REBUILDING W3202
Update 31-03-07 - as i promised a friend, i'll finish the project and share the build process with you all....
Body removed
Body removed
Rear angle
Paint stripping
Striped paint and then bruhing of metal
More stripping
Floors rusted through
More of the rusted floors
Inside of front lip and front right fender
INside of front right fender
Removal of pedals
Stripping base of everything
Almost fully stripped
Front seat rails and handles
Floors being removed
State of floors (rusted through in the rear)
Removing floors
Almost out
More scraping/ cleaning
finally the rusty floor is removed...
...and the other side
Straightening frame
More hammering
New patches going in
patches fit and more cleaning
Close up
New panels goig in for the rear
IRS (right)
IRS (left)
Front steering, suspension & wheels removed
Update 22-03-07
Back in the bay
Stripping the paint
Flame stripping
Checking for rust
Some tin worm found on rear panel (under rear left glass)
Some small body panels replaced
Typical rust spots on a beetle
Last time the engine will look like this... take a good look
1. A car is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it, 2. Resale wont save your life in an accident, 3. Genius has limits, stupidity has none.
Update 03-04-07
pdate: 22-04-07
All stripped of paint and body test fit to chassis
Many pieces fit and every panel straightened
Alot of rust found on the rear of the car
right side had lest rust than left for some reason
New door sills fitted (18 guage steel)
New patches for front inner fender (right side)
New patches for front inner fender (left side)
New sill fit to drivers side as well (it's LHD)
Sills fit from front to back for added structural rigidity
as above
This is how it's all lining up right now
CONCEPTS OF MODIFIED BEETLES......
BACK TO WORK,,,,,,,,,,,
red oxide on the floors
notice the vents on the front lip (for external oil cooler)
New rear fenders from VW Brazil
this is
NOT my 1303.
Bloody rains have caused my car to spawn surface rust!!!
New rear fenders adjusted to car (90% done)
out with the old front right fender
on with the newer front right fender
new mount for fuel tank
Front left inner fender pieces installed
new side runner.frame edges installed
new door frames fit & finished
old rear left fender, was joined in a million places!!
floor is prepped and now has a layer of redoxide
panels lined up in th rear
other side
new pieces in the dashboard (unfinished)
new panel added to the spare wheel well
new support for the fuel tank
front fenders getting lined up and prepped
another shot
other side
new piece added to the front left fender
denters busy at work
wire being used to recurve the rubber mount
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Nissan 350Z orange
suspension is painted/powdercoated, roof is in, some carpet is fit.
Headlight wiring done
Dashboard internals and wiring done (waiting on steering)
Engine splash guard done
Engine wiring done
Bumper mounts done
new parts bought today, bumper, filter for external oil filter kit, door windows, bosch horn, headlights with integrated indicators, headlight rings, tail light covers (not full assembly), side chrome trim, clutch, pressure plate, bulbs for lights....
1600cc sleeve & piston set (original Mahle)
inside the box
what's inside the box
last minute change in plan, engine was stripped down today to see what was needed for a complete rebuild/upgrade
scored a few more parts today.
rubber insers for the bumpers and and new vents for the rear C-pillar (inside), from west coast metric.
Hopefully i'll have some good news regarding some parts in the next few days,... till then, here's a sneak preview of the interior:
