| Author |
Message |
AZVWlover
Samba Member
Joined: April 13, 2009
Posts: 142
Location: Phoenix, AZ
|
 Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 12:27 pm Post subject: My restored 1969 Diamond Blue bug |
 |
|
I restored and repainted it back to OG Diamond Blue...It was in really bad shape wihen I got her 3 months ago. Terrible yellow over paint, rusted floor boards, rust in the side panels, destroyed interior. Now it's finally done. Did everything myself, it's a good feeling bringing back a VW to stock.
What do you think?
_________________
1972 VW, 1967 karmann Ghia,1964 VW Bug,1967 VW Bug (all matching numbers), 1969 VW Bug, 58' matching VW, 59' VW bug, 56 oval ragtop matching.
Last edited by AZVWlover on Mon Feb 18, 2013 1:27 pm; edited 5 times in total |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
alex857
Samba Member
Joined: December 26, 2010
Posts: 781
Location: Stuttgart/Germany
|
| Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 12:33 pm Post subject: |
|
|
very sweet, one of my favorite models.
Is your rear window settled down correctly? Looks kinda "high". |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
AZVWlover
Samba Member
Joined: April 13, 2009
Posts: 142
Location: Phoenix, AZ
|
| Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 12:38 pm Post subject: |
|
|
yep it's down, just weird lighting i think.
_________________
1972 VW, 1967 karmann Ghia,1964 VW Bug,1967 VW Bug (all matching numbers), 1969 VW Bug, 58' matching VW, 59' VW bug, 56 oval ragtop matching. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Globespotter
Samba Member
Joined: February 16, 2012
Posts: 1785
Location: Newmarket, ON
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
TryToBeOriginal
Samba Member
Joined: July 23, 2012
Posts: 266
Location: Georgetown, Texas
|
| Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 12:49 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Now that I look at it I kind of like it lol. Mine is also 1969 Diamond Blue but I have already sanded it down and getting it ready for a different paint job. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Jon65
Samba Member
Joined: September 29, 2012
Posts: 2417
|
| Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 2:28 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Very nice looking car. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
marklock
Samba Member
Joined: September 20, 2011
Posts: 118
Location: SE Michigan
|
| Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 6:12 pm Post subject: |
|
|
You do really good work, great job ! Do you have any "before" pics of the car ?
_________________
1968 Beetle project |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
wayne1230cars
Samba Member
Joined: April 05, 2010
Posts: 2706
Location: Canada
|
| Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 6:22 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Very, very nice! Great work. 
_________________
1960 beetle
1970 beetle convertible |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Q-Dog
Samba Member
Joined: April 05, 2010
Posts: 8878
Location: Sunset, Louisiana
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
dubllyou
Samba Member
Joined: May 24, 2012
Posts: 1251
Location: Jack & Cee Motors
|
| Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 6:30 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Very nice! My '70 was originally Diamond Blue. I used to have a '68 Cougar that was also listed as Diamond Blue in the Mercury paint code book.
_________________
Two wrongs don't make a right...
three lefts do.
Wade
| vwo60 wrote: |
| You cannot polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter. |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Dwayne1m
Samba Member
Joined: December 31, 2011
Posts: 3543
Location: Pennsylvania
|
| Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 6:36 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Nice!  |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
ryohey
Samba Member
Joined: August 08, 2007
Posts: 562
Location: Plains, PA
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
gt1953
Samba Member
Joined: May 08, 2002
Posts: 13959
Location: White Mountains Arizona
|
| Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 9:17 am Post subject: |
|
|
You did a super job.
Like the color.
Roof rack...go to the hardware store and get some clear plastic tube to put over the part the sits in the drip rail and get rid of the blue tape.
Any pictures of the engine?
_________________
Volkswagen: We tune what we drive.
Numbers Matching VW's are getting harder to find. Source out the most Stock vehicle and keep that way. You will be glad you did.
72 type 1
72 Squareback
({59 Euro bug, 62, 63, 67, 68, 69, 73 type ones 68 & 69 type two, 68 Ghia all sold}) |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
digitalbill
Samba Member
Joined: December 26, 2012
Posts: 323
Location: Lake Worth, FL
|
| Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 12:47 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| gt1953 wrote: |
You did a super job.
Like the color.
Roof rack...go to the hardware store and get some clear plastic tube to put over the part the sits in the drip rail and get rid of the blue tape.
Any pictures of the engine? |
Clear plastic tubing...
f'n brilliant.
Man, I was sitting here thinking about some kind of spray on rubber coating, rhyno lining the inside of the drip rails....
Plastic tubing. I always overthink stuff.
_________________
Beer_
Because no good story started with eating a salad.
-------------------------------------------------------
My build thread:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=541120
-------------------------------------------------------
1973 Super Beetle (work in progress) |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
'69Custom
Samba Member
Joined: September 16, 2008
Posts: 2497
Location: Ventura, California
|
| Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 1:22 pm Post subject: |
|
|
A beautiful job!
Love the lowback seats in it!
Never been a fan of stock roof racks on a late model!
Second the clear tubing!
Rear windshield looks great!
We need before shots!
Edit: Would you mind polishing those fingerprints off the tops of your bumpers, please? They're spoiling my view! Thanks. 
_________________
-Tim
1969 Frankenbug
1965 Ford Mustang
:2gunfire: F-U-M-P!
~"I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken." ~The Boss
Please excuse any typos as my iPhone doesn't speak English very well.
| tham64 wrote: |
Why tune a big round again and again????? For me.... 1 hour will solve the case  |
www.endlesscustomz.com |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
