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Old 02-03-2013, 01:16
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Hi, i got my first air-cooled back in September 2012 and wasn't planning doing much at first just wanted to get driving it but after taking a few parts out noticed it needed a lot more work. So its turned into a full body off resto. hope you like what I've got up to soo far.

Its a 1960 Beetle with a 1600 Twin-port.

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Old 02-03-2013, 01:18
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The first weekend of having it me and my dad sorted out his shed so I've got a little workshop for my tinkering




some pic of when i was stripping it down










I just wanted to post this pic because it looks good :p

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Old 03-03-2013, 20:00
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Welcome. Looks pretty solid!
What are your plans with it?
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Old 04-04-2013, 22:10
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Thank you, It looks a lot more solid than it is. I'm doing a body of resto, i started another forum when i first started the resto in September so this thread is a bit behind. ill try get it up to date. here some more photos of what ive been up to

some shots of when i got the body off








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Old 04-04-2013, 22:10
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Here some pics of the frame welded to the body











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Old 04-04-2013, 22:11
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and here's some of the cancer i found.





































I know a fair bit of work but will be worth it when its done.
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I've seen better, I've seen worse. Looks like the girl had a rough life but luckily it's all fixable. Good luck!
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Thanks luckily my dad is a welder so he has helped me with the rust, ill get some pics uploaded tonight.
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Any updates on this puppy?
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