[Riley K]

in reply to: Gerhard’s 68 Beetle #59851

Sanded the hood with 80 grit yesterday.

Then stripped the front of the deck lid and sanded the back of it with 80 grit before moving to 180 grit for a few spots. Forgot to take a picture of the deck lid! 🤦‍♂️

 

[Riley K]

in reply to: Panama Red #59816

Did a ton of more sanding today. 320 grit all over the body. Helped mask as well.

My arms are getting kinda tired 😅

[Riley K]

in reply to: Panama Red #59794

Sanded the top of the bus this morning with 320 while Dad was pulling out dents on the decklid. 
Moved onto masking the bus and getting the roof ready to be painted. 
First coat John sprayed was Hanover Sealer Grey, then Titan Red, and finished up with Beige Grey.

[Riley K]

in reply to: Gerhard’s 68 Beetle #59631

John Jones wrote:

Going to be a quick simple refresh for this beetle!!! Easy fun project!!!! Riley has been working out great around here.. I enjoy his help and company.. I have also enjoyed watching him learn and get into his job and start to shape into a productive young man!!!

Much appreciated! Your comment too alykat! It’s so cool and fun to work in such a badass shop. I’m literally getting paid to learn and have fun…I love it!!!

[Riley K]

in reply to: Gerhard’s 68 Beetle #59630

Stripped down the motor and transmission today. Trans to the center section and motor to the long block. First time I’ve messed with a transmission! Also the first time I’ve disassembled a motor by myself (although I did get a little bit of help).

[Riley K]

in reply to: Gerhard’s 68 Beetle #59537

Got to do some clean shop work today! Reading some manuals and Dad helping me throughout the day allowed me to get ‘er knocked out. Got the engine out then moved on to removing the transmission. That transmission was FILTHY too man.
Thoroughly enjoyed moving over to the clean shop for the day! I like a bit of variety.

[Riley K]

in reply to: Gerhard’s 68 Beetle #59519

Got started on Gerhard’s 68 Beetle today. Started by unbolting the bumpers, fenders, and deck-lid.  Then moved onto taking out the windows and disassembling the doors. Got to ripping the headliner out. 
Then finished my day by taking the dash off.

[Riley K]

in reply to: Panama Red #59503

After a week hiatus due to being sick, finally got back to work! Dad had me sand the fender wells before we got to undercoating. Dad sprayed the front drivers side fender but I sprayed the rest.

Feels great to be back at the shop 😎🤙!

[Riley K]

in reply to: Crandon Red Bull Off-Road World Championship #59357

Hell yeah I’m still smiling! What an experience! Sitting in a race car is cool in itself but Blake’s car is COMPETITIVE. We got the hole shot and were leading until we blew a right rear. Even when that happened Blake was still runnin that car as hard as possible. We didn’t fall back quickly either. We fell back through the field slowly. Even when that happened I was still having an awesome time! It’s still not real to me that I had that opportunity to ride in that car. Like, I didn’t actually know I was gonna be sitting in the passenger seat until about 3 hrs before the race. I can’t even begin to express how happy and appreciative I was/am to have that opportunity.

[Riley K]

in reply to: Crandon Red Bull Off-Road World Championship #59283

Crandon was an absolute BLAST!!! I’ve never had so much fun on a trip! Amazing people, amazing opportunity, and an amazing experience.

[Riley K]

in reply to: Panama Red #59263

Started today with dressing welds in the battery tray area and passenger fender well.

Got back from lunch and began scratching up the passenger side of the bus to get it ready for bodywork.

[Riley K]

in reply to: Panama Red #59077

Finished up dressing the welds on the cab floor earlier this afternoon.

Then began working on dressing welds on the nose repair. Got about 90% of the way through with that.

[Riley K]

in reply to: Panama Red #59017

You don’t know how happy that makes me to hear that!

[Riley K]

in reply to: Panama Red #59016

This afternoon I finished dressing the welds on the cargo floor.

Now starting to dress the welds on the passenger side dog leg and then the cab floor.

[Riley K]

in reply to: Panama Red #58967

Got to grinding on the long side repair this afternoon. As well as the driver’s front and rear fender wells. 
Once I got through with that I began dressing welds on the cargo floor.

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