) - if I could find a nice clean tin-top I'd chop it to make a Karmann 'vert - mine is being patched together with bits from all sorts of differnt cars! It'd be so much easier to do what Chris has done! 
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Chris Paterson
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Another update... I've had the week off of work so I've been making progress a little quicker... I removed the windshield piece ("Windscreen" for the UK crowd).
I've slowly been trimming it into place and I'm hoping to start welding it in tomorrow.
I also finished welding up the firewall
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Chris Paterson
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nextorskater
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hi there, any updates???
success...
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jaxvert
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Funny stuff, you cut the hole top section off, i had to cut mine in two pieces and remove the bottm 10" used a donor from New mexico. put it all back in one piece. worked out good. but lots of work.
Mine had a small pine tree growing up in it when i found it. shit a guy wont due to save a vert hey Chris
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mixedup59
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Another update... I've had the week off of work so I've been making progress a little quicker... I removed the windshield piece ("Windscreen" for the UK crowd).
I've slowly been trimming it into place and I'm hoping to start welding it in tomorrow.
I also finished welding up the firewall
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Wow Chris, you're really going for it. Coming along nicely. Do you have the convertible top frame to check the fit for that part? I may have an extra one if you're looking.
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jaxvert
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Just relized your placing a vert top on a sedan bottom. sweeeet dude!
Hell Ya cut up that sedan. anything to save a vert !
I took a totally rust 99 % free 62 sedan complete and chopped it to hell to save my 63 vert. New mexico is the place to go for a donor. I did not have to use any cheap steel. got it all from the sedan !
I made all my money back off the rust free sedan scrap's and door's interior ,Parts etc. and made 1300 bucks on the deal !
went to the Daytona Winter Jam this year, seen 5 verts out of hundreds of sedans, and 3 of those were super bettles 
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