1960 Bug ground up restoration project. FOR SALE! (Page 3 of 10)

TA-DAAA....Here it is!  Finally.

Rebuilt, repainted and all fluffed up.
Once I got a couple wrinkles ironed out it fired right up.  purrrrrrs like a kitten.......with a mild case of the hickups. Got some carb and timing adjustments to do and fix one very minor oil leak.

Soooooo, now it's on to the body real soon.

Check out this contraption I made.

It that crazy or what???

I can rotate it "almost" 180. This will really come in handy when I go to paint it.
And the total cost for it came in under a hundred bucks.
That made the wife happy...............WOOT WOOT!

More to come.
DWAB

Last edited by Doug with a bug (2009-11-01 11:54:10)

Yeah you got too much free time on your hand's ??/ LMAO But I do like it ! Rottiussirie Bugg ??
  My Dad has same type small trailer ! Almost but not quite big enough !
Told him not to buy it !
  His answer was you got that old converted boat trailer for haulin Bugg's ! Yeah 4 year's later it still isnt registerd ! Had too borrow a trailer too move Bug's ! Aside from that it's heavy etc . etc.
  Wonderin here ?
  I gotta Huge Cherry Picker ? Wonderin ifn might come up with somethin that'd adapt the trailer too haul complete car's ?? Possibly even disabled complete car's missin wheel's etc. Cause Even with a borrowed trailer disabled car's are a pain !
   Interesting non the least ! Beat;s layin on your back with an angle grinder !!
                                                                                                 Sean

Wow Nice

Hey Doug I got a 1960 Beetle as well myself. Any tricks of the trade you wanna share before I start doing anything? Haha
Did you do the engine yourself?

Thanx, Nick

I would need lott's of touch up paint !! LMAO
  You replaced hinge pinn's ?? Im sure you did !
  But what I see on most painted Bugg's is bare metal in the Door Jamm's where the door tend's to rubb ! Even with new Hinge Pinn's often this is the Biggest defect that occur's ! Open the Door and the Jamm is Bared shinny !
  Probably the Hardest thing to get right ! Especially after Body off Resto !
                                                                                              Sean

Nah listen up ! In my Youth I was Bad Mo Fo 66 Shelby Mustang all the Blonde Bubble Gum Chewin string Bikini Model's I wanted !
  Mustang's , and Camaros , occasionally dated V.W chick's if they were really , really Hott , and intelligent ? LMAO The whole Hott sexy Librarian theme come's to mind ! 
The Dooor's on Camaros , and Mustang's very Long there a fulcrum !
Add Jolene's Daisy Duke cladded back side ? You got the typical Camaro , Mustang door dont shut right ! Rubb's the jamm !
  Same thing on the V.W's Hinge pinn's wear out etc . Your Gravity challenged Girl Freind's pullin there back side's up out of the car, usin the door etc.
  Point being ! Same thing with Bugg's worn Hinge Pinn's, Tweaked bent door's start shuttin funny , out of alignment etc.
  Rubb's the inside of the Door Jamm's too bare metal if there not fixed before painting ! I fixed a lott of Midd 60's Mustang and Camaro Door's ! Tacked reinforceing , Rodd's and plate's etc . Too make Camaro's work !
  Cool look !! Badd frikin design !! Chick's love to park it when you got the Door open !
  Yeah How many roof's on Pick up's / car's  have I fixed ?? I grew up in the Era where every Fri Sat Night we partied at the Drive in Movie !!
Dont sitt on my Car !! Dont park your Girl on my Car hood either ! Be nice to my Door's !
  Kidd's !!! Go Figure ! LMAO
                                  Sean