Saturday, February 27, 2010
chassis
Sunday, February 21, 2010
saving the old seat pedestals

So


Saturday, February 20, 2010
The body is off!

So today I finally took the body off of the chassis! The hardest part of it all was building those sawhorses so they were heavy duty enough to hold the body! That took a few hours and two trips to the local lumber/hardware store! 2x6 beams make them very strong, and I made them high enough & wide enough to roll the chassis under the body if I need to. After I finally finished the sawhorses a couple of my friends who live close by came over & we lifted the body off & sat it


Sunday, February 14, 2010
This is where the fun begins

Alright, so I've wanted a Volkswagen beetle since I was 12 years old. I'm not really sure why I have never bought one until now. But I woke up one day not long ago and said to myself "now's the time". So I scoured craigslist until I had found a decent standard beetle (no so-called superbeetles, thanks) for a decent price. So I packed up my tie-down gear, hooked up my car trailer, and headed out for a three hour one way to Ohio to pick it up. I was so excited. I brought her home and my two boys and my wife were very excited!
However my excitement started to fade as I began to realize the car was not as nice as it appeared. They never are. So, realizing that I have also always wanted to do a "frame-off" restoration of a car, I jumped right in! I began by reading everything I could find about beetle restoration. I read


I removed the engine & doors. I then attempted to un-bolt the chassis from th

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