My Daughters ride

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My Daughters ride

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In the process of breakdown to rebuild

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Good luck with the project, keep us posted. We like seeing other peoples progress.
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Small update pulled engine and all wiring and windows.
Chelsey took all the fenders off herself and removed the old floor seals to reveal a almost new pan

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Motor still seems in good nik just need to clean her up gearbox rear seal finished
going to rebuild the gearbox.
much more moola to spend.
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Storage is a problem
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nice progress
you doing a full re-wire or installing the old loom back again?
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Looks like a really solid Beetle as it is, nice score, keep the pics coming - ja, storage is always an issue ....
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Tony Z wrote:nice progress
you doing a full re-wire or installing the old loom back again?
Hi Tony going to do a full rewire
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A busy weekend high pressured the whole car got most of the
old junk off.
started inside the vehicle removed headlining and every thing else we could
going to use Abe waterprrofing ali sealer for firewalls floors etc.
Front disc kit should be here this week sometime.
Now to remove front end and gearbox
will update with progress.
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Its good to see the castle can in place so you can keep a eye on things. Good luck with the build.
What area are you in.
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Post by retrovan »

car cleaned up nicely, good condition body you have there.

Best of luck with the build, can not wait to see it completed.

Thanks for sharing

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Terry Phillips wrote:Its good to see the castle can in place so you can keep a eye on things. Good luck with the build.
What area are you in.
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Probably South coast
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Terry Phillips wrote:Its good to see the castle can in place so you can keep a eye on things. Good luck with the build.
What area are you in.
Sorry Terry yip south coast Port Shepstone
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That beer is still closed why????
Nice body still looks good, is that the og paint?
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