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1967 VW Bug stripped body |
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“67 VW Bug”
VW Bug Restoration with Fender Flares
I built steel custom fenders 1" wider than stock,
and installed a Select-A-Drop front-end to give the
car a good stance. The 5 lug drums were switched to
4 lugs to accommodate a new set of 15" X 6"
wheels, with 195/60R-15 Firestone Firehawk Tires.
I cut one set of fenders flush with the body, and the
other set 2" from the body's edge. The 2"
pieces were run through a stepping die 1" from
the edge. That gave a 1" overlap to weld both sections
together. Grinding removed the welds and paint. Body
filler and primer smoothed the surface, and I block
sanded a lot!! After block sanding, I primed and painted
the entire body.
In two Sunday afternoons my son Cale and I rebuilt
the engine. At the age of 7, I let him start and tighten
every bolt because he really wanted to help. We installed
and started the engine. It ran perfectly.
That was our first father and son project, and have
done many since then. I was blown away he stuck with
it at such a young age. Now he's in his 20's, we work
together daily, and help each other with our projects.
I'm the luckiest father on the planet.
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