Galina’s 63 beetle

[John Jones]

#17119

started out as a parkway project,,,,  tune up…. brakes etc….

Then she decided she wanted to paint it… So we started taking it apart..  Fender bolts are breaking off, bumper bolts and mounts are fucked up, fuck.. so we dig a little deeper… and see it needs heater channel caps…. Fuck.. so we pull the body.. Mean time, she goes on vacation in Russia… For months…  She finally comes back and comes down thinking we are done and she can pick it up…… She shows up….. I tell her it needs a full resto and it’s gonna be about 6 times more money than I thought.. 😎    She thought about it for an evening…. and said, “Lets do it, I want a parade car”…  I said no problem….  So… it turned into a full resto…..

So I am starting a thread, in hopes, that my guys will update it.. and give me a place to point Galina to to see pics of this resto in process…. 😎    We have been working on it on and off for about 6 months…. But metal work is done… and final dust off is happening on shell tomorrow.. then it’s body work time!!!!  and hopefully have it painted in the net two weeks or so and in the clean shop!!!!!

 

I think it will be just like Franz’s bus… Blue white outside, all turkis inside???  I am honestly still not sure… she is Russian.. and it’s kinda hard to understand each other…. 😎

[Jdawg]

#17121

Is this the stock height version of the OLDMANN? The one that was there when my junk was there?

[Jdawg]

#17122

Speaking of that, my wife and I were talking the other day, can’t believe it’s been just about a year since we had our KCW adventure. That was a really cool experience.

[John Jones]

#17145

Jdawg wrote:

Speaking of that, my wife and I were talking the other day, can’t believe it’s been just about a year since we had our KCW adventure. That was a really cool experience.

I’m glad… I want people to feel like they know us.. and know that we are passionate about what we do!!!!  No gimmick’s, no show, we are who we say we are, and we do what we say we do… 😎  We build Volkswagens, we drive Volkswagens, we save volkswagens, and we love putting them back on the road!

Yup… This is that car….  Once we got it apart.. it needed body mounts, and rear 1/4’s and bumper mounts, and heater channel caps.. etc.. 8-(

[Pat K]

#17188

Working removables. Deck lid and hood yesterday, dooors this morning. Should have all those in poly this afternoon.

Chris has fenders dusted off. Shell is in the booth ready for the same. 

 

We will build it if it comes.

[John Jones]

#17190

HELLS YES…. I bet we have this in paint before the end of the month!!!!!!!

Who own’s that Double cab out back?? 😎  His name escapes me…  Your next…. 😎

[John Jones]

#17203

Doors getting the love today… New hinge pins for the drivers door… Lower is at 2nd over.. 😎  Might have 4 parts in poly today!!!

[volksaddict]

#17211

Any pics of Galina’s beetle when it rolled in?

[John Jones]

#17215

yes…. I saw some in parkway projects… and even Jdawgs’s thread… it was a runner.. nice… anthracite in color… nice car…

[John Jones]

#17217

poly is right around the corner!!!

 

Fender stands are inside and ready to be loaded!!!!!  I bet we are painting next week… 😎

[mdubg]

#17224

John Jones wrote:

HELLS YES…. I bet we have this in paint before the end of the month!!!!!!! Who own’s that Double cab out back?? His name escapes me… Your next….

Ah yeah!  Can’t wait to see y’all start on my double🤘🤘

[Pat K]

#17226

Half of the removables in poly. I’ll start on fenders tomorrow. Shell is ready for mud love also.

We will build it if it comes.

[John Jones]

#17240

mdubg wrote:

John Jones wrote:

HELLS YES…. I bet we have this in paint before the end of the month!!!!!!! Who own’s that Double cab out back?? His name escapes me… Your next….

Ah yeah! Can’t wait to see y’all start on my double

After this beetle gets painted… Your up!!!! 😎

 

Gonna keep rocking and rolling on this.. We want to start painting next week… wait…. I am going camping next week….. 😎  leaving wednesday after work… 😎

[ryans65]

#17256

John Jones wrote:

mdubg wrote:

John Jones wrote:

HELLS YES…. I bet we have this in paint before the end of the month!!!!!!! Who own’s that Double cab out back?? His name escapes me… Your next….

Ah yeah! Can’t wait to see y’all start on my double

After this beetle gets painted… Your up!!!! Gonna keep rocking and rolling on this.. We want to start painting next week… wait…. I am going camping next week….. leaving wednesday after work…

 

WORK. thought you retired?!

cant wait to see a double cab project !

[John Jones]

#17284

ryans65 wrote:

John Jones wrote:

mdubg wrote:

John Jones wrote:

HELLS YES…. I bet we have this in paint before the end of the month!!!!!!! Who own’s that Double cab out back?? His name escapes me… Your next….

Ah yeah! Can’t wait to see y’all start on my double

After this beetle gets painted… Your up!!!! Gonna keep rocking and rolling on this.. We want to start painting next week… wait…. I am going camping next week….. leaving wednesday after work…

WORK. thought you retired?! cant wait to see a double cab project !

 

yeah… I wish… 😎

[John Jones]

#17287

John Jones wrote:

ryans65 wrote:

John Jones wrote:

mdubg wrote:

John Jones wrote:

HELLS YES…. I bet we have this in paint before the end of the month!!!!!!! Who own’s that Double cab out back?? His name escapes me… Your next….

Ah yeah! Can’t wait to see y’all start on my double

After this beetle gets painted… Your up!!!! Gonna keep rocking and rolling on this.. We want to start painting next week… wait…. I am going camping next week….. leaving wednesday after work…

WORK. thought you retired?! cant wait to see a double cab project !

yeah… I wish…

Ya know… I stopped taking on new projects it seems like years ago…. but they just keep showing up.. 😎

[mdubg]

#17305

John Jones wrote:

John Jones wrote:

ryans65 wrote:

John Jones wrote:

mdubg wrote:

John Jones wrote:

HELLS YES…. I bet we have this in paint before the end of the month!!!!!!! Who own’s that Double cab out back?? His name escapes me… Your next….

Ah yeah! Can’t wait to see y’all start on my double

After this beetle gets painted… Your up!!!! Gonna keep rocking and rolling on this.. We want to start painting next week… wait…. I am going camping next week….. leaving wednesday after work…

WORK. thought you retired?! cant wait to see a double cab project !

yeah… I wish…

Ya know… I stopped taking on new projects it seems like years ago…. but they just keep showing up..

Guilty as charged.  Sorry JJ.

[John Jones]

#17332

We got Galina’s fenders all primed yesterday, set the body on the ground, sanded and worked on the roof.. got it done, put back on the dolly and started on 1/4’s and what not… I suspect we will have the whole shell in primer on monday! 😎

 

She is supposed to be by today with money and the final choices on color!!!! 😎  I think it will be a twin to Franz’s bus… but we will see.. 😎

[John Jones]

#17348

Stock Turkis Beetle… Just as VW would have built it… 😎  I am glad about this… 😎

[Jdawg]

#17365

Man I’d love to be in a position that would allow me to afford this treatment to the OLDMANN. Eh maybe I’ll be there before JJ says no more new projects for real.

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