Pretty Rusty 68 Beetle convertible

back of channels need repair

more rust..

Wheel wells need repair

Front firewall needs repair

rusty heater channels

What reinforcing rails?

Beginning repair of reinforcing rails

Vice grip galore

Reinforcing rails completed

Homeschooling… 😀

Body off the chassis and onto the body dolly

Front firewall repairs

Front firewall done!

More welding repairs on lower quarter and back of heater channel

repairs complete and sealed

All sheet metal repairs complete and body placed on donor chassis

All sheet metal repairs complete and body placed on donor chassis

All sheet metal repairs complete and body placed on donor chassis

Original chassis

Floor pans cut off

New floor pans welded on

Epoxy coated chassis with powder coated suspension components. Reassembled and ready for remounting of the body

Convertible body back on the restored chassis

Reassembled to customer’s specs with a bit of patina and lowered suspension

Reassembled to customer’s specs with a bit of patina and lowered suspension

We built and installed a stout little 1835cc for this project