Ramblings about my 1973 VW Thing and 1964 VW Beetle.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Shocks are done.
Shocks are in. I had to do some serious hacking on the sheet metal, and a bit of work on the cage for the mounts. Now I'm scrambling to get the rest of the car ready for camping at Coral Pink Sand Dunes this weekend.
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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