Das Hood....and tank.

I went up last Sunday and picked up a replacement hood and tank off a doner 1971 Super. I wish i could of taken the entire car, but he wanted a bit too much. I hope to work on the car this weekend, swap the hoods, transfer the hardware to the "new" tank, and pull the hubs.

Thanks for reading!

Jon

Parts Parts Parts

I have found some parts i hope to pick up on the 28th. Hood, gas tank, headlights, Taillight covers, and turn signal covers...

Once i get the garage back in order i am planning on moving the car to a more central location in the garage, then starting to take it apart.

Once i get it to the body and pan roller I am going to cut out the battery area and get a new one in there. Then it needs to go to my buddy to get some body work done to it, along with some flat black paint.

Next step is order my wiring harness and rewire it. Once that is done we can start putting her back together.

Sounds quick...but i know its not.

Jon

Don't fret....

I am slowly getting the garage cleaned out.....

Oh well....

I did not make either show, but missed them for a good reason. Me and my family were able to get a lot of work done at my parent's house. It looks like I will be trying to get my garage back in order soon so look for new pics and progress soon!

POWER!

Well late last night i got power back at the house. Means i can get the garage back in order and get back out working on the Beetle. I hope to make it to 2 shows this weekend, the V-Dubs and Texas Nights show on Saturday night and the Volks in the Village show on Sunday. Both should have a swap meet so i might find a few things. I will post some pics for all to see.

Thanks for reading!

Back from Ike....

Well the family, house, and 72 Super are ok. My parents house did not fair quite as well as ome 2 foot of sea water flowed into their home due to the storm surge from Ike. So my mom, dad, and brother are living in my house. I am not sure the next time I will be working on the bug, but i hope soon!

Ike

It looks like Hurricane Ike is coming our way, and my zip code has a mandatory evac...

The car is in no shape to move, so I will take as many pics as I can and hope for the best.

Blue and Tan?

Thoughts? Post it in the comments.

Maybe this?

Flat black and candy red? some accenting pinstripes.....

Rust, rebuild, and bondo...OH MY!

Well my Dad and I did some work on the VW this weekend....
I pulled the fuel tank, and we get a good look at the original color of the car.



She is up on jack stands with all for wheels pulled off.



Rear driver's side, nice and shiny valve cover! :)


Front driver's side, when all is done a set of loweing struts will take home here.


Hood damage, most likely going to replace it.


Bondo trying to hide the hood damage....booooo.


Battery tray rust....surprise surprise.


The underside of the tray....


Engine minus the carb.....


The carb...needs to be cleaned...


More to come.....

So what do i want?

Here is an idea of what i want the 72 to look like when i am done.


Lowered Blue and White, t-bars, white walls, painted/powdercoated stockers, black interior.


Speaking of interior, i am thinking of ditching the stock seats for some low backs. Not 100% yet.

I hope to do some work on here this weekend, after we get the other half of the garage cleaned out.

Got her home....

Got her home and did a little cleaning on her. Next weekend's plan is to make some room so we can start to take her apart.

In the weeds...and i don't mean she is low....

Here are the pics of the 72 as she sits now. I found her south of San Antonio and I am waiting on the guy to receive a copy of his title he had lost.

Here she is as she sits now...


Busted taillights...

1968 Motor....

Interior.....needs work, plus he "modified" the radio hole...

Heater channel rust on driver's side and passenger's side....


The front, missing the spare...


Busted headlights and turn signals...


So there she is, keep coming back for updates and pics!!!!