Das Volks Vintage Volkswagen Gruppe

nice work !!

Richie the Rail and the NJ chapter rep was in on NY soil this weekend , so they helped me yank the hard top. Marc then helped me destroy a few philips bits with my impact gun as we pulled the hood and sheild. Thanks gents

Rando question: is that a new/smaller gas tank in the trunk or something else?

Kermit wrote:Rando question: is that a new/smaller gas tank in the trunk or something else?

I think what you are looking at there is the factory one year only 73 thing Gas heater. That bad boy runs off the gas in the tank ( incontinently located only inches away) and fires off a flame inside and forces hot air into the cabin via a internal fan. Good times.

Raj wrote:

Kermit wrote:Rando question: is that a new/smaller gas tank in the trunk or something else?

I think what you are looking at there is the factory one year only 73 thing Gas heater. That bad boy runs off the gas in the tank ( incontinently located only inches away) and fires off a flame inside and forces hot air into the cabin via a internal fan. Good times.

Technical explanation or great typo?

Kermit wrote:

Raj wrote:
. That bad boy runs off the gas in the tank ( incontinently located only inches away)

Technical explanation or great typo?

oops! I tried to type 'conveniently'..... but either one will work!

gutted the interior over the last week or so. Everything has to come out to get a thorough paint job.

nice nest in the heater system. Yum.

outter rocker panel mocked up and ready to be welded
inner rocker ready
splash panel still needs some work car is naked just resting on pan.

Raj,

You're making good priogress!!

Ken

thanks Ken.... its just slow bc I cant grind or use the compressor during the week.

Between AoT's bus and these photos, I'm pretty sure tonight I'm going to have a dream about mice in my car.

That's awesome Charlie!

I hate that rat.

some good progress






..... until I ran out of welding gas. I'll grab some on the way into the office tomorrow so I can keep working as time permits

I wanted to inspect the pass side inner rocker that had some very oddly positioned soft spots. I made a few test incisions to see what the deal was.

I found what looked like a mouse nest.......


I started pulling out the 'nest'. There was ALOT in there.


























.... then i found mickey.




the aftermath. Good times

Looks like a fresh one, makes me wonder what's been hiding in the cavities of my bus.

Great metal work, by the way. Didn't realize that car had so many rusty spots!

williamblanda wrote:Looks like a fresh one, makes me wonder what's been hiding in the cavities of my bus.

Great metal work, by the way. Didn't realize that car had so many rusty spots!

Funny, I was wondering how he managed to mold his rust spots into the shape of a car!

ObnoxiousBlue wrote:
Funny, I was wondering how he managed to mold his rust spots into the shape of a car!

Too funny!!

Mike, what do you think the time of death is for Mickey, he does look kind of fresh!!

We'll have to perform a full Post to find the proximate cause before we can estimate a time of death. But I would be comfortable saying he was scared to death from the cutting blade!

Mike,I think Mickey has been a long term resident, considering the rot caused from his ' home'. Cause of death may well have been the erratic driving of the vehicle by various club members

Oh man, that was a fun day...

What was I thinking driving windscreen down on the LIE?!

Not too often you see a windowless car on the LIE with a giant American flag on it.

Probably not the first mammal to die in a Thing.

still banging away...........

rear lower corner




front hole under hood





hole from straightening the 1/4

kinda reminds me of the guy form hellraiser..... but this is me trying to undo the nasty shot it took in the pass lower rocker somewhere along its life.