Chasing what I hope are the final major rust repairs on the Baja shell. The classic rusty beetle roof meant chopping out a section of the roof, guttering and rear quarter. I’ve rebuilt the rear quarter section, and now just need to fabricate the guttering and roof to close it all up. While on this […]
I’ve been slowly bringing home all of the baja fibreglass bolt on panels to start prepping them for paint. A few of the wings have cracked bolt holes so I’ve been doing my first fibreglass repairs. Surprised at how easy it was which makes a nice change! I’ve corrected a few minor imperfections with some […]
A spot of wiring this week. This has been sat in our back room for months quietly being ignored. I’m making another beetle headliner this week for someone and the board I’d used for the wiring is also my headliner template! New main loom has been laid out and all bundled together now. I slightly […]
The Baja’s MX5 seats have been on the back burner for a little while but I found a bit of time to get the drivers back sewn up and both covers installed. The backs are made from 14 individual pieces, by comparison the T25 seats I’ve been doing recently only have 4!
Just a bit of welding on the Baja today. Engine bay front panel welded in and just need to grind the welds flush. I’ve started bringing home the fibreglass bolt on panels to prep them for some primer.
Look what turned up just in time for the bank holiday weekend! Enough cable to hopefully make a new wiring loom for the baja. That should keep me busy for a while.
Time to make the arse of this bug look a bit more like a baja! I spent a fair bit of time getting the rear fenders and engine cover aligned nicely. Then out with the angle grinder to chop the rear apron off. Much better. 😁
Front beam mostly built up today and fitted my 2.5” lift spindles from NB Restorations. Superb build quality and attention to detail on the spindles (2nd pic shows the bug at stock height for comparison). Painted up a nice new set of brake drums and the old tie rods. Hoping to finish up the last […]
Got the Baja’s arse back down on some wheels and started to build up the front beam.
Made a good start on the chassis rebuild today. Fuel line and gear shift rod installed. Rear brakes rebuilt and new bearings pressed in. Loosely fitted most of the rear suspension components. 😁
