Beetle Floor Pan Repair-DIY

 Small section just visible here, template from ccornflakes style box, beaten to fit then seam welded in. Meticulous attention to grinding required.

 Leading edge support repaired correct gauge....2mm.  Attention to detail even managed to press the step into this!!!

 Tacked and adjusted then seam welded-again correct 18 gauge-1.2mm.

Cleaned down and drilled. Better than any low quality pressing!!!!! Just takes bloody hours!!!

Front Top Hat

 Cut, clean, acid wash, primer.

 Including inner out rigger and jacking point.

 Cut and modify top hat repair section and treat.

Spot welded in floor drilled right through and welded to join, all weld cleaned up.

Rear Top Hat

 Top hat cut down, joggled and prepped.

 Old top hat cleaned up and jenolited again then painted.

 Spot welded and edge tacked in floor detail also prepped.

Floor patch in.

Underworld - Mmm…Skyscraper I Love You (Live Jam Kyne rd)

Aluminium door cards Type 2 VW

rivet inserts were a bit of trail and error and despite aligning all the drill holes on an old door still a few misaligned. Looks the business though

Underworld Rez/Cowgirl Live at Reading Festival 1996

Underworld live M.E. Royal Festival Hall 2014

Underworld live at Royal Festival Hall. Underworld - Bigmouth

Bits An Bobs

 Having cut back the hedge rows over the last few weeks the light on this beautiful morning was brilliant.

 New work tops all around the edges has helped to clear the hut up.

 Re clean and jenolite the cargo door side. Cut first floor repairs one welded in.

 Numerous screw holes welded up in floor.

 Started removing sections of both front and rear top hats.

 Some exploratory work on the front inner wheel arch.

Cargo doors chucked back on.

Detail

Good door gap and panel flow.

VW Side Panel Replacement 2.

 First thing weld in rear wheel arch closure.

 Weld in upper skin.

 Join well hidden.

 Gone.

 On to the inside.

 Stripped out the very last strip of the wheel arch prepped.

 \more repair to the original metal. Edge  welded in. Details around jacking point.

 Wheel arch to a post.

 Cab floor welded in, just need repairs to arch edge.

Split Screen Side Panel Replacement.

 Clean and prep.

 Cut and joggle.

 Trim trim trim,

 Checking with wheel arch and trimming.

 Welded lower edge plus numerous other points for strength.

 Last few welds ready to fit.

Wheel arch closure prepped.

OCD1 working on Lucia

Lucia

Crumb rubber soundproofing....sounds like a volkswagen when you close the doors

Welding Gouda's wagon