More and more little jobs keep popping up and presenting themselves as challenges and learning opportunities. As you start to dig in to the restoration and customization of a car you’ll find yourself coming up with new ideas and what ifs. What if I do this? what if I do that? Eventually you have toContinue reading “MK1 VW Car Restoration – A lot of metal work.”
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VW MK1 Restoration – Car Dolly and More.
When your doing a restoration like this you will eventually come to a point where you will want to take all the suspension and wheels off the car. Not a big problem if you have space to leave the car on jacks and still work on all side. Unfortunately I have limited space and needContinue reading “VW MK1 Restoration – Car Dolly and More.”
DIY Car Modification: Some pieces you can’t buy.
A lot of pieces for the body are still availability as aftermarket replacement panels. Some things however either need to be cut out of a donor car or you need to fabricate them yourself. I felt like giving it a shot at fabricating the pieces myself but didn’t really know we’re to start. I watchedContinue reading “DIY Car Modification: Some pieces you can’t buy.”
DIY Car Modification: Welding… And then some more welding.
Some time you have to just dive right into to the deep end, and this has been the case since I started to get into some metalwork and welding. Having never welded before I was eager to start but hesitant because I didn’t really know what to expect. I figured I’d start with some patchContinue reading “DIY Car Modification: Welding… And then some more welding.”
A Fine Tooth Comb.
I got to go through the car really thoroughly this past weekend. I found a few surprises and also gained a little confidence in the project at the same time. I started to strip the car down, dismantling things like window trim, lighting and general bits and pieces throughout the interior and exterior of theContinue reading “A Fine Tooth Comb.”
Robot Rabbit 