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Keep at it, soon we can send you some beetles to restore ! :hangloose:
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Lol thanks. It's hard to believe that just a few months ago I was asking things like how to set the timing now I have rebuilt a whole motor and on my way to restoring a 64 beetle I can't wait :hangloose:
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First time I think I've seen this project. Love it, well done!
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Thanks :D
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Hey this is my plan for paint. ( I just did it on paint so sorry if it looks funny. What program should I use?)
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I like that paint sheme...

its going to look cool...
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Thanks I hope it does. This is not final so it might still change
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Nice work Junior :hangloose:
Scrappy the beetle has come a long way :drunks:
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Thanks I sanded my ass off again today. :evil: I also welded up the big whole on the right in the rear apron and welded a latch on for the deck lid and test fitted it and it works.

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(O wait I don't have a camera :lol: )
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YAY the insurance's company is paying for a new even better camera so I can start to take more pictures again...

But it is unfortunately heading towards the end of my holidays and that means all work will stop on the 17th :cry: :cry: sorry guys and will only carry on on the 6th April :shock: :shock: so there is going to be one very long break from scrappy which I probably need. :mrgreen: So I want to get the welding done before school so that I can return the welder I'm borrowing. :(
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Got the new camera now and could not wait till tomorrow to show you guys whats been going on. So here are the pics (they speak for them self)

Okay this is my room at the moment
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This is as you walk into the garage
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The is the holes patched in the rear apron
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This is the antenna hole patched
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The dash and rear view mirror mount patched and clean up
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The rear quarter panel rust hole got patched
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Here is the luggage compartment after been cleaned up ( There was left over paint so I used It)
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The door hinge got re-body filled after inspection
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The drivers side is now getting the treatment
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The door
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The exhaust got shorted to fit the motor (By me)
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I managed to get given a alternator by a friend who I helped to get his motor running again. (I cleaned it up)
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Last but not least The motor with out the fan shroud cause I don't have a good condition one and I need to change it from a geny stand to a alternator stand.
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You might be thinking why are there holes in the paint but the paint was so done so that I could find and get rid of all imperfections in the body work and then give it another layer of primer. :twisted: Just to make sure I get it right :flash:
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Well done I can see you have put your heart and soul in to Scrappy and done loads of progress
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Cool Bananas

Well Done!
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Surely we must celebrate the guy tat invented the other three
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Wow I Even got a comments from the big boys :lol: Cool thanks guys Its nice to here someone besides me likes it :mrgreen: so far I still have some sanding left on the drivers side and I need to make a new bottom plate for the passenger side heater channel and weld it in with 1 or 2 other bits in the heater channel.
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