Cole’s 65 Beetle

[John Jones]

#49726

Well…. I stared at that rear clip for a while… I tried to find a way to make it work in my head… but no luck… I had to cut that shit off… 😎 This is why I wanted to start sooner than later…. I knew we had some shit that needed some repair that was beyond a quickie weekend paint job… 😎

We will need a rear apron assy and both side repair pieces… The repair pieces may or may not come with the bumper brackets… ??  I bet WW has em….

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[Dario]

#49730

show car build… super Jelly Cole!

“Life is a waterfall,
We’re one in the river and one again after the fall”

[ColeB]

#49731

they’re on the way JJ.

Won’t be a show car if I start working on it… haha hopefully it’ll turn out cool

[John Jones]

#49735

ColeB wrote:

they’re on the way JJ. Won’t be a show car if I start working on it… haha hopefully it’ll turn out cool

SWEET!!  I am gonna get Pat involved for a day or so this week, we may need to speak with your sponsors about $$….. oh… thats me…8-)  😎  😎  I wanna get that rear end cleaned up, engine bay is beat up and extra holes and seal channel fucked over…  get ready for new panels.. 😎

 

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[ColeB]

#49746

Hahaha dirty P is gonna touch my junk?!🥰🥰 junker car I mean… hehe 😎 I’m honored.

[John Jones]

#49783

Going to widdle away at your project today.. Take some doors apart, hang a hood and doors, maybe even a decklid…  Your rear body mounts don’t look all that awesome. but hopefully patchable.. 8-(

Some BIG ass boxes came in for you yesterday!! I assume not metal yet…

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[Scott Sain]

#49784

Cole I got a set of Ghia bumpers from http://www.sgbumperscar.com

Vietnamese company. Stainless. They are gorgeous. I am pretty sure they have Beetle bumpers too.

 

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[Scott Sain]

#49785

They do.

http://www.sgbumperscar.com/volkswagen-volkswagen-beetle-eu-stainless-steel-bumpers.html

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[ColeB]

#49786

Thanks Scott! I’ll take a look.

that’s probably WW interior and all the rubber and other bits. For now.

metal tracking number says it’ll be there Thursday!

[Willy]

#49793

JJ is donkey dicking your bug into submission

[ColeB]

#49794

Haha! Text me that pic Will!

my DPR shit JUST arrived! Psyched. My Weddle trans internals order should be here Thursday! Cooking with gas!

[John Jones]

#49796

WOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!    Progress being helped along by multiple states of effort!!!!  😎  😎

I hung the deck lid, hood, rear fenders…   You holes were rough and tight from non use, I tapped em out till the bolts went in with just your fingers… 😎  😎  😎    I mentioned patching the rear body mounts…. NEGATIVE on that….  but we have some here from a project that didn’t need em…   two of the running board nut plates got lost in a hackery repair…  need to fix that next and mock up some running boards..

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[ColeB]

#49823

Running boards should be in the WW packages…

 

so sick! This bitch is getting attacked from all angles! Going to be so fun.

[John Jones]

#49842

Probably use some crap out of the trailer to mock it up…. 😎  I thought about tearing your pan apart…  Your going to bring a trans with axle tubes and brakes and everything on it right??   SO I don’t need to save the tranny and rear stuff, but I could go ahead and start tearing down the beam I guess….

Your pan halves look primo!!!!!!!!

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[Wayner]

#49848

Making some good progress here.

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