Beetle Ahhh!! (Pic Intensive - 56k = Fag Time.)

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yup u guessed it, after the mini thread, 2day me and my m8 have been working on my old bug(his now, i tend to probly buy it back when its finished)

this things a little more major then the mini(which is just engine problems)

this thing is bodywork 2 =(

so basicly 2day we replaced the outer heater channel closing pannel on the drivers side as it had completelty rotted out:


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My m8 almost bordering on Builders Arse lol
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Rotten Pannel out
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Me Griding off the remaining rot back to baremetal
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Haha
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In with the new Pannel =)
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Half in, it started to rain so we had to retreat(love English weather!!)
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My Old VT Sticker still on the window =) (makes me wish i didnt sell him now)
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How the Poor B'stard looks now
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How He Used to Look

1st night I Picked him up, next to my m8s.
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Then Matt Blacked

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And then i got bored...

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1 for ****s and giggles!

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The Van Of Doom!!

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Floydie ;)
 
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ive always wanted to start modding and re-buildaing cars

shame i dont have the cash...yet ¬_¬
 

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I prefer the mini tbh, even tho Tai said it was his car...

he's been wanting to buy it for years... still hasnt.



DD, who needs cash, i barly have any and my m8 dont have a job lol, pannels r sorta cheap, its just ppl think it costs a fortune cos if u take it places they charge like 60 quid + labour an hour!!
 

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Some nice work on that beetle, you do all works yourself? Or get help on certain parts?

Heres my very own beetle;

 

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Some nice work on that beetle, you do all works yourself? Or get help on certain parts?

Heres my very own beetle;


kool stuff lol,

we do all the work ourselves, gotta really unless ur stupidly rich and can afford to pay the silly prices specialists want! + best way to learn =)
 

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Do you guys live at home?

My mother would kill me if I had my drive full of cars in states like that :P lol
 

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lol same as me, I learn through working on my uncles cars basicaly, as he races, its a tart up every weekend.
 

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I really do like that flower pot man hanging beside the door, i want one.

yeah clean up a little, you may not lose any nuts and bolts in the future :P
 

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Do you guys live at home?

My mother would kill me if I had my drive full of cars in states like that :P lol

yea we do lol, my mum moans all the time, wat with the mini being up on axel stands for like 6 months, the mankey metty and now the polo stripped out n ready for scrap lol, it'll be sorted soon, i think my m8s parents have just got used to it, his had grotty bugs on his drive since we were like 16!!

Sanity - lol the flowerpot man!! god knows i never ever noticed it b4 n ive been goin round his for years! nuts n bolts are my drives problem, stones r shet!!
 

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i have same problem with gravel drive :(
both those beetles are/were stunning mate

you do any spraying yourself?
 

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i have same problem with gravel drive :(
both those beetles are/were stunning mate

you do any spraying yourself?

we did the matt black and the light blue colour ourselves, rattle canned it cos it was the look we were trying to acheve(ratty xD)
 

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halfrauds mixed me up the ford olympic blue and the matt black was just off the shelf rattle can