"Herbie"1964 beetle metal sunroof restoration/ replacing metal

Ceckert64

Don’t worry!! I have more post on doors! Laughing

Today I fished trimming the door bottom and got it in place and welded in. I finally got but welding clamps and that helped a lot. I didn’t get much of any warpage.

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I got some rust holes I have to fix on bottom corner of the repair piece. One hole you can see is from a screw from a trim piece. Other than that corner, the rest of the repair piece is great

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1964 sunroof Beetle Restoration "Herbie"
“Joann” 1970 Elm Green Squareback
1972 Sierra Yellow Tin Top Westfalia Camper
“Fitz” 1971 Westfalia Poptop

Ceckert64

I got some more door work done, I got one piece of the replacement panel fixed, there was a small rust spot in the corner. But I got it ground down and got any remaining holes welded and stripped the entire door

Got the Red white blue going on with the door. I used a piece of a bus corner to repair the door bottom, all OG VW metal in the door

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1964 sunroof Beetle Restoration "Herbie"
“Joann” 1970 Elm Green Squareback
1972 Sierra Yellow Tin Top Westfalia Camper
“Fitz” 1971 Westfalia Poptop

Ceckert64

Another day, same door

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1964 sunroof Beetle Restoration "Herbie"
“Joann” 1970 Elm Green Squareback
1972 Sierra Yellow Tin Top Westfalia Camper
“Fitz” 1971 Westfalia Poptop

Ceckert64

I swapped fuel senders yester, the one I had in was partially broken and I wasn’t confident in its accuracy. It was an magura replaced with a 1963 magura but there were some interesting differences. You can see the difference in how they are made with the stops etc

I also put a temporary window on the drivers side junk door as it’s getting cold and it’s my only car I can use currently

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1964 sunroof Beetle Restoration "Herbie"
“Joann” 1970 Elm Green Squareback
1972 Sierra Yellow Tin Top Westfalia Camper
“Fitz” 1971 Westfalia Poptop

Ceckert64

Just thought I’d post a little update:

First of all, I won class car Very Happy

I guess both of my cars won so… Laughing

class cars?

So our school colors are black and gold but we use yellow and gold pretty interchangeably so I got the beetle in our homecoming parade, painted some junk panels yellow and decorated it up for the parade today

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1964 sunroof Beetle Restoration "Herbie"
“Joann” 1970 Elm Green Squareback
1972 Sierra Yellow Tin Top Westfalia Camper
“Fitz” 1971 Westfalia Poptop

Ceckert64

I’ve been making progress, I got the left door almost completely body worked and ready for primer

Then I also had to redo some of the bodywork on the front right quarter and that is ready for primer

I also got the rear taillight housings cleaned up and ready for primer. It’s getting closer to done Very Happy

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1964 sunroof Beetle Restoration "Herbie"
“Joann” 1970 Elm Green Squareback
1972 Sierra Yellow Tin Top Westfalia Camper
“Fitz” 1971 Westfalia Poptop

matthew henricks

Looks good. What was that fender damage? Rust?
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1964 Original Owner build Thread. https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=702135&highlight=

Ambulance Fan's. https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=627707&highlight=

Parts i am looking for:
64 bug nice used front/rear Black LHD floor mat.

Ceckert64

Ceckert64

I got some priming done today

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1964 sunroof Beetle Restoration "Herbie"
“Joann” 1970 Elm Green Squareback
1972 Sierra Yellow Tin Top Westfalia Camper
“Fitz” 1971 Westfalia Poptop

Ceckert64

I promise I have been making good progress Laughing

I did another coat of primer, some sanding and work but it wasn’t an interesting update to make pictures of as it’d look the same in photos. But I did finish paint and clear coat today Very Happy

Don’t use duck tape for bodywork Evil or Very Mad

it ripped the paint off in one spot

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1964 sunroof Beetle Restoration "Herbie"
“Joann” 1970 Elm Green Squareback
1972 Sierra Yellow Tin Top Westfalia Camper
“Fitz” 1971 Westfalia Poptop

Chickensoup

Your getting closer and closer! looks good.

On the exposed primer spot, was the paint still wet? You know more about laying down paint than me but if it wasnt wet or still curing Shocked

IDK may be something worth looking into. Duck tape is strong but...
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-'85 c10 5.3 LS, 222 cam, long tubes, x pipe, 3 inch spin tech's
-'05 B5.5 TDI Wagon 17in sport rims ;EGR + BSM + ASV Delete, Stage-2 Tune, straight pipe
'65 Tourist Delivery Build
'66 RIP
'69 RIP
Hosea 4:6 "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge"

Ceckert64

Chickensoup

Well, i guess its comparable to ripping a band-aid off of your leg hairs Laughing

i would be a little sad too. BUT, at least your paint isnt a one off, that can never be replicated Shocked

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-'85 c10 5.3 LS, 222 cam, long tubes, x pipe, 3 inch spin tech's
-'05 B5.5 TDI Wagon 17in sport rims ;EGR + BSM + ASV Delete, Stage-2 Tune, straight pipe
'65 Tourist Delivery Build
'66 RIP
'69 RIP
Hosea 4:6 "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge"

Ceckert64

Just bolted some stuff if today Very Happy

it looks so good

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1964 sunroof Beetle Restoration "Herbie"
“Joann” 1970 Elm Green Squareback
1972 Sierra Yellow Tin Top Westfalia Camper
“Fitz” 1971 Westfalia Poptop

Ceckert64

I bought another Squareback for parts and I was able to get a free oil cooler with it. The guy had accidentally put a hole in the top of it with a screw so it was free, I cleaned it up and welded it shut. Went for a test drive and no leaks.

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1964 sunroof Beetle Restoration "Herbie"
“Joann” 1970 Elm Green Squareback
1972 Sierra Yellow Tin Top Westfalia Camper
“Fitz” 1971 Westfalia Poptop

matthew henricks

Looks great. Love it when you can recover what others look at as junk. (Oil cooler)
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1964 Original Owner build Thread. https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=702135&highlight=

Ambulance Fan's. https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=627707&highlight=

Parts i am looking for:
64 bug nice used front/rear Black LHD floor mat.

Ceckert64

Ceckert64

I got some work done on it and it’s getting close to done. Still have to do some more wet sanding and polishing but it’s looking good after 6 years of restoration Shocked

Our visiting my parts Squareback I just bought and stealing some parts from it Very Happy

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1964 sunroof Beetle Restoration "Herbie"
“Joann” 1970 Elm Green Squareback
1972 Sierra Yellow Tin Top Westfalia Camper
“Fitz” 1971 Westfalia Poptop

Chickensoup

Congrats! Car looks fantazmic! Now you just need to tighten up a few of the small things and then you'll officially get to call it "done"!
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-'85 c10 5.3 LS, 222 cam, long tubes, x pipe, 3 inch spin tech's
-'05 B5.5 TDI Wagon 17in sport rims ;EGR + BSM + ASV Delete, Stage-2 Tune, straight pipe
'65 Tourist Delivery Build
'66 RIP
'69 RIP
Hosea 4:6 "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge"

Ceckert64

Some more pics…

It’s really turning into a real car… I have windows all around now that seal up, roll down and open… I don’t have to body check door to open them… I just got my gas heater back online today and have heat… got all the exterior lighting and indicators working…
I’m actually starting to enjoy this car again Laughing

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1964 sunroof Beetle Restoration "Herbie"
“Joann” 1970 Elm Green Squareback
1972 Sierra Yellow Tin Top Westfalia Camper
“Fitz” 1971 Westfalia Poptop


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