1970 beetle

this is my 70 beetle
this is what i started with


this is what i got so far

Looking good, I like that style of seat covers. I imagine whoever sits in the back seat gets a nice back massage when the stereo is up!

he made those seat covers -cut down the highbacks- really nice work

lol yea its pretty strong fi finally got it tuned right and now im gettin a good massage in the front seat.

thanks zabo lol i was nervous as hell when i cut those seats in half... no back up plan it had to work

i made some progress this month. I recovered my interior panels ant made a temporary center console. Next i will replace my headliner. .... any suggestions on an unusual headliner then the carpet and a paint job or floor pans... and i need some nice billet window cranks ... whatever comes first?




Excuse the dirty ass floor my brothers driveway is non existant.... just dirt and rocks.
Il get some pics of the rear panels tomorrow
....... any thoughts or suggestions?

How's the weather at that altitude? Lower that thing already. LOL

Looks great! You do some nice work!!!

What did you do with your head lights???

I remember meeting you and seeing your car at Homegrown earlier this year. The upholstery looks nice. Job well done.

bakertim2 wrote:How's the weather at that altitude? Lower that thing already. LOL

lol i really want to just havent had the money..

68beetlebug wrote:Looks great! You do some nice work!!!

thanks.

bakertim2 wrote:I remember meeting you and seeing your car at Homegrown earlier this year. The upholstery looks nice. Job well done.

yea i remember that you do everybody's beams right...

pwmcguire wrote:What did you do with your head lights???

i ordered them on ebay they fit anything that has 7" beams
( http://www.ebay.com:80/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380386653226&fits=Year%3A1970%7CMake%3AVolkswagen%7CModel%3ABeetle&_trksid=p2042998.m1253 )

these are the best pics of the lights i could get with my phone they look better in person

I wanna get some bright lights on my bug. Was thinking about ebay for the ones with the running lights in the top. Where did you get yours?

i got them on ebay i posted the link on the previous page. if u look around on ebay theirs a few different setups and most are very affordable.

Go get some from "HERE", Bus Depot, like $45, they will work better. I got mine from a dealer on eBay and I got what I paid for!

its ben a wile since my last post but a lot has happened. il start with tha bad news, i was coming home from work and caught some and water spun out. i hit a suburban and then tha wall. nuthing happened to me bet tha car was more work than i felt i had time to do. heres tha damage


busted!








after looking around for tools and parts to fix the car and realizing it might be to much i looked around for a nother shell, and now i fiind my self back at the beginning.

heres my second chance.





and the swap begins



i started by switching out the front beam. this is the one it came with no problemsjust wasnt as good as the other one froom the wrecked car


then i cleaned it up a little


then i swaped the steering wheel

then it was time to swap the motor didnt get a pic of it in the car



installed the new exaust wile it was out

next i installed the disc brake drop spindles in tha front



i also found some old 60s fenders that were in pretty good condition and i got brand new headlights


then i slaped tha hood and wheels on and it started to take shape

i droped it off at advanced imports for the wiring and after restless waiting i got it back from bobby and continued the backyard transformation.
when you dont have a paint booth a sunny day works fine




after a lot of me and my brother wet sanding priming and a variety of base coats it turned out like this









i have better pics i will post when i get them off my brother's camera

damn! looking great man- tht looked like a ton of work - cool seeing something a little different with the paint too. cant wait to check it out in person.

Lookin good, like the 2 tone

zabo wrote:damn! looking great man- tht looked like a ton of work - cool seeing something a little different with the paint too. cant wait to check it out in person.

Thanks man i cant wait to drive it and see tha resposce it gets

Geib wrote:Lookin good, like the 2 tone

Yea i was really happy with tha match it went with the interior really well i should have taken some pics of tje inside before i sent it to get the wire harness Finished

very nice, can't wait to see it

Whatcha gonna do with the old shell?
Info?
Thanks...
KC