72 bug wormy

well where to start
the drivers door pillar, not too bad but it is being cut out and having a plate put in cos the welding isnt very good

passenger door pillar



doors

bottom of the drivers door needs panels (inner and outer) cos the bit where the rubber sits in has fell off

then well we took the passenger runner board off so we could weld and we found some proper nasties - someone has welded the heater channel to the floor and its gone rusty and holey so the whole thing is being cut out




and then we found the back wing was a bit rotten so a new one is going on

so then we had to take the wings off so started with the headlights

then the wings came off



the passenger wing was welded to the body at the bottom thanks to a plate so that had to cut off

and then we (dan) had to remove the rest of the wiring

and there was a few crap plates in the wing



plus sides - dad fixed the aerial cos when the cut the hole in the heater channel the missing bit was in there
all the wings besides the one bolt on the passenger side front wing all came out fine
and there is only a bit of rust on the drivers side on the seal

so the slot in the top of my big money box is 100% open (all donations welcome)

Its nice to be air cooled again

oh and the spare wheel bit is now a letter box


And few other pics

it aint too bad.....it is a dub after all......where would the fun be if it were all solid! lol

give it a name quick............then you can get cross & curse at it good n proper!

no well hopefully this is it so we know what has to be done etc no more surprises i hope lol but it is part of owning a beetle and the name needs to old skool and cool and a she cos ive had bad luck with my male beetles so far lol

Getting stuck in, nice one (Looks like a Doris to me!) How come the spare wheel well turned into a letterbox? Are you gonna do a royal mail theme?!

Looks like you are getting on with it all and getting everything done in one go.
Looking good.
What are your plans once the welding and paint is done?? You planning to run it as a stocker or lowered with rimmage??

twas an eventfull day lol

its should be called ginger itll be ok

Mr Scoops wrote:

Looks like you are getting on with it all and getting everything done in one go.
Looking good.
What are your plans once the welding and paint is done?? You planning to run it as a stocker or lowered with rimmage??

SLAM IT ON STEELS!

type25 dan wrote:

its should be called ginger itll be ok

Ginger i dont think so dad thinks we should it patchy

ARCANE wrote:

Mr Scoops wrote:

Looks like you are getting on with it all and getting everything done in one go.
Looking good.
What are your plans once the welding and paint is done?? You planning to run it as a stocker or lowered with rimmage??

SLAM IT ON STEELS!

Nope its going to be my daily and its bouncy enough with the lowered beam on so the plan is too fix the holes and then just drive it

Dylan wrote:

no well hopefully this is it so we know what has to be done etc no more surprises i hope lol but it is part of owning a beetle and the name needs to old skool and cool and a she cos ive had bad luck with my male beetles so far lol

Girl Bugs are evil

Shhhhh, Bella might hear you!!!

no i think your right lucy i had made my mind up about it being a girl and now i have to do both heater exchangers both door pillars both back wings plus a few other plates - cos the plates that we found when we looked round covered about 15,000 other plates so my nice little cheap bug that we all thought was soild is not but all i can do now is get on with having "IT" fixed lol

so its def' a keeper.

will get some pics later cos i havent seen the other side yet

thought of a name yet? .....and its the heater channels that need doing ,the exchangers are part of the exhaust

nomates wrote:

thought of a name yet? .....and its the heater channels that need doing ,the exchangers are part of the exhaust

was gonna say....if you gotta weld up the heat exchangers, you are in trouble!

Names....hmmm........Typhoo......cos its got more holes than a teabag??

or Stavros......cos its got more plates than a greek wedding?? lol

Impy Mcdub wrote:

or Stavros......cos its got more plates than a greek wedding?? lol

nomates wrote:

thought of a name yet? .....and its the heater channels that need doing ,the exchangers are part of the exhaust

ahh yeah that what i meant channels

and no still need a name for it - suggestions welcome

right more pics
These are holes in drivers side at the back





i think this one is passenger side




front drivers side

front passenger side


this one is inside both sides need doing i think

so 'IT' is looking a bit sad

but got some new parts today so we can start putting him back together

Mr Scoops wrote:

Shhhhh, Bella might hear you!!!

Too late for that.... she knows it!



This Bug is reminding me even more of my 71 Bug as we see more pics!

see the new panels are the right colour already! lol

type25 dan wrote:

see the new panels are the right colour already! lol

I was thinking the same thing bud..

Top work, looks like Vince is going through it pretty thoroughly. Better to get it all done now.

yeah once the wings and the runner boards were off didnt really need to go through it that thoroughly cos they are pretty big holes lol but once its done i will have a really soild bug plus im now painting the sides white