Rons Resto

Looking good mate i do like your bug

Solid as a rock..............Cool!!!

mint like it

damn! its on!!!!!!!

ANDYLHAM wrote:

damn! its on!!!!!!!

You were a bit slow there Mr Ham

Windscreen out...



Windscreen frame in good nick...





Doors off...



Rear trim panels, back seat and sound deadening out...



No signs inside of welding to the n/s



If you look closely you can see signs of welding a plate on the heater channel end and you can also see a smale hole in the back of the floor pan to the left of the battery strap.



That's it for today

Splitfirebus wrote:

If you look closely you can see signs of welding a plate on the heater channel end and you can also see a smale hole in the back of the floor pan to the left of the battery strap.

I'll offer you £115 for the old rotbox!!!

Mr Scoops wrote:

Splitfirebus wrote:

If you look closely you can see signs of welding a plate on the heater channel end and you can also see a smale hole in the back of the floor pan to the left of the battery strap.

I'll offer you £115 for the old rotbox!!!

I'm sat here wondering why the offer was £115 but what the heck, I've done some quick math and I recon I can buy approx 100 cans of Stella and a packet of fags so you've got a deal, I'll send you my Paypal addy.

Where are you doing the work dude , home or at work?

fuck its rotten....best split the fecker

Tell you what, I will go to Costco tomorrow and buy you 100 cans of Stella and a packet of fags and deliver them when I come to collect the old rotbox.

Dude....you still have the polished rims on it ....are they wide 5's?....



if so I have some old ones you can borrow ,for the resto

Cheers!!

nomates wrote:

Where are you doing the work dude , home or at work?

I am stipping it at home, taking the body off the pan and taking the body to a very good friends bodyshop. He's offered me a corner of the workshop foc for as long as I need it

nomates wrote:

Dude....you still have the polished rims on it ....are they wide 5's?....



if so I have some old ones you can borrow ,for the resto

Thanks for the offer dude but I don't think I'm gunna need wheels as I'm gunna build a frame to roll the body around.

This is going to be an awesome car when you are done Amigo.
Keep the updates coming.

Mr Scoops wrote:

This is going to be an awesome car when you are done Amigo.
Keep the updates coming.

Yeh, I hope so, I'm gunna take my time with the paint as I really want it to look good but remember I'm gunna paint it and I'm a mechanic

Splitfirebus wrote:

Mr Scoops wrote:

This is going to be an awesome car when you are done Amigo.
Keep the updates coming.

Yeh, I hope so, I'm gunna take my time with the paint as I really want it to look good but remember I'm gunna paint it and I'm a mechanic

we have a lot in common ......I'm a plumber , thats why I only do aircooled

Its going to be awesome...
Proper "boner" stuff.....

Rear wings off, bumper mounts and body mounts are good...

n/s





o/s





Ends of heater channels are going to need some work...





o/s jacking point got ripped off when I lowered the rear too much.



n/s jacking point is not too bad but will be removed, I hate the bloody things.



I then spent the next couple of hours removing all 32 body mounting bolts and hey presto the bodys off

















Thats it for now.

I had two of the floorpan to heater channel bolts snap off but luckly this was at the o/s/r where I will be replacing the heater channel bottom plate.

All but one ( o/s/f upper ) wing bolts came out ok.

will be all done back together buy next weekend then

dubberatlast wrote:

will be all done back together buy next weekend then

My name's Paul, not Andy

great condition ....you are restoring a car ...that most people would have just painted ...fair play , its a great bug and its going to be perfect