Lifting a Bug....body

[slowtwitch]

Hi Folks, It's been to long since I posted anything. Mostly because I haven't done much with the bug. It hasn't been because I lost interest or anything like that. It's just that I've been really busy with other stuff.... like rebuilding a second CNC lathe, as well as upgrading my mill.

I'm still making the SyncLink throttle systems. I recently came up with what might be a solution for bugs with heat (the original setup only worked on bugs without heat tubes).

Anyway, I have my bug completely stripped and I'm currently working on getting the body work done and get it ready for paint. In the process of stripping the car, I found that the roof had a couple dents. I was able to dolly out most of the dents, but the area still needs putty. To make my life easier, I needed the body lower to the ground so that i can work on the roof (applying the putty, sanding, etc). This is what I did tonight after work........

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJET6r43aTE

[VWPANZER1]

  Great idea; Pete:

  You never cease to amaze me with you ingenuity.

  Look forward to seeing your progress.

[lovebus (jack)]

Great to see you back Pete. As always I'm sure your work on the body will be a work of art. thumpup)-

[6T5 square]

nice Pete.

I can relate to being the one man shop- my daughters hate working on cars.

Good luck with the roof. They can be frustrating. Long sanding boards help tremendously.

[Baha (Shawn)]

Glad to hear from you Pete!

Nice rig.

SyncLink with heat... Now you have my interest

[matt]

Again,   very nice Pete, helpful that the body can float around like that with the straps, probably will help with realignment when it goes back on the pan...

I can relate to being the one man shop- my daughters hate working on cars.

  Tell me about it - Once in a great while, my older daughter will help... but they have a life of their own now.....  :confused04:;