List of Images in Album - 1973 Volkwagen Beetle - Going Baja.
(currently 97 online shown 20 at a time)
I found and bought this bug. It had some rear and front body damage, needed a lot of general work, so now I am heading down the path of Baja bugging it.
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My son and one of the dogs
Date Added: 07/10/04 22:07 EST |
| This is the new old bug. |
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My wife and the Bug
Date Added: 07/10/04 22:07 EST |
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Rear bumper and fender damage.
Date Added: 07/10/04 22:09 EST |
| There is some crumpling in the engine compartment. |
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Me, Scruffy and the new car.
Date Added: 07/10/04 22:12 EST |
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The left front fender has a nasty gash in it.
Date Added: 07/10/04 22:14 EST |
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Fence to keep out the bad guys.
Date Added: 08/10/04 13:35 EST |
| Part of the delay on working on the bug. Took about 2 days to get this done in mid-June. Am I stupid or what? 93+ degree days, humidity at 90%. LOL. |
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New Car Port - Needed somewhere out of the Texas sun to work on projects.
Date Added: 08/10/04 13:37 EST |
| This took two weekends of part time work. Sits about 8 feet up, plenty of air and work space. |
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Fender gone. Some damage to nut plates.
Date Added: 08/10/04 13:38 EST |
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Deck cover.
Date Added: 08/10/04 13:40 EST |
| Deck cover on. I put this even with the window lower edge. Three sheet metal screws hold it for now. I may move it a bit lower to line up with rear fender edges. |
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Mounting Rear Fender
Date Added: 08/10/04 13:43 EST |
| I simply drew some lines out from the existing nut plates, held the fender in place and marked it in one spot. I was lucky, it lined up with the little dimple in the fiberglass fender. I drilled an over-sized hole (not too big, but you don't want the bolt putting any stress on the hole as this may cause cracking). Bolted it in place, positioned and marked for all other holes. Easy and no need to try to shine light from behind. |
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Fender temporarily fitted.
Date Added: 08/10/04 13:46 EST |
| You can see that the two parts don't quite line up perfectly. I will move the deck cover down a wee bit (maybe, it is not that bad looking). I need to work the sheet metal a bit as it was distorted quite a bit from a rear-end (or the kid who I bought it from backed into something/someone). |
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