HUGO THE 72

Yep i reckon so

Here's my little helper.dont ask me why but the daughter decided to call her treakle
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First job was to decide where to start.i chose the rear end
cut out a bit of rot.
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Then have a go at fabricating some new metal.
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Then tidy it all up a bit.
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Had to make a piece for the gutter as there wasnt much left.
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Not fantastic.but it should do.
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good job dude ....keep chipping away ....you'll get a cool solid bug at the end ....................

Otherside
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The welds where so rusty it pinged of when i hit it with a hammer.
So first cut out the grot.
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Mark up some new shiney metal.
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Weld it in as best i can.
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Had to do some metal bending.to make about a foot long bit for the gutter.including the slight angled bit.
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All stuck in...
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And cleaned up a bit.
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Despoted the funny panel(dont know what its called)near the rear wheel.
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As it had loads of scank all over it.
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And lots of old repairs.over the years.and i want it to look a bit better if i can.
First had to make the lip that runs underneath the panel
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This is the panel after i cut and welded all the rot out.
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Still eeds a little straightening to finish it right.
Decided not to patch this up.but start with fresh metal.
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Found a wee bit more.
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Had a go with my baby vice at fabing up a piece to fit.
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And stuck it in.
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cool ...fabricating your own repairs ...really gives great satisfaction if you get it right , and yours looks spot on to me .....fair play keep updating dude
very interesting thread

Thanks Steve. a fair bit of fabing will be on its way fairly soon.

Refitted this panel after making up the inner floor/boot bit.
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Just needs cleaning up a bit.
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This is the inner bit.not too bad now.
Then the usual bits.
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now looks a bit better.
Not bad for G S F. and loads of fettling.
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Made up the rear cross member sections as best i could.
had nothing here to coppy from so a fair bit of guess work and regigging was needed.hence a couple of pics will see patches here and there over the resto.to try to work out the shape of the bits that are rotted .
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Had to cut of the lip of the knackered old rear valence.soto sqeeze in the bumper mount i got of flee bay.
before.
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after
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And once both the rear mounts where in place it got a bit tricky for me.
coz i have the rear valance of the blue beetle.but it needed a bit of work.
plus the whole lip thats welds to the engine lid bit was f@@cked so that had to come off the knackered valance but that lip was sound.confussed...so was i...
First despot weld all the bits.and clean up.
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they where the originals.
Make up some new metal.
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Better valance welded to old lip.
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Hopefully it will fit........
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not too bad..

Blimey ......really nice work going on here ,as they say ...another one saved

maximum respect for the way your going about this rebuild dude, love the fabrication work

WHS ^^^^

Looking sweet fella!

Rear crossmember looks spot on, will be following your lead when it comes to doing the one in the ragtop

Thanks guys.Rag top nah we are doing for the the full electric jobbby

did you text me buddy tne ither day, didnt make sencce od it, good luck on resto. im pissed up lol

Yep Carl i did bud i hope you didnt mind..
all it was.was i needed a number for G S F exeter..
we broke down in the middle of Dartmoor in polly.
but all sorted now..nice fella in a red high top bay saved the day

lol glad it got sorted, anyone knows ive never got credit lol

lol know what ya mean bud

Have'nt updated for ages.what with meeting new family and all that.couplr more bits for you.
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the drivers side door post
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On his side
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and a splat of paint.
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nice work bud, welcome back lol

Decided to make a front panel as i one i bought was cack.
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sort of in possition.
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welded in.
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and i decided to repair the door post as it wasnt too bad.
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While on his side.it was easier to repair other bits.
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totaly rotty.so made a new bit.
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and the bit that fits to it.dont know what its called.
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And one of the rear seat area.
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nice to see it getting a coat of primer ....well done dude ,very nice

thanks steve he's getting there bit by bit.and cheers carl nice to be back.
pic of me so you know the face ha ha
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