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......

Fuel Cap

Been a while I updated here, but have been busy with other stuff and had to wait on some stuff. Anyway, I welded in a fuel cap. I was afraid it would stick out but now its to far in. I'll have a look at it tomorrow with daylight because pictures can play tricks on you but I might cut the whole thing out and start over. I was already kind of iffy on the whole motorbike fuel cap, but now with the way it's sitting....

Rust prevention aint easy.

As you might have noticed not a '...day 20..' head. Nope, my holiday is over. Few reasons. First offcourse the holidays are over and I need to make money. Secondly I'm working on something else with a deadline on the 31st of August. And third reason, I was waiting for my rust prevention stuff to arive. Which was kind of an quest by itself. I wanted to buy masters series but I never got an answer back from this guy from Britain. So I went with Por15 instead from this guy in the Netherlands. However, he didn't have part of my order in stock anymore and he asked me if I wanted KBS instead. And that's what the mailman deliverd to me today. About 115 euro for 2 tins and 2 plastic containers. Auwa, was what my bankacount said. Hope it works as good as they claim it works. Heard good stuff about it so as long as I don't screw up :D Kind of funny that 1 of the tins is rusting.... hmmm. So probably monday the 1st of september I'll be working on the bug again.

... day 19...

After yesterday's weld weld weld, today was cut cut cut. Wasn't going to work on the bug today because of the shitty weather but I got bored with doing other stuf. So I made some holes... no wait, I cut out some rust and that was about it. Took the door out (it's always that last screw....) and cleaned the hole up a bit. Tommorow weld weld weld again.... maybe.

and that was already repaired....

looks worse then it is, just needs 3 little plates

still no idea on how I want it

... day 18....

Weld weld weld. Finished the strip and... yes no more petrol 'flap'. Not sure if it was a smart thing to do (I want to do as little modifications as possible) but I really hate those things. They're nice and handy and all, until it gets stuck and your fiddling around at the petrol station for about 10 minutes to get it to open..... Also made some new glasses for my 944 gauges. No more circus cones. Maybe some other facings but for now I have to figure out how I want to make the dash. I 'm not really into custom dashboards but... well I've got at least 2 gauges and more hole then dash....

another before pic....

and the after pic. some rustprimer to make it look a little better...

hmmm, this is a nice view too. maybe a transparent dash...?

new glasses, protectsheet are still on

... day 17...

So I started with the window corner, thinking I should get the difficult things done first. Well, knowing my karma I should have know.... The corner was done quickly, not really perfect but it will do, but welding in just a simple strip turned in cutting out a real big piece. My old neighbour told me it was tin... ok, well it gave me a hole lot of more work. Grmmblll. No pictures because I had a Mudhoen meating (watching that insane really funny wierd futurama movie :D) I had to go too, but tommorow more. With picts and stuff. Oh, and I did something else too, kind of stupid but cool.. more about that tommorow too.

... day off...

Ok ok.... 1 picture of the zinc disaster areas then. Just a before picture :D The red arrows mark the spots. The straight piece won't be a real problem, but the window corner.... IEEEP!!! Didn't do anything today (needed to clean up and stuff) but I'll have a go at it tomorrow. Oh and a pic of the spare. I'm not sure yet how I want it to sit there. Just as the dash, no idea how I am going to fill the giant holes....

the cutting part is easy....

and some real cool hinges on top of the spare, i"m going to fit somewhere...