VW Beetle Restoration - FULL Build Begins! Axle Beam, Transaxle, Chassis, Metal Patch & Welds!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2024
- Today we start building the 1965 VW Beetle. It's been sitting in a field in South Georgia for over 40 years. It's rusty, crusty and down right nasty. Let's see if we can bring it back to life!
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The welder came out to play, it's on now 😎👍
dont u have some cars to push around lol 🤪
should have done the bottom lip 1st then the side bit with lip, some holes drilled in, to weld through nice neat job
But, you done a good job anyway...
Whatever happened to the Swamp Dragon?
Great work. I am myself one of the man with the idea of diy everything in a restoration. But for saving time and my health, i use some tools for taking out pivots and ball joints. Not the hamer. It consuming energy and time. Also, is better to clean somehow the dirt of the pieces first thing, repeat, first thing before dismantle, because will be easy to take off. That is my opinion, in what i do for my restoration projects.
Get yourself a spot welder. I would spot weld that seam in your top and bottom patch. Or I would have folded that top patch and welded it to the bottom. And since you cut that cancer out, spray some POR in that space. If you don't have it, get some OEM tools tie rod and pitman arm removers. Or a torch to heat where the tie rod connects. And I know WD40 has been used for decades, get with the 21st century and get PB or some Kroil. That stuff works wonders. I hadn't been here in a while jacking around with my projects. Keep the fun coming CT.
Nothing beats the original bushings and brackets!
In the comments section for all the kindness for CT 🤩 👏
CT il faut respecter les épaisseurs de la tôle les soudures et les trous pour les bouchons de soudures aux mêmes écartements et à la fin ne pas oublier le cordon de mastique pour la rouille pour le remontage
vous êtes une bonne personne plein de courage trop rapide dans le démontage et surtout mettre les pièces dans le bon 'ordre SVP imaginer que vous êtes un pro de la carrosserie super!!!! je vous encourage pour faire mieux ce n'est pas de la critique à bientôt
seems the 914 build is over,,,
You know what I say? I'm sorry that you are not here in Italy, we will have done fantastic things!
Takes me back to 1972 when I had to get one of these running for first car, welding is so interesting and I enjoy your comments about "process", we are all learning!
Thanks Kent! THANK YOU! =)
You're gaining on it. Every small victory gets you closer to the finish line!! (You could draw a line and drill out for those spot welds if you want.)
So satisfying when he peals off the dirt
EXCELLENT JOB . I just love the way you cleaned the tunnel. Most people don't care about doing it your way.
3/4 in. Ball Joint Separator from Harbor Freight saves a lot of hammering. Good work CT!
Never stop learning, great job CT.
Thanks Jeff! Everyday my friend! =)
Your work area is neat and clean and and everything has a place, it looks good. Good start on your project.
After the pans are in get both floor and belly black epoxy, seam seal all over laps and spray 2k undercoating..U-pol Raptor is a great product...that helps with corrosion protection and sound deadening..
кувалдой по резьбе - браво великому мастеру!!!
Type 1 archeology is always fun to watch. Never know what you'll dig up when cleaning the underbelly. You found a transaxle and a front beam. Nice! My Dad gave me an auto panel gauge welding tip years ago where he would use a shot of compressed air for every weld spot immediately after to defend against any warping. Time consuming but worked like a charme.
Good job! Let's see this beetle brand new!
(and....what about the Karmann Ghia?)
Love watching as I did a 64 bug many years ago started in my early teens. Finished in my late teens and it was worth it! Some advice get some flap disks for the grinder make huge difference for flattening out those welds, trust me you will thank me!😉
Even if you’re not a professional welder you’re doing a great job CT nice going buddy 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Glad you got the klassic fab channels..what’s nice is they come with heater slider tab and good stamped heater vents unlike other channels
Another episode I completely missed watching complete! But glad I watched all the way through! Amazing man! I’m just enjoying this whole episode’s.👌😎👍very impressive!
I think your doing good there mate, getting the practice in!
I think you are doing great.
Thank you!
Best design engine ever. Looking at the engine your seeing mostly a heat shroud which had a fan in it to circulate air to cool the engine. This little engine ran very hot but never too hot to run, but you needed to change the oil every 3,000 mile, it would be burnt, black as coal. If we had this synthetic oil back then this problem would have been solved. I drove my new 2011 Sienna Toyota, using synthetic oil, 100,000 miles with constant watching the oil for level and break down. I have 180,000 now and car performs like new.
