Rear bumber mount areas - one final bit of welding!

The last few holes got patches welded over them today. Nothing particularly structural, just a bit big to use filler. As I guess with all projects like this, you have to stop somewhere.

Engine compartment - last bit of welding

The welder, Malcolm has these supports he has lent me. They have a mechanism that allows you to turn a car body over. Unfortunately they don't fit the beetle very well, so we've used them to raise it off the ground.


It makes reaching the underneath of the car a lot easier!


Didn't take long until the first panel was in place.

Wings - fitting new captive nuts

Bumper - front supports

After fitting the front wheel well, inner wing and outer partial wing, I found the complete wing had the wrong support for the front bumper. It is on the outside.


So we removed one of the old mounts and fitted it.

After sand blasting...

Still finding the odd bit of rubber that I didn't remove before sand blasting!

Tapping threads

Used a tap on the threads for the wings. Some of them still had part of the nut that held the wing on.

Wings - Stripping for painting