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slave1pilot Samba Member
Joined: February 22, 2010 Posts: 943 Location: Tehachapi CA
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Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2022 3:54 pm Post subject: Re: My 63 body on a 59 pan Herbie project car |
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Started fitting and cutting
I have to clean up the edges and make sure it all fits
Then I’ll use the spot welder to attach the donor frame _________________ My Photobucket for my Herbie Project - http://s1288.photobucket.com/user/TK-439/library/Herbie?sort=3&page=1
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1963 Ragtop Beetle
Previously:
1967 Beetle
1968 Beetle
1970 Beetle |
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slave1pilot Samba Member
Joined: February 22, 2010 Posts: 943 Location: Tehachapi CA
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Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2022 6:19 pm Post subject: Re: My 63 body on a 59 pan Herbie project car |
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Small setback today
I Purchased a spot welder Friday to weld the donor clip in to place
My welding skills
With the MIG are lackluster, so I felt the spot welder would keep Me from blowing through
That’s not the issue
The issue is I neglected to realize that the metal has to be bare on all 4 sides of the metal being welded together
So, the clip had to come back out so I could remove the paint on the body (the clip was sand blasted already)
Anyway, here’s a progress shot before I put the clip back in
You’ll notice that the metal in front of of the hole is all wavy and dented
I did that
I clamped it too hard when putting the clip in last time
Ugh _________________ My Photobucket for my Herbie Project - http://s1288.photobucket.com/user/TK-439/library/Herbie?sort=3&page=1
Currently:
1963 Ragtop Beetle
Previously:
1967 Beetle
1968 Beetle
1970 Beetle |
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slave1pilot Samba Member
Joined: February 22, 2010 Posts: 943 Location: Tehachapi CA
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Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2022 10:44 am Post subject: Re: My 63 body on a 59 pan Herbie project car |
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I trimmed up the donor clip and the roof some more
I trimmed it up to the edge of the front lip I’ll use filler on the seam so it doesn’t show
The other three sides will be covered so it’s not a big deal really
I then started the spot welds
I move the clamps and keep spot welding , jumping from side to side and front to rear so it doesn’t get too hot and start warping
I finished the first pass around the perimeter
I’ll go back around filling in between all these welds
I will also clean up the edge of the cut roof
Feels pretty solid already _________________ My Photobucket for my Herbie Project - http://s1288.photobucket.com/user/TK-439/library/Herbie?sort=3&page=1
Currently:
1963 Ragtop Beetle
Previously:
1967 Beetle
1968 Beetle
1970 Beetle |
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sportin-wood Samba Member
Joined: September 12, 2010 Posts: 2002 Location: Texas
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Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2022 7:26 pm Post subject: Re: My 63 body on a 59 pan Herbie project car |
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Coming along nicely! Very nice work. _________________ .
Paused 66 project bug
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"Relax, all right? My old man is a television repairman. He's got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it." --- Jeff Spicoli |
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slave1pilot Samba Member
Joined: February 22, 2010 Posts: 943 Location: Tehachapi CA
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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2022 3:00 pm Post subject: Re: My 63 body on a 59 pan Herbie project car |
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Thank you
I was Very intimidated to cut a perfectly good roof
But in hindsight, it wasn’t a big deal
I filled in the gaps with spot welds, but forgot to take pics
I spent some more time today sanding it down
It still needs filler on all the spot welds and especially on the seam on the front lip ( and the dents I made)
But I’m happy with how it is progressing
And it even looks good from underneath
I have to drill new holes for the rear roof screw plate _________________ My Photobucket for my Herbie Project - http://s1288.photobucket.com/user/TK-439/library/Herbie?sort=3&page=1
Currently:
1963 Ragtop Beetle
Previously:
1967 Beetle
1968 Beetle
1970 Beetle |
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slave1pilot Samba Member
Joined: February 22, 2010 Posts: 943 Location: Tehachapi CA
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Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2022 4:24 pm Post subject: Re: My 63 body on a 59 pan Herbie project car |
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I jump around so I don’t get burnout or start hyper-fixating on stuff
Today I decided to remove the rusty carpet mounts from the door sills
They had rusted through and needed replaced
I have replacements already, but won’t weld them in until later
Here is what I mean, it’s the part that the carpet tucks under on the sides
I folded the trim up and used a sharp chisel to cut the spot welds
Then I ground down the old welds
I know it doesn’t look like much but every little bit makes the car better _________________ My Photobucket for my Herbie Project - http://s1288.photobucket.com/user/TK-439/library/Herbie?sort=3&page=1
Currently:
1963 Ragtop Beetle
Previously:
1967 Beetle
1968 Beetle
1970 Beetle |
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slave1pilot Samba Member
Joined: February 22, 2010 Posts: 943 Location: Tehachapi CA
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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2022 3:53 pm Post subject: Re: My 63 body on a 59 pan Herbie project car |
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Found something new to address
There’s a crease in the right front corner from the front end damage that happened before I got it .
