Project My Beetle build. Polish it everywhere.

[binhoker668]

Yes!  Very much enjoyed this thread fella.  And aye, the interior is great...

[Taff]

that interior is very nice, if you told me biscuit brown I would probably flinch but it looks great.

[purplebargeken]

The Tolly went to a Mr stillOrange of this parish. I have the green Dolly now

[Crusty Sills]

So much for keeping a my thread up to date, 18 months since I last updated any progress!

[Crusty Sills]

After a year off of the car due to various issues (home and financial) I've got back on with sorting the little issues I had on the car.

Last week I finally got the starting problem I had sorted.

2 things dodgy ignition switch and a battery that although showing 12 volts it was only throwing out 7 when turning over. New one ordered on Fri and here by Saturday. Couldn't be bothered with trying to fit a new key ignition switch so have fitted a start button. Doing this has kicked my arse into gear and after a long while doing nothing and generally being in a grump I'm back on it and have booked an MOT for next Wednesday.

[Magnificent Rustbucket]

What a great thread! I have just read it from start to finish, having missed most of it when it was posted. You have done a superb job of the car. The colour combination is just right too.

[DeeJay]

After a year off of the car due to various issues (home and financial) I've got back on with sorting the little issues I had on the car.

Last week I finally got the starting problem I had sorted.

2 things dodgy ignition switch and a battery that although showing 12 volts it was only throwing out 7 when turning over. New one ordered on Fri and here by Saturday. Couldn't be bothered with trying to fit a new key ignition switch so have fitted a start button. Doing this has kicked my arse into gear and after a long while doing nothing and generally being in a grump I'm back on it and have booked an MOT for next Wednesday.

Well?

[Dick Cheeseburger]

I seem to have missed this thread until now. Great to see you've stuck with the bug despite various car and life challenges along the way. Colour and interior looks lovely - cap doffed for getting the dash back to Deutsch spec, along with the bodywork.

Interesting to see the MOT news...

[Crusty Sills]

MOT passed and car being used on sunny days, typically on the weds of the MOT it absolutely pissed down! The car had never driven in rain and I didn't like it getting wet! It's not a trailer queen but it does live in a garage with a cover over it.

Picked kids up from school and parked next to this.

[Crusty Sills]

Yesterday was spent upgrading bits. Fitted a gear reduction starter. No more cranking over loads, it starts so quickly it's amazing.

Smaller lighter and generally better than the lump of metal it replaced.

Draws Less electric.

Bit of a pain to fit single handed but managed with minimal swearing.

Also fitted electronic ignition and a new coil. Not sure if this well help anything but whilst driving it before it would fade on power and require cooling down before carrying on.

[Mally]

The Starters are good and cheap. Don't last forever on the Stock Car though.

Quite near me but no reduction for collection, so I let them post now!

[Crusty Sills]

They are a nice bit of kit. £60 instead of £100+ for an original type. So better and cheaper makes it a winner for me.

[Crusty Sills]

Can you guess what's going to happen with this??!!!

 

[Crusty Sills]

Possibly not what you're imagining.

It all started with a want, nae a need.

[Crusty Sills]

I'm sure you will agree this is not a stereo set up.

[Crusty Sills]

So I set in motion a plan from about 6 years ago.

I found this suit case in a skip and I just liked the look of it.

Thought it would be a nice thing somewhere. I have a history with skip diving this came from next doors.

[Crusty Sills]

I wanted something original* to make a speaker box with and this suit case seemed the ideal candidate for the operation. Now please bare in mind this case has followed me through 1 divorce and 3 house moves you can see this plan has been slowly simmering for a looonnggg time.

This is what came with Buzz when I bought him, functional, heavy and a bit dated.

[Crusty Sills]

To start with a good polish was required, out came the boot polish and it went from dull to shiny.

 

[Crusty Sills]

Trimmed up a piece of 18mm MDF to fit and cut 2 holes for my 6x9 speakers.

Boot polish on MDF made it look more on keeping with the suit case colour.

[Crusty Sills]

Speakers fitted in board and than holes cut in lid of suit case.

[Crusty Sills]

Speaker base fitted into case

And screwed in with some black/brown home coloured screws (I fucking hate slotted head screws!!!).

With the lid closed I didn't like seeing the silver speakers showing.

[Crusty Sills]

So with Mrs Sills out with the junior Crusty's I took the opportunity to claim one if their blankets. Let's call it an early lesson that all possessions are fleeting and it's a bourgeois concept! The tears will stop eventually!

With fabric cut and hot glued on it looked much better.

Just need to fit it tomorrow.

[Rod/b]

That looks great but i hope the lid doesn't vibrate too much.

[DeeJay]

Won't they get wet and ruined on the roof rack? 

[Crusty Sills]

It will only get a bit wet, the radio Flyer trolley, mexican rug, rusty oil cans and surf board will keep it dry!!!.

[Crusty Sills]

The lid latches on the original catches and seems ok. If it does vibrate I will put some strengthening in it.

[danthecapriman]

Creative way of hiding a sound system! Nice job.

[steveo3002]

comment on the braided fuel hose - get rid , you cant see it perishing and cracking until its pissing fuel out 

 

vs plain rubber you can keep a eye on its condition - car fires aint funny

[garethj]

Agreed on the fuel hose, it looks cool but it's usually not the highest quality and fuel pissing over an engine is largely a bad thing.

 

If the car is hesitating it could be down to the distributor, it's an all mechanical one which is fine for drag strips but the original vacuum advance distributor gives a much nicer drive.

 

Excellent work on da bangin' choons!  That's a really nice idea

[bigstraight6]

Great thread, love the car I think it looks perfect......