Ramblings about my 1973 VW Thing and 1964 VW Beetle.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
More powder coated parts. I haven't been able to get a very good gloss. I don't know if I haven't been baking them right, or if the Harbor Freight powder coat just isn't that great. In any case, it's better than rust and should clean up easy.
The Thing was a hopeless basket case I picked up for free in June 2008. It's an ongoing project with a goal to create a reliable "desert beater" on a budget. Form follows function with this car, and I've freely cut, hacked and welded to improve off road performance and safety with no regard to keeping the car original or restoreable. Old blog archives document the build to date.
1964 Beetle
I purchased this car in 1993. I performed piecemeal repairs and intermittently drove it until 2005, when I performed a body-off-pan rebuild with a 2110cc engine, 4-wheel disk brakes, lowered suspension, and irritatingly loud stereo...essentially my "dream car" from High School. The rebuild is not documented here but the car is now included since this is part of my air cooled addiction.
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