VW Project

harryset · 10-27-2010, 09:23 PM

This is my 72 bug project. Sat for about 18 years, decided to put her back on the road.

Fresh back from paint

Refurb in engine compartment

Up for front end work

cleaned up the innards

Still a work in progress though. I really wanted to get her back on the road this past summer, but didn't happen.

jcjacob · 10-28-2010, 08:39 PM

Great job there on the bug, and I really like the color. I used to drive a 72 bug, pumpkin orange, that my sister bought, then decided she had no use for.

Have any snow yet up in MN yet this year? I used to travel to Brainerd a lot for work and spent some time up in Bemidji too. Without fail, every time I was there between Oct and March, there was a good snowstorm..

harryset · 10-28-2010, 09:15 PM

As you can see, the original color was yellow, it is now officially Viper Blue Pearl. Started out I was just going to get it painted and stuck back on the road. I had a long wait for the paint guy, so I started plinking away at other bits and pieces. More or less ended up where I am now. Since these were taken, I have rebuilt the front suspension tower, cleaned and painted the trunk area, applied a couple of layers of Second Skin sound deadening. I have the new, lowered front spindles installed and working on the disc brake kit for the front end.

No snow, in Bemidji, yet. Temperature almost all day didn't crack over 30 degrees though, so any time. Dog found one of her old tennis balls out in the yard this morning. . .it sounded like a croquet ball when she dropped it at my feet.

JDtech · 11-05-2010, 01:40 PM

Lovely car!

harryset · 11-05-2010, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JDtech

Lovely car!

Thanks, it's a work of love, but going slower than I had planned.

harryset · 11-16-2010, 11:25 PM

I got the new drop spindles installed, master cylinder in and the new brake lines and front disc kits installed. get the tie rods in and she'll be back down on all fours again.

10-27-2010, 09:23 PM	#1
harryset Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Bemidji, Minnesota Posts: 45	VW Project This is my 72 bug project. Sat for about 18 years, decided to put her back on the road. Fresh back from paint Refurb in engine compartment Up for front end work cleaned up the innards Still a work in progress though. I really wanted to get her back on the road this past summer, but didn't happen. __________________ Members don't see ads in threads. Register your free account today and become a member on Tech Today Online, gaining access to posting privileges, contests, free plug-ins and other downloads, unlimited online storage for your photographs, reviews, free marketplace listings, and much more.

10-28-2010, 08:39 PM	#2
jcjacob Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Doylestown, PA Posts: 159	Great job there on the bug, and I really like the color. I used to drive a 72 bug, pumpkin orange, that my sister bought, then decided she had no use for. Have any snow yet up in MN yet this year? I used to travel to Brainerd a lot for work and spent some time up in Bemidji too. Without fail, every time I was there between Oct and March, there was a good snowstorm.. __________________ -John

11-05-2010, 01:40 PM	#4
JDtech Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 308 Blog Entries: 1	Lovely car! __________________ Follow me on Twitter \| My Tech Blog

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10-28-2010, 09:15 PM	#3
harryset Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Bemidji, Minnesota Posts: 45	As you can see, the original color was yellow, it is now officially Viper Blue Pearl. Started out I was just going to get it painted and stuck back on the road. I had a long wait for the paint guy, so I started plinking away at other bits and pieces. More or less ended up where I am now. Since these were taken, I have rebuilt the front suspension tower, cleaned and painted the trunk area, applied a couple of layers of Second Skin sound deadening. I have the new, lowered front spindles installed and working on the disc brake kit for the front end. No snow, in Bemidji, yet. Temperature almost all day didn't crack over 30 degrees though, so any time. Dog found one of her old tennis balls out in the yard this morning. . .it sounded like a croquet ball when she dropped it at my feet.

11-16-2010, 11:25 PM	#6
harryset Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Bemidji, Minnesota Posts: 45	I got the new drop spindles installed, master cylinder in and the new brake lines and front disc kits installed. get the tie rods in and she'll be back down on all fours again.