So stoked you guys have kept it pushing with this channel. Such minimal offroad content that's quality here on TH-cam. Bolt on Jeeps get old fast. Keep it up dudes!
@@WingsWorldChannel Not sure if someone else mentioned it but try pushing the weld bead and not pulling (and looking at the leading edge when pushing). You'll be able to see exactly what's going on and where you're going much better.
I like how you are smart but humble. You never talk down in your video. I wanna trick my Baja out too. Stop by the George Compound and check out our projects next time you’re near corona.
congrats to your spunk and knowledge and toil. I knew kids like you when I was young and too busy playing ball to mess with cars but I respect it immensely now.
I really liked the additional time you took to show how you are doing the project (the taping of the part to mark it, the paint line to know how much you turn it, and using a cutting wheel to cut it, etc.) and the explanation as to why you are doing this - for those of us who know very little about fabrication this is super helpful. Personally, I would like to see more of how you are doing stuff and fitting things etc. Great videos by the way. This was one of the most helpful for me. Please show us the details on how to make tie rods!
Awesome job guys! I'm restoring a baja bug on my channel and have just finished up the front end, can't wait to get the engine back in and take it for it's first real drive!
So cool! It's nice to have someone like Christian (your brother?) to teach you like he did. Patient, giving good advice, and letting you do it to learn. Awesome!
Love the videos! Im sure everybody here can appreciate you humbleness. I had a 69 baja project at one time but had to sell. Anyways this has been one of the best detailed videos of cut and turning the beam for regular guys just starting out off roading with a bug. Thanks!
Absolutely positive and sincere. Dont see that much anymore. Keep at the welding those werent too bad for a first time. Different hand grips and angles and youll get it.
Your welds aren’t that bad man. It just takes some seat time and becoming comfortable with it. Those plates will definitely strengthen up the beam. I’m excited to be picking up a bug basket case to build a Baja out of.
Jake, don't feel bad about the scratched paint and having to touch up or your first welds. Remember you are starting to learn. Trust me, you will get better at it with time. Also it was really cool to see Christian and your dad guiding you. Keep the good work coming.
you have prob done a few of these since this but nxt time you cut one clamp a length of angle onto the beam across the cut, this will keep the beam in line/straight when you weld it back. We used this method when narrowing axle housings before we had a jig
Double ended pipe cutter. The kind with a small cutting wheels like used to cut copper tubing. They are made for large diameter steel tubing as well. Only need to rotate partial turns to completely cut the front end apart. Sorry if this is already mentioned
One can use a pipe cutter and leave the springs in place and just turn the tube 10mm or so , a lot easier, I only did the one tube to regain some ride height
Noooooo!!! Wrong way brother. You go one notch up and weld in the adjusters and narrow it so you can go down!! My 66 sits low. Get a stinger with out the baffle and advance your timing just a hair. You'll be able to get flames from downshifts and just from a rev. Lol. People behind you at a light love it.😂. And it's loud. But just for a kick. I wouldn't run it that way long. But really bro. You're in Callie. You have to go low.😜 If you don't get stuck or scrap. It's not low enough. No bag's. That's cheating. But good luck with yours and make it yours
You can get adjusters to weld in place so you can adjust the height of the front beam Also you can buy new extended rear arms too mine has 3x3's on it with triple shocks and a full roll cage
good job, nxt time you need to degrease/clean a part try heavy duty oven cleaner, spray it, let sit bout 10~15 mins, then pressure wash it off, use hot water if you can. works great and lot easier
When your welding you should be pushing your puddle not pulling ... and maybe turn down your wire speed... but I just subscribed keep up the good work like the channel
christian isn't your brother? you look exactly alike. so, why the lift? making a baja? looks good so far. (i'm 7 months behind) sweet, I luv baja bugs!
Wings World i finally got it to say “your cart is not eligible for this coupon” or something to that effect. Placed order regardless and name dropped you guys on the “how’d you heard about us” section. Keep up the great content. 👊🏼
Il never understand why people drag a mig weld, 30 years experience in structural welding and ive never dragged a mig weld , push your weld if you want a strong good looking weld
So stoked you guys have kept it pushing with this channel. Such minimal offroad content that's quality here on TH-cam. Bolt on Jeeps get old fast. Keep it up dudes!
Thanks! Trying our best to stay consistent with the videos, it is hard sometimes because we are actually making the parts, not just bolting things on!
Takes a real man to admit his limits on camera and be humble about it, awesome job Jake, keep at the welding!
Thank you! I am trying to just be honest, hopefully learning from my mistakes will be helpful to someone else that is learning.
@@WingsWorldChannel Not sure if someone else mentioned it but try pushing the weld bead and not pulling (and looking at the leading edge when pushing). You'll be able to see exactly what's going on and where you're going much better.
