Roof all finished. Shame no one will see this when the bug is back together as it’s hidden under the engine cover. 🤦♂️
Front quarter panel stripped and most of the shaping done.
Aiming to get this side and a fair chunk of the fibreglass panels into primer next weekend.
Roof repair section made up today and welded in, I just need to hammer the guttering lip over and make one more repair for the lower edge.
Made my first few passes of filler over the rear quarter. I’ll probably shape the O/S front quarter and then get this entire side into epoxy and high build primer in the next few weeks.
Hopefully only a day or so left on the shell metalwork.
Yesterday’s effort saw the window aperture finished off and the guttering and rear scuttle all welded in.
I’ve started stripping the paint off the O/S ready for shaping and priming. 😁
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 side of the bug I noticed some blistering of the paint along the window aperture so stripped the paint off to investigate.
Cue chopping out 75% of the window aperture and welding in fresh steel. Just a few more repairs to go in to close this area up.
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 glazing putty and then just sanded everything back ready to get some primer on it all the next time I have the paint gun out.
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 over ordered some of the cables though as I mistakenly entered 20 metres instead of 2 for one colour. 🤦♂️
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. 😁
