daughters 1303 Beetle

[MattG]

lifted body enough to replace passenger side heater channel , wow what a job ...



picked up some caliper brackets to convert drums to disks



onto front arch ,

cutting out patch that was already there





started on prep wings for rattle can satin black





should buy new wings , but time is free ( sort of ) wings covered in surface rust underneath , right mess trying to wire brush them off.

[MattG]

all new brake parts have arrived , i do have two daughters so have a spare , but i should be sensible and make sure brakes are 100%



also converting the front to discs


started on the drivers heater channel , they are a pain to cut out ...



found a coke bottle in the heater channel pipe , guess someone did not need heat



also rear cross member needed replacing


got bored of cutting , so painted a rear quater





next day , back on heater channel , got it in and positioned good , (checked door fit )





and a rear quarter repair panel going on .



end of weekend now , hope to get body bolted back down again this week. and then onto mechanicals / rust at very front of car.

[MattG]

important job , paint windscreen wipers , makes me feel like i have done something



did not get down to beetle this weekend , so spent the day working on the wings



had some real problems with primer re-acting , so think i will have to re-do them later on.

repaired some rust holes , and for the first time used a block of aluminium behind the metal when filling/welding holes .. WOW , makes it so much more easy , god knows why i never used that before!



anyway .. wings all painted for now.

also bought a steering wheel of ebay , and missed out on a stainless roof rack ( was painting the wing )