(01-10-2009) More patching to the Beetle

Flash did some more welding and patching on the car. This side was bad with rust, but it's much better now. The body filler is going to be a lot tougher on this side. And we still have to weld and fill all of the holes along the the car where the trim pieces went before. I started doing some filling on it yesterday (1-11-2009) but I didn't get too far in the filling process, so nothing to show, yet.

(01-09-2009 - 01-10-2009) Beetle work continues...

Friday evening and Saturday morning we finished sealing up the vent and smoothing it out a bit. Looks okay, but not perfect. I may try to smooth out the rest of the issues with some fill primer.

(01-05-2009) Not so fast...

I though we were done patching on the driver's side of the Beetle, but then I found that I wanted to patch another spot. Flash did the patching, and I sanded and smoothed the patch a little. Pictures are coming when I get it done. It's too cold to work on it right now.

(01-03-2009) Finishing up the driver's side on the Beetle

Today I worked on the patched quarter of the Beetle. Added some body filler and sanded it down smooth. It's not perfect (to be honest, it's not even close), but it's not bad for my first try at body work. Can't wait to start on the passenger side.

(01-02-2009) Work on the Beetle

Flash helped me with the Beetle by welding in some patches that we cut out of an old hood from *Vincent. So the driver's side patching is done, just need to get it filled and primed. Any progress is a good thing! I'm so happy to finally be moving forward on this project. It's hard to see in this picture the progress that was made, but where those shiny pieces of metal are were big holes that were rusted out before.

*Vincent was an old VW Golf that I drove for years. Even after a major impact with a deer, I drove him for years and years. Great car!!

(12-25-2008) Merry Christmas, Dumbass!

Well, I gave myself one great Christmas present by backing into the shop with my 911 (see the picture) on Christmas day. The rest of Christmas with my baby was great, but messing up my car made me sick... :( I have found a guy who may work on it, and I hope he does because his work looks great.