To bad you didn’t have an old floor pan you could have pulled some same thickness metal out of. Nice work! 👍👍 Belt sander across the edge would give you a nice straight edge.
CT, great job !
Great work CT 👏 keep them coming as its encouraging for would be welders and car fabricators. Me included 😁
Thank you! If I can do it so can you! =)
Man love watching metal fix n , need to do work to my 55 jeep wagon , haven’t figured out how to weld yet 👍😂😂😂
Thanks Jeff! You can do it! =)
Hello friend, very good work for a beginner in reforms, your knowledge is improving for sure, in this work the lower part has already given a good difference in relation to the upper one, as they say "repetition makes mastery", I follow this resurrection this VW from the beginning, it will be exciting to see it run again, Success!
Good job CT. Way to go for it. Each time will be better. God bless
Great job idol, i like repair & paint work rusty volkswagen.. thank for sharing your video.. keep safe always..
First time here watching your videos......Gotta say it sure does help that you have all of the right tools. Enjoying the build as I am working toward building my garage. John in Cleveland Tennessee
Cool!!!! Congrats from Brazil!
Great video. Great to see you just do it and not be fearful. Thanks for showing this project!
Thank you! I appreciate that! =)
Great work CT. Thats it keep going and pratic
Thanks John! =) 👍
i think those front shocks are ok other than the bushings. they are old school oil charged. they don't rebound like gas cushioned shocks.
Love this project! 👍👍🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🤘🏻🤘🏻Better late than never? 😂🤣
New subscriber from England. Great channel .
Thank you! =)
Spot welding is ok but you should try doing some fill welds. Drill a hole in one side and fill it up. Makes for a very strong weld. You could have doubled up that 18 gauge and put in stronger metal than came out. As it is by cutting back so far you made a weak spot in the frame. If you're going to fix it fix it stronger, not weaker. A thing I was taught by a jerk but a good lesson.
Шедевр классики.
Enjoy watching you. I'm going to be doing the same things to my 63 ragtop in a few months. My mechanical know-how is similar to yours, so I'm going to be doing a lot of experimenting and learning too!
Thanks David! You can do it! =)
Why didn't you use the same thickness steel, wouldn't have been better?
Good job I appreciate ur example
Flap wheels work much better to smooth out those welds. dont use the stone. It is a time waster.
Watching you weld gave me the idea of designing a portable hand rest/support similar to a wood lathe…could be a big help for accuracy and consistency….
Why dont you fix one so you can use it, the Gia was on the way? See Trevs blog for best welding vids
Yeah but instead they literally became permanent offroaders !
@@Mr.-Wint Sure did im losing interest.
You should always use the same thickness metal as original when replacing any metal.
Nice to see you going for it CT.
Awesome video. Really enjoying this series
Thanks Will! =)
Looking forward to the Front Beam build. I will be doing my '63 over the Winter here in the UK.
Very very beautiful, thanks for sharing my friend 👍👍👍
Once you have it all put back together I would love to see you painted like the Love Bug
I love your videos too especially the ones about the VW beetles nice job working on the frame
Had a 64 and I had it rebuilt and did a lot of work myself, the interior was black and paint was black cherry. It was out of the garage and came a hail storm with hail as big as baseball’s needless to say it totalled it completely and I haven’t the energy to do another, I really put my heart and soul into it and was really hurt when they totalled it.
I havent ever tig welded so what youre doing I can learn from you, good job
Great job
Gran crecimiento de este canal!!! Muy buenos trabajos
Great patch work. Looking forward to the build.
You are a hardworker and all work is amaizing ♥️
Great work! Waiting for the next piece .
Nice job
Nice work, keep it up, i'm learning as i watch
Take your time with welding. Let it cool down. Don’t forget to drill holes to attach both pieces to eachother with a plug weld
I just went through the exact same process. Somehow you seem to stay much cleaner than I did, LOL. Try flap discs on your angle grinder for blending your patches. I’m looking forward to seeing how your WW pans go in! Keep up the good work and thank you!
There better be a 53 on the side of this puppy when its done or by Gawd! =b messin with my Love Bug emotions, smokey!
Great video glad you posted keep them coming thanks
Hi, CT your improvement with welding has been a lot better than the first attempts you made👍🏻, so I say yes great progress buddy keep up the good work✌🇺🇸☮🇳🇴🇳🇱🤗, greetings.Hubertus
Yes nice work !
intresting to follow.
