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murray7010
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 Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2022 1:49 pm Post subject: Murray’s 1951 Split Restoration |
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Well…
This is long overdue, but here we are. I’m currently restoring a car I have owned for 13 years now!
My 1951 Deluxe was originally a hardtop sedan, 11C car, but previous owner opted to add a period correct 3 fold section from a donor split. This thread is 2 years overdue, so I have some catching up to do. I have definitely been wrapped up in keeping this project a secret (mostly from my son, who thinks I sold the car 2 years ago when it left the house), but I don’t care if thesamba is in the know! If you’d like to see the progress in real time, feel free to give me a follow over at the instagram page (@splittymcfiddyjuan).
Now, let’s get to it! Here are some pics from the years before I took it apart.
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ConcreteAce
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MikeGyverOG
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| Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2022 8:48 pm Post subject: Re: Murray’s 1951 Split Restoration |
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| What's the story in keeping it from your son? That sounds interesting! |
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murray7010
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| Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 7:50 am Post subject: Re: Murray’s 1951 Split Restoration |
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| MikeGyverOG wrote: |
| What's the story in keeping it from your son? That sounds interesting! |
I had a lot of life going on 3-4 years ago and the last thing I cared about was VWs. I went back and forth on selling the car but ultimately decided to keep it and see the resto through.
He went to school one day and when he came home, it was gone! He knew I had tossed the idea of selling around and just couldn’t believe I did. To this day, he wishes I still had it, so he will have to keep wishing until it pops up again 
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1951 Deluxe Sunroof Beetle (11C Model)
Follow the resto up to date on Instagram @SplittyMcFiddyJuan
10/2013----->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2dHtL-_80g |
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murray7010
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| Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 8:01 am Post subject: Re: Murray’s 1951 Split Restoration |
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I had taken this car as far as I could without blowing it apart over the 9 years. It was just time…especially when I started seeing how bad the door bottoms and heater channels were. My son started it off by removing the semaphores.
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1951 Deluxe Sunroof Beetle (11C Model)
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10/2013----->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2dHtL-_80g |
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murray7010
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| Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 8:10 am Post subject: Re: Murray’s 1951 Split Restoration |
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Here’s the day the car left my place a few years ago. I had gathered a lot of replacement metal and other parts by this time and my fellow DLK club members came through to assist with the transport back to a fellow club-member’s shop. This was 19 July 2020.
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1951 Deluxe Sunroof Beetle (11C Model)
Follow the resto up to date on Instagram @SplittyMcFiddyJuan
10/2013----->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2dHtL-_80g |
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murray7010
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| Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 8:27 am Post subject: Re: Murray’s 1951 Split Restoration |
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Here are some close-ups of how bad some areas were. Also, like many others, my birth certificate never listed my car’s color, but everything I had come to know of the car was that it was a black car originally. Even wearing a lot of OG paint, minus the hood and fenders. After looking at the backside of dash and door jambs, I’m wondering if that is pastel green I was seeing…🤔
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1951 Deluxe Sunroof Beetle (11C Model)
Follow the resto up to date on Instagram @SplittyMcFiddyJuan
10/2013----->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2dHtL-_80g |
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murray7010
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| Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 8:35 am Post subject: Re: Murray’s 1951 Split Restoration |
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29 July 2020:
After blasting, it was apparent this car was hiding ALOT!
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txoval
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| Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 2:16 pm Post subject: Re: Murray’s 1951 Split Restoration |
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| Is the car at Jason’s shop? |
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murray7010
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| Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 6:21 pm Post subject: Re: Murray’s 1951 Split Restoration |
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| txoval wrote: |
| Is the car at Jason’s shop? |
Yup
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Follow the resto up to date on Instagram @SplittyMcFiddyJuan
10/2013----->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2dHtL-_80g |
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murray7010
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| Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 7:53 pm Post subject: Re: Murray’s 1951 Split Restoration |
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I was not ready for the creatures that revealed themselves after blasting the body. This split was a patch panel haven. 😧😧😧
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txoval
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| Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2022 2:17 pm Post subject: Re: Murray’s 1951 Split Restoration |
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| You’re in great hands. Good luck with the project |
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murray7010
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| Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:47 pm Post subject: Re: Murray’s 1951 Split Restoration |
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| txoval wrote: |
| You’re in great hands. Good luck with the project |
Yeah, we’re part of the same club. 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾
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1951 Deluxe Sunroof Beetle (11C Model)
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10/2013----->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2dHtL-_80g |
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murray7010
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| Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:48 pm Post subject: Re: Murray’s 1951 Split Restoration |
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| ConcreteAce wrote: |
| That poor decklid.... |
You’re telling me! Had no idea all that was hiding
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murray7010
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| Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2022 8:35 pm Post subject: Re: Murray’s 1951 Split Restoration |
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Door bottoms were toast on both sides. Door bottom outer and inner skins were replaced on both doors, thanks to Virtanen at Restoration Panels.
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