'59 project better late start than never

[bad91teg]

I had a vw bug book since I was young . as soon as I seen your wheels I remembered these pics from that book

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Got my luggage tray out for the raise since I am doing a trans raise and to fix my 58/59 rain gutter.

Also started looking into fixing my fenders..I have donors for cut pieces.

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Made some progress with the fender

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Straightened out and put my donor rain gutter welded back together. Just need to install it now.
Before

After

Continued to working on fixing the fenders

Got it all tacked up then my air hose started to leak badly so stopped there. My dad gave me a donor fender to fix my rear fender with. I had gotten donors with the car when i bought it for the front fenders.

Dash dot fender detail

[bad91teg]

fist off really cool to see other people doing the same stuff as me ,putting these bugs back togather because we love them lol .2nd off highly impressed you fixed those fenders . im assuming there og fenders and that's why . anyways keep goin and get that bug done with those awesome wheels

[hewica8]

Lookin good! I'm curious to see how you tackle the trans raise. Most just hack it up, but it looks like you are doing it right. I've toyed with the idea of doing it on mine but haven't committed yet.

[Dibaltic]

Yes they're the original fenders that's why I'm trying to save them.

And got another project

[bad91teg]

your garage looks like haptic garage on you tube . he has the bug named dweezil and he just got a bus too . really cool guy check him out

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Fixed my decklid hinge area

Got the donor rain gutter in

Cage66 extended my control arms/pitman arm and the trans raise plate from Jaison710.

Bought an apron from the classifieds. It's the leftover pieces from another members project and good for what I wanted.

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Started working on rear wheel well

Until tomorrow

[aircooledmark]

Keep the pics coming. My '60 needs literally all the same work... Your efforts are inspiring! Watching how you tackle this beast gives me hope and direction.

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I forgot to post this, I folded over the lips on the aftermarket bumper mounts so that the look more like the originals.

[E.Tolkamp]

I'll be following your build for sure, I just started a '59 that needs all the same work. Great job on all the fab work!

[pittbull]

Oh man, i love all those work you put in!
Awesome to see that progress!

[bad91teg]

that metal work is impressive

[Dibaltic]

Thanks!

I started getting the pan sections in after flattening them.

Collecting more suspension stuff
Rear

Front

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8" narrowed bag beam

[Chickensoup]

youve got some mad fab skills sir!!
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