Finally back at it.... for now.

It feels like forever since I've worked on my bug. After the cold and rain and snow, the weather finally started to get better. But somehow I found myself working behind my computer for about 2 weeks now while watching the sun shine and thinking it was such beautiful weather to work on the bug. So today I couldn't take it anymore and went at it. I had picked up a dash a few weeks ago and had been contemplating on how I was going to fit the 944 gauches in it and today I decided I had thought about it long enough. So I took my grinder and my welding machine and had some fun. My snot is black now and one welding spark landed way to close to my crotch but I haven't felt this content about myself in ages. Even the stupid police ticket I got in the mail today didn't phase me. I really need to find a way to make a living from tinkering on beetles...... Here are some pics.

Because I need to change the tacho hole I decided to do this in steps.

First I cut a piece out the new dash...

Then I cut the same size out of the old dash.
All that metal is really wobly without a dash.

Weld weld, grind grind and we're done. For now anyway, the rolcage is in the way so I can't weld everything. To bad I need to lift the body to take the rollcage out...

And here is part 2, changing 1 hole into 2. Hmmm......