For me i should use the old drumbrakes the VW is not so heavy car.
that frame is in geat condition for its age CT i have been following you for a while your welding improved too i cant help but wonder the work your doing really a PATINA seems a waste not to do the whole car hope you get enough sponsors to help you
Open up the gap between the pieces
you are butt welding you'll get better
pennatration and be able to blend it
easier . Over lap your patch and use
cut off wheel and plunge cut to fit .
That should give you the gap .
hi you do lots of work //goof for you //nice to see your clean -up
Thanks!
Thank you!!! =) I appreciate that my friend.
Good job
I love 1963 VW beetles ❤️❤️❤️📺📺❤️❤️
Really nice progress CT, regards from Norway!
👏 Not too bad that patch, - you may use an ordinary file to smoothend out that weld, - gives you more accurate control compared to using the angle grinder !
I love restoration job
Dear CT,
Well we have to say that you made the bone of the chassis of this Beetle very acceptable for welding the bottom plates to the chassis and we think you finally will manage to get the chassis in the some or even better condition as what you’ve realized with the VW Karmann Ghia. We wish you lots of success with this project and wish you, Cyn and your complete family all the happiness of the world plus we send you ❤️ from the Netherlands.
Best regards, WIlleke and Dick de Graaff
Thanks buddy! =)
Awesome Video can not wait for the next video of your vw beetle build
Enjoy watching some real work!
Just found your site and Good to see your video, may I suggest it would have been easier to weld by using a closer gauge of steel. The repair is still better than the original so nothing lost! Great job!
I have been enjoying your videos. I like your set up and I like the way you are approaching this project. Great videos...Keep them coming!
Very good
Doing great ✌️✌️✌️
Looking good CT gettin’ er done. I think you forgot to drill holes in one piece so you could weld them together. Or maybe those pinch welders work like the mikefn has? Anyways I think you can just weld together the way you have it. Should be fine. It’s just a section. Looks like the rust is gonna attack that bare metal better figure out something fast with that thing. Yeah they make a cheap tool for removing the tie rod ends. I got one many years ago. I think it’s a kit from harbor freight. Works amazing. I actually bought the kit you suggested for the steering wheel removal but haven’t used it yet. Seems like your staying focused on this one. Maybe this will be your first finished project. Don’t worry about the disc brakes. Just fix what you got. You can always add disc brakes later if you choose but don’t let it stop you from finishing. Same with tranny run it if it works then if you get the cash you can switch it out. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it. Jaaa. At least that’s my poor ass philosophy. Keep on truckin’ and check out my channel.
awesome video i enjoyed it i have a 71 super beetle bug
Yeheheyya, today you made me happy.=) With some finageling you did it, welds are much cleaner, you got some more adeguate tools, in few words "it's lookin' good!" Also the cleaning was nice, I just wanted to warn you, when you hammer out joints, put some sledge hammer behind the lever on the drum to prevent breaking it. Sometimes it can snap.
Looks like you're becoming a pro, see, it's not that difficult. Remember though the better and more precise you make a step, the easier will be the next down the line. Cheers, keep on.
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your channel is great .....reminds me of Mustie1 you have great production values and an "everyman" approach to restorations thanks 😊 ....i just subscribed
Wow, thanks man! =) I appreciate that!
Whilst welding small slow circles and you'll get a really good weld providing it's set correctly.
Did you know that the VW Käfer ("Beetle") 1303 with the 55 hp engine was called "Schluckspecht" (like "gobble bird") in Germany because of a rather excessive fuel consumption?
I am not so sure about the type, it can also be the 1305, which features a 65 or even 75hp engine.
That was the latest and last update, with the carburetor being replaced by a electro - mechanical fuel injection system.
I can remember how my parents, my sister and I went on a holiday trip, crammed into this tin of sardines with all the luggage we needed.
Speed - hm, not really: top "speed" was 110 km/h, about 60 mph - that was it. Downhill, with the wind in the back!
good restore👌👌
Muy buen trabajo. Os felicito
Thanks Carlos! =)
Looking sweet CT👍💯
Repairs on primary chassis-parts have to be full-welded. Maybe even oxygen/gas-welded like the factory manual describes for Beach-buggy shortening off the frame. Gas-welding. Those fender Butt-welds are no god on the main frame Ct. Sorry, it’s a “do it again”. 👍👍👍
Hey CT, you are starting to look like a Pro, turning wzter into wine so to speak ;-)
Thanks J! =)
Muito bom gostei esta de parabéns meu amigo curto muito seus vídeos 👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you! =)