My new 71 Super

[Mikedrevguy]

Well, how wrong can you go for $500?
That's why we let this one come home.
good Luke on the 71 and 72..
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76 914 with 2260
79 VW Iltis
69 Bwajaja
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Illigitimi non-Carborundum!!

[swhitcomb]

I never did buy that 72. Don't have the room for it, and can't get rid of the 71 after all the work I've done.

Speaking of that, after about a 6 month break, I actually worked on it today.

The passenger side and spare tire well are next.
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My 71 Ghia Been in my family since 1980
My Patina 66
My 74 Ghia
07 Boxster

[candyflame73]

I think it was a really good purchase. You're making really good progress as well......way to go. I have a real soft spot for Super's.....especially orange Super's. Keep up the good work and the updates!

[swhitcomb]

Well, as promised, I worked on the Super again this weekend.

Now to grind the welds down and get the spare well in.
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My 71 Ghia Been in my family since 1980
My Patina 66
My 74 Ghia
07 Boxster

[swhitcomb]

Ugly welds but it's in. Got to clean it up now.
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My 71 Ghia Been in my family since 1980
My Patina 66
My 74 Ghia
07 Boxster

[dagen_1]

subscribed!

saw the link to your thread in a vw group on facebook.. wow, you're a man of many talents!

[swhitcomb]

Thank you. Can't take all the credit though. I'd never have gotten through that quarter panel without help from my friend Chad. He made it look easy.
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My 71 Ghia Been in my family since 1980
My Patina 66
My 74 Ghia
07 Boxster

[swhitcomb]

Forgot to post it, but I worked on the Super last weekend

Going to take some work to get it lined up before I weld it in.
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My 71 Ghia Been in my family since 1980
My Patina 66
My 74 Ghia
07 Boxster

[swhitcomb]

Finally an update. It's been a long time since I worked on the car. Back in May I went to the Bug Out and bought a new spare well. Wasn't happy with the other one. Today I started installing it. Cut it in half to make it fit. Then lined up it, the apron, the hood, and fenders before I started welding. Got about half welded. Hopefully I'll finish it next weekend. Then I can move on to cleaning and grinding all the welds from previous repairs.

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My 71 Ghia Been in my family since 1980
My Patina 66
My 74 Ghia
07 Boxster

[VW_Jimbo]

swiftcomb,

That is looking great! If you ever do it again, I cut a couple of slits up the sides of the spare tire metal, so that the walls can collaspe into the center, then go back and tack them together. But, I like your way as well! I am placing that into the memory bank, for future use!

Awesome work! Have fun and wear good body protection!
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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!

[swhitcomb]

[swhitcomb]

Worked on the Super today.

Welded the spare well back into one piece. My welds will need a lot of grinding. Then I found some rust I hadn’t noticed in the 5 years I’ve owned the car. The metal the hinge bracket is welded to on the drivers side was rotten. Cut it out and started fabing the piece before I ran out of time.

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My 71 Ghia Been in my family since 1980
My Patina 66
My 74 Ghia
07 Boxster

[vwsteve]

Looks good. Hard to believe it's been 5 years though.

[vamram]

Got a ways to go, but man, is it going to feel good when you finally get that first drive...
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'74 Super 9/16 - present, in refurb process.
'73 Super - 6/18 - Present - Daily Driver!
'75 Super Le Grande...waiting it's turn in line behind '74.
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Save the Supers!!

[NewTechnicIan]

Looking good - it's always fun to tell people you welded the bottom 6" of car back together. Keep it up!

Also, not sure if it helps now that the front is in, but it might be a good idea to hook up the trunk latch hardware and make sure that it latches and sets nicely now. If you need to make any further changes to the apron or hood, you can at least do them before you paint everything. Ask me how I know
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My 73 Standard build - It's painted! It drives under its own power! Time to get it wired and upholstered!

My 1679 Engine build.

[swhitcomb]

[Buggeee]

[mikewilkinson007]

Wow! Talk about bringing one back from the dead. A ton of hard work and impressive as hell. Keep it up! I'm rooting for you both!
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Long Gone: 70 Vert, 66, 68, 73SB, 70, 72, 61 Rag and a 64 with a cinder block in the spare tire well.

[swhitcomb]

Thank you guys. Hoping to get back at it this weekend. Went on vacation last weekend. Hope to get the hinge pillar sorted and the apron welded on. Also have a new rear apron to put on it at some point (current one is full of bondo).
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My 71 Ghia Been in my family since 1980
My Patina 66
My 74 Ghia
07 Boxster

[mikec4193]

I saw a link on facebook to this rebuild...wow...awesome job right there...

Love the orange Beetles...had a family member that had one back in the day...

Keep up the good work...

MikeC
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