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Bret2094
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Location: Linden, Texas or College Station Texas
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 Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2016 9:23 pm Post subject: Re: '59 Baja Ragtop Back To Semi Stock Build Thread |
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Just held in with some vicegrips and fenders but not bad...I think tomorrow is gong to be fruitful after some trimming and tweaking the metal before tack welding, but I'm excited
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| You could also take a raised base 3 pin, cut out the raised section, and weld in a flat piece. Then just make the slots based on some measurements. That's what I did. |
If it comes down to it, I may do this, or find one of the non raised 3 tabs. I'm already cheating on the front fenders but idk yet. Where did you get the measurements from?
Bret
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1959 baja beetle ragtop( going back to Full body)
1959 beetle
1960 Beetle frame Custom buggy
1962 Karmann Ghia
1967 beetle( august 66, first car)
1967 beetle (parts car)
1977 Westfalia Camper
1972 Plymouth Duster
Just another 22 year old jackass who caught the bug, and lives by the motto " NO fatchicks allowed" , I've got too many cars as is (buses N/A)
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stanovich
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Joined: March 18, 2013
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Location: central coast calif
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| Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2016 9:41 pm Post subject: Re: '59 Baja Ragtop Back To Semi Stock Build Thread |
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| nice trick using the old panels as a template for the cuts looks like its going to line up great. The water shortage is no joke here in Ca. 40% of the trees are dead 250 year old oaks and the cattle have licked the pastures down to dirt, its bad. |
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Bret2094
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Joined: March 22, 2012
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Location: Linden, Texas or College Station Texas
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| Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2016 9:47 pm Post subject: Re: '59 Baja Ragtop Back To Semi Stock Build Thread |
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| stanovich wrote: |
| nice trick using the old panels as a template for the cuts looks like its going to line up great. The water shortage is no joke here in Ca. 40% of the trees are dead 250 year old oaks and the cattle have licked the pastures down to dirt, its bad. |
I actually am quite proud of that little trick. I started to make some paper templates but thought why the hell not use the old stuff, and don't regret it at all. The weather continues to be wet here, and it was pretty nutty because it was 70 degrees here till the 23th of December or so.
Bret
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1959 baja beetle ragtop( going back to Full body)
1959 beetle
1960 Beetle frame Custom buggy
1962 Karmann Ghia
1967 beetle( august 66, first car)
1967 beetle (parts car)
1977 Westfalia Camper
1972 Plymouth Duster
Just another 22 year old jackass who caught the bug, and lives by the motto " NO fatchicks allowed" , I've got too many cars as is (buses N/A) |
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stanovich
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Location: central coast calif
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| Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2016 9:57 pm Post subject: Re: '59 Baja Ragtop Back To Semi Stock Build Thread |
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| its started to rain here (El Nino)so far is bull shit! .15 inches yesterday, the worst part is the grape growers are sucking the earth dry and they dont care . sorry for the rant. I need to go out and look at my Bug |
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raycer60
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Joined: January 15, 2013
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Location: H Town Texas
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| Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2016 3:14 pm Post subject: Re: '59 Baja Ragtop Back To Semi Stock Build Thread |
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| Bret2094 wrote: |
No I keep looking though. If you have a lead on one around H town let me know. That's been the illusive part to track down that I can afford
Bret |
Last year they had a complete 58 ragtop at http://smithforeignauto.com/
The shop/store is not far from me but I have not since gone back. You could try calling them and see if they still have the bug and are parting it out.
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stashm2
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Joined: December 11, 2008
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Location: Albany NY
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| Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2016 7:51 am Post subject: Re: '59 Baja Ragtop Back To Semi Stock Build Thread |
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Love the way your plugging away at this!   
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Bret2094
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Joined: March 22, 2012
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Location: Linden, Texas or College Station Texas
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| Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2016 10:44 am Post subject: Re: '59 Baja Ragtop Back To Semi Stock Build Thread |
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| stashm2 wrote: |
| Love the way your plunging away at this! |
Yea till you run out of wire for the welder...lol yesterday didnt produce much. I wont get a chance to go get more wire till later today
Bret
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1959 baja beetle ragtop( going back to Full body)
1959 beetle
1960 Beetle frame Custom buggy
1962 Karmann Ghia
1967 beetle( august 66, first car)
1967 beetle (parts car)
1977 Westfalia Camper
1972 Plymouth Duster
Just another 22 year old jackass who caught the bug, and lives by the motto " NO fatchicks allowed" , I've got too many cars as is (buses N/A) |
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stashm2
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| Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2016 10:49 am Post subject: Re: '59 Baja Ragtop Back To Semi Stock Build Thread |
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| Bret2094 wrote: |
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| Love the way your plunging away at this! |
Yea till you run out of wire for the welder...lol yesterday didnt produce much. I wont get a chance to go get more wire till later today
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Been there... What size wire are you using? I know i saw you were using flux core.. I was going to use Flux core on my project but every practice weld I did on old metal blew right through.. So I plan to grab thin solid wire and Shielding Gas..
Cant wait to see more progress! Great job!
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Bret2094
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Location: Linden, Texas or College Station Texas
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| Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2016 10:56 am Post subject: Re: '59 Baja Ragtop Back To Semi Stock Build Thread |
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I use the cheap ass harbor freight welder with the .24 size flux wire and I bought a 5X7 piece of copper from hobby lobby to back the weld. Mainly doing the flux core to prove you can get by with the cheap stuff. The key to welding with the harbor freight stuff is to put it on low and not run solid welds. You have to do a ton of spot welds spread out and let the area cool before you continue welding there
Bret
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1959 baja beetle ragtop( going back to Full body)
1959 beetle
1960 Beetle frame Custom buggy
1962 Karmann Ghia
1967 beetle( august 66, first car)
1967 beetle (parts car)
1977 Westfalia Camper
1972 Plymouth Duster
Just another 22 year old jackass who caught the bug, and lives by the motto " NO fatchicks allowed" , I've got too many cars as is (buses N/A) |
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Cabo9302
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Location: DeepInTheHeart
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| Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2021 7:20 am Post subject: Re: '59 Baja Ragtop Back To Semi Stock Build Thread |
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| Bret - Did you ever get finished with this? Just curious if the project was abandoned? |
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sportin-wood
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Location: Texas
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| Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2021 12:03 pm Post subject: Re: '59 Baja Ragtop Back To Semi Stock Build Thread |
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| Cabo9302 wrote: |
| Bret - Did you ever get finished with this? Just curious if the project was abandoned? |
I don't think he's logged in on this site since the beginning of September....
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Cabo9302
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| Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2021 12:06 pm Post subject: Re: '59 Baja Ragtop Back To Semi Stock Build Thread |
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| Ok. I was "purging" some of my watched topics and had followed this one closely. |
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