'47 Beetle resurrection

WrennMetallWerks · Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2017 6:46 am Post subject: Re: '47 Beetle resurrection

In this photo you can see just how crusty It really was inside. These channels were full of nastiness. I'm happy with the decision to open them up.

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Telephunken · Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2017 9:16 am Post subject: Re: '47 Beetle resurrection

wow. me too....

WrennMetallWerks · Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2017 3:53 pm Post subject: Re: '47 Beetle resurrection

Door stop fossil? Lol.
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WrennMetallWerks · Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2017 8:13 am Post subject: Re: '47 Beetle resurrection

We are wire wheeling the interior down as far as possible, today we will reconstruct failed flanges , make the bosses for the front four body mounts then spray all conjoining parts with Rust Zero in dead zones and Copperweld weld through primer in between the panels.

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mbliss13 · Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2017 3:00 pm Post subject: Re: '47 Beetle resurrection

Wow just fantastic!!! Jason, this 1947 is blessed to have you, your son, and Shawn on the case!!

Can't wait to see it all done!

-Mike
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WrennMetallWerks · Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2017 3:33 pm Post subject: Re: '47 Beetle resurrection

Here is recap of our day. I feel it's going real well so far. 😎

Tomorrow we will take the time to execute a plan we have for allowing the bus rotisserie hoop carriers to double as a carrier for the body jig. (Rite now it is simply sitting on the carrier) This should be fun and interesting.
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WrennMetallWerks · Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2017 4:10 pm Post subject: Re: '47 Beetle resurrection

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This is amazing!!!!
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WrennMetallWerks · Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 7:24 am Post subject: Re: '47 Beetle resurrection

We decided to access the end of the heater channel via the front fire wall, now we am prep and treat all the metal inside the now open cavity of the fire wall while we are there.

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Peter_N · Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 7:26 am Post subject: Re: '47 Beetle resurrection

WrennMetallWerks · Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 7:51 am Post subject: Re: '47 Beetle resurrection

^^^. In a very recent post I answered that question. To recap for you... After the wire wheeling is complete we will be applying a product called Rust Zero. This product was around long before POR 15 and comes highly recommended by the local auto body techs and suppliers. It is a DTM product. ( Direct to metal) here is a breakdown of the specs.

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WrennMetallWerks · Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 5:30 pm Post subject: Re: '47 Beetle resurrection

We had a great day. 😎

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TinCanFab · Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 6:46 pm Post subject: Re: '47 Beetle resurrection

If that's not the baddest rotisserie I've ever seen in my life..... or is it a work of art?
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WrennMetallWerks · Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 7:43 pm Post subject: Re: '47 Beetle resurrection

Art in Motion (Thanx man 🤜🤛)

Christian said today this is his favorite thing we have done in the shop to date. Hearing that from my son made this that much more rewarding. 😎

Tomorrow we will put the body in it once we remove it from the T stand and demo and prep the areas in the channel bottoms blocked from
The stand arms.
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WrennMetallWerks · Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 8:19 pm Post subject: Re: '47 Beetle resurrection

Another good day.

Next rotation we use the Pro Spot to weld the caps to the channels.

I have to say the caps from Mika were flawless. So nice. Thank you sir. 😎
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VEE DUB BOYS · Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:21 am Post subject: Re: '47 Beetle resurrection

WrennMetallWerks · Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:56 am Post subject: Re: '47 Beetle resurrection

^^^. I will keep everyone posted. I have a 3 foot contour gauge on order. Once it arrives I will check the shape. We have already determined it is as think as the body. Even if we do not use it on this project it may necessary to use them in the not so distant future. Good early doors have become increasingly difficult to find. Thanks for following along.
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scottyrocks · Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2017 3:10 pm Post subject: Re: '47 Beetle resurrection

I am in complete awe.
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modelac · Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2017 7:06 pm Post subject: Re: '47 Beetle resurrection

Jason, your abilities and attention to detail are second to none. It is truly a pleasure to watch this build develop.

WrennMetallWerks · Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 9:10 pm Post subject: Re: '47 Beetle resurrection

Back at it. First off we opened up the hood and deck lid for repair and treatment. Then we used the fixtures on the Jig to finalize the position of the body in order to begin spot welding on the heater channel caps. Once that was done we finished up the day starting the spot welding of the heater caps.

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