So far a lot of my time has been taking up with taking apart and cleaning, here we go again…… Now that the chassis is back in the garage I can strip it down full ready to clean, finish welding and paint. So out with the camera again and time to take lots of detailed…

All the major work done, the chassis needed to get back to the garage. Mainly due to Wife’s instructions but also due to health of garden. It’s had been in the garden for 3 weeks so I had to devise a plan to get it out. The previous technique worked ok but that was when…

I was ready to start cutting but first I must take lots of photos and make as many measurements as I could because as soon as I cut the floor out I will have no nothing to work to. The car came with a RH floor pan half but it had been chopped and changed…

The big revile was a long time coming because there was something else I forgot to disconnect like the z link at the back but once out I had my first full indication on the amount of work I had to do before I start my body modifications. First task was to give it a…

Since the body was so far gone I didn’t think bracing it was a good idea because any misalignment in the body would be fixed in place when I come to rebuild it so I left it. Also I decided that leaving the passenger door in place was my best bet in keeping the body…

Having a look in daylight gave me a good indication on what I will be putting myself through. Not as bad as first thought. I was after a basket case and it was certainly that but it had one good high point, there was no previous repairs, no major patches or welding. The only bits…

Work in progress but coming soon will be details of my low budget, low space and low time VW Beetle crew cab pickup build. Low budget: there is no money so I’m using my inventiveness and only buying parts when the price is right. I’m expecting to visit friends and go to shows to source…