| Author |
Message |
Punchbuggy66
Samba Member
Joined: January 22, 2022
Posts: 1
Location: Saskatchewan
|
 Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2022 2:42 pm Post subject: First project! |
 |
|
| I was wondering if anyone had any tips on a VW beetle restoration. I plan to do body off, as it seems to need new pans and heater channels. And maybe a front clip. Is this car worth restoring? or should I get another one, and use it as a parts car? |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Pruneman99
Samba Member
Joined: February 22, 2012
Posts: 5013
Location: Oceanside
|
| Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2022 3:01 pm Post subject: Re: First project! |
|
|
| Pictures would help if you want opinions. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
67ctbug
Samba Member
Joined: January 24, 2016
Posts: 3670
Location: CT
|
| Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2022 3:56 pm Post subject: Re: First project! |
|
|
There's no such thing as a parts car  Welcome aboard!
_________________
'67 Beetle L41
'74 Westfalia
'69 Plymouth "Adam-12"
'63 Ragtop
'73 914
'72 Dodge Wrecker
Go Cubs!
World Series Champions 2016
| KentPS wrote: |
| ...or the PO envied the terrorists' bus in "Back to the Future". |
| mukluk wrote: |
| He's fine, just waiting for the dragon in winklepickers to move out of his lane. |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
67ctbug
Samba Member
Joined: January 24, 2016
Posts: 3670
Location: CT
|
| Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2022 3:58 pm Post subject: Re: First project! |
|
|
There's no such thing as a parts car Welcome aboard!
_________________
'67 Beetle L41
'74 Westfalia
'69 Plymouth "Adam-12"
'63 Ragtop
'73 914
'72 Dodge Wrecker
Go Cubs!
World Series Champions 2016
| KentPS wrote: |
| ...or the PO envied the terrorists' bus in "Back to the Future". |
| mukluk wrote: |
| He's fine, just waiting for the dragon in winklepickers to move out of his lane. |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
jimdubs
Samba Member
Joined: August 31, 2016
Posts: 153
Location: Buffalo, NY
|
| Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2022 4:07 pm Post subject: Re: First project! |
|
|
| Without seeing the car or knowing anything about your skill set it's hard to say what you should do. However, I would recommend skimming through the various project and build threads that are here (see the stickies at the top of the page). See what others have gotten into, and how they've tackled it. See if that's something you want to, or have the ability to do. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
sportin-wood
Samba Member
Joined: September 12, 2010
Posts: 2254
Location: Texas
|
| Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 11:43 am Post subject: Re: First project! |
|
|
If you don't already know how to, learn to mig weld. It'll come in very handy in your restoration. As mentioned before, try posting pics so we can see what you're working with. Search for "posting pictures" topic and it'll walk you through the process.
_________________
Dave
.
1966 Bug project
1973 Thing project
.
"Relax, all right? My old man is a television repairman. He's got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it." --- Jeff Spicoli |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Chickensoup
Samba Member
Joined: January 06, 2018
Posts: 5395
Location: Good Hope, GA
|
| Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 11:46 am Post subject: Re: First project! |
|
|
| sportin-wood wrote: |
| If you don't already know how to, learn to mig weld. It'll come in very handy in your restoration. As mentioned before, try posting pics so we can see what you're working with. Search for "posting pictures" topic and it'll walk you through the process. |
Solid advices!
If your parts car looks like my POS... Find a straight body. or car. Rust is easy to fix. dents are not.
_________________
-'85 c10 5.3 LS, cam, heads, long tubes, x pipe, 3 inch spin tech's
-'01 e46 325ci *tree modded 
-'05 B5.5 TDI Wagon 17in sport rims ;EGR + BSM + ASV Delete, Stage-2 Tune, straight pipe
'65 Tourist Delivery Build
'66 RIP |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
