IRS conversion in progress. Chassis clearanced for the first bracket. Now just to repeat this on the other side and get them welded in.
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Finished stripping the chassis down so fabricated a pair of adapters for my rollover jig to fit the front and rear of the bug.
All rolled over and ready for IRS conversion and bus gearbox adapter next week.
Had a bit of a rearrange so I can start tearing down the chassis.
Spent a few hours today trial fitting the rear engine cage. It’s a monster! Love the look (I’ve yet to cut off the rear valance).
Then spent a fair bit of time having one more final fit of the doors to make sure I’m happy with the gaps before I split the pan and shell.
What’s everyone’s opinion on the bus wing mirrors? I think they might look quite good on the Baja
One pair of seat sub frames to fit the MX5 seats to the bug. I ended up attaching them to the central hump at the front and to the floor pans in the rear. These seats are super comfy compared to the stock seats.
Really enjoyed making these and got the welder dialled in just right.
Next welding job is to make up some sub frames to mount the MX5 seats. The plan is to bolt the frames to the stock beetle runners on the floor pans so I can always revert to standard beetle seats if I want to.
Front tube bumper trial fitted and mounts tack welded to the front beam. I’ll weld them properly when I tear down the chassis next week.
Getting excited starting to see the baja elements on this build coming together.
Roof all finished today. Really happy with how this turned out. 🤗
Inside of the roof painted and welded in today.
Just need to grind the welds flush and knock the gutter lip over.
A surprising amount of work went into repairing this section!
Fabricating some sections to repair the roof on the N/S.
First up the section which sits inside the guttering, this needed a fair bit of work to get a nice fit.
Followed by a small repair piece for the window aperture which needed a few runs through the shrinker to get the right curve.
I just need to finish welding in the window repair tomorrow and give the inside of everything a coat of paint before I can weld the roof back on.