It’s a small bump , but with all the other work I’m already doing I cant just let it go lol
Anyway, I’m gonna have to pound this back out too _________________ My Photobucket for my Herbie Project - http://s1288.photobucket.com/user/TK-439/library/Herbie?sort=3&page=1
Currently:
1963 Ragtop Beetle
Previously:
1967 Beetle
1968 Beetle
1970 Beetle |
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slave1pilot Samba Member
Joined: February 22, 2010 Posts: 943 Location: Tehachapi CA
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2022 5:42 pm Post subject: Re: My 63 body on a 59 pan Herbie project car |
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I bought a new tool so I had to try it out
My wife actually caught me working so I threw up the horns
And this is the result after about 20 minutes
Not bad, but it uncovered more work (of course) _________________ My Photobucket for my Herbie Project - http://s1288.photobucket.com/user/TK-439/library/Herbie?sort=3&page=1
Currently:
1963 Ragtop Beetle
Previously:
1967 Beetle
1968 Beetle
1970 Beetle
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kingstrider Samba Member
Joined: April 25, 2022 Posts: 10 Location: Middleburg FL
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2022 4:02 pm Post subject: Re: My 63 body on a 59 pan Herbie project car |
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Man this is a sweet build, looking forward to more progress. |
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slave1pilot Samba Member
Joined: February 22, 2010 Posts: 943 Location: Tehachapi CA
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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2022 8:23 pm Post subject: Re: My 63 body on a 59 pan Herbie project car |
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I continued using the tool and exposing more metal
I started losing daylight
So I put Ol’ Herb back in the garage
I’ll straighten that right front quarter I mentioned last time soon _________________ My Photobucket for my Herbie Project - http://s1288.photobucket.com/user/TK-439/library/Herbie?sort=3&page=1
Currently:
1963 Ragtop Beetle
Previously:
1967 Beetle
1968 Beetle
1970 Beetle |
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VW_Jimbo Samba Member
Joined: May 22, 2016 Posts: 9880 Location: Huntington Beach, CA
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Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2022 9:51 pm Post subject: Re: My 63 body on a 59 pan Herbie project car |
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Hey Slave1pilot! Nice build thread! Just spent an hour reading through the 17 pages! Great story!!! Crazy that one of the PO had the car repaired with tons of Bondo! The shit one finds. Great job! Keep on going. It is looking great! _________________ Jimbo
There is never enough time to do it right the first time, but all the time necessary the second time!
