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- 1993
- Purchased Blue 1966 VW Bug
- The VW was to be fixed up and ready by the time I could drive
- The beetle was delivered on a truck to the house the night of a storm that covered the driveway with three trees
- Bodywork on the hood was started
- Engine (1300cc) was said to run and after a little banging it really did
- Interior was worn and stale smelling
- 1998
- Pushed the bug into the garage to begin work (already in college)
- Suspension work began
- New shocks installed
- New adjustable front beam installed
- 2000
- The bug is still in the garage and in the same shape as when I started school
- Body disassembly
- Pulled all the interior out and found more rust than I expected
- Removed the fenders and found even more rust than before
- Decided I would have to replace the pans and fix kick panels
- Unbolted body and had some help lifting onto some stands
- Spent a day removing the right side pan by breaking welds with a hammer and chisel
- Spent a much less time on the left side pan by breaking welds with an air chisel
- Learned the basic concept of welding by watching the pan be tacked to the tunnel
- 2002
- 2 more years and the bug is still in the garage and in the same shape as last update
- Learning to weld on my own
- Decided I would fix the kick panels in the wheel wells
- Practice lots of welding on scrap metal
- Cut out rusted out panels and cut new panels to fit
- Turns out a hidden location is great for learning
- Turns out welding on a table and hanging in the air is much different
- Good and clean metal is better for welding than slightly clean metal
- Next side turned out much better
- Time to try welding the firewall
- More cutting and weld breaking
- Fitting the new firewall to fit between heater channels and over tunnel takes time
- And patience
- New firewall in nice and solid
- 2005 - November
- 2006 - November
- 2007 - May
- Today
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