I like how you are smart but humble. You never talk down in your video. I wanna trick my Baja out too. Stop by the George Compound and check out our projects next time you’re near corona.
congrats to your spunk and knowledge and toil. I knew kids like you when I was young and too busy playing ball to mess with cars but I respect it immensely now.
I really liked the additional time you took to show how you are doing the project (the taping of the part to mark it, the paint line to know how much you turn it, and using a cutting wheel to cut it, etc.) and the explanation as to why you are doing this - for those of us who know very little about fabrication this is super helpful. Personally, I would like to see more of how you are doing stuff and fitting things etc. Great videos by the way. This was one of the most helpful for me. Please show us the details on how to make tie rods!
Awesome job guys! I'm restoring a baja bug on my channel and have just finished up the front end, can't wait to get the engine back in and take it for it's first real drive!
So cool! It's nice to have someone like Christian (your brother?) to teach you like he did. Patient, giving good advice, and letting you do it to learn. Awesome!
Like the work and it is called a torsion bar basically works on the natural rebound of a bar when twisted that’s what makes it so easy to modify
Love the videos! Im sure everybody here can appreciate you humbleness. I had a 69 baja project at one time but had to sell. Anyways this has been one of the best detailed videos of cut and turning the beam for regular guys just starting out off roading with a bug. Thanks!
Welder sounds like its set up well. Good content. Nice brother.
Absolutely positive and sincere. Dont see that much anymore. Keep at the welding those werent too bad for a first time. Different hand grips and angles and youll get it.
Woooo it was me that couldn't find the website! I'm basically in a video!! Wooo
Your welds aren’t that bad man. It just takes some seat time and becoming comfortable with it. Those plates will definitely strengthen up the beam. I’m excited to be picking up a bug basket case to build a Baja out of.
so professional, nice cut and clean, well done thanks for sharing.
FYI, never use the urethane steering coupler. They can break, use the rag joint stock one.
Yes. I've seen them fall apart
Nice job on the welding. My first real weld was mig welding a 1959 Chevy truck chassis . Dimple dies where sweet.
Jake, don't feel bad about the scratched paint and having to touch up or your first welds. Remember you are starting to learn. Trust me, you will get better at it with time. Also it was really cool to see Christian and your dad guiding you. Keep the good work coming.
Purple cleaner and a 1800 psi pressure washer is much better than degreaser. Welding takes years to master. Looks good.
you have prob done a few of these since this but nxt time you cut one clamp a length of angle onto the beam across the cut, this will keep the beam in line/straight when you weld it back. We used this method when narrowing axle housings before we had a jig
Double ended pipe cutter. The kind with a small cutting wheels like used to cut copper tubing. They are made for large diameter steel tubing as well. Only need to rotate partial turns to completely cut the front end apart. Sorry if this is already mentioned
That is such a great upgrade,great work.
Looking like a proper class 11 🤘🏼
Its getting there!
Scrappy welds are common when learning... practice makes perfect keep at it you'll get it
The sound is great
One can use a pipe cutter and leave the springs in place and just turn the tube 10mm or so , a lot easier, I only did the one tube to regain some ride height
"lots of surface rust" let us northern boys tell you a little story about rust lol, jk tho keep up with the good content
Good Job Guys !!!!
Exactly what I needed for my '72 baja build TBA
Jake, your welds are better than SEMA welds! keep going it gets easier with practice as you are finding out.
Wow, the bug is looking GREAT !!
It's great seeing your improvement in such a short time. Looking good!
Love the Baja... Keep up the Great work
Noooooo!!! Wrong way brother. You go one notch up and weld in the adjusters and narrow it so you can go down!! My 66 sits low. Get a stinger with out the baffle and advance your timing just a hair. You'll be able to get flames from downshifts and just from a rev. Lol. People behind you at a light love it.😂. And it's loud. But just for a kick. I wouldn't run it that way long. But really bro. You're in Callie. You have to go low.😜 If you don't get stuck or scrap. It's not low enough. No bag's. That's cheating. But good luck with yours and make it yours
I have enjoyed the bug was cool to see it when you picked it up glad it is moving along nicely
That’s not a barn find it’s a Clairemont driveway find. I knew the original owner and tried to buy it several times.
Technically, its a google maps find! Haha. Barn find is just a buzz word for the title, although the car was sitting untouched for atleast 10 years.
Wings World that’s cool. The original owner lived 3 doors down from me but she passed away almost 15 years ago and the car sat ever since then.
It's alot cleaner then my lakeside cow pen find lol
LOOKS REALLY GOOD!
Did the front and back the same on my 65 Baja. Tip, square back axles are an inch longer and bolt right on.
Never got good results from push pull, lower case cursive e's always got me the best results
Great job !!!!!
You can get adjusters to weld in place so you can adjust the height of the front beam
Also you can buy new extended rear arms too mine has 3x3's on it with triple shocks and a full roll cage
Very nice video and the audio is good!
