1973 Vw Beetle

Hey new to the forums, im from spilsby/boston/skegness area and this is my first project vee dub which ive been wanting to do for a very long time lol.

She looks pretty solid from the outside but some bad rust rear passenger floor pan and drivers side rear arch and other little things that need attending. These are photos when i first got her but about to be put on blocks now so ill get some more recentish photos up soon

very nice mate keep the pics and info coming any majar plans for her ???? i love the wheels

Welcome danny kelloggs

My overall sort of plan is to rat it out but old 50's matte black or pale blue style. Its already cambered and lowered slightly but i want it slammed haha. I like the wheels too but im tempted to swap them for some old school steels, moon eye hub caps with white wall on the tyres etc haha .

Hallo mr jackoria !

here are some more progress pics, got a lot done in the last few days



Ive stripped her out, sanded all rust bubble patches down and took all the arches off to see if there was any more bad rust, but the worst only seems to be drivers side rear arch still.

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This is the rust on the rear arch its really weak and looks loads worse on the inside, a lot is going to have to be cut away and patched. Ive started grinding down the metal for welding in the areas that just need plates put in ill get more pics up asap

sweet as m8

looking good mellows More pics before you come to mine?

Sorted out the rear arch today with some galvanised steel, looking nice and tidy now

Before:


After:

sexy, no more flintstones

I've got a good flooroan etc if ya need owt

Sweet could you take a couple of pics and upload them for me and ill let you know

falconer1 wrote:

I've got a good flooroan etc if ya need owt

i know someone doing a 72 bug they need floor pan maybe lots of other bits if ya got list of what ya got and prices i will pass it on

Its been a while since i posted but been pretty busy with restoring my beetle got a fair amount done in the last couple of months and its now ready for its mot

After all the welding had been done i felt like a colour change and the final decision was
to repaint in army surplus nato green



wanted an iron cross on the boot lid which was possible thanks to mr jack



whitewall inserts for my steelies although they will probably be going on my empi's first but only on the front



here she be now


steelies on the front until i get new tyres on the other empi's


oh and by the way im soon to be breaking a 1974 beetle if anyone needs any parts, ill post when i start to break

I don't often say this, but that green actually looks better than the orange, it makes all the bits on the car look that much better. Love the current wheel combination.