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GFY's Xevin and VW_Jimbo! |
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slave1pilot Samba Member
Joined: February 22, 2010 Posts: 943 Location: Tehachapi CA
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Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2022 8:00 pm Post subject: Re: My 63 body on a 59 pan Herbie project car |
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Thank you so much
Sorry about the missing pictures throughout the thread
I spent a few days stripping the paint off with the surface conditioner from harbor freight and a wire wheel
I then used a DA Sander from 60 grit up to 180 grit
I’m going to continue up to 320 grit before filler and primer _________________ My Photobucket for my Herbie Project - http://s1288.photobucket.com/user/TK-439/library/Herbie?sort=3&page=1
Currently:
1963 Ragtop Beetle
Previously:
1967 Beetle
1968 Beetle
1970 Beetle |
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slave1pilot Samba Member
Joined: February 22, 2010 Posts: 943 Location: Tehachapi CA
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2022 5:59 pm Post subject: Re: My 63 body on a 59 pan Herbie project car |
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I continued on with the roof (no pics cuz it’s just the roof lol)
After that was sanded to 180, I stripped the hood
The PO had used some kind of grinder in the past to strip paint, leaving all of these marks
If you zoom in you can see how bad they actually are
A skim coat will fill them in , but there’s also a few dents to address as well
Overall not bad so far
Next up is stripping the doors
Wish me luck _________________ My Photobucket for my Herbie Project - http://s1288.photobucket.com/user/TK-439/library/Herbie?sort=3&page=1
Currently:
1963 Ragtop Beetle
Previously:
1967 Beetle
1968 Beetle
1970 Beetle |
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slave1pilot Samba Member
Joined: February 22, 2010 Posts: 943 Location: Tehachapi CA
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Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2022 6:42 pm Post subject: Re: My 63 body on a 59 pan Herbie project car |
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I forgot that I already had the doors sandblasted when they did the first body
I resurfaced them and then used the DA
They are in bad shape
Lots of dents and bumps
Also the sheet metal is flimsy and it pops in and out
There’s a term for it but I cant remember it right now
The other door is worse
The hinges are sprung and bent back too far into the metal on both doors
So, I’m in the market for a pair of good doors at a decent price _________________ My Photobucket for my Herbie Project - http://s1288.photobucket.com/user/TK-439/library/Herbie?sort=3&page=1
Currently:
1963 Ragtop Beetle
Previously:
1967 Beetle
1968 Beetle
1970 Beetle |
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jitbba Samba Member
Joined: August 20, 2013 Posts: 161 Location: San Antonio
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Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2022 6:54 pm Post subject: Re: My 63 body on a 59 pan Herbie project car |
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Tin canning. Love the updates _________________ My other ride is a Zildjian |
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Busstom Samba Member
Joined: November 23, 2014 Posts: 3789 Location: San Jose, CA
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Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2022 9:59 pm Post subject: Re: My 63 body on a 59 pan Herbie project car |
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"oil canning"
Sounds like it may need some shrinking. |
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slave1pilot Samba Member
Joined: February 22, 2010 Posts: 943 Location: Tehachapi CA
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Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 7:57 pm Post subject: Re: My 63 body on a 59 pan Herbie project car |
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Thank you , I couldn’t remember
Maybe i can shrink them back up
I moved on to the front fenders today
I bolted them loosely on the car to make it easier to strip them
There are spots that I still need to get to when they are off _________________ My Photobucket for my Herbie Project - http://s1288.photobucket.com/user/TK-439/library/Herbie?sort=3&page=1
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1963 Ragtop Beetle
Previously:
1967 Beetle
1968 Beetle
1970 Beetle |
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slave1pilot Samba Member
Joined: February 22, 2010 Posts: 943 Location: Tehachapi CA
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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2022 5:14 pm Post subject: Re: My 63 body on a 59 pan Herbie project car |
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I continued on with the deck lid
And also the rear fenders
Extra holes and lots of dents and dings that need addressed
This is why I stripped it to bare metal _________________ My Photobucket for my Herbie Project - http://s1288.photobucket.com/user/TK-439/library/Herbie?sort=3&page=1
Currently:
1963 Ragtop Beetle
Previously:
1967 Beetle
1968 Beetle
1970 Beetle |
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Busstom Samba Member
Joined: November 23, 2014 Posts: 3789 Location: San Jose, CA
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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2022 9:10 pm Post subject: Re: My 63 body on a 59 pan Herbie project car |
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Are you using that surface conditioning tool to get that satin finish on your metal? It looks like new, raw metal, other than the dings that give it away.
Do you have recommendations for that tool? Good to have?? Easy to use? Recommended wheels? I noticed some are like Scotch-Brite. |
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slave1pilot Samba Member
Joined: February 22, 2010 Posts: 943 Location: Tehachapi CA
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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2022 10:29 am Post subject: Re: My 63 body on a 59 pan Herbie project car |
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Not for the satin finish
The resurfacing tool makes it look like this
Then I use a DA sander with grits up to 180 to get the satin look _________________ My Photobucket for my Herbie Project - http://s1288.photobucket.com/user/TK-439/library/Herbie?sort=3&page=1
Currently:
1963 Ragtop Beetle
Previously:
1967 Beetle
1968 Beetle
1970 Beetle |
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