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Fifty-Eight Rag
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VW_Jimbo 
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 Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2019 7:39 pm Post subject: Re: 1956 Oval Build "Franky" |
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Looking good! I am all for saving what came with the car! Keep up the great work!
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Fifty-Eight Rag
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motofly196
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| Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2019 9:08 pm Post subject: Re: 1956 Oval Build "Franky" |
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| I concur! Tail light placement can make or break a car! Are these late model snowflake fenders? I can barely make out the lip in this picture...they look like it. I forget what the progressive refinements says about dimension raised in May 55 when the snowflake tail light was introduced. May have been more than an inch. Very nice work saving this car!! |
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Fifty-Eight Rag
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| Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2019 4:53 am Post subject: Re: 1956 Oval Build "Franky" |
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| I concur! Tail light placement can make or break a car! Are these late model snowflake fenders? I can barely make out the lip in this picture...they look like it. I forget what the progressive refinements says about dimension raised in May 55 when the snowflake tail light was introduced. May have been more than an inch. Very nice work saving this car!! |
You are right...tail lights can make or break the look. I love the placement of the egg and heart lights.
Fender-wise, they are both snowflake fenders, but the left side is from a 1960...the right side is from a 1958.
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tomsbuggered
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| Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2019 9:29 am Post subject: Re: Fender patch panels |
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The first body repair I will be tackling once the body is off the chassis is going to be the fenders. I did start on the worst of the rears last weekend where they are torn, fractured and rotted through. My initial thoughts were to replace the whole bottom sections at back, but with the compound curves and no english wheel I am starting to rethink the process. I could go aftermarket replacements but the quality doesnot appear to be there, plus there would be quite a bit of waste. Donor fenders are getting harder to find. I need to friend Ron Covell.
REALLY enjoying following your project build, great skills ! And sorry for the thread highjack.
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Fifty-Eight Rag
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| Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2019 5:18 pm Post subject: Re: Fender patch panels |
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The first body repair I will be tackling once the body is off the chassis is going to be the fenders. I did start on the worst of the rears last weekend where they are torn, fractured and rotted through. My initial thoughts were to replace the whole bottom sections at back, but with the compound curves and no english wheel I am starting to rethink the process. I could go aftermarket replacements but the quality doesnot appear to be there, plus there would be quite a bit of waste. Donor fenders are getting harder to find. I need to friend Ron Covell.
REALLY enjoying following your project build, great skills ! And sorry for the thread highjack. |
Yes, I agree having Ron Covell as a friend would be awesome!
I dont have the luxury of an English wheel either.
Sometimes it pays to think outside the box...I didn't have any decent rear fenders to cut up to repair these snowflake fenders, but I did have some extra sacrificial fronts. I cut sections from these that were similar in shape to the thin and rotten parts of the rear. I used a right front to repair my left rear. At first glance the 2 fenders dont appear all that similar, but if you look close at certain parts, they're close enough. The whole front edge of the left rear fender is replaced with a chuck of a front. The mounting flange bolt hole spacing is very close. A little heat and hammer and dolly and you can fine tune the sections to work. Heck, I've even got a little chunk of a 66 Mustang in there somewhere! Dont tell the stock Nazis though. 
For example, here's a piece that's close.
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1962 Single Cab Restoration
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=7959298#7959298
1967 Beetle Restoration
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=495269&highlight=larrys
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tomsbuggered
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| Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2019 5:24 pm Post subject: Re: Fender patch panels |
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it pays to think outside the box...I didn't have any decent rear fenders to cut up to repair these snowflake fenders.... right front to repair my left rear. ....if you look close at certain parts, they're close enough. A little heat and hammer and dolly and you can fine tune the sections to work. Heck, I've even got a little chunk of a 66 Mustang in there somewhere! Dont tell the stock Nazis though. |
Your secret is safe with me! I will scout around for used fender parts...56-66 or do you think later sheet metal may work also ?
Tom
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Fifty-Eight Rag
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| Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2019 5:47 pm Post subject: Re: Fender patch panels |
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| Fifty-Eight Rag wrote: |
it pays to think outside the box...I didn't have any decent rear fenders to cut up to repair these snowflake fenders.... right front to repair my left rear. ....if you look close at certain parts, they're close enough. A little heat and hammer and dolly and you can fine tune the sections to work. Heck, I've even got a little chunk of a 66 Mustang in there somewhere! Dont tell the stock Nazis though. |
Your secret is safe with me! I will scout around for used fender parts...56-66 or do you think later sheet metal may work also ?
Tom |
I think any rears up through the early 70's will work
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https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=...mp;start=0
1962 Single Cab Restoration
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=7959298#7959298
1967 Beetle Restoration
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=495269&highlight=larrys
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tomsbuggered
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| Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2019 5:47 pm Post subject: Re: 1956 Oval Build "Franky" |
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Very nice! Will the whole body be epoxyed once the welding is done?
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motofly196
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| Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2019 12:38 pm Post subject: Re: 1956 Oval Build "Franky" |
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| That came out really nice! Are you mocking it up with deck lid stand offs? |
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