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flyboy161 Samba Member
Joined: December 26, 2009 Posts: 2091 Location: Perry, GA
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Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2017 9:41 pm Post subject: Re: 1958 De Luxe Beetle from Morocco |
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Meanwhile on Christmas Eve, while waiting on Santa, the Moroccan turned her best side to me.
I’ve never seen that V channel before.
There’s one on each side
I’m guessing it’s for stiffness of the luggage tray. I’ll have crawl underneath the Diamond and see.
Pretty clean up under there
And here is the next project
Somebody had the brilliant idea of accessing the fan nut, so they cut this jagged lazy “V” in firewall. I never ceased to be amazed at the cleverness that some people display _________________ My father's 1970 Beetle-
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=603879
The 1964...Diamond in the rough
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=612776
My 1958 Morocco Bug-
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=611483 |
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Pruneman99 Samba Member
Joined: February 22, 2012 Posts: 5013 Location: Oceanside
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Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2017 10:56 pm Post subject: Re: 1958 De Luxe Beetle from Morocco |
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I have about 4 or 5 different "access ports" cut into different parts of my parcel tray as well. It seems the PO never wanted to actually get under the car to work on anything and elected to cut holes instead.
So I'll be making these same repairs next summer. |
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flyboy161 Samba Member
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flyboy161 Samba Member
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flyboy161 Samba Member
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Rome Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2017 4:35 pm Post subject: Re: 1958 De Luxe Beetle from Morocco |
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Stitching the war wounds back together! Were you able to reach down with your arm at the rear window bottom edge to carefully hammer the rib shapes back while holding the dolly against the metal with your other hand? |
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flyboy161 Samba Member
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flyboy161 Samba Member
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flyboy161 Samba Member
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flyboy161 Samba Member
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flyboy161 Samba Member
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Pruneman99 Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2017 8:33 pm Post subject: Re: 1958 De Luxe Beetle from Morocco |
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It's coming along nicely. Great work and thanks for taking the time to post so we can follow along. |
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flyboy161 Samba Member
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Dake Samba Member
Joined: September 02, 2014 Posts: 481 Location: Georgia
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Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2017 8:40 pm Post subject: Re: 1958 De Luxe Beetle from Morocco |
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Looks like your doing a great job . What kind of fill are you useing on the welds. I was useing all-metal filer |
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flyboy161 Samba Member
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TheDon Samba Member
Joined: July 14, 2005 Posts: 498 Location: Windermere
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Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2017 9:03 pm Post subject: Re: 1958 De Luxe Beetle from Morocco |
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Glad to see someone replacing the spare tire well. I’ve got that job on my list to do as well. _________________
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Every time I crush a fat chick I feel like a I save baby kittens and baby kittens are important to everyone. |
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flyboy161 Samba Member
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flyboy161 Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2018 2:58 pm Post subject: Re: 1958 De Luxe Beetle from Morocco |
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Day 15: stick a fork in me!
Today was my last day of leave, so, what better way than to grind and weld my life away!
Got the welds ground smooth on the driver's side and mounted the horn bracket
Spare tire well is welded in
Front apron is welded in on the driver's side and tacked and clecoed in on the passenger side. I ran out of wire.
The whole thing is hit with self etching primer, as I don't know when I'll be able to get back on it. Plus, it's 35 degrees outside and 55 in the garage. It's gonna take a while to dry _________________ My father's 1970 Beetle-
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=603879
The 1964...Diamond in the rough
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=612776
My 1958 Morocco Bug-
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=611483 |
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