Not my style but I can definitely appreciate your work. Thanks for saving classic Beetle.
Cut the sway bar and put it in the tierods for extra strength.
Wow I want that Bug! 😍
Damn, nice welding!
Hello man!!! what´s the size of your tires??
and what brand ? I want a set of those for my bug !!
What’s going on with that single walker evans wheel always sitting in your garage?
Subbed and really dig the dimples on the beam, You gonna think about a rack setup to clear any A arm rubbing if you go that route.
good job, nxt time you need to degrease/clean a part try heavy duty oven cleaner, spray it, let sit bout 10~15 mins, then pressure wash it off, use hot water if you can. works great and lot easier
Nice work!
When your welding you should be pushing your puddle not pulling ... and maybe turn down your wire speed... but I just subscribed keep up the good work like the channel
Build: Cheapest prerunner setup : single cab 4cyl mini truck, on single coil over/bypass with long travel over 12"
What are the plates for? Reinforcing? Sorry, English is not my first language
Very cool stuff guys! Like watching the progress. You are great welders!
Thank you sir! Enjoying the videos on the bug.
Just a tip looking at the welds try a bit more heat , other than that well done
Buen video. Todo bien explicado. 👍
The dude over on Dirt Life just did a video on beginners welding. Has some great tips. Nice job.
right on ill check that out! I feel like I'll learn best from just laying down more passes though!
Nate is awesome too, really down to earth and easy to talk to in the comments and stuff
Jake yeah he is. I got the impression that he might be teaching apprentice to weld. Love to see how the bug turns out.
I liked seeing the bug with the gangsta lean lmaooooo
You guys should get your truck featured on Hoonigans To get your channel some exposure
Mig works a lot better if you push rather then pull the puddle.
So you rotated 1/4" on each tube. Is this right?
What size and brand tires are those you have on the bug in this video?
U should go with a full blown tube chassis on that thing!... long travel suspension....
Then it won't be a class 11 bug, more fun racing in class 11 than class5, cheaper in the long run
My idea is remove fenders and make lights hang out ;)
If these guys knew anything about racing they would know it's a class 11 Style
Exelente
Every Baja I see is slightly higher in the rear. Are you going to lift the rear or will larger tires take care of it?
Ik this was an old post but I was wondering how much all together that cost ?
Would this work for a fiberglass body and I also have the metal stopper can I cut them off
Did this with my '68, loved kicking 4x4 ass on hill climbs....
christian isn't your brother? you look exactly alike.
so, why the lift? making a baja? looks good so far.
(i'm 7 months behind)
sweet, I luv baja bugs!
Where can i find mirrors like the ones on the red Beetle?
Keep it up I want to see el tortuga smashing on a utv
Are you going baja bug? Check out a Tamiya Sand Scorcher, I want to build a replica someday. Great channel. Subscribed
How much lift did you guys get with that 1/4 turn
Tire size please
Bug squad
Are yall still on here answering questions?
Extended front arms and re-radiused front fenders?????
Have you been able to drive it yet? any difference in handling
Kool!
Where did you guys go?
What kind of mpg have you been getting in this? I have a 64 and get 12 mpg but I feel like I should be at 25-30 mpg
Dont have an exact number. If I were to guess, maybe around 20.
Stock = 30 mpg hwy.
I was told never weld downhill ? Might look good but not as strong?
should try building a foxbody mustang pre runner b sick as f---
Who else looks away when people weld on youtube lol
Whats the point of the plates?
What size dimple dies do you guys use most? I want to get some but not sure where to start and don't want to spend a bunch of money right away.
We use 1.5" and 1.25" the most. But it all depends on the application!
What tire size are You running?
215/75r15
Not that you can do much now without changing the whole rear end but you really need an IRS rear suspension setup
All vw's are IRS. Either swing axle or double jointed axles. (VW owners manual.)
how much did you turn it, and what was the actual ride height change?
Prerunner bug!!!
Having trouble getting your coupon code to go through. Anyone know how’s it’s spelt?
Spaces? Caps? Etc.
It is just "wingsworld". Just tested it on their website!
Wings World i finally got it to say “your cart is not eligible for this coupon” or something to that effect. Placed order regardless and name dropped you guys on the “how’d you heard about us” section. Keep up the great content. 👊🏼
How much did you turn the beam?half inch or what?
Use Royal Purple!
Build Video on the steering !!! Plz plz
Yes sir! Was already planning on doing it !
Wings world will surpass hoonigan one day
What's up with the crew cab next to the bug?
just sitting waiting to get built...
you building a vw baja
Il never understand why people drag a mig weld, 30 years experience in structural welding and ive never dragged a mig weld , push your weld if you want a strong good looking weld
GMAW works better if you push, instead of pull. SMAW works better if you pull.